The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-07-24
WASHINGTON T Y
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. I
Ju1u 81 1894

strength of the ticket nominated. 1t
is pretty good evidence that no mis-
take has been made to find that salts.
faction increases daily and that if
the convention were to be held over
again no change would be made
There is a happy and confident feel
ing among the Democrats of the Capt.
tai. Washington is an excellent place
to Judge the pulse of the nation, be
cause people and politicians of all
classes are constantly coming here
and the changes in public sentiment
are carefully watched by the office
holding population. So far there
does not appear to be a solitary
crumb of comfort for this class, and
they are pretty generally making up
their minds that a. day of Judgment
for them is close at hand. They have
been pinning considerable faith to
John Kelly, but present advices in
dictate that he could not ave them if
he would for according to all accounts
the revolt among Republicans, even
in the interior counties of New York,
is greater than the greatest strength
Kelly could under any circumstances
command. Furthermore Kelly won't
bolt.
It is interesting to talk with these
excited office-holders and see how
nervous they are: 1t makes them the
more wretched because there is so
little ground upon which to attack
the Democratic ticket and platform,
while their own are so effectively MS
sailed. Gov. Cleyeland's limited ex-
perience in otfice-holding is about
the only argument advanced. The
sum total of his public services as
Mayor of Buffalo and Governor of
New York, says local Blaine organ.
But what rubbish and cant that all
is! Take the Presidents forced up
on the country for the past sixteen
Iyears, and how many of them have
had as much qualifying experience?
Gen. Grant had absolutely no know
ledge of the civil service or of bust
ness, yet they gave him two terms
and wanted him for a third. Mr..
Hayes, who was the smallest man in
tellectually and backboneically ever
placed in such q position, had simply
been Governoro of Ohio. Yet notwith-
standing the great crime by which
he was Struggled into the office, his
administration was the cleanest the
Republican party has given the coun-
try. Then there is Chester A. Ar
thur whose sole public experience be-
fore he became President had Eeen
as a ward politician, and collector of
the port of New York. Yet Repub
lican journals and Republican Con-
ventions have been for some time
past holding him up MS the model
President.
Sc the experience argument falls.
Any man who has capacity and adj
ministrative ability, and above all
frmness and honesty of character
and purpose can creditably fill the
office of President. Governor Cleve-
Hand has all these qualifications and
he has been Mayor of the city OF
Buffalo, where he studied and master
ed the great and trying question Of
municipal government, under circum-
stances of difficulties. He has also
filed with honor TO himself and salts.
faction to the people the Office Of
Governor of the largest State in the
!, Union-a position the executive re
quirments of which are second only
to those of the Presidency. The
trouble with the Republican candi
date is that he has had too much
"experience" and is too well known
If he were a clean man, fresh from
the people, and clear of his politica.
record as well as entangling and dis
graceful associations of his debauch
ed career, his chances of election
would not be so utterly hopeless as
, they are to day.
The Capital is very quiet now, but
it is very delightful. With suct
weather as we are now having, there
is little need to seek refuge in sum
mer resorts. Few Congressman o.
. Senators have remained after the adj
{ iournment, however. The Presiden'
, is at the Soldiers Home cottage, bur
is expected to go on o cruise in The
Dispatch shortly. Four months pro
visions have been slowed away i'll thu
vessel, which looks much as though
ARTHUR intended to spend q very coo.
summer-out Of the way of Mr.
Blaine's howlers. Gen. Logan is still
here. The Congressional campaign
committees ofboth parties have open
ed their headquarters and will begiI
to send out campaign ducument'
having special reference to the Con-
gressional elections. A big Cleve
: land and Hendricks ratification meet
: ing is to be held here next week
: which will make the office-holder.
, quake in their boots. Gen. Butte.
: : was here Wednesday and Thursday
| and called at the White House. There
: is considerable curiosity to know
what Butler is driving at, but tht
prevailing opinion among well in
> formed Democrats is that he is really
for Blaine and Logan az much a.
Brady and Dorsey and Elkins are
He is masquerading in Democratic
councils TO do as much BARN as b,
i can to Mr.. Blaine's opponent.
PuoNo.
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