Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-07-06
WASHINGTON.

of the criticism he has recently re-
ceived for Sunday junketing l don't
know which, perhaps little of both,
caused him to spend yesterday in the
White House, Notwithstanding the
fact that up to Friday morning he
had intended to spend the day at
Cape May. He could not, however
Withstand the temptation of taking
fun ride to Baltimore and return Sat-
urday afternoon to meet his wife and
grandchildren. This week the fam
lily go to Deer Park and he goes to
Woodstock, Connecticut to assist in
celebrating the Fourth of July. Lots
more free railroading.
At last an anti-Mahone Virginia
republican has got something. John
S. Wise has succeeded in getting his
son appointed cadet to West Point.
Now that the new fiscal year has
began republicans here are looking
for the speedy discharge of every
democrat in the Government service,
who is not protected by the civil
service law, and as many of the lat
ter as displaced Union veterans can
be found to succeed under the recent
order of Harrison.
The New York politicians have
jumped on Harrison again, Friday
and Saturday Morton, Hiscock, De-
pew and lot more of the "bigguns"
were here in the interest of the vari-
Gus candidates for the New York Fed
eral appointments. 1t was stated
Saturday that state had been agreed
upon, at any rate most of the New
Workers went home, but the appoint
ments haven't been made yet.
The Haytian government recently
captured an American steamer and
for time refused to release her, but
were only too glad to do so and pay
a cash indemnity of $4,000 when
Commander Kellogg of the L. S. S.
Ossipe, gavethem the choice ofdoing
so or of having Polt-an-Prince bonn
barded. The money was paid and
the vessel released. What sense
there was in keeping news Of this
character from the the public l can
not see.
Another Negro has succeeded a
prize. This time it is Fred Douglass,
who has been appointed minister to
Hayti. The appointment is creating
much dissatisfaction among the rest
of the darkies, with whom Douglass
has been very unpopular ever since
he married awhile woman.
Harrison has compelled Secretary
Window to appoint w. M. Meredith
of Chicago superintendent of the Blu
reau of Engraving and Printing, al
though Window had a man of his
own for the place. The fight was
long and bitter and at last
Harrison informed Window Mere
dith must be appointed even if he
had to have new Secretary of the
Treasury. This brought "Billy"
down to his narrow bones very quick
ly as, Star route Dorsey's wild cat
scheme which he had been trying to
boast for several years offered mo in
ducements, when compared with the
salary and perquisites, particularly
the latter, of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
This is a protection" administra-
ton! see how it protects American
labor and capitol! In giving out a
contract for $550,0O0 enam-
eled brick to be used in the construc-
of the National Library building in
this city the contract was given to an
, English firm because by remitting
the duty they can be delivered here
a little cheaper than they can be
bought in America. So could al
most everything else, and the ques'
ton naturally arises, why should the
Government do what it refuses to LEI
the people do?
In the language of slang it may be
, remarked that there are "no flies" on
the present civil service commission
and that it intends to "run the ma
chine" or "bust" the boiler.
The indictments against Dorsey
Brady, ct. al. in the famous Stal
route cases which have been cumber
ing the court records for seven OF
eight years have all been nolle pross
ed.
Blaine has told his man William
Phelps, just appointed minister tC
Germany that he might take his owr
: time about going to Berlin. But il
isn't hic own time he il taking. IL is