The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-28
DEMOCRATIC ORCHARD.
Anxious Fruit Gatherers are Pre-
serving Silence but Still Thinking.
THE HONEY-PAGE FIGHT RACES.
Most Of the Apples are Unavailable N
Yet but Colonel Honey Has Already
Climbed the Tree In Anticipation OF
the Good Time Coming.

The Democrats have not yet recovered
sufficiently from their recent defeat to
consider definitely the question of the
various plums which ma be picked by
the hungry members OF the party in this
state. But the average Democrat Is
blessed with a perpetual craving for the
msnna of Office and during the past
four years that craving has not been
lessened by any visible nourishm ment. The
result is set Of famished politicians 5
who. while not yet making their wants
publicly known. are yet lowering around
the corners. keeping q sharp watch on
Colonel Honey's actions and In general
betraying nervous anxiety that fadi-
Gates the temperament OF Barkis.
Just why Colonel Honey has sought
the haunts OF the office-seekers at Wash
ington is vexing the minds 4 the hang
ers on just at present. The easy and
complete success Of Messrs. Page and
Lapham at the last election aud the pitt
full failure Of Colonel Honey to pull the
tered the confidence of some of the
party in the latter's ability to dictate
+. esident Cleveland's appointees in
this state. Mr.. Honey. as usual. has
claimed everything. but just how he is
Co overcome the influence Of Charlie"
Page,
sacked by Success
as he is. is a puzzle not yet solved.
The wis, ones of the party are sure
that Mr.. Honey has gone thus early to
Washington to forestall the pressu re
and counteract the efforts OF Mr.. Pase.
Mr.. Honey's sleeves are always at the
high-water mark and he loves nothing
better than n contest. He has D, culiar
knack OF always getting in the first
blow. just at present his sleeves are
rolled up higher than ever aud it is pos.
sible that he may shake the apples all
of the trees at Washington before the
congressman get into the orchard.
IL is unfortunate that most OF the po-
ii ical apples now in sight are either
stunted or very green. or course the
most lucious apple Is the collectorship OF
this port. 1t is worth about $500 year
and contains few good seeds which
may be judiciously scattered around
among the hungry aud thirsty
hut loyal Democrats. Mr.. POM
roy,-the present incumbent, Is not
In the leas, worried alb, u his grip on the
apple as yet. His APPOINTMENT was con-
firmed in June of $780, aud his term nat
urally expires one year from next July.
Mr.. Pomroy, when he was appointed,
ssked Mr.. McWiiiiams, his predecessor.
to retain his Office until the expiration OF
the fiscal year, and thus did not assume
the duties of his Office until month
after his appointment. There is no evi :
dence at hand that Mr.. Cleveland is
anxious
To Appoint His Successor,
or is likely to make the appointment be-
tore July OF 1884
The postmastership is another beauti-
full specimen, of fruit, but Mr.. George
has filled the Office so accep:ably AS to
receive not only the appreciation
of his political friends, but of
thought OF his removal on any
justfiable grounds. His appointm ent
w Gu first ma ie by Mr.. Cleveland was
looked upon as most excellent one, and
no one mas seen reason to- change his
views. Mr.. Georges ter n expired a wear
ago last January, and he has already
overrui his time by nearly a year and a
half, and will probably continue to do so
under the present administration.
The appralsership and the district
attorneyship are the only other larg
apples that may be picked. For the lat
the express companies have been busy
for soli.e weeks carrying the petitions OF
Senator Champlin to Washington
The apple has been ripe for
some weeMs but Mr.. Champlin has
thus far been unable to get up to the
bough that bears lit Moreover. Mr.
Champlin is the law partner OF General
Brennan and General Brenna is the Jack
OF the Carroll suit OF trumps. III Mr..
Honey's cards win the tricks Mr.. Champ
lin may fiud reason to cry aloud: "De-
liver me from myefriendsp
The applicants for the postoffic s at
the various cross roads in the state are
about as numerous as the voters in each
respective section, but Secrel ary BisseIl
hasn't got his picker in running order
yet and most OF the voters can as yet be
certain that the apple will drop into
their pockets when It does drop,