New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-12-05
Washington. ID. c., Nov. 3Oth.

Washington. ID. c., Nov. 30th. 1888
Senator Quay has increased the en-
nifty of all the Democrats, and a few
namby- -pamby Republicans because he
has decided to make fight in the court
for the electoral vote of Virginia, which
he believes honestly belongs to the Re-
publicans. Senator Quay is actuated
in this matter by sense of duty. The
vote of Virginia is not necessary, but if
it belongs to the Republicans, he desires
that they shall have it. That's all there
is aboutit, and good citizens everywhere
should give him an honest count of the
vote cast in Virginia. Honest men ne
yer fear the most rigid investigation, in
the courts or elsewhere, oftheir actions.
1t is impossible to see Mr.. Cleveland
or any member of his cabinet Just now.
no matter how important your business
is. They are all engaged in making up
their reports for Congress. These re-
ports will also. it is said, include gen
eral resume of the stewardship Of the
democratic administration, made up Of
course, from a strictly democratic stand
point. If they were to be made from a
non partisan point of view, showing how
little the democrats have accomplished
for the good Of the country, and the
great mistakes made, which have re-
suited in injury in one way or another
to the manifold interests of the country
they would accomplish a result greatly
to be desired: the destruction of the de-
mocratic party.
The Democratic administration evi-
IDENTIFY intends to WELD the decapitation
axe very lively during the short time
left to it. On Saturday Mr.. G.. w.
Vickery, superintendent Of the third di-
vision, railway mail service, with head
quarters in this city, was requested to
resign in order that his place might be
filed by a Democrat. Mr.. Vickery has
been in the mail service twenty one
years, and has long been known as one
Of the most capable officials connected
with the service. He began as a clerk
and won his promotion by his efficiency
No charge Of any kind has ever been
brought against him. He was COM
pelled to resign simply because he is a
Republican, and yet the Democrats
have the cheek to talk about non part
isan civil service nuder Gen, Harrison,
Vice President elect Morton surprised
his many friends in this city by paying
us an entirely unheralded visit last
week. While here he was the guest OF
his sister, Mrs. Hobson. His purpose
in coming here was to have look at
an immense apartment house, which he
is having builtin this city. He refused
to talk about the probable policy of the
coming administration to the neWspa-
per reporters. but to his intimate friends
he showed no such reticence. He says
that no date has yet been fixed for the
visit of himself and Mrs. Morton to Gen.
and Mrs. Harrison at indianapolis, but
intimates that they go at an early date
He does not not think that he will take
a house in this city until next winter,
though he expects to remain here q
month or SO after the Inauguration.
Lord sackville and his daughters
have gone The other members Of
Cleveland s cabinet, by showering social
attentions upon them during the last
days Of their stay here, evidently tried