Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-24
FROM THECAPITAL.
Something About the Hungry
Hortles lsesieging Grover
and His Cabinet.
The District Attorne. sh' 'p For
8. D.---Capt. Lucas Gets
Hold Of the Ropes.

WASHINGTON, Marc h l3.--Did you |
ever take a cold pack: wrapped in a
blanket soaked in zee cold water:
Then you remember how terribly
cold il felt to your rade body. 1t is a
cold pack that some of the democrats
here from ycur state are experiencing
since the president declared that the
gentlemen who we're office holders
under hisa in 1865 shall not be in
1881. Gen. Maris Taylor. Ezra
Miller, Col. Sheafc. Col. East. Judge
Thomas, are hit by this declaration.
and deeply grieved thereby. 1t is
natural that they should say. ''lf the
people had applied this rule. Mr..
Cleveland, where would you be-"
Others say, ''l'his isn't in accord
with your civil service declarations
at ALL
But MIR. Cleveland is president. and
the otiice->cekers know him we'll
enough to be satisfied that lie means
What he says. Therefore they are
packing their grips and hieing home
ward.
On the other hand, smiles wrcathe
the ruby faces of Hincklcy. pcemillcr,
Dinnecn, Whitcher. Walsh. Wick
ham. Lal.lond. Flick, Bowler. Pratt.
and others who didn't reach the feed
box under the first administration Of
Cleveland. These are not packing
their grips. but settling down for Il
protvacted siege of the White House
convinced that there is hope for
them, and think there is.
Ilinckley and Whtcher wish to be
district attorney. The former has a
good record as Il consistent democrat.
both in Illinois and in Dakota. He
has many friends i'm both states who
will do their best To help him
through. Among them are Senator
Palmer of Illinois, Vim. Il. Morrison.
Adlai T.. Stcvcnson-all strong ll..l.
with the powers that be. Whitci.er
has the backing of n. G. Ordway,
who is taking to himself all the
''glory" of the defeat Of Senate.
Casey i'm North Dakota and of the
election of Senator Roach. Whitches
and Ordway are longtime friends,
both from New Hampshire and close
friends in lsakota'> days Of swaddling
clothes. AS it was lsoach> election
that gave the democrats a clear
majority over the republicans and
populists in the senate it would
seem that Mr.. Oldway's claim should
have some attention. And yet Mr..
Cleveland knows Mr.. Ordway's $
record: SO his praise may be dauning.
Now that Taylor is knocked out.
: the Huron contingent ar. doing
their best to help llinckiey win.
Huron must have something. you
know: and this is the only thing liz
sight for her ut this writing. Ili:.ck-
lev's chances woilld be better il lie
hadn't been obliged to depart f~.
home the day after the inauguration
Some think that duff lIaynieo. tine
Hills will win the district attorney
ship.
Bat do not thin. that The oiiic.
holders of So were the oIilv u.l,.>
WHO came here last week for solMt
more pork. OH. no. Hundreds and
tens OF hundreds vino We're I'll,
'ou,s' of that era would BE ;n.
Gins of tlliS. Most OF tie ''ins'' q,
tina! period have let. .sr lluae: Ia.
the trains are crowded with other.
equally hangry for "a offs. They
are everywhere you 70. But ,lcs
hover chiefly around the White
House and the departments. Hotel,
are crowded. Saloons do as good
business as they did in the Marci
days of 1889 when Harrison came III
They throng the capitol. Their foot.
steps are on the threshold of ever,
library in the city. Why: To sec
the Blue Book. Which reminds me
A dapper, hungry democrat dropped
into library last week and asked IL
see this book. AS ii is in twC
yolumcs-one contaiaing the names
OF all who are in the employ Of the
post office department., the other The
names of all Others in government
employtl the bookmaster mcekls
inquired, (Which volume do YOU
wish."
Gimme both" was the reply that
came quicker than flash of Col.
Jolley's Italian wit. He would
gladly get anything getable. The
Washington papers tell of one man
asking Cleveland in 1885 for a foreign
mission, which being refused, he
. asked for less on each succeeding
visit until he finally asked for q pair