The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-13
GOTHAM GOSSIP,
Correspondence of the Democrat
New York. Dec. sst. 1883.

"The selection of Carlisle for the
said a leading Demo- 7
cratic New York Congressman, whom
I met 1t the Fifth Avenue Hotel late ,
Sunday evening, 'shOws that the par y,
ty has at last given up its vacillaling :
on the tariff and now proposes
to take a firm stand in favor of reform.
The votes cast for Cox may also be
considered rs deposited in its behalf,
for Cox had been as active and ener-
getic a supporter of rational free trade
as Randall has been an advocate of
protection. Mr.. Cox will probably be
made Chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means, and in that cas- Mr..
Carlisle will. be backed in his efforts,
beyond a doubt, as q number of Re-
pubiicans will vote with the Demo-
Gratis on certain measures"
The Republicans of this city are
Boosting of the success of their new
scheme of reorganization. Twenty
three thousand were entered on
their books during The term set apart
for registration, and this is TO form
the nucleus of the brigade with which
they propose to scatter the Democratic
phalanx which is to oppose them next
year. Unfortunately for them, a large
proportion of these names are rot
those of bona fide Republicans. The
registration was carried on with an
affectation ofred tape which made it
absurd, and was superintendent by q
lot of superci.ious kid glove" politi-
clans, that it directly invited being
made a farce of. Hence l know of a
nunberofyoumg Democrats who sign
ed their own or fictitious names
merely as n joke. The password for
admission INTO the sacred body was
the statement that you had voted for
Garfield for President, had remained
steadfast TO the dogmas of Republic
canisn, and come what may. you con-
tinue to vote for the Republican tick
ct. They did not ask to take an IRON
clad oath, but the catechising was con-
Quoted with so much solemnity as to
open the doorto ridicule at once.
The retirement of Oakley Hall from
the editorship of Truth, came rather
unexpected to the Journalistic world
last Saturday. Mr.. Hall proposes to
go to England for some months for
rest, and on his return to resume the
practice of the profession in which he
began life-the law. Few men have
had q more checkered career than he,
and had it not been for inherent lean
ing towards Bohemianism, he would
have exercised a marked influence in
the politics of the country. Starting
out rs a lawyer, he soon drifted into
politics rs every promising sprig in
that profession who happens to be
gifted with Il turn for public speaking
and a certain amount of assurance
naturally does. He was n bright
young fellow who soon found plenty
: of patrons to push him along. Ere
. long he held office, at the same time
beginning to write for the newspaper
Then he become District Attorney
, and finally Mayor of the City. Thi:
was during the hey day ofthe regime
, ofthe Tweed ring. When it collapsed
, and the stupendous swindles which
: were carried OH by the trinity Tweed
= Connolly and Sweeney were exposed
Hall was among those who were, o
at least were said to be implicated il
their crimes.
e l shall not say here, whether Hal
Y was guilty or not. There we're inves
i legations ETC., and the result was tia
Halls mind was upset. he disappeared
1 aud finally alter q long search, wa
: found in a sensational way in London
. He always had a hankering after III
d stage, and during leisure hours aftc
his retirement from office had write,
5 n play of which he himself was liz
o hero. 1t was called The CRUCIBLI
lie engaged q company and played III
leading character himself. On til
4 first night the Park Theatre, sine
burned down, was packed. 1t was IN
" derstood that Hail in this play wa
{ offering to the public an APoLoGI
l, PRO VITA sCA, and everybody went t
| see it. But the play was BAD. Th
IS only thing that saved it was an occs
is sional bit of bright dialogue. The pie
l. was rambling and the characters wei
q not brought out in a striking ligh
. Thus after the first few nights curiot
ity wore of, nobody cared to go
:. the Park and Hall, who had riske
Is the largest portion of the wreck of h
If fortune in it lost all. Then he resun
g ed the practice of law devoting hin
RS selfmainly totheatrical business. Tw
. or three years ago he took up an u
b. tive connection with journalism,
becoming managing editor of IL
WORLD, then under Hurlbert's ma
agement. lie left this to become Il
"' editor of TRUTH. He was alwa,
-. bright and smlrt Oh the editorial pa;
In AND but Tor an unfortunate tenden'
ar to punning his influence would ha'
er been effective. When he saw Il
IT chance of making a pun he would
at logic and point TN to the dogs, f
n. the sake OF ilnpaling q witticism al
~ embalming it in type.
% 1t is said that Charles Byrnes, w
'h. founded Truth will again become I
In editor of it, but after the qdarre
as with the stockholders, this is hard
til likely. TRUTH yesterday began I
Up publication off penny evening edit,
ar called TRUTH AND ECHO, but it loo
90 too eight" t o promise permanent
Truth has been considerably hurt
its circulation by the advent of t
- MORNING JOURNAL, also a penny
~ per. 1t is rather an old coinciden'
that Albert Pulitzer, the editor of t
er- JOURNAL was the man who broug
Hall to bay during the Tweed excl
ment. Pulitzer was at hat time
,of porting for the HERALD, and amo
the profession was credited with
he much cheek, that he vas unconscio
ill of having any. All the reporters
,or that time were running their legs
to interview Hall, but the bird b
IN disappeared. Pulitzer heard that
nit had gone to q certain hotel. He wa
g., ed for hours and hours, but fina
during the small hours of the MOI
ing, when almost worn out W:
er. fatigue, he caught a glimgse of I'll
darling into the wash room. He til
held him there until he got his int
lid view. JOHN.
ak "
est Naughty Esen. Aefeyre.
ol There never was q political asp
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