Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-10-18
Letter From Washington.

Letter From Washington.
(From Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Der. 13, 1877.
Since the morning OF the 10th, we
have been constantly saluted with
those graveyard echoings with which
ghosts since the days OF Macbeth
have saluted their friends Il told you
So" Nine out OF ten Republicans
here knew all the time that the
Democrats would carry Ohio and are
as full OF the knowledge as an egg is
full OF meat, that the Presidents
policy caused the entire disaster,
hence their II told you so" arc
alarmingly sepulchral, and one is led
to wonder why. where there is so
much wisdom. defeat should ever
come to the party. A good general
needs only little foreknowledgo to
win every battle, and 1t is pity
indeed that the wise Republicans OF
Washington had not been In the late
Ohio fight, for with their sagacity
every issue and every disaffected voter
would have been whipped back into
the harness and the State gloriously
carried against tho Democrats. In
our lack of ability to see into Il mill
stone we are inclined TO attribute the
late disaster to pure cussedness. just
such as sent Tom Corwin in 1912 up
Salt River Notwithstanding he had
been elected in 40 by an immense
majority and under the most intense
enthusiasm and popularity. Chase
became Governor with q sweep and
yet the second canvass reelected
him only by the skin OF his teeth.
Between Corwin and Chase there was
constant change OF parties and we
doubt whether any state in the Union
canpresent a purer and more uniform
show OF political eussedness and con-
trariness than Ohio. Hence under
present "walloping" we have the con-
ISOLATION of knowing it is not the first.
one, and may feel that>our scepticism
as to the Presidents policy being the
sole cause, is pardonable. The Ad-
ministratiOn, Is so far az We have
met it, resigned and bears the de-
feat with due meekness and humilia-
ton so much so that il devoted 18th
to discussing the merits and dcmer-
its OF pumpkins and "sich" at the
Frederick Fair returning mt night
fully consoled. The Republican
Members OF Congress have not yet
arrived in sufficient numbers to ena-
bio one to get at n fair judgment OF
the political situation from the Con
gressional stand point OF view. But
the few with whom we have con-
veTsed are not ut all included to ac-
cept tho Democracy. In the ratifll-
cation and serenade given at VIII
lard's Hotel on the night OF the 18th,
the Ohio Democrats who spoke laid
great stress on the assertion "Ohio is
forever redeemed"
We shall see. They win realize
what many a poor soldier teamster
did during the war, that a mule which
works as he Is wanted to-day. may
be the pink Of destination tomorrow
and absolutely refuse to do the bid
ding OF tho master. Sam Randall
has the inside track for the Speaker
ship and those who flavor anybody
rather than Randall" will apparently
have to swallow him, subsidy, tariff,
and all. Sunset Cox fiattered him
self he had some show for tho place
and opened up ut headquarters at
which to receive his friends, but Ran
dall's "shoO fly" killed him as effectu-
ally as did Ben Buffers some years
ago. He at once closed his parlors
and subdued with his position OF
whipper-snapper for the opposition
to Randall, with the appearances
wholly against the opposition for
even the "great Unknown" hasn't the
ghost OF n chance to beat Randall.
Sam Randall Is one OF the shrewdest
wirepullers i'm tho Democratic ranks.
His natural abilities united with his
many years OF experience in Phila-
delphia log rolling and political trick
cry have i'm place OF demoralizing
him only served to render him al! the
moro sagacious in his ambitious de-
signs, and he will succeed to the
Speakership just because he worked
for the position and secured success
as only the able can. We rather like
Sam. Years ago he held the Repub-
leans at bay upon ono measure for
days, and finally won. He handled
his brethren as only a good general
can and il we must have a Democrat
presiding officer he Is certainly the
man OF our choice for we would rath-
er see man of ability than dolt in
the place. The weak man is always
the more dangerous OF the two as he
never had the courage to put himself
above the worst elements OF his par
ty. The Capital has been thoroughly
renovated. Its ventilating system
has been remodeled for both Senate