The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-11-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Nov. 10, 1890.
Senator Quay has by unanimous con-
sent been selected rs the Republican
Jonah, and there exists the best OF
reasons for believing that he will be
asked to- retire, not only from the chair
manship OF the Republican National
Committee, but to resign his member
ship. 1t would have been done before
now, but that the question OF what to do
with J. s. ClarksOn has not been de
cided ClarksOn is vicc-chairman of the
committee and has always been an hum
bic tool of Quay's, and there is IL feeling
among influential Republicans against
his being made chairman Of the commit
tee ~ he would naturally expect, when
Quay retires. As soon IA IL satisfactory
solution OF that difficulty is reached,
Mr. Quay will receive what the boys coll
the "grnnd bounce" Quay il now in
Florida, and ClarksOn is also down
South somewhere. They both thought
it good time for disappearing for
awhile.
Mr. Harrison is having u terrible time
over the Force bills Mr. Blaine whose pre-
dictions about the tariff bill have mate
rallied so soon, and n few other promi-
nent Republicans are trying to persuade
d
sage to Congress, which he is now pre-
pairing, and the Radical element in his
party which embraces nine-tenths OF its
recognized leaders, are urging him to in
sist upon the immediate passage by the
Senate of the bill Mr. Harrison is Very
badly frightened mt the tornado of pom
ular disapprObation that struck his adj
ministratiOn and party on election day,
and would most willingly take Mr..
Blaine's advice, but for the fact that he
had committed himself in favor of the
Force bill last summer.
Senator Blackburn has made public Il
scene which took place in II Senate COM
nittec room last summer where he was
the only Democrat present, and where
Nr Blaine stated in the plainest language
that if the Mckinley bill, which was then
before the Senate committee, was passed
it would ruin the Republican party and
prevent lis electing the President i'm
1892. lie became SO excited during his
denunclation of the measure that he
smashed new silk hat which was lying
before him on the table. Mr. Blaine has
not changed his mind.
1t will DE many u day before the Demo
Gratis get through enthusing over the re-
cent election. Every train brings in
prominent Democrats, and every arrival
means a fresh jubilee The local Demo
Gratis fired salute OF % guns Friday
night, although Col Ernest in charge of
public buildings and grounds, did his best
to prevent it-nOthing could. The guns
We're fired, and close enough to the White
House for Mr.. Harrison to enjoy the
music.
Under this administration Federal en-
ployes are slaves. An estimate lady
clerk in the Washington City Post-office is
now under suspension, because she re-
peated iovial remark of afcllow clerk to
Dick Quay, n son of the Senator. Dick
presented an order for the Senator = mail
at the general delivery window and the
lady went back in the office and inquired
where the Senator s mail was. "Oh he's
dead, and his mails gone to the dead let
ter office, said one of the clerks laugh
ingly. The lady walked back to the win
dow and thoughtlessly repeated the re-
marks to Dick, who, by the way, she did
not know. He went to the Post office
department and reported the lady as
having insulted him and his father, and
an order was issued to the City Post
master for her immediate suspension.
Mr.. Wunamaker has not made II popu-
lar official, but now that reports of the
pending failure of his Philadelphia firm
are circulated, II great deal of sympathy
is expressed here for him, and it is hoped
that the claims of his iriends-he is not
here-that the rumor was originated by
Jay Gould for the purpose of injuring
Mr.. Wanamakers credit, because of his
persistency in behalf OF postal telegraph
system, To which Mr. Gould is opposed.
may prove to be true
| is not often that the leaders OF a politi-
cal party haveto complain because they
are given too much by the voters of the
country, but that's about the condition
OF the Democratic leaders. They fully np-
preciate the emphatic endorsement of the
principles OF the party given by the peo-
pie. but they would have anticipated far
less trouble had their majority been about
a hundred less in the next House-it is
now SO large that it actually causes anx-
iety.
The feeling that the short session of
Congress will, i'll its anxiety to pass polit-
ical legislation, neglect to pass all of the
regular appropriation bills, and thus
make an extra session OF the Fifty
Congress, in the Spring necessary, to
provide for the needs of the Government.
has precipitated the campain for the
speakership and the other officers of the
next House. TAR HEEL.