The Black range., 1888-02-24
From our regular corrrspondentl
wAsm~oroS. Feb. iath. isss.


porarily their pet hobby, -retrench-
ment and economy- whenever their
own comfort Il 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 census, Of which
these two shining lights Of democracy.
Mr.. Whliihorse, Of Tennessee. and
sunset" Cox. Of New York, are re-
speeliyely the chairmen. AS Il is emf
neutly necessary-in the eyes OF these
gentlemen-to have separate rooms
for these committees 20 meet I'm, they
persuaded a majority Of the house
committee on accounts 10 recommend
that two rooms be rented for them. In
the large stone building opposite the
capitol known as the Hutler mansion,
at rental OF eio0 per month, and that
the clerk Of the house shall furnish the
same. This Is a slleef waste Of money.
IL is not at all likely that either one OF
these committees will be IA actual ses-
sion for ten hours during the entire
session. The rooms will simply be ele-
gantly furnished private Offices for the
chairmen Of the committees and their
friends. In order TO save that 500
month, one or two postal employees
will have 20 be discharged.
For making the best out OF had sit
uation, the average democratic official
beats the world. Speaker Carlisle al
lowed the corridors Of the house to be
occupied by the private offices of sever.
nj New York stock brokers during the
entire session, until an enterprising
correspondent showed the thing up.
then he at nrst denied their existence,
then made them get out, and now he
and particularly his friends for him,
want to claim credit for bringing about
great reform bv abolishing these
places, that never existed before he was
speaker.
A leather medal should at once be
awarded Mr.. Dockcry, Of Missouri, fde-
mocrat) for the able manner In which
he stood up in the house for the inef-
hcent mail service the administration
is giving the country just now. Post
master General Dickinson should see
10 IL that he has post Office named af
ter him.
The Cleveland and anti-Cleveland
democrats will probably have their first
real light right here IN Washington.
Although the citizens of the District
of Columbia are not allowed TO vote
Tor president OF vice-presdent after
they are nominated, both Of the great
political parties, allow them two dele
gates in the national nominating con-
ventious. II is over the election of
These two delegates that the light is go
ing to take place. In fact II has already
begun. OF course Cleveland expects
the friends Of his local federal appoin-
tees to see that Cleveland men are
selected; but 1t will not be by any
means any easy task, rs Cleveland is
profanity more thoroughly disliked by
democrats IN this district than any
where else in the country.
The were-here-to-stay expression
I which was worn by demorratic officials
in the early uays of the administration,
has heen superseded by frightened
can-we-carry-New York look. They are
losing confidence every day, while re
puhieans are gaining It, This Is the
direct result of the unhusiness like
policy of the administration, which
has made the democratic party thou
sands of enemies whose votes viii for
the first time he cast for the republi-
can party this fail.
1t is daily becoming palmer that 80
! long Us the house is controlled by the
: solld south, no new states, no matter
how large they may be, are TO be nd
mtted TO the union for fear they may
be republican. TIE same southern
democrats tried for years to break up
the union and iRnominiously failed, but
the thoughts OF the vast power they
WELD under the present administration
serves as mitigation to great ex-
tent, OF that failure: They are now
accomplishing, by means Of suppressed
votes, what they lost by lighting.
Senator Sherman's motto ISM good one
"A free ballot and fair count, nm
: less secured to the wlole country, the
constitution Is set ut naurh., the suf.
frage impaired, and The repulic imper.
f.illadt-asd rntuhf with ,,roftt ~ a..