Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Regular Correspondence of The Standard
WASHINGTON- March u. 1901

Ex-senator Malone became Il Re-
publican and attained his first poiti-
cal prominence through as bastard
ly political bargain as ever was made
in this or any other country by per-
sons az eminent as the President of
the United States and member of
the Senate. BY that bargain Malone
obtained much notoriety and absolute
control of the Federal patronage of
Virginia as the price of his allegiance
to the Republican party. He has now
made another bargain, by which he
hopes to again get his grip upon the
throat OF Virginia. His partner in the
present enterprise is that blatant
Washington negro dcmagogue John
VI. LangstOn, who for oilice-holding
purposes claims Il residence in Virginia.
and who has broken Mahone's power
i'll bis own district by taking the negro
vote away from him.
The terms Of the bargain, as told to
me, are that Langston shall again turn
the negro vote over to Malone, who is
to resume his position as Republican
boss of Virginia, in return for which
Malone is to urge the name of Langs-
toh upon Mr.. Harrison for one of the
new United States Circuit judgeships.
1t is believed that Mr.. Harrison has
already partly promised to elevate
LangstOn to the bench and that he
had this bargain in mind when he told
the delegation of cheeky negroes, call
ing themselves journalists" several
days ago, that he would he pleased to
consider the name of member of
their race whom they considered suf-
iiciently learned in the law to discharge
the duties OF judge. Harrison is to
get the solid Virginia delegation to the
next Republican national convention
for his pay. If he dares to appoint
this negro, Langston, to the bench lie
will also get, and fully deserve the ex-
ecration OF ninety-nine decent white
men out of every hundred in every sec
ton of the country. 1t is entirely in
keeping with Mahone's political career
that it should wind up in a partner
ship with negro.
The trial of Judge Charles f. Kin
caid who while Washington cores
pondent shot and killed ex-Representa-
tive Tauli ec. of Kentucky, in the Cap
itol building on February 23, 1890, is
going on tiiiS week and is attracting
much attention. The defence is self
defence. ExRepresentative Grosvenor
of Ohio, has taken the place of Senator
Voorhees,, who is under treatment at
the Arkansas Hot Springs, rs Kincaid's
chief counsel. A feature of the trial
was the cross examination of Samuel
Donaldson, of Tennessee, ex.Door-
keeper OF the House of Representatives,
who stated in answer to questions
which the judge directed him to an
swer, that he was by occupation Il
lobbyist and that ut the time of the
shooting he was working in the interest
of the Western Union Telegraph com.
pany. This public admission will not
be pleasant news for number of Con-
gressmen who have been in the habit
of cumming with "Sam" around the
capitol corridors and restaurants.
Russell Harrison, who is said to be
mixed up in several speculations in
volving questions affecting public lands,
has succeeded in having his man, ex-
Representative Carter of Montana ap-
pointed Commissioner of the General
Land Office, to succeed Judge Croft
who was compelled to resign. because
he would not change his opinion in
order to oblige Secretary Noble.
There's nothing like being son of the
appointing power, and nobody knows
it any better than Russell.
A copy of the letter from Governor
Nichols, replying to Mr.. Blaine's ex-
cited telegram sent on the day the
Siciliins were lynched at New Orleans,
was sent to the Italian Minister as
soon as it was received at the Depart
ment Of State. He has not since been
heard from regarding it; and he de-
clines 10 see newspaper men who have
called at the legation.
The National Association of Demo-
cratic Clubs has sent a circular letter
to Democratic clubs all over the coun-
try requesting them to appropriately
celebrate the anniversary of the birth
day OF Thomas Jefferson, Thursday
April 3. The letter calls attention to
the contrast between the simplicity of
Jefferson with the prodigality, central
ization, favoritism and corruption of
the last Congress, of which it SAYS:
"Thcy could go no further for they
have exhausted the surplus in the
Treasury and in the Mckinley bill,
raised taxes and prices to the last
points OF endurance. The time is es-
pecially yappropriate-whilc celebrating
the birth of the great apostle of liberty
to rejoice over the popular repudia-
ton and the final adjournment of the
odious billion dollar Congress, whose
existence was menace alike to the
freedom, the prosperity and the busi.
ness OF the country.
Considerable scandal has been ere
ated by the State department sending
ex-minister Foster, who is known To
be a paid attorney of the Spanish
Government, to Madrid as n special en-
voy, and the matter is not mended any
by the knowledge, but he is accom-
panied by that worthless young scape-
grace, James G. Blaine, Jr., who would
not be tolerated in decent societv-he
is only just tolerated-were it not for
cons;. .Jora fiop of his poropts, foo,.