Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-08-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from Our Regular Corresi"ndent.l
WASHISGToN, July 10, 1883.


Precedent Harrison returned from Deer
Park Wednesday. and will probably go
back to the hill top Wednesday for u long
vacation. Even the few days visit from
mensely benefited him, bringing "a brSnze
tinge to his generally pallid face. During
the tw. or three we-ks' variation which he
will take. any nerrssary business will he
transacted ut Deer Park. II has not been
decided whethe ar not official anuounrr-
menis of matters drrided upon 10y the pres
idcnt will he made from Washington or
from Deer Park. The probabilities are that
the appointment at k4si will be an-
n,unced from the White HOUSE. This visit,
together with the promised stay III Bar
liarl'or as the guest of Secretary EL,ine.
will likely constitute the presidents \ entire
vacation. although he may thereafter take
short trips from the city until the heated
term is over. which in Washingt on does n",
end before the middle al octoi'er.
Such nf the candidates for the speaker
ship of the next house as come here from
time to time and talk with the president
express themselves as confident oi an early
extra session. Judge Perkins. vino is Just
u, present the "ni, candidate ia town. says
that from conversation with Gen Harrison
he believ-s the s..ssinu " III im rall.,i lar he
early part vi Oct.,irr. lie thinks that
very little time viii ,s consumed in organ
izing the house. lie differs from nearly all
rongrrssu,cn who have been interviewed on
the suhlcrt, in anticipating only ~ short
fight over the rules. lie hslieves that the
extra session will have some time Ia dev ete
to the tariff rs well rs to discuss a national
election law. The cvnresied eiections will
not, in his opinion. receive immediate at
tentio
The Indiana poiiirians who come here
:" frequently have much io say about Mr..
Harrison's Iariiality f"r lndianap"li. peo-
pIs. and cite numerous examples ia show
that the only first class positions b. has
bestowed upon Iniianiaus have been given
I" inuianapoi- The r"luments are very
bitter. The same conduit cost Mr.. tIevc-
There was u Democratic assoriaiio ion oi New
Workers herr that Was hy u" neans /, anti.
Nearly nth I'll the total membership, aud
nearly all the inil,,cntia people. w-r- from
Albany aud buffalo. ~ course, the New
York city Democrats never recovered from
the mortiiication. aud the Albany asso-
riation, as il was termed by them. fell
int" the soup. Extreme iavnritlsn "f any
locality in his own state i- dangerous to
any president.
The ns min. oI children after r"nt-mIn-
ranes'is great men is II weakness hat many
parents have cause To regret. Charles
sumner, replying 4" "a Boston ron-titue
who th"ught III naming his boy after him.
said that while Charles was always "a sub
stantiai and respectable name sumner
might vet become u very bad one. I'o-idcs,
10 there not something supr,uely ludicrous
in finding some dundcr head but cher named
Virgil People who ouehi To know say
that eN Senator Bruce, who is about as
close "a political trimmer as one cares To
meet, has never ceased to kick himself ior
ma ming his boy Roscoe Conkling being al
ways afraid that the naming might make
him unpopular with some Republican OPP
posed to the great New Workers wing oi the
party.
| accidentally met an old friend with his
" iie aud son ri about four the other
syening. The iaih has been ia The lie
part m-nt 50 long that the people Of his
own Illinois home equiteiorgotten him.
lie has not even becn home to vote ior ten !
years. His wilr is the niece oi II prominent |
Republican, senator, and he depends upon /
that relai ienslip To retain him IN office. |
= nj just al pressnt to obtain him u sub |
stantiai promotion. lie is great Rcpub
lean nov, but four yeats ago was a howl |
ing Dem"crat, though before Mr.. Clev-
lands election he had been a Republican.
Pretty child: whats ihs boys name"
! ask the father carelessly. "Grsver." h- /
replies. Just Grover, no middle nau-.
inquired. No middle name, puts in the I
mother, "only Grover. II is an eld tamil, /
M Ine-ny grandfather Bakers name"
knew her grandfather and his name Was
yius, though h- WAS not great. Aud ~
n-,nl.er also when the child WAS baptize,
inring the opening of the last adninistra-
ion. and the name on the chnrcl, register |
10 'Gr@vsr Cleveland = s =" The Bible /
teaches that no man can serve two mas
srs, but in IL humble Way many govern.
nent clerks may l'e said Ia come very close /
a striking success III this dirertion.