The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-12-06
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
Correspondence of the Democrat. !
New YoRK. Dec. LIST. 1888.

VI GhC ChlO II
New YORK, Dec, LIST, 1888.
There is now no doubt than Hon.
Abram S. Hewitt is an active candi-
date for the Presidency. l am inform
ed from very reliable sources that
since his return from abroad he has
held consultations with some of the
leading politicians of the South and
West, and that he means to bring his
before the country at large in q
striking Certainly the DEM
ocratic party could find no fault with
such q candidate. A self made man,
in the noblest sense of the word, a
student and admirer ofthe gentler arts,
q member of the best society, a manu-
facturer of skill, experience and ex-
ecutive ability. and a philanthropist
of the best sense, he a for years the
right hand man of the late Peter
Cooper, his father-in-law ; he would
in every way be the right man in the
right place in the Presidential chair.
Moreover, he has travelled extensive
ly, both at home and abroad his mem
tai views are enlarged, and he would
be better calculated than almost any
other maj to handle with skill the
international questions which every
year come up with greater frequency
before the United States Government.
From a mere politicians point o view.
the selection Of Mr.. Hewitt would
likewise be a good one, for the Tilden
and the Cooper families have always
been bound together by the closest
ties.
Mr.. Tilden cannot be renominated.
His physical condition precludes the
possibility of such a step. The nomi-
nation of Mr.. Hewitt would therefore
be a graceful compliment to him,
which would insure the Tilden influ-
ence, and bring into the fold all the
adherents of "the old ticket" besides
bringing into line the large mass OF
unattached voters, to whom the char
acter of q candidate and his ability are
of mofe importance than his politics.
Thank God, Evacuation Day is over.
the blare of the brass instruments is
ended, and the rattle of the drum is
silenced. Such a conglomeration OF
brass bands has not been heard of in
this city since the beginning OF its
history. Every musical organization,
not alone in this city, but throughout
New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Albany, Troy and places along the
Hudson was engaged. The veteran
Tammany Society had actually to send
to Utica. a couple ofhundred of miles
away to get a band. They had been
a little slow in making their arrange.
ments. The janitors ofbuildings along
Broadway made a good Thing by lett
lug out the front windows to sight
seers. The roofs OF tall buildings or
Broadway, which afforded a view O.
the river and the parade of steamboat:
at the same time, brought fancy prices
The st. Nicholas Hotel got thirty dol.
lars each for their -four parlor win.
dows. Tenants of a great many Office;
in buildings opposite City Hall let on
their windows for equally goodif moi
better prices. a lawyer with Two
windows in his Office fronting OIL
Broadway, told me that he had
earned Two months rent by letting
them out. The Influx of visitors to
town was enormous. The restaurant:
along Broadway and in the eros:
streets, as we'll as along tile rive
front did all enormous business, ant
the itinerant vendors of cheap memo
rails c~rgravlngS, commemorailV'
medals and similar knick knacks, hat
10 return to their headquarters lhrc,
or four times for fresh supplies. TIN
lhealers, however, strange 10 say, die
not fare well, the people seemed TO b
so prevailed with a holiday feeling
that they could not get themsclv,
: down to syInpaihize with the joys o
SORROWS in the mimic world. The tive
! opera houses suffered most, for tiiei
l principal patrons were gathered al th
Seventh Regiment Armory, where
pr oinenade concert was given th
I military guests. The scene there wa
e brilliant in the extreme.
The literary market is literally glutt
t ed with gift books. Nothing solid ha
: been issued for the past two week!
The efforts ofthe publishers seem
t centre on the providing of elegal
trifles in colors, made up frequently c
the tawdriest kind of verses but III
fastest pictures. Nearly every houS
4 however issues some classic poem
richly illustrated. Messers. RoDer
+ seem 10 have the lead in this direction
e Their edition of Gray's Elegy, wit
illustrations by Harry Fem, is ma
> vel of elegant artistic work. TT
artist has caught the calm, phi!osoph:
and gently tragic thought which pr
walls through the beautiful poem an
reproduced it most happily with h
pencil. Messrs. Peter, Gilpin 81 Co
v have also provided a gift book editic
of John Henry Newman's poem.
Lead kIndly, light, amid the encirclIng gloon
n Lead Thou me on:
The night is dark, and l am far from home;
Lead Thou me on;
Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant sceue-one ste? enough for M
The illustrations are characterize
, by a gentle poesy united to III almo
Doresque richness Of fancy and in
n agery which makes the bookapeculia
s ly interesting n to a person of ref
ed artistic taste. JOHN.
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