The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our regular Corrrspondent.)
Washington Jan. Is, 1889.

Washington Jan. Is, 1889.
The Eew administration is slow
~ getting getting dosn TO work.
The Inauguration address WAS fair
! y well received here. Il exciiesed
no enthusiasm among the Repnh-
licans and littls cvit,cisn from the
Democra. :. He was careful TO
make NJ promises, contenting him
self with general statemenle.
The Calumet is queer sort of a
combination when yoa Ia le the
trouble to go over il individually
carefully noting the personal char
acteris,ics ct its mem bcrs. Like
this for instance:
lingo Jim, otherwise known as
james g. Blaine, Secretary-.of
State. THIS is the lnan who delib-
erately wrecked the Garfield al
miustrstlon in order to pay of en-
cid personal score, and who was
himself wrecked in 1884 If he
does not have the new President in
hard place very soon the new
President will prove himself to he
the possessor CT much more
strength than he is generally cresii-
ted with having.
Dorsey,s Billy, alias William
Window, Secretary OF the Treasure.
This is the man who stood by
Blaine III the Garfield wreck. Hav-
ing been repudlated by the Repub-
licans of minnesota, he went 10
New York and became a sort of
stool pigeon for Steve Dorsey, OF
star route notcriety, in the hoatin g
of speculative, or as some people
call them, wildcat schemes few
years ago Mr.. Window had the
Presidential bee buzzing in his hat
at terrific rate, and it would not
be surprising ii he should follow
the example of John Sherman, who
when ne was Secretary of the Treas-
ury, turned The Department into
political machine to boom himself
for the Presidency. Whether this
would interfere with the future plaa &
OF Harrison or Blaine cannot say.
/ Old Monopoly, alias Redfeld
Proctor, Secretary OF War. is man
that few people outside of Vermont
every heard of before the last few
weeks. He controls all of the mar
bic qaurries in Vertnont and has
thereby become rich, but nobody
has yet been able 10 discover any
good reason why he should have
been u.ade Cabinat officer.
Coon Benny, las Benjamin F,
Tracy, Secretary OF the Navy, is q
nan of somewhat unsav ry record
He was colonel OF negc, regiment
tor While '!uring the war and was
afterwards in command Of the mil
itary person at Emire, New York
where 10000 confedorates were
connacd. He gained more notoriety
as one Of Beecher's lawyers in the
great B. eebeF-Til,on sdandel. He
has beea chronic candidate fol
office in Brooklyn, but has always
failed of election, ven when he
succeeded in getting the nomina.
ton. He knows nothing aoout The
Navy ard why he should have
been selected is a question that is
puzzling everybody, New York Re
publicans inclnded.
John w. Noble, of Missouri, is
The Secretary { the Interior. He
is well known in ST. Louis, where
be has practiced law, but nobody il
this section ever heard of him ur.
till he was mentioned few week:
ago for his present position
| Me too, alias w. II. II. Miller, Of
Indiana is Attorney General. Th,
only reason for his being 10 ths
1 Cabinet is that he is Harrison.
law partner.
| Cheap John alias John Waua-
maker. of Pennsylvania, is the
| Postmaster General. OF course
everybody knows Why be is in the
cabinet. lie bought the place Just
as be would any job lot OF goods il
which be thought there was q profit
The price he paii--100,G00 was s
big one, and it Is to be hoped tina
-be does not expect t. realize prof
it or the Transaction.
Fighting Jerry, alias John Rusk
of Wisconsin is the selection for th4
new Agricultuaeal department
His first prominence was obtained
by the procia nation ordering on
thu military during the anarchist
exciteme4t in his state. That il
haw Gov. Rask got his title O
Fighting Jerry. He will have nc
anarchists to deal with in his new
position, however, and no troops. a
| his disposal.
The office seekers have jumped
on Harrison with both feet, aotwItl
standing his pathetic appeal t.
them in his inauguration address t.
give him a little breathing time
The white house fairly swarm will
them from the time it is opened
until it is closed az night, and they
are here to stay until thei
money gives out or they get an APP
nointmpnt The neg Cabinet off