Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-03-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Prom our regular cOnespOndsnt. |

Ifrom our regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Mar. IL, 1889.
Harrison will be dead man in less
than three months IL the horde Of
greedy Office seekers do not cease per-
scouting him. Already his right arm
Is lamed and his complexion has the
suspicious chalky white appearance OF
i'll health. But the crowd still comes
marching on, fairly falling over each
other in their eagerness to reach the
ear of the President. Such gang was
never before seen in Washington. 1t
was thought at the beginning of Mr..
Cleveland's administration that the
pressure for Office was great, but COM
pared with that now going on, it was
as the summer zephyr to an untamed
Dakota blizzard. Every man except
those that have died, that ever held
Office under q republican administra-
tion Is here elamOring for vindlcatiOn
in the shape of an appointment to his
old place or to better one, and in ad-
ditiOn there are thousands of men who
are after getting their first taste of Off
cial life. These last think the Govern
ment services needs liberal infusion of
new blood, provided, of course, that
they furnish il. Between them they
are making a torment for Mr.. Harrison
as great as any that ever existed on
this earth, and there is little chance OF
change until everything worth
scrambling for is given out. In the
meantime Mr.. Harrison's worst enemy
could not wish him worse punishment
than he Is daily undergoing.
m he
Governor Thompson will be nominated
as the Democratic member of the Civil
Service Commissioner. He was nOmi-
mated by Mr.. Cleveland, and would
have been confirmed had his name been
sent in before the Republicans passed a
caucus resolution against any more
political combinations.
Ex-Secratary Whitney has sold his
Washington residence to Postmaster
General Wanamaker for $4,000. Mr..
Whitney will take two months trip
to Europe before settling down to work
in New York. The rest of Mr.. Cleve.
lands cabinet except Mr.. Edincott. are
still here. Mr.. Dickinson went to New
York with Mr.. Cleveland's party last
week, but he has returned.
There's big row i'm the Republican
camp already. 1t is question of vera
city between Harrison and Ex-GOv'
ernor Alger. Alger told the Michigan
delegation that Harl ison had expressed
great regret on account of having t.
leave him (Alger) out of the cabinet
and that as slight compensation the
President had told him that he nigh
name man for Solicitor General. Ht
named HI. M. Duffield, whom he askeC
the delegation to endorse, att the sam,
time assuring them that It was only I
formality; that the appointment woult
be considered personal, and would no
be charged to the State. The delegation
endorsed the application and carried |
Immediately to Mr.. Harrison. Tn
delegation was struck dumb when tn
President told them he knew nothing
about the matter, and that they ha'
better file the application with the At
tOrney General. What transpired whel
the delegation got back to Alger is no
yet known.
Representative Townshend, of Iii
nois, died suddenly OH Saturday. III
caught severe cold last week, and ol
Tuesday, it had developed into pneu
monia. He was one of the most popu
J lar men in the House.
Mr.. Harrison's cabinet, with the eX
ception of Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Win
dom, is regarded as very weak. ]
is Blaine all over. All tn
members are intense Blaineites eXcep
two-Millerand Wanamaker, and thes
two can hardly be said to count, MI
Miller being appointed solely becaus
, he was Harrison's law partner and pei
, sonal friend, and MFR. Wanamaker be
; cause he held Mr.. Quay's order for tn
Postmaster Generalship, for which h
had paid 100000 in cold cash.
7 A gentleman says he asked Mr.. Hal
} rison if he intended to call an eXtr
3 session of the Fiftieth congress, an
3 that the President replied: mo il
: deed. I want to get these fellows ava,
+ not to give them an excuse for remain
< ing"
: Queer lot, these Republicans. Th
: man who helped M. Quay in all h
t underground work.. S. Clarkson--
i, not good enough to receive an appoin
: ment in the cabinet. and he was turne
down, Notwithstanding the able bacl
l ing he received from such men as Sem
G tors Allison and Quay.
}. The extra session of the Senate h;
! done nothing except confirm the cab
net officers, but number of nomin
tions are expected this week. It hi
been about settled that no other bus
u ness will be touched. This is somewh'
disappointing to the bloody-shirter
t who wanted to pass the Hoar Southel
9 election investigation resolution.
It will be long time before any a.
ministration attains the social succe
!, of the last one. Mrs. Cleveland as Il
Q popular idol is not likely to have
successor for many years to come,
ever.
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