San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-07
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
A Breezy View of Washington--lts
Democratic Civil Service
Its Charlty--lts People
and it's Pilgrims.

If the BRENNAN Banner nau as ITO .
eral share of editorial capacity as it
has of political malice, it could hang
its Banner on the outer wall, instead
of Tapping over noisome stew in a
back alley. Your correspondents
Washington letters have stirred it
like an injection of carbolic ointment
into a colony of screw worms, that
have found Judgment in the hide of a
Texas steer. The writer has felt some
of its tender mercles, but prefers tenn
porary exile from home to hanging,
which it not long since regretted
had not been melted out to him in
stead of the three colored men, who,
in December, 1886, were made politi-
cal Interrogation points on the limb of
a pecan tree, in the suburbs of Bren-
ham.
Time at last sets all things even,
Curses from the ruined tell;
And when retribution follows,
Honest men cry, it is well
The democratic thumb-screw and
sweat-bOX- were used successfully in
the sixth auditors office here, and
squeezed out an amount of political
cOwardice almost beyond belief; every
democrat in it went home to vote, but
out of the 233 republicans (?) therein
but one had the manhood to get leave
of absence to exercise the most val
liable privilege of an American citi-
zen. This was learned from demo-
cratic employee in the state depart
ment, who views with anticipated COM
placency the retirement of these in
CRATES, coupled with a presumption
that he is destined to walk the plank
with them 1t is hard to imagine
how such cringing creatures as these
can justly claim protection under the
civil service rules, whose first require
ment should be passa BILE amount of
manlIness, for without it their clerical
capacity must be grudingly given.
They are marked men. Sparing JUS
would be encouraging the basest po-
litical treason, as was remarked today
by prominent representative.
A veteran in the government service
told me yesterday that the republic
CANS were treated cruely by the demo-
cratic heads of the departments, who
issued strict orders before the election
against betting on the result. Whe-
ther they smelled the danger afar off,
honestly desired to see the civil SER
vice rules obeyed, or recalled to mind
the lines of the club-footed poet, that
"Most men, till by experience, made
sager,
Will back their own opinion by a
wager"
makes but little difference, as this
enforced morality gives the political
losers no little qualification.
An F. street knight of the scissors
has filled the hearts of the Washing
ton dudes with bliss, as he announces
claw-hammer coats, white vests and
other dress accomplishments for hire.
They have had an informal meeting,
at which it was resolved to show their
gratitude by the erection of an ante
norton monument to their benefac-
tor, doncher know?
Col. John Pickett, of this city, has
parted with a priceless relic, but it
has trusty custodian. South Caro-
lima has it safe in her heart of hearts;
if Cleveland had reigned four years
longer this great seal of the eOnfed-
eracy might have served its intended
purpose. Sad relic of departed ex-
pectations, let her go, Gallagher APP
point that shrivvelled remnant of that
political theory, Jefferson Davis, its
keeper, and round up this chapter of
political mummery.
The president, finding the appoint
ment hopper clogged at the senatorial
exit, will turn in the grist with
more sparing hand, it is presumed.
A chat with senatorial secretary on
9th street, last Sunday, who had just
alighted from an electric car, brought
out the fact that the mill, until the
4th of March, would bring out princi-
pally shorts. A congressman secre-
tary will often yield better, fuller
return to the interviewer than his
principal, and equally reliable. To
use an oil phraze, he may prove
"gusher."
Ex-senator Henry G, Davis, OF
West Virginia, is very busy man,
as he told your correspondent at
the Hotel Rennert, in Bait
more, a few days ago. When
asked what caused the republican vic
tory in his state, he replied, 1.-The tar
if alone.n He declared he was not a
candidate to succeed Senator Kenna,
was not seeking the place, although
the press had, without his consent,
used his name freely for the much
coveted office. Here the opinion is
growing that Gen. Golf stands a fair
chance to again break his record of po-
litical success.
A comparison of the entries in the
register of the free lodging house dur
ing the past month, with the same pc
riOd last year, shows a decidedly I'M
pleasant increase of those who sought
tired natures sweet restorer through
tho nhn ritu of thiS citulS lihnrnl