The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.


WASHINGTON, May 8, 1889
The President returned from the
great New York celebration greatly
fatigued but much pleased with what
he saw, as we'll as with the cordial
manner in which he was received and
treated during his entire stsy-three
'days. His return to Washington was
the signal for the temperance of the
army of place seekers that somehow
-mysteriously disappeared when the
the President started for the Centen-
nial. They are far more numerous.
But as it is a good natuIed, we'll. fed
crowd, with money in its pockets,
Washington is glad to see them back
again in the hotel lObbies, and wishes
them we'll generally.
Mrs. Harrison was so pleased with
the New York celebration that she
will remain there until next week.
She is the guest of Mrsv.Naorton.
The employesrof the Railway Mail
Service number $500. About one.
third of this number are Republicans
appointed since the 4th of March, and
a small number are Republicans found
in the service by the Cleveland ad.
ministration and overlooked in the
general slaughter which followed
Cleveland's Inauguration, the rest are
Democrats. On May l, the entire
service passed under the control of the
Civil Service Commission and in fu.
ture when vacancies occur they will
be filed from names certified by that
body. Civil Service Commissioner
Lyman says that the Commission has
already on file more than 2000 appli.
cants for examination, from parties
desirious of receiving appointments in
the service and that he anticipates no
trouble whatever in filling any requi.
sition that Superintendent Bell, of the
Railway Mail Service may make on
him for clerks.
The indispOsition of Secretary
Blaine which prevented his accompa.
nnying the President to New York has
been the cause of some uneasiness on
the part of Mr.. Blaine's friends and
of a thousand and one rumors making
his condition much worse than it is.
am assured by those closely asso.
ciated with him that the attack has
only been an ordinary one, oflumbago,
and that at no time has it been serious
enough to prevent the Secretary pay
ing the usual attention to his mail,
both private and official. The rumors
(some of them sent to out of town
papers were too absurd for any one to
believe) gave the Secretary more wor.
ry than his lumbago pains.
Controller of the currency Locey
was sworn in this week and began his
official career.
The death of ex Senator Barnum,
Chairman of the Democratic National
Committee has created much interest
among Democrats here, and specula-
tion is rife as to who will be his sue
cessor. Senator German seems to be
the favorite for the place, but it is
said that Cleveland and his crowd
don't want German because he is not
radical enough in his tariff ideas, they
want a Cleveland tariff refurmer,
which is Synonymous with being a
free-trader, to fill the position. Seua
tor Germans friends say that he does
not want the place and will not accept
it if it is offered him. Perhaps not.
May be it is a case Of sour grapes. II
the Democrats are to fight among
themselves over this position all good
Republicans will wish that the free.
trade element of the party may win,
for as long as that wing of the Demo.
cratic party rules its councils the Re,
publican party is certain to remain in
power.
A circular issued by Postmaster
General Wanamaker, at the request OF
Superintendent of the Census Porter,
will have the result of placing $4,000
census collectors in the field imme.
diately. The circular in question
directs the $4,000 postmasters of the
country to furnish the census bureau