The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-27
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
wAsH1scros, Feb'y ss, 1889.

WASHINGTON, Feb'y 23, 1889.
Mr.. A. P. Edgerlon, who Cleveland re-
moved from the Civil Service Commits
sion in order to appoint Mr. Thompson, /,
of South Carolina, has written an open
letter TO Cleveland and which has been
enjoyed here this week. or course, Mr.
Edgerton is a "sore head,p and had he
not been removed froia office would meyer
have publicly expressed such opinions,
but that does not mar the enjoyment
which the flaylng he gives Mr. Cleveland
imparts to many people hereabouts, par
ticularly Democrats in the Sam Randall
stripe The lack of space prevents my
sending the entire letter. buttbe following
opinion of a Democratic President by a
Democrat is too good TO be lost: "Mr
President, with due courtesy TO the high
office you hold, allow me TO say that you
are a very peculiar man, positive man.
positively wrong or positively right, and
therefore, an unsafe man 10 trust and
that element IN your character, | believe,
led to your defeat. You are man who
would not let your real friends admonish
you with fre, dom and confidence, and as
a result you have suffered for the want of
friends, and your wrecked greatness has
discoved that there is no true success in
lite without the power and alesslng Of
friendship You have been taught that
great men with drstinles are not always
wise, except in their own conceitn
Business in Congress is getting into a
terrible muddle these last days of the ses
sion and little else is likely to he accnm-
plished, in fact II will not be surprising
il one or two Of the regular appropriation
bills fail 10 get through.
The Omnibus Territorial bill has at last
passed, and has now gone to the Presi
dent. The people of South Dakota under
this act, will on May 4th,.vnte upon the
adoption Of the Sioux Falls Constitution
also the location of the capital On the
same date the citizens OF Moth Dakota,
Montana and Washington may vote for
delegates 10 constitutional c'nventions
and for State officers. On the first Tues
day in October the people may vote upon
the constitutions proposed by the conven-
tions, and If adopted, after the Presidents
proclamation 10 that effect, the Governors
of each may order an election of members
to the legislature and of Representatives
in Congress The legislature may meet
and elect Two Senators each, in time to
take their seats at the beginning of the
first regular session Of the Fifty. first Con
gress, at which time the Representatives
shall also be admitted to seats.
All hope Of nny Legislation at this SIS.
SION looking toward settlement of the
Indebtedness oil the Pacific Coast railrords
TO the Government, has been abandoned
and Senator Stewart has offered resoln.
ton authorizing the Senate committee
having the matter iu chargeso sit during
the recess. II seems TO be 81 impossible
ity for Congress To make these wealthy
rn"rations pay Uncle Sam what they
owe him.
he Direct-tax bill, after many ups and
downs, has passed Congress, and is now
In the hands of the President Owing d
the delay in agreeing 10 the conference
report, which was seemingly intentional
many people believe that the measure Il
to get what is known as a pocket veto
that is, II may fail TO receive the Presi
dents signature before The 4ih Of March
which would cffectually kill II. 0ther
believe that he will veto 1t aud take IN,
occasion 10 say u few farewell words po
litcally.
Representative Butterwoith has intro
duced resolution 10 appropriate s150,00(
for the entertainment of The members o
the Canadian Parliament on their triy
through the States. He thinks great gooC
would result from such visit.