Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-11-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

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WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 10Th, 1885,
Now Is the winter Of Democratic discon.
tent, and the few, very few that President
Cleveland has appointed to office here In
Washington, are gloomily awaiting the
fourth OF March and the official axe. Four
years ago, when II became evident that
the Democratic president would not turn
the rascals out. wrote these words. 1.-THE
general who makes battle with an aiiny
composed Of traitors will be shot in the
back, and deserves his fate" Now this Is
precisely what has happened to Mr..
Cleveland. This Is one Of the causes Of his
taking of. FIT were only the taking of
Of an individual II would not matter so
much, but the Democratic Party through
no fault Of It's own, Is doomed to tour
years Of dirty eclipse.
II was amusing to so through the Gov
eminent Offices Immediately after election,
and study the faces of the many Republi.
can clerks in contras. with the faces Of
the sprinkling Of Democrats who have in
some mysterious way gotten into Office.
The former were trying TO look lugubri.
Gus at the defeat Of their friends, the
enemy, while the latter were smiling DIES.
perately at their own grief. High comedy
has furnished few things better to the in.
different on-looker, but behind II all was
that terriblest of tragedies, the battle Of
life, In which not the fit, but only the H..
test survive.
Among Democratic politicians here
and elsewhere, the cursing is both loud
and deep. Mr.. Cleveland has received
something like ton of mail dcnonuncing
him for his lack ofpolitical common sense,
for his obsiinacy against advice, in short
for his failure To hold the fort" Those
who sent and are sending these letters
may as we'll know that the President never
sees them. lie has several clerks whose
business is TO select and burn all such let.
tiers.
The Republicans held what was intend.
ed to bc grand parade and celebration
this week, but from inherent reasons II
was poor aud almost disgraceful affair,
participated in mostly by a rabblc of ne.
groes and negro boys Nearly every Re.
publican family In the city have husbands,
brothers, sons daughters, cousins, and aun,s
who have been retained in office by the
present administration. They know who
feeds them, and they looked ON in silence
as the dirty coons, TO the number Of three
thousand, passed along with their Chinese
lanterns and transparencies, indecent
with such inscriptions as Grover, your
day is over" Benedict & Co.. have gone
OUT "lIurral. once more Growers been
kicked out the White House door"
II is too early to talk about 1892. but
many democrats here, in and out Of office,
are talking about il. and the driit Of their
talk, or might say their feeling is, that
while Mugwumpry is dead, Democracy is
immortal, and that no temporary defeat,
much less betrayal, can smother its eter.
nal tirc. or deracinatc its love from the
y ghan heart II lived through eight years
II the dcspoiism of Grant; four years Of
the usurpaiion Of Hayes with It's sequeal
of Garfield. and four years more of victory
without It's fruits. II can certainly sur.
vive this galvanization of rcpublicanism
1, seems to lie accepted as fact among
Mr. Blaine's friends here. that lie should
he made either Secretary of State or Min.
lister to England. No one doubts that he
could have either position. but II is n
mooted question whether he would &C.
cep,. No crcdence is given to the report
that he would like TO succeed Senator
Frye. There is an impressic here that
Mr. Blaine would prefer To remain out Of
the Cabinet, but as the leader of his par
~, having n potent vote in making up the
Cabinet and distributing the offices. |, is
understood here that Mr.. BIainf@ill live
in Washington next winter.
1t is believed that Senator sta lord. OF
California. will have Cabinet -aomina-
ton. His subscription To the republican
campaign fund was enormous, siupcndous,
big. The Prcsilent.elcct and Stanford
were personal friends when in the Senate
together. II is not thought the California
Senator wants anything for himself, but
his friends of the Pacific Slope want all
they can get.
| may say, however, that Cabinet max
Ing at this early day by even the best post.
ed, Is premature. American slate makers
cannot make the Cabinet of the incoming
President. He is reputcd to have a little
mind Of his own, and some diminutivc
minds have grea, deal Of obstinacy
and selfassertion. 1t Is probable that
somebody will he surprised when ON the
afternoon Of March 4, 1889, the Cabinet of
President Harrison Is announced.