The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-05-08

ITciitutuFc duu EVGruIluI IL SuC-
cess is Wanted IN 1SS4--A New
nor in OhiO--A Fair Race Wanted
, --Jay GOuld's Trip to the South
Z and West and Its Meaning--Tle
Dog ShOw--A White Elephant
Electricity on the Elevated Roads.
Ntw YORK, Nav l.-"Our forts al
present." said leading Western Demo-
crat to me the other afternoon, "mu-t he
direcled toward harmony. II We keep
on singing his mans p aises and that
mans faults for certain Office We will
never get any further by 1884 What
we want is union on principles. We have
a wear yet to fix upon a standard-hearer
All talk about this mans fitness and hat
mans unfitness is premature, and will
only emhit,er people who are discussing
their merits and dement's We are now
split into three factions so far as Catlonal
issues are concerned, the free-.raders,
1.-The protectinists and the trimmers.
What We must do now is to unite these
factions. The tariff scussion now go
ing on, # properly conducted, will recti-
fv politics. 1t will purify the Democracy
hv driving. out the men who are in favor
Of protection, which is only another
method Of making the rich richer and
the poor poorer. /, will drive the Re-
publicans more and more TO the point OF
confesslng that they are not with the
people bu: against them in the sense Of
impoverisbing them, at the expense OF
vast, eoulless corporations Whc are grad.
ually gobbling up all that is worth hav.
ing in this fair land OF ours. II we stick
to this principle and leave men alone we
are bound 10 see ourselves triumphantly
vindicated next year"
Another Democratic candidate for
Governor has come out in Ohio. This
is Gen Durbin Ward. He 10 manly
enough however to say that he does not
propose to get the nomination by dicker
or combination. He does not propose
to help one man for the Speakership. il
the man should be di.tas,eful to him, In
order to get that mans support for his
aspirations. He means 10 let bis work
for the party speak for itself This is
certainly manly, il nothing else. No.
body can object to fair race with the
starters all Oh even terms.
Jay Gould has at last started on his
Southern and Western trip accompanied
bv Russell Sage, Samuel Sloan and Mr.
A. L. Hopkins. The trip is oslensibly
for pleasure only, but the real object is
10 make thorough and final inspection
OF the railroads 10 which be is interested
go as 10 leave his soE George full in
structiops how to act prior 10 starting
on his trip around the world. The lnan-
cial com bination Of Gould, Sage, Sloan,
Field and a number of minor financial
luminaries will be maintained with Geo.
Gould nominally at the head, but Sage
will be the leading spirit, as George is
yet too young to grasp extensive mat
ters and to act with that readiness and
quick decision indispensable in Wall
street
The annual bench show of the West
minister Kennel Club which opens next
year will be the largest exhibition Of
dogs ever held in the world,not even ex.
fcepting the great London shows. The
entries number over 1,100, and among
them are some OF the finest specimens OF
the canine race ever raised in this conn
try or abroad. Sporting dogs of course
are in the majority, but there is not q
fancy breed which is not represented by
choice specimens. Prominent long
1.-The new arrivals are the Caniche poo
idFes They are Of Canadian origin, are
entirely black, have hair which is cross
between the sickness OF the common pet
poodle and the rough stringiness OF the
Newfoundland dog, grow larger than the
big FreLch poodles and are strong,
gamey and docile. During the show
week meeting OF the admirers OF the
greyhound will be held with a view OF
establishing coursirg inthe East. Hares
can easily be had, and there is no reason
in the world why the sport which forms
one OF the principal early spring amuse.
ments in England and has gained firm
foothold in California should not be-
come popular in the East, particularly as
the plains OF Long Island form ample
: grounds for good runs.
We are at last to get white elephant
Barnum's agent in Europe some months
has secured famous one in Siam, and
had him transported to Hamburg. He
, bwilP be shipped io' this country in few
months, so as to be wiDtered at Bridge
port, and he will join the show mex
Spring The animal in question is the
one who served as model for the famous
picture of the capture of the white ele
phant. Bsrnum is said to have paid I
: fabulous piEe for him, but it is no ust
mentioning it since facts and figures be
fore given By the Prince OF Snowman
: are always Barnumizei.
That electricity is bound to supply
steam as motive power, and in shor
. time too is beyond doubt. A compa
. ny has just been formed for the purpos'
] Of working electrical railways. Expert
ments have been made by both Eiisor
l and Stephen D. Field for long time
and the matter has at last progressed 81
| far that the system is in working order
Ellison has sold his patents and th,
: company will begin work within th'
! next six months. The system is sim
pie one and does away with the neces
q sity Of locomotives on elevated roads
Stationary steam engines will be placed
at various intervals along the line o
the road. These engines work dynamo
electric machines similar to those uset
by electric light companies. The cur
: rent is passed along the rails of th,
road and thence By means OF brushes o
contact knobs to the wheels Of the cars
:. thereby moving them. Devices are 81
. arranged that the cars can be stopped o
started ct pleasure. This system IS als
applicable to surface cars, and thus it |
fair to presume that within the mex
L. year We will see scme wonderful revo
lutions in the methods Of operating rail
! roads in cities.
PHOENIX PARK MURDERS.