Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-11-06
contemplating are still engrossed with the
preparation of their annual reports.

contemplating are still engrossed with the
preparation of their annual reports.
The Indifference with which congress
always receives these reports seem to have
but little effect upon their length of their
being frightened with suggestions. Ev-
cry year the officials plunge into their lit
erary work. some with view Of establish
ing a reputation as finished writers, others
with the intention of bringing about re-
reforms or changes that will give them a
name as public benefactors and statesmen.
The compiling of a report by an execu-
tive department is an interesting process,
for nearly all the clerks contribute to it.
When it is issued, however, it bears the
name of the head of the department, and
the condensed information it contains goes
to the world looking like the industrious
research and literary labor of n man.
The president made his first trip into
Virginia IN thursday to attend the state
fair at Richmond. Many Of the Virginians
had said 'IIe will not be there. The pres
ident is always announced and thousands
of people are attracted to the fair in on
sequence, he never comes" Mrs. Cleve-
land was to have gone also, and other la
dies Of the cabinet. but they backed out at
the last moment. 1t was said that this
change Of mind was because of the rather
exclusive reception that had been arranged
for them at the Gubernatorial mansion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland were going to
Richmond to meet the people. On We'd
nesday next the president and his cabinet
will go to New York to artend the inaugu-
raj ceremonies of the Bartholdi statue.
And now it seems that Hon. Sunset Cox,
Minister to Turkey, is coming back to
Washington to represent the Ninth New
York District. Although he said Congress
was not nearly as big as it used to be, and
that he did not care much about it, it is
stated that he gave the President to under
turn to Congress than to Turkey. He has
been, during the week, dining, talking
over affairs in the East with the President
and making his report.
Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, who has
just been reelected first took his seat in
the United Ttates Senate twenty years ago,
and has served continuously ever since.
Mr.. Edmunds has long felt sure of ~re-elec-
ton. Last winter and early spring he was
apparently worried, but in Mays reports
from Vermont were such that he began to
wear the look of a man who knew in whom
he trusted. Nor is it surprising that his
state agree that it would be a mistake to re
tire this veteran and fill his place with an
inexperienced man.
Mr.. Edmunds is not popular, indeed he
has many enemies, for he is dogmatic,
cold and not addicted to the pursuit Of
friendships. The democrats in congress
have learned to to accept him as 4 stub
born fact and to quietly submit to many
things from him, whics. coming from any
other man. would nge them to frenzy.
It has been f~aceously alleged that tie
M~ugWunpian fondness for him is only
IAN acquired taste" Another peculiarly
Of the senator from the Green mountains
is that he has always refused to help any Of
his constituents 10 get an office. This, Of
course, makes him one Of the most indi-
vidlal Of public men. Notwithstanding
his reputation for austerity and frigidity,
he can bend very gracefully when occa-
sion requires, and he is considered an es-
pecially charming dinner companion.