The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-03-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)


istration in neutrality-suspicious.
and appointments for Office. Both
of these are all right, when moder-
ately INDUCED in at the proper time
and place, hut as shown here since
Inauguration dav, they are all wrong,
to say nothing of their endangering
the Presidents health. Ore man
cannot stand everything, and Gen.
Harrison plainly shows the effect of
his first week in the White House
his right arm is famed so badly that
he can scarcely use it all, and his face
has the palOr of death. He told
friend yesterday that he had not had
ten minutes to himself since he came
into the White House. Each day so
far has been but repetition of the
one before. Crowds down in the East
room to shake hands with the Presi-
dent, and upstairs in the executive
Offices swarms of Senators and Men,
bers pushing the claims of some of
their constituents for Office.
1t seems as though every State in
the Union has more than enough can
didates to fill every prominent Office
under the Government. 1t is even
worse than it was four years ago. Of
course there will be. many and bitter
disappointment as soon as the plums
and given out, but all we'll Wishers
of the President earnestly desire that
the prominent positions be filled at
the earliest possible moment, for no
personal disappointments can affect
the country as the death of a popular
President would, and that Gen. Har.
rison's health is now in danger is
plain to be seen.
The extra session of the Senate has
so far done nothing except confirm
the members of the Cabinet. but they
are likely to be buster this week, as
the announcement has been made.
semi. officially, that all the nominal
ti0ns of the assistant Cabinet officials
would be sent in, and Postmaster.
General Wanamaker says he expects
to select names for all the vacancies
in Presidential POstoffices including
all the Cleveland nominations which
failed to be confirmed by the Senate.
Corporal Tanner is thought to have
the best chance, as things stand now,
to be appointed Commissioner of
Pensions. He lost both legs in the
war, and is very popular with G. A.
r. men. The other candidates have
by no means given up the fight. nor
are they likely to do so until the ap-
pointment is officially announced.
The President announced earnly in
the week that he would recognize no
factions in any State and that in Or
der to get applications considered it
would be necessary to get the en-.
dOrsement of the solid State delega-
tions. This action has been generally
commended as haYing tendency to
promote harmony.
Postmaster General Wanamaker
has bought ex-Secretary Whitney's
House here, and proposes to 60 to
housekeeping at once. Secretary
Blaine's house, which he recently
leased, will not be ready for occu-
pancv before fall, and so he and his
family will remain at the Normandie
hotel until that time. Secretary
Window is the owner of an elegant
residence in this city but it is under
lease at present, so that he is com.
PEELED to look for another. Secretary
Proctor's family will not come here
permanently until fall, though they
are expected on visit soon. Secre>
tary Tracy's family will also wait
until fall before taking up their
abode in Washington. Secretary
Mobiles wife is in bad health at
present and they have not decided
yet what they will do. Attorney
Miller's family is here and busily en-.
gagged in househunting. Secretary
Rusk left home in such a hurry that
he did not bring his family with him.
but expects it in few days. So after
reading of the unsettled condition of
the Cabinet ladies IL will be readily
understood that the social life of the
administration will not begin until
next winter.
Only two Cabinet meetings have
yet been held, both of short duration.
The rush has been so great that little
or no business has been transacted by
the new officials. But this week it is
thought that some means will be de-
vised whereby at least a portion of
the time can be given to the work of
the Departments.
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