The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-22
Washin gton Letter.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1s. 1ss


Mr.. Cleveland,s last annual message
to Congress is looked forward to with
much interest here. am informed by
q gentleman who knows that 1t will
be very short document and that 1t
will reiterate the main points of his
celebrated tariff message of last De.
cember.
Secretary Fairchild has found it nee.
essary, owing to the impudence of the
jubilant, hold over republican clerks
in the Treasury Department., to issus
an order forbidding the clerks in that
Department talkIng..politics.
have been hunting ever since Har-
rison was known to;be elected, for a
Washington Republican who does not
expect to hold office under the next
administration. He has not yet been
found, and it seems unlikely that he
ever will be. If the local republicans
of this city are to get all Of them, what
is to become of the fellows who did the
voting in the States?
The Republicans in the Departments
here who have been the loudest shout
ers for bipartisan civil service un-
der the present administration, are
now vigorously clamoring for a clean
sweep after the 4th of March. Such is
the price of keeping these fellows in
Office y ears after they should have been
discharged, When the democratic
party gets control of the government
again it will know better.
Dudley and Quay have come to
! Washington In order that they may
manipulate the scheme by which they
hope to secure control Of the next
House ofRepresentatives for the repub
licans, Notwithstanding the fact that
the returns show a democratic MAORI
ty of two. The Democratic managers
are fully alive to the situation and are
fully confident of their ability to
thwart the republican schemes and to
organize the next House.
/ THE Treasury has been robbed"
was the startling announcement few
mornings ago. Imagination ran riot
for awhile with the amount stolen, but
it was soon ascertained to be only 81,
500 silver dollars, which had been re-
moved by some means from two boxes
containing 81 900 each, somewhere be.
tween the U. 8. Mint at New Orleans
and the Treasury In this city. Lead
was substituted for the stolen silver
When or where the theft was made is
still mystery. .. 5--
The U. s. Supreme Court rendered
an important decision this week Ia
regard to life insurance policies. The
Court holds that policy made paya.
BILE to a mans wife or children can
under no circumstances be attached by
the creditors of the deceased.
\ Senator Kenna, of West Virginia
has telegraphed here that the legisla
ture of that State Is certainly demo
cratic, which insures a democratic
i senator. Members of Congress are ar
rlving slowly for the coming session
1t is not thought that the Republicans
of the Senate will try to pass their tar
iff bill this winter. F
Owing 10 the large number of can
didates who expect to go into the Cab
met it is thought Mr. Harrison will
have no end of trouble in making it uI
and that whoever he may select he II
certain 10 make enemies. Hsrrisonil
southern policy is also likely to give
him trouble II he follows his ownin
clinstions it will be very conservative
but there are qui number of infiu
en.i / Republicans that favor radica
policy. Many think Harrison hai
backbone enough to shape things t
suit himself, and that he will endeavol
to win friends in the South by goot
appointments to federal offices there
A good deal will depend on the mer
he selects for Postmaster General snC
Secretary of the Treasury, those two
officials controlling the most of the ap
pointments in the South. One thins
seems to be pretty certain, no attemp
will be made to put the negroes In tht
front. To tell the truth most of tn,
republicans seem to be disgusted will
the negro anyway. 1t would be
happy thing If he could be eliminated
entirely from politics. .
| Secretary Endicott's daughter wa
married yesterday to Mr.. JOSEPH
Chamberlain, a member OF the Eng
lish Parliament Ha was also th.
\ English Commissioner " ho BegotiAfst
the fisheries treaty last Spring. -'