Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-10-21
From Our Regular correspondent.
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IL, 1856

WASHINGTON, Oct. IL, 1856.
Mr.. Cleveland's heterogeneous Cabinet is
pulling itself together, and the administra-
ton, from chiefs Of division to Cleveland
himself, is busy with the literary medley
that is called the Presidents message. 1t is
pretty we'll known what he will say about
the finances, civil service, the army, the navy,
the fisheries question, the Cutting affair, and
Apache atrocities. Presidential messages
are not, in the late Mr.. Greely's classitica-
,ion, of "mghty interesting reading" From
a mugwumpian standpoint the coming mes
sage will be cheerful document; bu, sufi-
will not anticipate il. wish, however, 10
give the President little advice on the sub
ject OF Geronimo. The President. Gen.
Miles, aud his school Of military pundits
make a great mistake in viewing Geronimo
from an international standpoint snd &C.
cording him belligsrent rights. Il MAY he
that General Miles. in order TO arre., Ger
onimo in his hellish pastime. promised hlm
vigwsm in Lafayette square or the prs.i
dency Of the society for the prevention x
cruelty TO children. General VI - .hou 8
nevertheless have snuaed out Gerontui1 :.
vile candle e. soon A. thc strategy n NJ
promises snfrappcd The fenA Any deceit
would have heen Jg.iidabr 'o arrest t..
career Of murder and rapins. Whist ~as.3
BE- thought ~ the oriental casl.st Sto Weu.4
argue tha, nan-eaung tiger shoa.i not br
sam because he had .urrrniered a5- liberty
through a trap haiied Nth frs,h mesi n
compared ~th Geronimo a mAn-cst,pg yer
= Caust.AH and good >AnariAn
~ ihi. season = ,hs wear. the Govern
mcut smp.o,e resident ID wa-t.ngion, 90.
hom, 'o t1.r thai i. provided b. can -,
.~avr of absence or i.u9t sfraid 20 ever
Csc thr elective franchise under the .ur
ve,isrcc u h. democratic boss Rspubu-
can emp.o,rs rs the Department.. here will
not thls year exercise ,hr political privilege
y an American citizen ~Ith tteir old time
obvious Their action j, marked aud noted
By heir democratic chiefs. and while there
has bsen no positive inhibition. they are
made to fee iha, TO vote for the Repub.l-
can nominee, vii. not he considered an
"un Ihtrusise exercise Of their rlght" Mr..
Cleveland, sham civil service j., supposed
TO politically smasculaie government EN-
p!oyc-. but il j. well known that members
Of hi, cabinet ard high government fuuc-
ing elections that is by no mean, "unobtru-
sIy".' Colonel Lamont was in New York
Gay during the past week. for the purpose,
i = stated, Of shopping for his wife; but
strange to say, Mr.. Ba' ard. Governor Han,
Secretary Manning, and other prominent
Democrats were there at the same time. and
they we're IN consultation. Colncldentaiy a
mayor is 10 be elected in New York, and
unless the autagonis,c factions can be har-
monzed, the mavor will be Republican
and New York will be lost to Cleveland in
1883. Perhaps by "unohtruslve exercise OF
political rights" Mr.. Cleveland means the
secret exercise in which he employs his
lieutenant Lamont.
have heard from very direct source,
an explanation Of the very close alliance be
tween the Buffalo phenix and the sphinx,
his private secretary. Il is known that the
President consults Lamont more than any
one else When Lamont is absent, sick, or
asleep the administration is paralyzed At
some future day-it may be fifty Years
hence-lhere will probably be some inter
esting posthumous publications in relation
to the secret springs, the ropes and pullies
behind the scenes Of this administration
The diaries Of Col. Lamont, his wife, or Of
Mrs, Cleveland, may get into print. Some
members Of Mr.. Cieyeland's Cabinet NAV let
the world know much that they do not even
like TO believe now, and it will be known
then that the shrewdest and most powerful
adviser at the Presidents council chamber
was the mysterious little man who appeared
there only as his private secretary.