Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-04-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.


(Fror, our Eegnl,r Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 9th, 1889.
Poor President Harrison. The New
York gang have made his life a tor
ment for the last week. They have
6guratively jumped on him and wiped
up tic floor with him. They have
pulled him this way, that way and
the Other way all at the same time.
All the factions have been strongly
Represented here. The bone Of con-
tention has been important Federal
Offices of New York city, with the
enormous patronage that goes there
with.
It was one of those same Offices that
drove Conkling and Plat out of the
United States Senate and eventually
resulted in the assassination OF Gar
field. With all this to think about
I imagine that Mr.. 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 November as the republic
can candidate for Mayor of New
York CRY, when he knew that it was
the intention of his party to trade
him off for votes for Harrison. He
is rewarded by being appointed Col
lector of Cuetoms for the port Of New
York. The other is VanCott. who is
made Postmaster in place Of the
Mugwump Pearson, whose reappoint-
ment by Mr.. Cleveland four years age
doubtless cost the Democrats many
votes in New York. The fight j,
still going on over the other appoint.
ments and is likely to continue until
they are made, unless Harrison runs
away for few days as he has threat
ened to do this week.
A delegation Of Ohio Republican,
went to the White House on Satur
day and read the riot act to Mr.
Harrison, and told him that the Buck
eve State was bound to 60 Democratic
at the coming State election if he die
not give her more recognition in thu
distribution Of the offices. They evi
IDENTIFY did not get much satisfaction
for they came away in very bat
j humor and prophesied all sorts of bat
e things for their party in Ohio.
|. Mr.. Cleveland passed through her
:, on Saturday on his way to New Yorl
: from Florida. Four of his party
Messrs. Bayard, Villas, Fairchild ant
2 Dickinson, remained in this city
where their families still are.
!, When the Senate adjourned las
week Mr.. Harrison thought he woul'
l get rid of some of the most persisten
Q of the Office seekers, but he was sadl
. mistaken. Since then large humble
Q of Republican Senators have almos
] lived in the White House.
Il During the recent campaign W
y heard a great deal of talk about th
:; Republican party being the people
q party. Now let's see how the peopl
are treated. Orders have just bee
8, issued by Secretary Blaine. Procte
,, and Tracy defining the hours durin
" which they may be seen. The peopl
e. are given one hour, from IL to
:. o'clock. four days in the week. dul
D. ing which they may call on these h,g
Oh and mighty officers. During Il
y Cleveland administration any memb.
W Of the Cabinet could be seen at an
u hour during Office hours by any OF
T" who chose to call on him, unless l
happened to be specially engaged.
u There is rumor whispered aroun
., in Republican circles that Harrise
10 does not propose to FIJI the two VI
cancies on the Civil Service Commi
9. sion. That would be almost equiv
"a lent to abolishing the who'd thing.
the one Commissioner now in Off
can do little else except draw b
salary.
es The negroes of the South who ha'
H. come here to get Federal Offices a
very much discouraged. Ioverheal
. conversation between two of the
~ from Louisiana, in a hotel lobb
lis One of them said: II am going ba,
'ls home. you may let Pitt Kellogg fo
o. you into believing he can get y
~ something, but after what Harris