The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-06-07

Correspondence of the Democrat
Republican hoggishness IN Pennsyl-
v~ania.-RandaWs action.-Im-
portance of has State.-The Sena-
torial contest an Neao Hampshire.
Futile efforts of Republican
leaders an this city to produce har-
= mony.-Decoration Day.-Ihe
charms Of high Bridge.
New York, May Goth, 1888.
The appor.ionment question in the
Pennsylvania Legislature which has
been struggled with for several
weeks, is as far from settlement as
ever. Because the Republicans aid
ed by the so, called Independents
control the Senate, they maintain that
the Democrats have no right to re-
cognition. Now all that the Demo
Gratis ask, as both the Assembly and
the Governor are. Democratic, is a
fair representation. Both parties
have prepared plans but neither of
them stands any chance of passing.
From what I understand, however,
from O. member of the Assembly who
was in town last week, some modus
uiviemdi will be agreed upon short
ly. Should this not pull through
however the Democrats will certain
ly not yield, for they justly claim
that they cannot be expected to make
a present of the fruits of last Falls
victory to the Republicans.
Randall's uncompromising protec-
tionism is causing the Democratic
party at large much anxiety, "and,"
said the member of Assembly allud-
ed to above, eff he does not make an
effort to at least meet the party hall
way he must be put down. Still
do not believe in violent measures
until they are absolutely necessary.
Pennsylvania is too important a State
to be trified with, and l do rot at all
concur with the views of certain hot
headed Kentuckians who shout let
Pennsylvania 60 to the devil Think
of the effect the loss Of such q pow,
erful State would haven
To morrow week the New Hamp.
shire Legislature will meet, and then
will begin the Senatorial contest
This will prove a very pretty trian.
gular contest between Senator Rol
Inns, the present incumbent, Ex-Sen
ator Pattison and Elk Congressman
Briggs. The opposition against Rol
Inns is very bitter, and some of his
opponents openly declare that il
there is no other way Of defeating
him they will not consider them
selves bound by the action of the
Republican caucus. There is a bare
chance of q Democratic candidate
slipping in.
The Republican leaders in this
city are hard at work recognizing
for campaign purposes, and endeav
oring to harmonic the conflicting
elements. They are making slight
progress however. The old feeling
between the machine and anti-ma
chine men, the ms and the outs Is
too bitter still to be wiped out by
printed resolutions.
Tomorrow is Decoration Day, and
as usual all New York will be astir
So far as this city is concerned Dec
Grafton Day has practically supplant
ed the Fourth of July as a public
holiday in the popular mind. The
public display this year will be on {
smaller scale than for the last two
seasons: that is to say, there will bt
less spread eagleism on the part O
the men who push themselves for
ward on such days in the ranks O
the Grand Army of the Republic
and more quiet genuine private offer
ings to the memory of the dead wht
fell in the battlefield for their coun
try. Last Sunday was a delightful
day, and in consequence thousand.
upon thousands of people visited tn,
cemeteries and ornamented tn,
graves Of their dear ones so as t,
have them look well on Memoria
Day. Poor women whose faces ant
hands showed that they had to liv,
a life of toll could be seen MARCHING
in from the cars with basketfuls o
flowers. The sun was broiling hot
and from their flushed faces the per
SEPARATION flowed in streams, yet the,
were happy for memory brought then
back to join hands with their dea
departed over the river which tn
had passed before. The hollownes,
of the doctrines of Ingersoll is nev