The Monitor., 1888-06-15
~ Washington S.eft-s-


Tie paht week aas called AZ unusually
dali one on Capitol HiI because 70 many
sesaiofs aud Representatives Ntre absrnt,
Attending tie 81 Lonjs National Conven-
tion. Tie llouse, or rather all that "ss
left ef il, stfuggled along manfailg @ith
| tile tariff BIZ mott Of the time, and the
| s-Hata, managed 10 pair about three hun
died rueasnres. This last sounds marvel
ons, but will have 10 confess that most
of tiese bills we're private pensions.
Il required considerable powers Of appli-
cation to hold the Congressmen quietly at
their desks when bulletins from -. Loais
we're being posted every few minutes IN the
corridors And finally when the names Of
Gray, Black and Thurman had ali been
| placed before that body, aud Il @as thought
contest would ensne, the interest became
nncontr0lably intensified. As tie noInina-
ton Of the "fed bandanna" was seconded
| by State after State, il becoming apparent
| that the work Of the Convention was rap
| idly coming to an end, then at the reading
Of telegram announcing the choice OF the
| Convention, Congress broke into a scene OF
| the greatest confusion. Old Democrats and
young, tariff reformers aud Randaliitea
were all On their feet in an instant cheer
| ine Justify for the "Od Roman" and
| Cleveland; nor would the scene have been
complete without the waving Of the red
baBdanna which had been a conspicuous
e. al
days With but very few exceptions Dem
ocratic Congressmcn express Themselves
well satisfied with the nominations and
| platform.
| Since the nomination of Thurman red
bandannas flame out all over the city. To
enthusiastic Democracy, it is the oFiiiamme
Of war, and the insignia Of party principle.
A prominent local dealer told your cores
p0ndent last night that lie had telegrap pled
an order for 500 dozen Of them as soon "a
| IL became certain that Thurman was nomi-
mated. and had received information from
| his jobbing firm that similar orders were
pouring in from all over the country, and
that 3 O00, 900 red bandannas would be ON
the market before the middle Of July.
Looms are already running night aud day
10 meet the demand. AS an United States
Senator Mr. Thurman was a friend 10 the
people Of the District Of Columbia IRE
spcctive Of their political lcanines, they
are glad to see him honOred. Their com
ment upon the nomination is that it pro
4 +. =. & o.
than his desert.
A Washington editor says the Democrat
ic party deserves kind word for the cx-
cellent precedent it has made in cutting
do~n the length of it, platform. The
platform OF 1888 is only little more than
one-third as long as that Of 1884, and con-
sequantly three times AZ readable. Instead
of wasting columns of space with high
sounding phrases the st. Louis Con.
yention addressed itself 10 bus
iness, reviewed briefly what it con
sdered the strong points in the admin
istration OF President Cleveland, drew the
line between the parties on the tariff ques-
ton and stopped before saying much more
than was necccssarY. Said he eff the
Republican party will follow suit, and the
candidates ON both sides write correspond
ingly short letters of a ccoptancc the news
papers aud the pu Bile will be grateful, F."
and, yonr correspondent adds, the people
will read what they have TO say
Another Washington editor who * not
80 wei pleased says "Thc mont noticeable
feature Of the ~. Louis straddle yclept
platform Is its conspicuous lack of any al
lusion to Civil Service reform, tho Prohibi-
ton qucston, the Adm Illustrations Fish
Treaty, or relief from the Internal Revenue
war tax.
At the present writing General Sheri-
dan + condition * the same, no better, no
worse, and his physicians say II il impossi-
bic 10 predict the future conrse Of the
ease
Kumors are current that Secretary Whit
ney is going to resign soon, both on account
of his health and lis private busincss 1t is
not probable however that he will leave
the Cabinet at the beginning of Prcsiden-
tial campaign. lie will most likely retire
next March. it has been understood for
some time that ii would be agreeable TO
him 10 be relieved of his present duties
The President has signed the bill provid-
ing that pensions heretofore or hereafter
granted to widowsoi soldiers Of the war Of
the Rebellion shall commence at the date
Of the death Of their husbands This leg
isl ati0n iavorably affects all claims Of wild
ows of the late war, which have been filed
IN the Ponsion Office on or after July 1st,
1890 aud which have been allowed To com
mencc from the date of the filing the claims
It Will not favorably affect the cases of
such widows AS were filed before July lat
1890, and which have already been al
lowed WreroN
barclay Peak, who murdered Katie An
derson, At Mount Holly, was on Wednes
day sentenced TO 90 years imprisonment
the fnll extent of the law.
The argument Of counsel before the Sn-
premo Court upon the writ of certinrari
involving the constltutionality of the High