River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-02-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
rprOm our regular correspondent
February 10th, 1888.

"Little Phil. is my man, first, last
ana all the time" said New York
Republican at the Capitol to-day to a
group of Members and Senators. The
remark brought on quite a deluge OF
political talk. each OF the more prom
inent Republican candidates having
friends in the party. Nearly all of
them had a 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
tc resign his present position to ac-
cept the nomination. "If he would ex-
press himself as being willing to do
50, he would have a boom that would
sweep the country like a cyclone. "
remarked one of the gentlemen as the
group separated.
Senator Plumb's mail investigating
resolution has proved political ten
strike. The victims are falling in
every direction, every day bringing
down new ones. Among the latest
is the well authenticated complaint
that at a large number of post offices
it is impossible. about half of the
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to the great scarcity of blanks. 1t is
acknowledged at the Department 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 thereby. The fact
is that it is simply another case-will
they ever end!-of Democratic inefi.
cheney and stupidity.
Early in the Present Administra-
ton number of cheap printing offices
in various sections of the country
offered to do this work little cheaper
than it was being done. The Post
office Department divided the work
among them at once, and the result
has been and will be--trouble and in
convenience to thousands of citizens.
But of course the Democrats care
nothing for that SO long as they can
add few more dollars to the surplus.
Lven Democrats conscience can
be reached sometimes; witness the ac-
tiOn of the forty-six Democratic mem
bers of the House in voting against
stealing of the seat of Mr.. White of
Indiana.
Senator Piatt, of Connecticut, pour
ed a few broadsides of political hot.
shot into the old Administrator
hulk, in>tbe 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 can be TO
the violations of law, particularly
when the offending party is a wealthy
corporation. 1t is well known fact
to all habitues of the Capitol building,
that several Wall st. stock brokers
have offices in the corridors of the
House wing ofthe Capitol, with private
wires belonging to the Western Union
Telegraph Company, running to their
offices in New York. Yet when Speak
er Carlisle's attention was called to it,
he expressed great establishment and
doubted the exis tence of those offices
but promised to investigate the
matter. OF course he Will fail to
find those offices in operation after
giving them notice that he proposed
Investigating. People who wish to
remain ignorant seldom find out any
thing, and Democratic officials always
show desire to protect the interests
of corporations.
The House has passed a bill which
they say is intended to mitigate the
rigor of internal revenue prosecutions,
but the real object of the measure is
Tie Itllcl VI DlOOuohAbOAo oAo ObhNA
viOlators of the United States Internal
Revenue laws, who are SO numerous
in the South. The Republican Senate
will never pass this bill.
The Blair Educational bill will be
voted on next wednesday at three
O'Clock by the Senate. 1t will pro-
badly pass that body but it is not like
ly to have much of chance in the
House.
There is still in the hands of the
Secretary of State, some 100000 of
Mexican Indemnity Award. For the
first time Americans appear to be
backward in putting in their claims.
Plum cry.