Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-02-17
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


Democratic Congressman have a
very convenient habit OF laying
aside temporarily their pet hobby,
'retrenchment and economy when
ever 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 Census, of which
those two shining lights of De
mocracy, Mr.. wbitthOrse, of Ten
nessee, and "Sunset' Cox, of New
York, are respectively the chair
men. Asst was eminently neces'
sary-ln the eyes of these gentle
men- to have separate rooms for
these committees TO meet in, they
have persuaded majority OF the
House Committee on Accounts to
recommend that two rooms DO
rented for them, in the large stone
building oppositethe Capitol known
as the Butler mansion, at a rental
of 800 per month, and that the
Clerk of the House shall furnish
the same. This is a sheer waste
of money. 1t is not at all likely
that either one of these committees
will be in actual session for ten
hours during the entire session.
The rooms will simply be elegantly
furnished private offices for the
chairmen of the committees and
their friends. In order to save
that 800 a month, one or two
postal employees will have to be dis
charged.
For making the best out OF a
bad situation, the average demo-
cratic official beats the world
Speaker Carlisle allowed the cOrri-
doris of the House to be occupied
by the private offices of several
New York stock brokers during
the entire session, until an enter
prising correspondent showed the
thing up, then he at first denied
their existence, then made them
get ont, and now he and particular
Nv his friends for him, want to claim
credit for bringing about great
reform by aboIishing these places,
that never existed before he was
Spea ker. How's that for Demo
crat C 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 thu House for the inefficient
mail service the administration is
giving the country just now. Post
master General Dickinson should
see to it that he has pOstOilice
named after him at once.
The Cleveland and anti.Cleve-
land democrats will probably have
their first real fight right here in
Washington. Although the clti-
zens of the District Of Columbia
are not allowed to vote for Presi-
dent or vice president after they
are nominated, both of the great
political parties, allow them two
delegates IN the national nominal
ing conventions. 1t is over the
election OF these two delegates that
the fight Is going to take place. In
fact it has already begun. or
course Cleveland expects the
friends OF his local Federal appoin-
tees TO see that Cleveland men are
selected bot it will not be by any
means an easy task, as Cleveland
- probably more thoroughly dis
liked 10y democrats in this District
than anywhere else in the country,
The we're hereto stay express
sion which was worn by demOcatic
officials in the early days Of the
administration, has been suppressed
ed by "a frightened cau-we-carry-
New York look. They are losing
confidence every dag, while repubIi-
cans are gaining it. This IS the
direct result of the unbusiness like
policy Of the administration, which
has made the democratic party
thousands of enemies whose votes
will for the first time he cast for
The republican party this fall.
IL is daily becoming palmer that
a. tong as the House is controlled
hy the Solid South. no new states,
no matter how large they may be,
are TO be admitted to the Union
sor fear they may he republican,
These same Southern democrats
RED for years to break up the
Cuion and ANONYMOUSLY failed,
out the thoughts of the vast power
they WELD under the present adj
serves as a mitigation
20 a great extent, of that failure
hey are now accomplishing, by
means of suppressed votes, what
they lost by lighting.
Senator Sherman's motto IS a
good one IA free ballot and a fair |
count, unless secured tn the whole
country, the constitution is set 1T |
paught, the suffrage impaired, aud
tie republic lmperilled,V and might |
pllh profit be adopted by the en-
ure republican party, and if there
10 any member Of the party who
objects, let him go where he be-
lopes-to the democrats.