The Washington critic., 1889-02-16

The suggestion that Chauncey I. Filicy
may be made Postmastcr-Gcncral creates n
stir wherever mentioned. His chances are
not considered promising by tho politicians,
hut all admit that If named lie would make
Cabinet officer OF rare executive ability,
and one whose department would be man
aged on business principles. lie made the
St.-Louis postoilice probably the best In the
United States, and at the same time, while
IN that Office, forced upon the department
reforms which improved the postal service
, throughout the entire Southwest When
1t was proposed to investigate his office
upon some partisan charge preferred
, against him he met the inspectors and
rather investigated them, the case literally
; turning into one against the Government,
Filley coming out victorious and invading
Washington with demands as per-
emptory as they were justifable ON
business grounds. st. Louis has some
rock-ribbbed Democrats, but tho busi-
ness men Of the town, Irrespective
/ Of party, were with him and insisted that
he was the man they wanted, because they
wanted good postofllce. suchi Is Filley's
/ strength. His weakness is that he is some
/ thing of political bulldozer,- and has
made many enemies. lie has for number
Of years been opposed by the Globe Demo
cfdt, the leading Republican newspaper of
/ the city, but has held his own and In the
/ local election was triumphant decidedly.
7 II is scarcely necessary to say that Mr..
/ Filley and General jackson agree In gGn-
eral way as to one legitimate result of an
[ election. The face and figure of the encr-
getic Missourian are we'll known in Wasli-'
ington. He bears In the face n rather
/ striking resemblance to General Gr,nt.
a@s
There Is always a tendencyto retarn To
the simple practices Of the past. Iuthe ru.
raj districts they still have their occasional
Iog-rollings and corn-huskings, while in the
cities apple-peelings and taffy-pullings arc
nsver entirely out of fashion. Notwith-
standing the march of improvement In
make OF CONNECTIONS and the innuinerabfe
candy stores that supply Washington, there
is quite rage for boiling sugar and New
Orleans molasses, SO that pretty girls may
show their pretty hands and spoil their
|. pretty dresses, while the young men stand
around like sticks and get stuck.
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'My DEAR said Mr.. Wilkins. II have
just paid five dollars for two top seats onthe
large platform in front of the National"
Sand why" said Mrs, Wilkins, with iu-
dignation, ""did you take top seats p
"Because, my dear they are the best.
You can have an Uninterrupted view of the
whole procession"
"Well, sir, you must go this instunt and
exchange them for lower seats. | don't
want to see the procession. but would like
the procession 10 see me-"
"Then, my love, hadn't YOU better go
with gentleman not quite so handsome as
| amsn
Have you any idea what ii is going TO
cost fellow who carries his best girl 10
the baliY Well, II not, here are the strictly
necessary expenses, over and above which
, lie may range as the state of his finances
win permit: A dress suit will cost him five
dollars and tho tickets US much again
The carriage VIII bring the amount up TO
twenty dollars, and the individual expenses,
which one thinks SO little Of, but which
foot up amazingly, will add another ilve
dollars TO the list. II may be safely esti
mated that 1t wllfcost the young man who
carries hie best girl to the ball al least
twenty-five dollars, and he may consider
that he is in good luck If he gets of at that
figure,