Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-02-25
Washington Letter.
(Prom our Regular Corres poDdentD

(Rrom our Regular Cores poDdent)
 WAsHIsGTos, Feb. 10th, 1888.
 ED. OIrIzgs:-"Little Phil is my man, first, last and sll the time" said New York Republican st the Capitol to-day to 6 group of members and senators. The remark brought on quite deluge of political talk, each of the more prom inens Republican candidates having friends in the psrty. Nesrly all Of them had first choice, three tor Blaine, one for Sherman, iwo for Allison and one for Hsvley, bu. all agreed that Little Phil" Sheridan would make candidate that would be bound to win. A major ity of them, however. did not believe that the gallant httle General could be induced 10 resign his present position to accept the nomination. "If he would express himself as being willing 10 do so, he would have a boom that would sweep the country like 8 cyclone" re- marked one of the gentlemen as inc separated.
 Senator Plumb's mail investigation resolution has proved B political ten strike The victims are falling in every direction, every usy bringing down new ones. Among the latest is the we'll su- thenticated complaint that at large num- Der of postoffices 1t is impossible, about half of the tune, 10 obtain money or ders. osing to the great scarcity of blanks. IL is acknowledged at the de- psrtment here that there has been some I.n nf khn tractors for printing these blanks. ID de livering the same, and that some ln- convenience had been caused thereby.
 Early iD the present administration number of cheap printing offices m ysri- ous sections of the country offered to do this work a little cheaper than 1t 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. But of course the Demo crsts care nothing for that so long as they can add few more dollars to the surplus.
 Even e democrats conscience can bs reached sometimes; witness the action of the forty-sII democratic members Of the house in vOtIag against stealing the seat of Mir. White ot IndiinE.
 Senator White of Connecticut, poured 6 few brossides of p7liiicsl hot-shOt into the old Administration hulk, in the early days of this week.
 IL 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. IL is a we'll known fact to all hGbitues of the Capitol building, inst several Wall street stock brokers have offices in tue house wing of .he Capitol. with private wires belonging 10 the Western Union Telegraph Com EGny. running to their offices in New York. yet when Speaker Csrlisle's attention was called to II, he expressed great sstonIshment and doubt ed the existence of these offices, but promised 10 investigate the matter. Of course he will fail to fad these offices ID operation after RIvirg them notice that he intended to investigate.
 People who wish tc remain ignorant seldom find out anything, and demo cratic officials always show a desire to protect the interests of corporations.
 The house hss passed bill which they say is intended to mitigate the rIgor of internal revenue prosecutions, but the real object of the measure IS the relief of moonshiners and other viols.ors 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 st three o'clock by the senate. It will probably pass that body but 1t is not likely to have much of 6 chance ID the house.
 There is still n the hands of the Sec retary ef State, some S300,000 of the Mexican Idemnity award. For the first time Americans appear to be backward in putting ID their claims.