Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-12

that the schools excite less discussion than any other branch of local affairs.
 As is known to most readers, three com missioners are appointed by the president and controlled by congress, and they are the government, and yet no other region probably has so many political organ iZations. Every state has both a political and social body, except the very small and distant ones This body is composed chiefly of government employees from that state, but patronized by the senators and members thereof. Another odd feature is the alternating character of local politics. When new congress comes in, it is usu- ally jealous for economy, retrenchment and reform, and the District is snubbed When the members have been i.ere year, they realize the needs of the District and grow more liberal, and so it is part of the un- written law that the local lobbyists are to get in their work in the second year of each congress.
 Some Recent Issues.
 One illustration will show the queer ideas distant people entertain about Dis trict affairs. When the Grand Army of the Republic was to have its encampment here, the city wanted to appropriate $75,- 900 for entertaining the veterans, and fran tic protests against it came in from all over tho country. As matter of fact the District only wanted the privilege of spend ing its own money, and the public treasury was not out a cent but it took a great deal of very hard work to make congress- men take the risk. Just at present the eX- citing question is as to the land which has been reclaimed from the Potomac mud flats. Of course the railroads want it, and equally of course the citizens want it made into park with promenades and other flnishings, Incidentally also there is growing feeling among the citizens that the depot of the Baltimore and Ohio road should be removed to the suburbs, and sneering remarks are frequent about "a great government which allows locomo- tives to snort and whistle right under the caves of the capitol" If Coxey's army should ever get here, some new issues will arise as to the proper method of dealing with it. But Chief of Police Moore says that nobody need worry. He will see that said army does not hold a meeting on the steps of the capitol or annoy anybody.
 A Populist on CoXey's Army.
 By the way, the interest in said army is great enough to cause many inquiries to be made of those western members who arc supposed to have little sym pathy with it. But without exception they go no further than to say that they are sorry for the soldiers of the army and re- grct that they haven't adopted some prac- tical methods of helping themselves. The Populists all speak of the CoXcy business as merely one symptom of deep seated disease ''It is, '' says MT. Davis of Kan sas, just the same as one of those short spells of delirilun which are frequent in a long and wasting fever. We may look for a great many such things not only this year, but next year and right along until the wasting fever is cured, for I can't think that the patient is going to die This slow and merciless contraction of prices brings it about that every man who enters on any kind of productive labor does it with the certainty that he will not get out