Mohave County miner., 1888-10-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
trRoa OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

Inc iDiOfmatiun sent the Dtpdftneht
Of State on Friday, TO the effect that the
Chinese government refuses TO ratify the
treaty recently negotiated is a lucky
thing for Mr.. Cleveland. The ground Of
the rejection was found in the amend
ments made by the Senate few weeks
ago, when this country ratified the treaty.
OF course, this rejection efectually re-
moves the embarrassment that would
have been caused, under other eircnm.
stances, by the passage OF the Chinese
Exclusion bin, which was passed without
knowing what China would do. Any
hesitation that Mr.. Cleveland might have
felt is now, fortunately for that gentleman,
happily removed.
The fact that the republican convention
in Mr.. RandalPs district adjourned with
out making nomination, awakens good
deal of comment among Mr.. Randall's
political enemies of his own party. They
say that the republican leaders in Penn
sylvania fully recognize that Mr.. Randall
is doing yeoman's service for that party.
Certainly the attempt TO make il appear
that the President has, "to great extent,
adopted Mr., Randall's tariff viewsis non
sense. These two eminent democrats are
as far apart az the sun and the moon.
And November will settle the question as
to which is the sun.
A semi-ofiiciai announcement is made
that the desks Of Secretaries Bayard and
Dickinson and Commissioner Of Pensions
Black, have recently been opened and
rifisd Of private letters, from which cx-
tracts have afterwards appeared in the
New York Tribune as edifying political
matter. Dire vengenee is sworn against
the thieves. II is claimed that the thieves
must be republican clerks who have been
retained. However there is no proof Of
this. A thief is simply thief, ard de-
sire for money, and not partisansh;p,
must have occasioned these high handed
acts. The correspondent Of the Tribune
here says that while he is not a. liberty
to say how the letters came into his
hands, the gentlemen are mistaken when
they say that they were stolen. In the
meantime the campaign wakes rather
warm.
''The amount Of oratory that is being
thrown into the campaign Is enormous"
said democratic Senator coming in from
New York yesterday. There can't be
less than 1900 speakers on the stump
this year. They are q terrible expense.
The stump speakers who don't charge for
speeches are few and far between. A
great many Of the men are poor and
couldn't afford 70 give their time, and
travelling to small, out-of-the-way towns
where good speech always has the most
effects q dissgreeable undertaking
This year the speakers are demanding
more than ever before. At this rate, il ID
doubtful whether or not enough money
will be left in the treasury OF either
party to pay for carriages TO take lazy
voters to the polls on election day. A
million OF money can be spent for orator,
by either party at the rate things are go
ing"
The removal of s. Corning Judd as
postmaster at Chicago created a small
whirlwind amoug Washington politicians
II is said, / suppose with entire truth
4 that Mr. Judd's disinciination to leave
the Office was very great, and only threa
of dismissal called forth his resignation
Mr.. Judd is probably the most blnndsrini
politician in Chicago, and his retiremen
will be blessing--at least to the admin
istration. ...-
The democrats are raising up thei
voices in a protest against the awfu
wickedness OF the republican party i
attempting TO levy contributions upo
government clerks for political purposes
, and the republicans are amazed at th
, astounding Iowlessncss OF the democrat
| in pursuing like course. Both sides ar
as hard at IL as they ever have beer
: Still, the solicitation is not 80 bad as
was in the good old days when the milt
voiced collector came around during
hot campaign. three or four times an
made assessments OF 2 per cent. on tn
salary of the clerklet. ] will not infii'
=, needless pain by referring to sueh asses
>. ments az that Of per cent. made by tn.
;, eminent statesman, William Mahon'
upon all clerks from Virginia.
OF the republican and politically net
trail government clerks, only those born
upon the rolls as from the District
Columbia are even passib'y happy tne'
DAYS. The momentoas question
a whether or not they shall 81 home
!, vote in November, faces the rest. 1.-THE
90 home and vote for the republican ele
tors and the democratic candidates a
elected, vengepce dire will lie certain
. visited on their devoted heads. If, on Il
y other hand they do not go home and vo
o and the republican candidates are electt
e the wrath of their friends awaits ther
? So, in the beautiful language of son
D. bard, the government clerk on the fem
q is at present lowering between Satan al
v the deep, blue sea.
" Mrs. Cleveland and her mother ha
gone TO saranac Inn, in the Adirondack
ID where they will wait until the Preside