, 1889-04-25
WASNtHGT0U tETTER.


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Wl-u>...<. ArEI r- I~>'.
IT,, rl...... .- -.E suffering 'l"m gu
a--rr-.-..a .5 .,H wH... Is infinitely
u.1r, rry.u-:u his .un! utlG. raau III"
l..i....-- Irr-u~l appeals Tor office.
IT,. a"a-.a ,.u.- t.." H., crowd
which ha-, m.na especially l.r list lay
ortwo. a....f,l ,...t n d.t nat want
"uyrI,n- t"r s-,H. iH II tiI want 10
prevent some particular candidate from
.cttiu- 81 position inr which lac may
have Irru urged. ''~Thpr~ Is the
name hy which tHr-' "eH ar" KNOWN
AMI thcy earned the title 10y the persist
ct mauurr in which they had performed
or attempted lu perform the task ci
sPikim- thc political g1ius which have
been trained. parialS. against them.
These DELEGATIONS OF "spikrrs" have no
candidates Of their own: they have no
ambition. save tu lower the standard OF
some aspiring one. They annoy the
president very much, but he has To listen
10 them. b,,s,r!-, ht wants the truth and
only the truth a. to the character oi men
who are looking iur public oitIcc, He
recognize. the animuS which incitcs and
moves the .~pikcr@." and vet there is
no cscapr from hearing them traduce
one Of their r.f-hhor, because they DO
NO, wan, hin, t1. succeed in his oue-t al
TOR salary and distinction.
The Dr,-i,I,rt's policy with relation to
tbe southern .ut,oiutincntS has been
made clear 10 H.. .-,uthern oflice-seekers
hove ,rI -l,rr,. i. MOI 81 little uuayailing
discomfort. lie has declared his inten-
tion 70 scIert none Int mon who have
tba rasnnct oi their neighbors. and who
are iDfcIIigcnt and capabIe. He wants
IN rero,,nize yor1n,. men. and progressive
men who can do the party most good,
and will pot ort like 1aacbas for thc marty
bar,uso of what thay- cou e,et ont nj il
A,,,. .l;sti,,,,,isI.l ond canoIIe man who
is , PanDbIicap in nrincinoI whether so
br o,.otr,1 or moi nav bo ealactad for an
,,,;,,t,,,o,,+ rbo iI,o = y, ,,,.t ,iJ Of tho
saIf-cops,;trtod leaders who hrino tha
marty into disrapute and to LET down all
tba bor,;a,s ,l,o+ lant v,I,ita nrotaction-
lists out II * renorted that tbe presi-
dapt sDol,a vary pI,inIv to . snrtbnrn
leader who called with 4 DELEGATION
lately n SEQ .fbout The anpointmert oi
the natronaue of the state. The same
leader had been there many times be-
fore, and was assuming to control the
patronage OF the stale. ''Now." the
president is reported as saving, after
istcnin" to him for moment, "vou
have been here several times, and !
have heard YOU. know YOU Mr.. -,
and know of YOU very well. | do not
thint, Won are The SORT NJ man to distr,.
- -E.1,,
"ule 'iit patronage ol 'i''I st''e'
An oddlty IN the line ot applications
for office has been received at the post
Office 5a,,rt,nant II was Dbotograpb
r'1r w t--0'O7.' y,
Va tiie HPi'iic''h' anu WAS "o'oiii l''iileu
by the request that the picture be filed
with the papers in the case. What is in
tapda1 to no q ranial smile has avident-
-, a. -. a., IN = a.,
Deeh 100 niucli ior tii'' sAiil oi tiie
country photographer, and the result Is
an expression of mingled astonishment
ond ,,i.,,,o,, ,-t,;ob - NO do,bt ,,,,,ch
ANU 'iiSiii's "iii'h 10 i' 'iouOI NitlI
more amusing than the original smile
This is the third application accompanied
nv n pbotooranh which has been receiv.
- :. - 80 ,,.,,---.,.... - :.
Gu 1T INC pos'oliiee uei'"i 'iiicii'' anu
the action OF the postmasteT-general is
favorable in these cases there is 4 proba.
bi1it,, - ,ba c,,sto,,, hooo,,in,, GENERAL
VI 'i'S
at least IN such cases Where the features
OF the applicants cannot be personally
broupht within the focrs Of the most.
-. ,.o,,,1,- -.
iiias'ei seiiei"i eye
\ carnage drove by me on one OF those
beautiful spring days last week, and,
looking INTO It, saw venerable gentle,
man, with coat closely buttoned around
him, but who seemed alert and vigorous.
L could not place him Tor a moment, but
recollection told me that 1t Was no other
Massachusetts on his annual Journey 10