Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-15
WASHINGTON LETTER..
(From our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1888.
"Little Phil is my man, first, last
and all the time," said New York
Republican at the Capitol to day to
group Of members and senators. The
remark brought on quite deluge of
political talk, each of the more
prominent Republican candidates
having friends in the party. Nearly
all of them had first choice, three
for Blaine, one for Sherman, two for
Allison, and one for Hawley, but all
agreed that "Little Phil'' Sheridan
would make a candidate that would
be bound to win. A majority of
them however, did not believe that
the gallant little General could be
induced to resign his present posi-
tion to accept the nomination. eff
he would express himself as being
willing to do so, he would have a
boom that would sweep the country
like cyclone,'' remarked one Of the
gentlemen as the group separated.
Senator Plumb's mail Investigate
ing resolution has proved political
ten-strike. The victims are falling
in every direction, every day bring
ing down new ones. Among the
latest is the we'll authenticated com
plant that at large number Of post
offices it is impossible, about half of
the time, to obtain money orders,
owing to the great scarcity of blanks.
1t is acknowledged at the Depart
ment here that there has been some
delay among some Of the present
contractors for printing these blanks,
in delivering the same, and that some
inconvenience had been caused there
by. The fact is that it is simply an
other case-will they ever end? of
Democratic ineficiencyand stupidity.
Earl y in the present Administra'
ton a number of cheap printing
offices in various sections Of the coun-
try offered to do this work little
cheaper than it was being done. The
Postoffice Department divided the
work among them at once, and the
result has been and will be-trouble
and inconvenience to thousands OF
citizens. Bnt of course the Demo
Gratis care nothing for that so long
as they can add few more dollars
to the surplus.
Even a Democrats conscience can
be reached sometimes; witness the
action Of the forty-six democratic
members of the House in voting
against the stealing Of the seat o1
Mr. White, Of Indiana.
Senator Plat, Of Connecticut
poured few broadsides Of political
hot-shot into the old Administration
hulk, in the early days Of this week
1t will take quite while to repair
the damage done.
1t is truly wonderful how blind
the average democratic official car
be to the violations Of law, particu
larly when the offending party is q
wealthy corporation. 1t is a well
known fact to all habitues of the
Capitol building, that several Wal
Street stock brokers have Offices lr
the corridors of the House wing o:
the Capitol, with private wires be
longing to the Western Union Tele
graph Company, running to thei1
offices in New York. Yet wher
Speaker Carlisle's attention was call
ed to it, he expressed great astonish
ment and doubted the existence O.
those offices, but promised to investi
gate the matter. Of course he will
fail to find those offices in operation
> after giving them notice that he pro
posed investigating.
People who wish to remain ignor
ant seldom find out anything, ant
democratic officials always show :
desire to protect the interests of cor
! porations.
+ The House has passed a bill which
they say is intended to mitigate tn
e rigor Of internal revenue prosecu
+ tions, but the real object of tn
}, measure is the relief Of moonshiner
g and other viclators Of the Unite,
States Internal Revenue laws, VIII
It are SO numerous in the South. Ih
e Republican Senate will never pas
r this bill.
The Blair Educational bill will b
y voted on next Wednesday at 8 o'cloc
IS by the Senate. twill probably pas
d that body but it is not likely to hav
d much of a chance in the House.
q There is still in the hands of tn
}; Secretary of State, some 100000 Q
r the Mexican Indemnity Award. 70
the first time Americans appear to b
, backward in putting in their claim