The Russellville Democrat., 1886-11-10
Washington Letter. o,,r raOn1ar Corroanonflent.

Washington Letter.
 r~om our regular Correspondent
 yVAsHInoroN, D. C., Nov. 3, '86.- The Congressional campaign being over, public interest again centerl in Washington. Congressmen and poIiticians who have been % scarce in lhls city for few weeks prior tc the elections. are returning and the city is rapidly filling up with its winter contingent from every part 0i the United States.
 The Government has now been in Democratic hands for nineteen months and the good showing con. tained in the forth coming reports to Congress from the Executive De. partments will gratify the Demo. cratic heart and be melancholy liter ature for the Republicans. Two years ago the Republicans predicted that if the Democrats came into power, the industries of the country would go to ruin. Just the reverse has been the case, and the condition of business to-day is far better than it was two years ago. They said the Democrats would fepudiate the pub lie debt, but on the contrary, it has been steadily paid of and diminish ed. They predicted that the Demo crats would pay all of the rebel claims, but not one claim has been paid. In short, every prediction of the opposition has come to naught. and the Democratic party with an honest President, an honest Cabinet and an honest branch of Congress, has accomplished more practical re- form in the short time it has been in power than can be shown in the twenty years of Republican rule.
 The Government is being econo- mically administered and that there is a better condition of things in the business world since new and clean hands are at the helm, there are ample facts and figures to chow. For instance, there have been over one hundred and seventeen millions Of the public debt paid by the Treas ury since Mir. Manning became Sec retary. The surplus last year was over ninety millions. The receipts at the Treasury now are over mil lion dollars day.
 There IS a great demand at the Treasury for the small silver certifi cates, which is considered . good sign of increasing business. There is also steady and increased de- mand for silver and subsidiary coin which is further indication Of ian provement in business. Then there is demand for silver dollars. Those that are put out now do not come back.
 Secretary Manning, in his report to Congress, will present strong argument in favor of the reduction Of taxes. His principle reason for this will be based upon tue condi- tion of the Treasury and the piling up of Q surplus which is constant temptation to speculative schemes In Congress.
 Secretary Lamar's report will also show that the Interior Department is safe in Democratic hands. twill show that more work is now done n the Patent office and that better sys- tems prevail there. It will show that more pensions have been issued by a smaller force of clerks. and that by due discrimination pensions are granted only to those who deserve them. It will show iots of new rail- roads constructed, and lots of wire fencing pulled down from around Government property which was grabbed by men who had no right to it. It will show that depredations on the public domain are being sup pressed. Suits are brought and sue cessfully prosecuted against big cor porations who have made . system and business and immense wealth out of land grabbing. in preference to the poor fellows who happen to stray upon the public domain and cut few trees because they do not know better.
 Almost every week, by word, or deed, or both, President Cleveland demonstrates that he has the oour. age of his convictions, that he is no juggler of words. No profession of good intentions and patriotic motives causes him to swerve from his pro- claimed ground.
 The President did not go home to vote, neither did Secretary Manning nor Attorney General Garland. But Secretary Bayard vent to Del. Whitney to New York and Endioctt deposlted h:s ballot At the old pre- cinct in Boston. But few Govern. mcnt employees went home to vote. and tue little interest taken by them in the elections was in striking con trast to the excitement that has pre- vailed on the eve of Congressional contests m former years. JAcoB
 --Mr. Jacob Berg is agent for the