The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsHlNGroN, D. c.,

1aO uOo1 SOhbCthD SoolO PtCSS VI |
newspaper dirty work of the present
nge is that nov being done by the in
administration organ of
this city, in it's frantic efforts to re-
vive the bloody shirt in connection
with Mahone's defeat in Virginia.
George G. Gorham who, through his
u~tterances in this same sheet was
more than any other man responsible
for the conditions that led to the mur
der of Garfield, is the author of the
blood-curdling tales from Mahone's
graveyard, and it is said he also wrote
that ridiculous, lying address sent
out over Mahone's signature. Cor
ham has been the Godfather of Ma
hone in the Republican party. 1t
was he who arranged the bargain by
which the vote of that unsavory in
dividual vas given TO the Republi-
cans in the Senate in consideration
of certain patronage, and it is he who
has kept the administration TO it's
pal ofthe bargain, holding out to Mr..
Arthur visions of a divided South in
the next contest and q solid delega-
ton from Virginia for the present in
cumhent. And this frantic effort to
"tire the Northern heart is the last
desperate resort of INSCRIPTIONS men
who know that unless something of
this kind can be made to work "their
i goose is cooked" for all time.
Al - CHI, 4NnnaotsDr Lot n COW
that all this twaddle about Chester
A. Arthur not being a candidate fol
re. election unless pressed into it, is
The veriest bosh. He is a candidate
and is scheming and planning to that
end. The Post of this city truly
Gays: "He will e. ter the canvass with
the intention of accomplishing his
purpose come what may and be the
opposition what it will. Blaine, Har-
rison. Edmunds, Logan may aspire
aud may scheme-so much is per
mitted them; but Arthur must be the
party nominee. President by acct
dent he wishes to be President by de.
sign. President now he intends e.
be President hereafter. The Repub
lican party must be subdued into
nominating him; this accomplished
the methods of subsection will be ap
piled to the people, who will contro
the election" He is in sympathy
with and back of Malone in this
dirty-shirt business and in its revi
val sees a possible ray of hope. Bui
it will perhaps dawn upon his slug
gish mind one of these days tibet the
people are not fools and further thai
the great States Of Indiana and New
York cannot be bought every time s
President is 10 be elected. Himsel
and Dorsey may boast of having wor
by corruption once, but FL bet al
my old clothes they can't do it again
Arthur would probably be as easily
beaten as any candidate the Repub
licans could set up. He is not il
full sympathy with his present Cab
met and would be glad to make
some changes TO further his plans
but he does not do it for fear o
scandals and dissensions.
1t is a mild source of wonder il
these days what will be the ultimate
end of the berufled Attorney Gener
al. His peculiar conversations wit
his callers do not leave the best i'm
preston upon the minds of his visi
tors. The egotism and senile a t
of this once great lawyer make hin
alternately an object of amusemen
and pity. The other day a gentle
man called upon the Attorney Gen
!. eral aud after a long c~onversatio
arose to go. "Wait a moment" sal
Brewster, 81 want to show you a rar
book" The visitor, a literary maj
f instantly paused. "a very raj
, book" said Brewster. cit is the onl
copy of it's kind in existence. Wa
until l can get it for you and the
; you can go into my private office an
. while away a pleasant hour or 6
i, Il oking it over" The visitor W;
1 anxious to see the book before goin
off into a private room with it. II
Attorney General now took down O.
of his library an elegan' ly bour
n book and handed it to the eager vi
itor. He opened it and found it
Ii be a collection of the speeches al
a pamphlets of H. B. Brewster. {
n course there was only n copy
existence. Brewster, rs he hand'
" over the book, said, THAT is all
:, have left of the acres OF matter
u have written. My briefs and arg
IS ments would fill libraries, but out
e them this is all 1 have left to lea
n to my boy Benny" The gentlem'
, who relates this incident says, al
:, agine poor Benny with only that ra
S book between him and Il cruel world
T. The new delegate from Utah
| among The Congressional arrivals
the last few days. In personal a
>. pearance he is the opposite of pre-
~ Gus delegates from that Territory.
he Mr.. Cannon, his predecessor, is
short, stout man with a bald he
A. and a few nearly white locks, a flu
round face with high color and she
neck. Mr.. Game is tall and slim wi
N a sharp, keen face set off by u re
crisp mustache and short side VIII
kers. lie dresses in a fashionat
III manner and has the alert air of
New York broker. He was formt
lie ly private secretary to Brighs
Young, and has been on the Norm
II stage, being at the time of his ell
ton stage manager of the Norm
theatry at Salt Lake City. A rece
IN Mormon visitor,i in speaking of Cali
said, Between you and me, he
slightly below par among the NJ
mons" "Why?" 1 asked. "Becau
y he has only one wife" "Does he L
II believe in polygamy?" ooh, yes, b
he has eve quite seen his way Gle
ly to taking a second wife. l think
= is rather timid about introducing
= disturbing element into his fami
If it we're not for his lack of coura
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