The sun., 1889-10-31
WAS HINC1oN LETTER.


An increasing activity, a deepening
air of business importance, surrounds
The White House as the time for the
fifly-filSt cong: ess approaches. The
President aid Lis private secretary
are closeted together Matching mes
sage to congress thai shall be an egg
full of wisdom. The Presidents
long absence from here during the
summer and late in the fall, has
greatly retarded his wOIk, and he has
little time to hear any thing, save the
compliments and the requests of the
republican leaders.
Ofthe republican leaders as class.
1T may he said that their displeasure
with Mr.. III trriSon increases. YOU
bear more decided expressions Of this
feeling every day and ia the informal
conferences of the forty managers Is
exhibited the distruSt aid disrespect
felt towards the Indianapolis states
man.
Mathew Quay of Pennsylvania, is
an example. But a teT months ago,
the most prominent man in Washing
ION Vas MI. .Qlay. People thought
his smiles ard recommendations were
supposed to be IL mandate. Now, none
SO poor as to Go him honor. When
lie comes 10 Washington lie is no
longer pursued hy a horde of offi"e
seekers. His voice iS of no weight,
even in the choice of officials in his
own state. Last week he went to the
Nhite House with blood in his eye to
give his reasDhS for Ohjecting to the
proposed appointment to a Federal
office in Pennsylvania Of an enemy of
his, who has however, the support of
Prince Russell HtrriSOiI. The visit
was unavailable and when the Presi-
dent so told him, he spread fire in the
iiYeliest manner possible. He is said
To have told Mr.. Harrison, that if he
dared 60 Before the convention of
1859 as q candidate he would be
showed under 20 deep that Il rescuing
utrly could not GEd lIim. lie also
made IL few II marks about ingrati-
tud G and calltd his hearcr S attention
to the vice of Enthankfulness, to all
uflwiiich the President listened with
J;.f,aIiaf
The roCk urCn which the President
will split eventually is d"u less the
gigantic crag of self sEfficIency.
1His little, arIstoratic pUulter pigeon
feels in his veins lie blood of a dozen
NapoleOns. Apart from his affection
Tor Baby Mckee, and his Insane
d, sirtto put all his relations i'll cffice,
a passion Hhich should be well salts
fitd l,y this time, lie is as cold as I'LL
iciclc. Ii, lis vanity lie forgets that
nu Hi can succeed without friends,
especially inreL..ics.
Plutarch tells us that Tie King 5
cor III was sealed when the faces of
his ouI.celloIs looked culdly upon
him though he knew it not. Tie next
congress will show the admillistra.
tiun Low it stards ltItsown party,
and 1E6 verdict is easily foretold.
no one doubts lie Importance of
the fifty first congress. 10 the Re
fuiIic;.ns the hertsponsibilIty Of the
POSITION Of the Presidency and both
Houses Of ccrgress brings obligations
that can not be shifked. No use in
thesnext congress TO lay the RESPONSE
Lility Of the failure of appropriations
10 ''tlle d. Dtmocrats iii the House" no
iced to lay tdl fl reform on the
ground of the .'inteInal strife i'll the
Democratic campaign" Issues must
ut least ! e met.
Congressis nowonly about six weeks
IF, and Corgrcssmen are begilling 10
ct me TO town. EsDgre, sman Cannon
came in so quietly last night that
came near missing pumping him.
lie is here after the speaker ship, and
is sure Of getting it, aid is sitting up
higlfts watching The candidates.
From what am told today by CON
gressmen. believe that Major
Mcsinley will BE elected. He is es
seutially repiesentatly I've of tile tllanu.