The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-02-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
For Maryland National League

Democratic Congressman have very
convenient habit of laying aside tenn
pOrarily their pet hobby, "retrench.'
ment and economy" whenever their
own comfort is in any manner at
stake. Two entirely new committees
have been made by the Democratic
House, one on Indian Depredations,
and the other on the Eleventh Con.
sus, of which those two shining lights
of Democracy, Mr.. Whitthorse. Of
Tennessee, and "Sunset" Cox, of
New York, are respectively the chair
man. AS it was eminently necessary
in the eyes of these gentlemen-to
have separate rooms for these COM
mittees to meet in, they have per-
suaded majority of the House Com
mittee on Accounts to recommend
that two rooms be rented for them,
in the large stone building opposite
the Capitol known as the Butler man.
sion, at rental of 500 per month,
and that the Clerk of the House shall
! furnish the same. This is a sheer
waste of money. II is not at all likely
that either one of these committees
will be in actual session for ten hours
during the entire session. The roo;os
will simply be elegantly furnished,
private offices for the chairmen of the
committees and their friends. In
order to save that 500 a month, one
or two postal employees will have to
be discharged.
For making the best out of a bad
situation, the average Democratic
official beats the world. Speaker
Carlisle allowed the corridors of the
House to be occupied by the private
| officers of several New York stock
brokers during the entire session,
until an enterprising correspondent
showed the thing up, then he at first
denied their existence, then made
them get out. AMI now he and par
ticularly his friends for him, want to-
claim credit for bringing about a
great reform by abolishing these
places, that never existed before he
was Speaker. HoW's that for DEM
ocratic cheek
A leather medal Should be at once
awarded Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri,
democrat of course) for the able
manner in which he stood up in the
House for the inefficient mail service
the administration is giving the
country just now. Postmaster Gen.
eral Dickinson should see to it that
he has postotfice named after him
at once.
The Cleveland and anti-Cleveland
Democrats will probably have their
first real fight right here in Washing
ton. Although the citizens of the Dis
trict OF Columbia are not allowed to
vote for President or Vice President
after they are nominated, both of the
great political parties. allow them
two delegates in the national nomi.
mating conventions, 1t is over the
election of these two delegates that
the fight is going to take place. In
fact it has already begun. Of course
Cleveland expects the friends of his
local Federal appointees to see that
Cleveland men are selected but it
will not be by any means an
easy task. as Cleveland is probably
more thoroughly disllked by Demo-
Gratis in this District than anywhere
else in the country.
The we're-here. to-stay expression
which was worn by Democratic off,
Gals in the early days of The admin.
istration, has been superseded by
frightened can-we.carry-New York
look. They are losing confidence
every day. while Republicans are
gaining it. This is the direct result
of the unbusiness like policy Of the
administration, which has made the
Democratic party thousands of enc
mics whose votes will for the first
time be cast for the Republican party
this fall.
1t Is daily becoming palmer that as
long as the House is controlled by
( the Solid South, no new states, no
matter how large they may be, are
to be admitted to the Union for fear
they may be Republican. These
same Southern Democrats tried for
years to break up the Union and ig-
ANONYMOUSLY failed, but the thought
of the vast power they WELD under
the present administration, serves as
IA mitigation t0a great extent, of that
failure. They are now accomplish
ing, by means Of suppressed votes,
what they lost by fighting.