The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-22
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
Correspondence of the Democrat
New York, Nov. 18th, 1888.

NEW i DIRK, o l0Gn, 1868.
As I indicated in my letter last
week, written the day before election,
the unfortunate interference of Gov
Cleveland in the local Senatori-
al fight has inflicted serious injury on
the Democratic party. True the State
ticket with the exception of Maynard,
who was killed by his i'll advised tenn
perance advocacy, was elected, but
the majority was so small compared
with Governor C~leveland's last year,
that every true Democrat cannot out
be alarmed. The Legislature has also
become largely Republican and hence
the Governor will find his administra-
ton seriously handicapped. Still,
there is a year in which to make up
for lost time and lost opportunities,
and if the Democrats work together
with as much of a will as the Repub-
licans did last year, New York will
fall in line with, ifnot lead the Dem
ocratic States in the race for the Pre-
sidency.
So far as Governor Cleveland is
concerned, he has by his action killed
whatever chances for the Presidency
he may have had, and they were GER
tainly not of a small or Indifferent
kind. Had he kept to his promise i'll
his letter of acceptance of not inter-
fering in local questions, he would not
have lost his ascendency.
The Temperance issue is not ripe
enough in this State for the adherents
of the Gospel of II liquor to take a
pronounced stand. If it had been,
Maynard would certainly not have
fallen so lamentably behind his COL
leagues on the State Ticket. True,
the Temperance people boast oflarge-
ly increased strength, but had it been
only nearly what they claim it is, they
would have pulled Maynard through,
or at least helped him to cut q better
figure in the election returns.
The defeat of Butler in Massachu-
sets was a surprise, but it is to be di-
rectIy traced to the lavish use of mo-
ney by the Republicans. From seve-
raj sources now comes the story that
his defeat is to be attributed to the an
tagonism of Iilden who opened his
"bar'l" to destroy the ascendancy
which the Massachusetts statesman
had gained as a possible candidate for
the Presidency. A we'll known pub
~ man, YIN fOi hCol ~ NIL
den, and whose word l have no rea-
son to doubt, assures me, however,
that it is all moonshine, that in fact
Mr.. Iilden is physically and mental
ly too "run down." to do anything
save brooding over the past and hop
ing for the future.
Some weeks ago the Appleton's pub
lished a little book called Don't
consisting of a series of precepts as to
what violations ofgood form, or good
taste or good manners one is to avoid
in polite society. One of the members
of the firm told me the other day that
the book had really an enormous sale.
The first edition OF $4,000 had already
been exhausted, and in fact orders
were coming in so fast that there was
some difficulty in filling them
"Strange to say" lie added, "most OF
the books have gone TO Boston, and
the demand now is from the West.
from such cities as St. Louis, Cincin-
natl and Chicago" This would seem
to show that although each of the a.
bove cities seem to think that the sun
ought to rise where it is located, they
are yet anxious to rub Oft the rough
edges which make Western people no.
ticeable whenever and wherever they
get into the more polished society o
the East.
Anybody acquainted with the man.
ner the temperance question is being
handled by the associations in this
city, cannot but be surprised TO see Il,
thorough and honest an editor a:
Major Bundy bring the MAIL AMI
IMPRESS to tie support Of the Cooper
Union Branch OF the Association
The prime mover and leading spiri
i'll this concern is a man named Gibbs
a tall, thin, saliow-compleXioned
black hairedand bearded Yankee, wht
} has all the Shire wdness with which tn,
!. members of his race a!e habituall,
credited. This maj conducts a dair,
restaurant in Nassau street, wher,
nothing stronger than coffee is sold
and where an oatmeal and milk die
is religiously encouraged. His con
nection with the Association is un
derstood to have helped him enor
mously in his business. Unfortunate
ly for him, there was another shining
1 hight in the association who was ais,
) a dairy restaurateur.
z 1hls worthy AFTER q While came Il
the conclusion that Gibbs was gettin!
all the cream of the temperance bust
I ness and that by the time Gibbs wa
; through with the milk jug, and i
: reached him, there was very it'll
: SKINNED milk left. Thus, he seeded
= formed an Association ofhis own an,
runs meetings every Sunday at Chick
ering Hall. Of course all this is yer,
amusing to people who know the wa,
such things are conducted, and hence
the surprise of seeing a paper of tn,
standing of the MAIL AND EXPIRES
used as a organ for a catchpenuy at
, fair. Major Bundy can scarcely b
2 we'll informed as to the real infiuenc
!, and Importance of the Temperate
, Association. JOHN.