The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04
WASHINGTON 7 :
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D.C.,l
Sept. l, 5

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WASHINGTON, D.C.,l
Sept. l., 18S4.(
The recruits to the Democracy, in
all parts of the country are daily
multiplying. Mr.. Post, the Secre-
tary at the Democratic Headquarters
here declares that the exorous from
the Republicans amounts 10 an C
tual stampede. The dose that Blaine
is administering to the party in put
ting its destiniesinthe hands ofsuch
crystallized rot asgSteve Blkins and
the perverse cabal that surrounds
him, is altogether too ~nauseating.
Elkins and the old Printer, A. nj.
Clapp, are now trying to milk the
Governments employees by sending
TO them the most %distressful appeals
through circulars, and broadly init
mating that if they do not give down
handsomely that means will be found
to make them give up their places.
To the amazement of Clapp, some of
these clerks have boldly informed
him by letter that taey propose to
make some handsome contributions
in aid of the success O fthe Democratic
ticket in general and Grover Cleye
land in particular, and that the i'm
piled threats in Clapp's circular have
no particular terrors for them because
the law protects them in their right
TO exercise this much of personal
liberty. -
The settlement of the socialstatus
of tie colored race in the Capital
cannot much longer be, deferred.
When white women are moved to
commit grand larceny Gas n of
them did the other day expressly to
get into the penitentiary because she
was stirred of living in Washington
with the d. niggers,"" as she ex-
pressed it, something ought to be
done toward inducing the white ele-
ment to assert itself. The fact is that
a vast majority of the white voters
are opposed to the adoption ola sys.
tenn of self-government at the Capt.
tai, might seem disappointing to
you, but when you remember and
realize that four out of votes
casts in the District of Columbia
would be black ones, and thrown for
black candidates for Office, the cleo
tive franchise hath no particular
charms for US. As it is now, the
colored people of Washington proper
approach carer to an equality in all
socinl conditions with the whites
than N any other city in the coun
try, and the official influence of such
men as Fred Douglass andaR Register
Bruce, and other leaders of the race,
has filled the minor positions in all
of the departments with colored EN-
ployes at the expense of our mucha
Wanted patriotic interest in the
heroes of thewar. In fact an empty
sleeve as well as an empty trowser-
leg have ceased long since to be q
recommendation.
for a place under the Government.
In a little more than six months
from now, Mr.. Arthur will retire to
that obscurity which has marked the
disappearance of sRutherford b.
Hayes from public life. Though Ar
thurs administration has been a
passive one, the President himself
has been on deck all the time when
there was any fun going on. It is
only in a life time that a man like
Arthur gets q chance to command
the homage of all swelldom at the
watering-places, and it is only in q
lifetime that the country picks up a
man SO well qualified to pander to
that element of our social world. 1t
has been the lavish dispensation of
the generous wines at the White
House during Arthur's administra
ton that makes the politicians trem
BILE with horror at the thought that
St. JOHN, or possibly another Hayes,
may get possession of the Executive
Mansion, and run it by cold water
and pink lemonade.
The running down and sinking of
the war vessel Tauapoosa by an or
binary freight vessel, was the hair
that broke the back of u navy, and
demonstrates with fearful certainty
what would become of her and her
crew in a contest with any third rate
vessel belonging to a fourth rate
power. Now Chill and PertpandN Nor
way, and even New Jersey, can snap
their fingers ct US in diplomacy and
challenge MS to do our worst. By'a
merciful dispensation of politics, the
gallant Secretary of the gallant Navy
was not on board 10 witness the de-
parture of the remnant Of his war
fleet, but he left twenty-eight cases
of Washington Heidsick on board,
which are now mingling with their
native element in fifty-four fathoms.
PHoNo.
The law in the matter of betting
on elections, section 6039, revised