The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-30

! Bayard boom, and a possible Han
cock boom, with several other booms
IN reserve. It is enough to know that
the ability of the Democrats to elect
the next President exists, and that the
are to-day three to one in its
favor. The feature of the result in
Ohio most to be regretted is the defeat
Of Senator Thurman. His retirement
is national loss. The other day the
Supreme Court decided that his bill,
which forces the Pacific railways to
begin paying their Indebtedness to the
is constitutional and
valid. By it the Government Is saved
q hundred million of dollars. Andyet
the people of Ohio vote to discharge
Judge Thurman from further service,
while Jay Gould climbs up to the tall
tower of his Tribune building and
gives three cheers. Then he goes
down and orders Whitelaw Reid to
give Thurman a few parting kicks.
John Sherman thinks he has got his
little boom in a very healthy condi-
ton now, and he is as serene as q big
sun-flower. But, after all his Ohio
triumph and his careful manipulation
of the Custom-house and other posi-
tons down in New Orleans, it seems
that his little clique of Returning
Board scoundrels were not able to 'fix"
Louisiana for him. The Republican
party is rather scattering down in that
State, but they held their Convention
this week, and elected delegates to the
National Convention. These dele
gates are reported to be anti-Sherman.
Anyhow, the convention declared that
Grant was its unalterable choice. -
The idea of the Louisiana Republican
crowd having an ''unalterable choice"
is what makes the marines all laugh.
The popularity of that crew is
that they do not establish an un-
alterable choice until the bids are
all in-and that may be the peg upon
which the wiley Secretary hangs his
faith. They did compliment John on
the success of resumption, but it is
hardly probable that he will be salts
fed with any "taffy" of that sort.
Sherman is going to follow Evarts
over to New York to help Conkling
and Cornell. That, too, is another OF
the funny things one sees in politics.
This Administration was just recently
at bitter war with Conkltng, and John
Sherman charged Cornell, in an OFF,
cial communication to the Senate,
with dishonesty and malfeasance In
the office of Collector, from which he
removed him, and now the whole
power of the administration is sexerted
to elect the same man to . higher po-
sition.
Rutherford B. Hayes, with his fam
lily, returned from the west ON Tues
day as smiling as a basket of chips.
He fiatters himself that, with the aid
of the Cabinet Minister'S, he fixed
Ohio and can fix the other elections as
they come along. Rutherford said to
an interviewer the other day that he
did not think the American people
would submit to the counting in of q
Democratic President if he failed to be
fairly elected. What cheek During
the absence of the occupant, the White
House has undergone o general reno
walton and sprucing up. New carpets
have been put down and the worn fur
niture upholstered, giving the halls
and rooms fresher and brighter ap-
pearance. The next cleaning ont will
take place March 4, 1881, when 4 legal
ly elected President will probably SET
the present fraud and his luggage out
into the street. There is q funny story
going around about New York man
who applied, through friend, for an
important Office, and, representing
that he was . cousin of the President,
was assured that he could be accom-
modated. A day or two after this he
advertised in New York paper that
two government offices were for sale
his game was promptly detected, and
when the President heard Of it he inn.
mediately remembered that he was
opposed to appointing his relatives to
office anyway. When it comes % the
distribution of offices this administra.
ton is not to be trifled with.
The First annual exhibition of the
National Fair Association commences
next Tuesday, and continues until
November 6. 1t promises to be, next
to the Centennial, the biggest thing Of
the kind, this part of the country has
ever undertaken. None of the conten.
ton and warning of cliques, SO charac.
teristic of Washington, has occurred
in connection with this enterprise
perhaps because there is no job OF
chance at the national Treasury in il
but astonishing energy and public
spirit has been manifested. aud enor-
NOUS sums of money expended to
make the undertaking q permanent
success, worthy of the National Cap
ital. The attractions provided are
really very great, including running
and trotting races, athletic games and
contests, and an industrial exhibition
seldom equaled. Robert Bonner driv-
ing President Hayes behind Rarus and
Dexter is to head the great proOeo1lon
on the opening day, when all the Ex-
ecutive Departments are to - 0eoeed.
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