The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-12-06
WINsTON-sALEM, N. G., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1888.
GAY CAPITOL GOSSIP.

GAY CAPITOL GOSSIP.
A LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
THAT'S NEwSY AND RREEZY.
All About N. G. Office Holders, Even
Mentioning Brower-Chat About
Justice Fuller's Family-What the
President VIII put In His Message.
Especial Correspondence to the Sentinel
7 WASHINGTON, d. G. December L.
Messrs. Nichols and Brewer arrived
early in the week. They are natur-
ally pleased at the outlook for the
Republican party and think Harrison
is as much a man of his own mind as
Cleveland is. They say he will obey
the Civil Service law in spite of Quay's
"mailed hand" They also think he
will not strain it, but will promptly
dismiss the Chiefs, the Collectors, the
Postmasters &c, &c. Mr.. Brewer
will have considerable influence with
the coming Administration and I be-
Ieve he is disposed to use it wisely.
The Republicans have the House of
the Fifty first Congress, and have
reason to believe Mr.. Brewer will be
made Chairman of a good committee.
He says his vote for the Mills bill
helped rather than injured him. He
recalled one locality in which it won
for him as many as fourteen votes.
He feels sure of this and thinks some
of these votes were. Independent Dem
ocrats.
Senator Vance came Tuesday
morning from his home in Western
North Carolina. He had travelled
all night, but seemed fresh and bright.
He tells me he attributes Cleveland's 8
defeat to several causes among which
are: The use of money, sectional
animosity, and stretching the Civil
Service Law beyond its letter and
spirit. He. is very deeply disappoint-
ed and was greatly surprised at the
result.
Senator Ransom arrived this morn
ing. Hon. John Henderson is ex-
pected tomorrow. A number of the
members of the Ways and
Means Committee are now talk
ing about passing Mr.. Henderson's
bill regarding the repea. of the most
offensive features of the Internal Rev
enue System. These gentleman op-
posed him before, and they are now
beginning to see that he knew a good
deal more than they did about the
subject.
Elijah N. Halford has accepted
the position of private secretary to
President-elect Harrison. Col. La
mont has written him very courte-
Gus letter of congratulation, offering
to instruct him in the routine duties
of his position. With Benjamin
for President, Levi for second best
and an Elijah for High Priest, if /
may SO speak, it looks as if the g. o. p.
were the chosen people to occupy the
Promised Land for four years at
least. The quid muncs say the late
result will be the cause Of senuing
hundreds of dollars southwark, to
develop our resources. If this proves
true, we can stand the late result. 1t
is better to have Northern capital
and pluck among us than for the wire
pulling politicians to hold the offices
dealt out under Federal patronage,
and at the bidding of the Star eyed
goddess This sounds heterodox
from a Southerner, native and "to the
manner born and one who never
knew any other political creed than
the one promulgated by the Old Line
Wings and afterwards (ex necessi-
tate) by the Democracy, but it is true
as preaching, and our people will find
it 80.
Thanksgiving was generally OBJ
served here. The President and Mrs.
Cleveland went to the Presbyterian
Church, reviewed the District Militia
and then ate their turkey at Oak
View with Mrs. Folsom and two of
her sisters who are visiting her. The
various members of the Cabiuet had
invited friends to dinner. Chief
Justice Fuller enjoyed his turkey sur
rounded by his wife, eight daughters,
one boy With eight grown up
girls, l imagine he always has a live
ly time around his board, and in his
house generally. I am afraid that
boy will be spoilt. He has too many
"big sisters" and / cannot understand
why all the young lawyers in the
country have allowed so distinguished
a jurist to enjoy the society Of SO many
young ladies SO long undisturbed.
*x*
The annual message of President
Cleveland is looked for with more in
terest than is usually bestowed upon
the utterances of a retiring President.
The unusual character of his commu-
nication to Congress year ago and
the far reaching results that have at
tended the adoption of the suggestions
contained in that document by the
Democrats in Congress and by the St
Louis Convention, have awakened Gu
riosity to learn what he will say after
the first great battle in which the
cause of tariff reform received deci,
sive check. 1t is. understood that in
the message to be transmitted to Con-
gress next week the President will ex-
plicitly reaffirm the recommendations
made in the tariff message of of 1887,
but he will not confne himself to that
one topic. To a large extent the doc
ument will be review of the most I'M
portant questions with which the pres
ent administration has had to deal,
and pertinent suggestions will be sub