Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, I'd. &C., Sept. -. 1SS9.-The
President and. Mrs Harrison returned to
this afternoon. This time they
have come to stay. and the white house again
becomes the centre of public interest. The
gin in earnest. Tomorrow q meeting of the
cabinet will be held to discuss a number of
important matters, not the least of which will
be who is to succeed Corporal Tanner as COM
missioner of pensions.
The president already has his message to
sketched in outline. The details will.
of course, require many consultations with
the members of his cabinet and the party
leaders
Representative Ben. Butterworth, the pop
ular son of Ohio, who mas just returned from
a trip to Europe, was given welcome home
tonight that must have warmed his big heart
to its innermost parts. At least three thous-
and people took part in the reception which
was held in the old skating rink. Hon. S. S.
Shellabarger delivered the address of welcome
and a number OF other gentlemen, including
Senator Sherman. made short speeches. The
reply of Mr.. Butterworth was q gem in its
way, and could have been made by few men
SO well. Mr.. ButterwOrth will take the stump
in Ohio for Governor Foraker in a few days.
The reception was held under the auspices of
Ohio republican association of this city.
Senator Sherman is urging the appointment
Of ex-representative Brown, Of Ohio, as COM
missioner of pensions. He told Secretary
Noble that the resignation of Mr.. Tanner,
owing to the peculiar and somewhat myster-
ious circumstances attending it, was doing
the party much harm in Ohio, and that he
thoue mt the appointment of Mr.. Brown would
be the best means of restoring good feeling
among the Ohio veterans.
Almost quorum of the senate has been in
Washington this week. The majority of the
senators were only here for day or two, as
they returned from their summer vacations.
and had little TO say on political matters At
least dozen of the shrewdest newspaper
men in town successfully tackled Senator
Quay for an interview but the junior senator
FROM the Keystone state knocked them out in
one, two, three order without the slightest
tumble. There are few men in public life
harder to interview than Mr.. Quay, and yet
no man is easier to approach.
The return to this city of Commissioner
Roosevelt, of the civil service commission,
has started anew the fight in the present civil
service law. Mr.. Roosevelt is being more or
less harshly criticised by republicans who be.
lieve the present civil service law to be q CO.
lossal humbug. and their number is legion,
for having said in u newspaper interview that
it would be party treachery for a republican
congressman to attack on the noer of the
house the present civil service law. Said a
republican representative, mr.. Roosevelt
makes the mistake of thinking that those who
oppose the present law are opposed to reform
in the civil service. The great rmajority of
those who are agitating the repeal of the pres.
ent law are doing it because they have be-
come satisfied that no reform has been or is
likely TO be effected by ii. These men are i'm
line with the best sentiment of the republican
party in desiring true reform in our civil
service but they can see no good in continu.
ing the present cumbersome and expensive
law. Progress has ever been synonymous
with the methods of the republican party, al
in my opinion progress towards better civil
service demands the repeal of the present law
was working republican before Mr.. Roose.
congress can decide this question without any
advice from either of the gentlemen who are
drawing 5000 a year as commissioner unde,
this law
Secretary Window has asked for and receiv
ed the resignation of J. X. Kimbali director
OF the mint. and Col. Switzler, commissioner
of statistics. Mr.. E. o. Leech, who has been ir
the Office for number Of years. and who i.
now acting di .ector of the mint, will assume
that Office October Is, when Mr. Kimballs
resignation takes effect. The presence in
Washington of Mr.. Joseph Nimmo. whom Mr.
Switler succeeded early in the Cleveland ad
ministration. makes it generally believed tina,
he is II tske his old place.
Every congressman who favors some Other
city as the place for holding the American ex
position in lsSs has Washington for a secout
choice. which makes it certain that washing
ton will be selected.
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