Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-17
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lseeCher's Cau,tic Reply

Detroit thes morning, wherein hs
says, Il have just read your letter
which eXhorts me publicly 10 re
Lounce your (my) statements, as you
have, i'll your zeal for the Democrat
ic party and the Democratic nominee
spread them before the whole coun
try. When tue heat of the cam
paiGn is past you will think thai
such language borders 10 nearly
upon insult to be either just Oh
wise. / beg you to understand tha
| have nothing to do with the truth
or otherwise, of joys statements to
me respecting Blaine. Did Joy make
the remarks in my presence which
have published? If he did not,
have he'd; if he did, Joy has he'd
There is no middle ground. Please
accept this letter as the only retrac
ton and apology l am prepared te
make to you, 10 JOY, 10 Blame, ant
10 the Republican party
Grand Democratic Rally.
New YoEk October 10. = The
- .mocratic me ting held here YES
terday and last evening were very
successful III point of numbers.
The 1mrS says of yesterdays
Democratic Independent meetings
lone OF the greatest demonstrations
ever seen in New York swept through
the streets yesterday almost from
noon till midnight. If our friends
in other States have not Ion. ago dis.
missed all fears about New York, we
think yesterdays demonstration in
this city, added to the increasing
Republican detection in all parts Of
the State. will convince them that
Blaine has no more chance of get
ting The electoral votes of New York
than of Georgia"
The World says: "New York new.
er in its history witnessed such an
imposing and momentous political
meeting as was held in Wall street
yesterday. Twenty thousand people
filled the great financial thorough
fare. Business men marched in
compact columns to the place oil
meeting, and 30 900 Cleveland torch.
bearers filed through Union Square
last night, in procession before So.
600 spectators"
The .Stm' says: "Busy men Of
Wall street laid aside their puts ant
calls, ledgers and stock lists, ano
listened yesterday afternoon to the
persuasive eloquence of Dorsheimer
Sullivan, Solomon and other cam
pai9n orators. There is nothing the
bull and bears like better than tc
take a flyer in politics, as the crowd
that thronged the steps of the sub
treasury building yesterday showed
They take almost rs deep an interest,"
III The campaign as they would in /;
break in stocks, and are just abou
as impartial in one case as in The
oiher."
business Men for Cleveland.
New YORK, Sept. 1S.-The organ
izition of over 500 members of the
Produce and Maritime Exchanges
into new club supporting Cleveland
and Hendricks, leads the Times to
say: "The probable extension oil
the movement in other commercial
bodies here and elsewhere indicates
that Business men appreciate the
importance of honesty and integrity
at the head OF public affairs %
The journal says the list include:
many members of the young Re
publican Club OF Brooklyn, mem
bers of the Union League, and
other prominent clubs.
Eeecher Speaks.
New York, Oct. 14.-Deecher pub.
lished striking interview tonight
He corroborates Elijah Smiths slate
mcrt OF joys story about Blaine
and says that the story was heard by
others. The subject was talked OF
in Detroit for many years and was
used in the political campaign in
Michigan. Ii Joy denies this he II
not only Il liar but a lunatic. Beech
Ell adds: "The attacks GU Cleveland
are abomiuable. Cleveland may have
committed errors in his youth, bu
SO did Blaine. Since be has been
Governor lie has been au homes
man who would uoi lie for every pur
pose. A good Government would
be made und-r Cleveland's manage
ment for every purpose-a bad Gov
ernment under Blaine's manage
mcnt.
Death Of u Prominent Grand Army
SENECA FALLS, N. Y, Oc;. s.
General joan L. Mueray, while re-
ceiving a bauner for The PIumet
Knight last evening, was stricken
with apoplexy and died this moru
ing. The General was an enthu
siastic Grand Army man, and Wa.
one of the ori3inators OF Decora.iot
Day. He led the first procession
thai marched with marital music it
strew flowers upon tue graves o
colfl,ors,