Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-10-18

pr any State in the Union can present
a purer and more uniform show of po- |
litical cussednesS and cOntrariness I
than Ohio. Hence under present |
'walloping' we have the consolation |
of knowing ii is not the first one, and |
may feel that our scepticism, as to the
Presidents policy being the sole cause,
is pardonable. The Administration
in so far as we have met il, is resigned,
and bears the defeat with due meek. |
ness and hnmility-so much so that il
devoted the Ilth to discussing the |
merits and dement's of pumpkins and
SIGH at the Frederick Fair, returning
at night fully consoled. The Republi-I
can members of Congress have not yet
arrived in sufficient numbers TO enaDlel
one to get at fair judgment of the
political situation from the Congress
sional standpoint of view. But thel
few with whom we have conversed
are nOt inclined to accept the state
ment that Ohio is now irrevocably in
the hands of the Democracy. In the
ratification and serenade given at
Willard's Hotel, on the night of the
l1th, the Ohio Democrats who spoke,
laid great stress on the assertion, "Ohi1
is forever redeemed" Weshall see.
They will realize what many poor
soldier teamster did during the war,
that q mule which works as he is
wanted to to-day, may be the pink OF
obstinacy tomorrow, and absolutely
refuse to do the bidding of the master.
Sam Randall has the inside track
for the Speakership, and those who
flavor anybody rather than Randall"
rr-ilt lxy haUn n GkuatinE him
subsidy, tariff, and all. Sunset Cox
fiattered himself he had some show for
the place, and opened up headquar-
tiers at which to receive his friends,
but Randsll's "shoO-fy" killed him as
effetually as did Ben. Buffers some
years ago. He at once closed his par
lors, and subsided into the position OF
whipper-snapper for the opposition
to Randall, with the appearances Who'll.
ly against the opposition, for even the
great Unknown hasn't The ghost of a
chance to beat Randall. Sam Randall
is one of the shrewdest wire-pullers in
the Democratic ranks. His natural
abilities united with his many years of
experience in Philadelphia, log rolling
and political trickery have, in place of
demoralizing him, only served to rem
U6E Hliu tuc say SdClOuS III
ambitious designs, and he will succeed
to the Speakership, just because he
worked for the position, and secured
success as only the able can. We rath-
er like Sam. Years ago he held the
Republicans at bay upon on measure
for days, ,and finally Won. He handled
his brethren as only a good General
can, and if we must have Democrat
ic presiding officer, be is certainly the
man of our choice, for we would rather
see man of ability than a dolt in the
place. The weak man is always tbe
more dangerous Of the two, as he new
er had the courage to put himself
| above the worse elements of his party.
The Capitol has been thoroughly
renovated. Its ventilating system has
been remodelled for both Senate Cham
Der and House OF Representatives, and
under the PRELIMINARY test experiments
there Is every promise that these Halls
will not be such pest-houses of vita
ted air as during past sessions. The
House Cham Der appears little changed
aside from it's new carpet, though ev-
Ierything is as bright ana clean as paint
and polish can make it.
: The horde of office.seekers which
\ flooded our hote Is and boarding-hOu5es
two years ago is absent, and we are
comparatively at peace from them and
mosquitoes. JUNIUs.