Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-10-09

WAsHINGroN, D. c., Sept. lS, 1880.
Whatever it may turn out to be, the
result of the election in Maine is a disap
pointment all round. A disappointment
to the Republicans because they had ex
pected victory, and an agreeable dlsap-
pointment to the Democrats because they
had conceded defeat L goes to show
that the judgement of tte FFissst poiticai
leaders is not always rntall22is, Eccause
the calculations of the sATewdes6 E4az.
ager have been blowr to the four win;s.
The result demonstrates thar political
leaders have misea.cuiated tce palI.1gad
atmosphere. Two weeks ago the national
democratic committee gave up the fight
in Maine and stopped sending speakers
into the state. Now, in the light of
events this is explained by the apologists
that they were conducting still hunt,
and had hopes all along of success. One
very clever theory of the defeat is that
it will wake Senator Conkling up. He
has long had personal grudge against
Senator Blaine, and now that the latter
has lost his own state, Conkling will be
especially solicitous to carry New York
for the Republicans, this to serve notice
on the Maine Senator, that after alE the
Presidency can be carried without the
Pine Tree State. At the Interior and
Post OiAce Departments, there is consid-
erable gloom. But little public business
has been transacted during the last three
days, most of the clerks being engaged
in discussing the political situation and
the prospects of the future. One strange
feature of the situation is that neither
Democrats nor Republicans can make
any satisfactory explanation as to what
contributed to such an unexpected result.
One thing is sure, that from this time on
till the End of November we shall have
nothing else but politics-politics in the
morning with our breakfast, politics in
our business, at our luncheons, politics
at our dinners, and we shall no doubt
take politics to bed with u.s. And then,
when tits done, aosU it be done2 or will
it hang on all winter long, as it did in
'76, and nobody be sure Of anything ?
Whatever is the result let US pray that
it will bs go decisive that no electoral
commissions will be necessary. Let us
have ct least one quiet winter so that we
may know exactly what the harvest will
be in the spring trade, harvests don't
generally come in the spring, but politi-
cal harvests come in the spring every
four years whether or no.
Some of the friends of the President
who belong to the same church, are quite
scandalized over his proceedings during
his present term. They say that during
the Presidents stay in Washington ht
conducts himself with the utmost propri
ETY., permitting no beverage stronger thar
Appohnaries to be placed on the White
House table, conducting regularly Sab
bath evening prayer meetings at the Ex
ecutivs Mansion, dissenting himself from
balls and reception. and invariably re
fusing the offers o. private boxes at tht
theatres, which were SC promptly accept
ed by Gen. Grant As in marked con
trast with this they point t. tAe- acton
of the President il participating vii,
in Salt lake City, n son;ey l=s= :..e
with the ungodly Mormcna, = l..s ocsg
pying box at theatre IL the riol-g
city of San Francisco in full view of L:
whole audience, and most culpable Of a.
in his going to q dancing reception
Monterey, although, as we are inforne
by the telegram, he did not dance hin
SELF If the President continues to ia
from grace in this style, it is not unlikel
that he may be ''disciplined."
Gen. Grant is soon to lie in Washing
ton' lao AoS PioiHAScu AAS OrO lIltu
Ned Beale that he will be here by IL
first of next month and stay fortnigh
If only Rufe ingalls, and General She
man were here, what good time the
would have Grant is more famili;
with five Generals that can name tha
with anybody else in the world. He
they are: General Beale, General She
man, General ingalls,, General Van Vie
and General Macfeely. He uncorl
himself with them as it were and ge
over all his reticence. He feels free a,
easy and at home. With them he W
play Boston all night long.
H. G..