Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-04-04

Down AT LAsT.-It does seem as if the
matter Of Garield's scandidsey for Governor
might be settled. and put beyond a perad-
venture or a possible chance Of again t7ouo-
ling the public mind. We have been as
sured from Mr.. Garfield himself at various
times. that he will in no case allow himself
n he nut into the field. This ought TO put
the thing to rest. But it don't. Every
5sv mr. two the question is again raised, and
We begin to questiOn-why, this thing has
not been settIed-what it is started again
for? Every nincomPOop who meets the
General and wants to dignity himself as a
medium, is ambitious to repeat the assur-
ance that he will not be a candidate. Thus
we are kept in sort of of debate as to what
this all means. Is there indeed lingering
possibility that Garfield would like the
place? The thing is perplexing and tanta-
lizing beyond endurance. Shall We never
have an end of it? Yes, thank fortune 1t
Is pus to rest at last. Through one Of the
Cleveland papers, we are told, that ThorP
has been to Washington, and Of course he
slept with the General, and had long and
familier talk with him on this and most
other political subjects, and he left him
with feeling ''big with the fate Of Caesar
and Of Rome" How could a communica-
tion under these circumstances be avoided:
The public are, therefore, again informed
that General Garfield positively refuses to
be a candidate for the gubernatOrial posi-
tion. Shall this not suffice? May we not
receive this as a finale-an ultimatlm-a
dead-sure thing, that between Garfield and
the Governship there is great gulf that
cannot be passed-that neither can pass to
get TO the other? Now, '.let us have peace!
Mr.. Speaker Randall seems to have been
a little worried by the report that he was
Mr.. Tilden's candidate for the Speakership,
and it was deemed of sufficient Importance
TO send denials from Washington. For
gentleman who has received such enco-
miums from his party, and whose purity Of
character is such that he remains unscath-
ed, according to the party organs, under
circumstances which would blast the repu-
tation of any one else, Mr.. Tilden does not
seem to have many avowed friends. He
forced himself on the convention three
wears ago. and it is said that be will re-
peat the operation next year. With plenty
Of money, sstute, secreuve, unscruPulous,
he Is more hated than admired, and more
feared than trusted. The man whom Mr.
Potter and other gentlemen of ultra re-
spectibility ask US to believe to have been
utterly ignorant of the most audacious and
notorious frauds attempted in his name
and interest, is an object Of dread to every
decent leader Of his party, and their strong
est man in the House Of Representatives
hastens now to disown any connection with
his schemes. The most curious fact in the
matter is that the disavowal will receive
very little credence, especially among
Democrats, who are ready to believe that
the helpless victim of blatherskite like
Marble and adventures like PeltOn and
Weed is at the bottom of any plot that may
be attributed to him.
MINISTER TO BERLN.-President White
of Cornell University, was nominated as
Minister to Germany on the 23d ult., and
his appointment meets with general ap-
proval. He was one Of the Q.
sioners to the late Paris
has written some va
exhibit in geneT)
subject of .
He hae
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