The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-12-04
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From, the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
A Post reporter yesterday found
CoIoMel Bob lngersoll deeply inter.
estcd in "Tit for Tat but i little
persuasion induced him TO lnyaside
lis novel and talk for q while on
matters of general interest.
"ls it true. as rumorcd,n asked
the i'oa's commissioner, shat you
intend to leave Washington and
reside in New YorS@
aNo,n was the reply; II expect
to remain hero for years to come,
so faras { caa nowsce. Myprcs-
cut intentionis certainly to stay
here during the coming winter.|
rs tits because you regard
iEaSiiington5as5 the pleasantestand
most advantageous EcityEf0ra resi-
dencci?!n Z
@.s.Srell,5in:t :tllc=lirst@place,G Ids:
like to move. In the next plate,
the climate is good..1nztIleEthi third
place, the political atmosphere has
been growing better of late, and
when you consider that 1av0id one
dislike aud reap tho benefits Of Two
likes. you can see why=L remain.aa
"Du you think that tho moral At.
mosphcre will improve with the
political atmosphere"
" woul,l hate to say that this
city is capable Of any Improvement
in the way Of morality. We have u
great many churches, u great many
ministers and, believe, some re-
tired chaplains, but take it that
the moral tone Of the place could
hardly he bcttcrtl. One majority
in the Senate" added the Colonel,
lausllingly, ''might help it. Seri-
ousfy, however, [ think that WASH
ington has us high Il standard Of
morality us any city in the Union.
And it is one ofthe best towns in
which to loan money without col
lateral in the world"
"Do you know from experieicc"'
asked The inquisitive Pet.
This | Iinve becn told" was the
solemn answer.
do you think that the political
featurcs Of the incoming admin.
istmtion will differ from the pres.
cnt?" als-.,
"Or course ]. have no right Ia
speak for General Garfield. / be-
licw his administration will lc Re-
publican, ut the same time perfect
ly kind manly and generous. lle
is Il man to llurb0r no resentment
lie knows that il is the duty nI
craftsmanship 10 remove causes Of
irritation rather thun punish thu
irritutcd. lie will enteav,r to treat
the entire country alike. lie will
execute the laws without mrtiality
and without hatred. say lie will
do these things because l know
him to be intellectually n very
great and broad man. Under hi
| Administration there will be NJ
personal rewards alld no personal
revcnges ut the public expense,
With regard to The present Ad
miniStration I leave its members tC
decide ii. While have great res
pcct for many men connected with
this Administration, l hay" at pres
eut nothing to say With regard tc
IT,"
"Do | understand You 10 inpl,
that there will be Il neutral policy
us it were, toward the South?'
"No, sir I think there will IL
nothing about it. ] think that TIL
next Administration will be onc
sided that is, it will be on tht
right side. / know Of no bette
definition for n compromise than tC
say it is II proceeding in which twt
hypocritcs deceive each other,
don't believe that the coming Atl
ministration will 10 ncutrulin any
thing. The American people d
not like neutrality. They woult
rather n man were on the wronI
side thAn on neither. And in NJ,
Judgment there is no paper SO 1T
terly unfair, malicious md icv
lish as ono tint claims 10 he neu
trail. No politician is as bitter us
> neutral politician. Neutrality