Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-04-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM OUR REGULAR ooRRE1poNpENr

4 eiO l2OUI Win AIM
Ihey have pulled him this way, thai
way and tho other way all at the
same time. All the factions have
been strongly represented here. The
bone Of contention has been inpor-
tant Federal Offices of New York
Ci.y with the enormous patronage
that goes herewith.
| 1t was one Of the same Offices that
drove Conkling and Platt out of the
! United Stasss Senate and eventually
resulted in the assassination of Gar
held With all this to think about
Imagine MIR. Harrison, with his pale.
careworn face, has wished the whole
crowd in Halifax more than once.
as yet he has decided upon only
two OF these officials, Erhardt, who
allowed himself to be put up last
Novembersas the Republican candi-
date for Mayor of New York city,
when he knew that it was the ,nten.
ton of his party to trade him off for
votes for Harrison. He is rewarded
! by being appointed Collector of
Customs for the port New York.
The other ia VanCett who is made
Postgaster in place of the Mug
wump Pearson, whose reappoint4
mcnt by Mr.. Cleveland four years
iago doubtless cost the democrats
many votes in New York. The
fright is still on over the other ap,
pointment and is likely to continue
until they are made, unless Harrison
runs away for a few days as he has
threatened to do this week.
| A delegation of Ohio republicans
went to the White house on Satur.
day and read the riot act to Mr..
Harrison, and told him that the
Buckeye State was bound to 90 dem.
ocratic at the coming State election
If he did not give her more recogni-
tion in the distribution of the Offices.
They evidently did not got much
satisfaction for they came away in a
very bad humor and prophesied all
sorts Of bad things for their party
In Ohio.
Mr. Cleveland passed through
here on Saturday on his way to
! Now York from Florida. Four of
his party. Messrs BAyard, Villas,
Fsirchild and Dickinson, remained
IN this city where their families still
| are.
When the SeDate adjourned last
week Mr.. Harrison thought h e
would get rid of some of the most
persistent of the Office seekers, but
he was sadly mistaken, Since then
a large number Of republican Ssns-
tora have almost lived in the White
| House.
During the recent campaign we
heard great deal of talk about the
republican party being the peoples
party. Now let's see how the peo.
pie are treated Orders have lust
been issaed by Secretaries Blaine,
Proctor and Tracy defining the
hours during which they may be
seen. The people are given one
hour, from IL to O'Clock four days
in the week, during which they may
call on these high and mighty Off
GERS. During the Cleveland admin
istration any member Of tho Cabinet
could be seen Al any hour during
Office hours by any one who chose
to call on HIM, unless he happened
to be specially engaged.
There is rumor whispered around
in republican circles that Harrison
does not propose to fill the two
vacancies on the Civil Service Com.
mission that would be almost equiv
alent to abolishlng the whole thing,
as the one Commissioner now in ofr
fee can do little else except draw
his salary.
The negro men OF the South
| who have como here to get Federal
Offices arc very much discouraged.
l overheard conversation between
two Of them from Louisiana, 10 4
hotel lobby. Doe Of them said. 4