Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-11-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
ecnlar correspondence OF Tue Stahuaru.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l6, 1885

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much interest here. am informed
" gentleman who knows that it will
De a very short document AMI that it
will rciteratc the main points Of his
celebrated tariff message Of last De
ccmber.
Secretary Fairchild has found it
necessary. owing to the impudence of
the jubilant, hold-over Republican
clerks in the Treasury Department,
to issue an order forbidding the clerks
in that Department talking politics.
! have been hunting ever since
Harrison was known to be elected for |
a Washington Republican who does
not sxpect to hold office under the
next administration. He has not vet
been found, and it seems unlikely that
he will ever bc. If the local Republi-
cans 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 a non-partisan civil service I'M
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 years after they should have
been discharged. When the Demo-
cratic party gets control of the Govern
ment again it will know better.
A fact has just leaked out here that
if known before election would prob
ably have reelected Mr.. Cleveland.
allude to an expected addition to the
Cleveland family some time in next
May. Every lady who hears this news
at once exclaims: TOO bad! and
just after they leave the White House
Isn't it a shame ?"
! Dudley and Quay have come to
Washington in order that they may
manipulate the scheme whereby they
hope to secure control of the next
House OF Representatives for the Re.
publicans, notwithstanding the fact
that the returns show q Democratic
majority of two. The Democratic
managers are fully alive to the situa
ton and are fully confident of theil
ability to thwart the Republican
schemes and to organize the mex,
House.
"The Treasury has been robbed
was the startling announcement a few
mornings ago. Imagination rar
riot for awhile with the amount stolen
but it was soon ascertained to be onl,
1,5OO silver dollars, which had beer
removed by some means from two
boxes containing $1,000 each, some
wnere between the U. s. mint at New
Orleans and the Treasury in this city
Lead was substituted for the stoler
silver. When or where the theft wa,
made is still a mystery.
The U. s. Supreme Court rendered
an important decision this week il
regard to life insurance policies. Tn,
Court holds that policy made pay
able to a mans wife or children Cal
, under no circumstances be attached
by the creditors of the deceased.
Senator Kenna, of West Virginia
has telegraphed here that the Leeisla
ture OF that State is certainly Demo
cratic, which insures a Democrat,
Senator. Members of Congress ar,
arriving slowly for the coming session
) 1t is not thought that the Republican
, OF the Senate will try to pass thei
tariff bill this winter.
Owing to the large number of candi
!. dates who expect to 60 into the Cabi
net it is thought Mr.. Harrison will
have no end of trouble in making j
;. up, and that whoever he may selec
> he is certain to make many enemies
, Harrison's southern policy is also like
ly to give him trouble. If he follow
his own inclinations it will be very
conservative, but there is quite mum
Der of influential Republicans tina
favor a radical policy. Many thinl
, Harrison has backbone enough t.
f shape things to suit himself, and tina
he will endeavor to win friends in tn,
South by good appointments to tn
J. federal offices there. A good deal vii
depend on the men he selects TO
Postmaster-Ge General and Secretary O
the Treasury, those two officials con
trolling the most of the appointment
, in the South. One thing seems 10 b'
pretty certain: no attempt will b.
, made to put the negroes in the trent
, To tell the truth, most Of the Republi
cans seem to be disguised with tn
negro anyway. 1t would be a happ!
thing il he could he eliminated. entirely
from politics.
Secretary Endicott's daughter wa
married yesterday to Mr.. JOSEPH
Chamberlain, member of the Eng
, lish Parliament. He was also the Eng
lish Commissioner who negotiated tn
fisheries treaty last spring. DEN.