Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1889-11-16

been good, t .ceptiOnally good. in fact
but too man 4 them belong TO the class
% men who think themselves above the
political "huStlers" No one doubts that
men jest rs GOOD as those appointed could
have been soiected FROM the ranks of the
"hustlers.' Tue idea that any political
party can Tssnain i'm power that refuses
TO reward it's workers should have been
m ade sufficiently clear 10y the defeat of
Mr.. Cleveland last year. Ia short the
political hustler is necessary factor
60 political success, and recognition il
necessary TO the hustler" This - prac
teal politics. ana only practical politics
can carry elections.
The Three America ongTess returned
from it's long excu zion this week. That
the foreign uomJeTs have been most fav
Orably impressed by what they have seen
there is no Doubt, and that they will be
prepared TO iDin the represeu tatious OF
this country IN devisiDg some practical
means of Increasing commercial inter
cour-e betweeD American countries is
hoped b. al.
Ohio deu,ocrats are already boldly max
ing their lrags about the way in which
they arr gong TO cut up the Congr, ssion-
M distris,e Ot hat State in Order to nave
at least fifteen democratic Representa-
tives erected To tue Fifty second Con
hOpel.ssly democratic. They want TO
get tim out of the House because of his
tariff views.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
received "a letter tTOm the postmaster at
Louisa, Kentucky, stating that the demo-
crate OF his neigh bOrhOOd blew up his
Office with dynamite TO celebrate the
Ohi) victory. The matter will be inves-
tigs ed by Post Office officials.
e Is stated here on what appears to
De good authority that the appointment
TO the vacancy on the bench of the
Supreme Court will not be made until
January. From the same source comes
ilie statement that the President bar de
safely decided not TO sPpQfas Attorney
General Ni.1ss 20 the position.
Y dere ls feeling here caused largely
o. quiet hints from prominent men. that
as sVon as the President gets his message
on his hands there will be a large num-
Der of appointments made.
The recent elections have largely cans
ed a number OF republican congressman.
who had been ION the fence'' TO declare
themselves in favor of repeating the civil
service law.
Secretary Window has at last succeed
ed in fiudiOg "A man whom he thinks
suited TO be Commissioner of Navigation
and the President has appointed him.
The fortunate gentleman is w. w. Bates
of New York.
That senator Allison escaped the demo
cratic landslide in Iowa is a matter of
thankfulness TO every republican in the
United States. His absence from the
hoOr of the Senate would be an irIepara
bile loss TO the party as well as to the
country. As an ali around statesman
Senator AnisOn has few equals. and no
superior.
Elk President Cleveland was here last
week To attend the marriage of ex Secre
tary OF State Bayard. He afterwards
called on the President, with whom be
spent a pleasant hour.
The Presidents proclamation admitting
Montana as a State was issued Friday
morn ing. Washington will be admitted
~ soon as the proper returns from her
recent election are received by the Presi
dent. Onv set of returns were receiv ed
10y special messenger last week, but they
contained an error, and new set was
telegraphed for.