The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-11-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom our Regular correspondent.

Washington, ID, y. NOV. lU, 1870.
Senator Quay has by unanimous con-
sent been selected as 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 befo, 9
now, but that the question of what to
do with ]. s. Clarkson has not been
decided. Clarkson is Vice-chairman
of the committee and has always been
an humble tool of Quays, and there is
a feeling among influential republicans
against his being made chairman of the
committee, as he would naturally ex-
pect, when Quay retires. As soon as a
satisfactory solution of that difficulty
az reached Mr.. Quay will receive what
the boys call the "grand bounce Quay
Is now in Florida, and Clarkson is also
down South somewhere. They both
thought it good time for disappear
ing for awhile.
Mr.. Harrison is having terrible time
over the Force bill Mr.. Blame whose
predictions about the tariff bill have
materialized 50 soon, and few other
prominent republicans are trying to
persuade him to let the Force bill alone
in his message to Congress, which he
is now preparing, and the radical ele-
ment in his partywhich embraces nine
tenths of its recognized leaders, are
urging him to insist upon the immedi-
ate passage by the Senate of the bill.
Mr.. Harrison is very badly frightened
at the tornado of popular disapproba-
ton that struck his administration and
party on election day, and would most
willingly take Mr.. Blaines advice, but
for the fact that he had committed
himself in favor of the Force bill last
Summer.
Senator Blackburn has made public
scene which took place In Senate
committee room last summer where he
was the only democrat present, and
where Mr.. Blaine stated in the plainest
language thai if the Mckinley bill,
which was then before the Senate COM
mittee, was passed it would ruin the
republican party and prevent its elect
ing the Presidentln 1892. He became
80 excited during his denunciation OF
the measure that he smashed a new
silk hat which was lying before him
on table. Mr. Blaine has not chang
ed his mind.
1t will be many a day before the
democrats get through enthusing over
the recent election. Every train brings
in prominent democrats, and every ar
rival means fresh jubilee. The local
democrats fired salute of So guns
Friday night, although Col. Ernst 10
charge of public buildings and grounds
did his best to prevent it by refusing
to give them a permit to fire them in
the same place that the republicans
were granted a similar permit two
years ago, but that didn't prevent it;
nothing could. The guns were fired
and close enough to the White House
for Mr.. Harrison to enjoy the music.
Under this administration Federal
employees are slaves. An estimable
lady clerk in the Washington City
Post-office Is now under suspension,
because she repeated a jovial remark
of fellow clerk to Dick Quay,a son Of
the Senator. Dick presented an order
for the Senators mail at the general
delivery window and the lady went
back in the office and inquired where
the Senators mail was. "Oh he's dead
and his mail has gone to the dead let
ter office, said one of the clerks laugh
ingly. The lady walked back TO the
window and thoughtlessly repeated the
remarks to Dick, who, by the way, she
did not know. He went to the Post
Office department and reported the lady
as having insuted him and his father,
and an order was issued to the City
Post. master for her immediate suspen.
sion.
Mr.. Wanamaker has not made a
popular official, but now that reports Of
the pending failure of his big Philad-
elphia firm are circulated, great deal
of sympathy is expressed here for him,
and it is hoped that the claims of b 8
friends--he il not here-that the erumor
originated by jay Gould for the pur-
pos of luju ing Mr. Wanamaker's cred
il, becau-e OF lis perssteney in behalf
of postal ielegr ph system, to which
M Gould is opposed, may prove to be
true.
1t is not often that the leaders of q
political party have to complain be-