Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-12-15
ALL WANT OFFICES.
A Sudden Change in the Ranks Of the
Democracy
Out OF Jobs They Love Grover for The Offices
He Can pestoW.

WASHINGTON, Doc u. - Especial. -
President Cleveland appears 10 be gaining
ground in the house The session is now
more than q week old and we have not as
vet heard much of the attack upon tho adj
administration tho dofrateh Dnh disappointed
sneulbrrs of congress had threatened to
make We were promised SO much in tho
way az party Iiyrotechnics that the perform
nnce has been rather disappointing. Very
trw Democratic members have as yet ven
tlired to say a. word against the president,
mud it locks us If tho session were going
to ts rather tumo In this rs well AS III
othcr respects Ono explanation of the
failnreof these disgruniled Democrats to
vent their ire in public is found in the
large number Of members of congress, ont
of q iuh after March next. who nre look
ing for snnie appointment under the prcSi-
don't Though the president has distrihut.
ed uost of his patronage. vacancies are al
ways occurring in one or another branch
pf the public service, anl for every vacan
- thorc arc at least dozen congressional
applicants.
Cansc 81 the Change.
a curious Incident of the change which
has come ever the drcaius Of certain con
grcssmcn in this respect is topnd in the
case Of tho Democratic members from Illi
nois. Two weeks ago they were breath
Ing vengeance upon Grover He was re-
sponsihle for their defeat, and they in
tended to toll him SO right nn the floor Of
the house. and to do it in good hot words
too One day Sherwood Dixon, district at
torney at Chicago, died Of consumption
somewhat unexpectedly. Probably it was
SORROW over lis taking off that spftencd
the hearts Of tho Democratic members from
thai state AZ any rate. their tnnc was
suddenly changed They began pralsiDe
Mr. Cleveland He was the greatest prcsi-
dent tho country had over seen, He WAS a
,mtfiot, and martyr. and II scholar. And
now that Mir Cleveland has como into
town from his country seat, these congress.
men may be seen almost any day sliding
into the Nhita House asking for tho va
cant district nttoncyship. y good deal OF
the cmainderof their time they spend en-
treating newspaper correspondents With
whom they had talked before Mr.. Dixon 5
death to keep silent for the sake of old
friendship,
4 Tower Of Strength.
Aside from potty personal ambition,
the Democratic members OF the house, oil
n majority Of them, havo come TO the con
clusion that they will not gain anything
but contempt by paradiug thor wounds in
public The feeling has become quite
strong among them that the best thing
they can do for themselves and for theii
party az we'll is TO keep still and bear theii
defeat with that bravery which doth bo
come man. a great effort Is to be made
to bring about harmony in the party, and
the efforts in this direction arc meeting
with much success IN the house. There
tho banking and currency committee, oi
which Mr., Springer is chairman, has this
week begun series Of hearings on The
currency plan suggested by Mr. Carlisle
Tho secretary himself has appeared, and
his talk, clear and convincing, has had Q
great effect. Mr. Carlisle is strong man
with the western and southern Democrat:
and is proving q tower of strength to the
administration at this iunctGre of affairs.
He knew what he WAS about when he Of
fcred the concession of repeal of the tax
upon state bank circulation. for this is the
attraction which is bringing a great many
of the southern members into the admins
tration fold, If thcprospects of legislation
upon theourrency question were as bright
, in tho senate rs they are in the house. Mr..
Cleveland would be justified in Offering
himself his sincere congratulations.
Senator lIill has finally arrived at the
capitol after a protracted vacation In the
SOUTH MIR Hin attracts much attention
wherever he goes Flo Is one OF The few
senator's visitors to tho galleries invaria-
bly, ask to have pointed out to them,
though for the mostof the strangers with
in tho chamber such. men as Hill and
Sherman aud German and Bricc are easily
recognized by The portraits and cartoons
which have been printed in the newspa-
pers. 1t is remarkable fact that the car
toons printed in the comic papers often
give more of the real expression and char
acteristics of public men than the portraits
engraved fro., photographs. The cartoons
have life y them and catch attitudes
and expressions with which we observers
in Washington are daily familiar. This is
n tribute to the skill of the cartoonists,
but q deserved one. America has the best
cartaonisfs in the world A gentleman in