Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-27
WASHINGTON LETTER
Inc f0et Of the sIsrras--llls rl,,,or, IS.
Personal rccullarllles. Aaa
presidential Probabilities A,,,,..
bla'ne' Tilden and Sherman. '"or'
Den Butler for tho Second Place on ".
Democratic Ticket. : '"s
outlook for Santa Fe Right .or. ~.
Across Tho Tor,.,,n " way
Special Correspondence Of the e.,,,..

, w, WASHINGTON, April 90. --Joaou,r
Miller is below medium height tr'
body is large in proportion 70 1 h's
iength OF legs, which are short and
somewhat crooked. His clothes ~
good aud well brushed; his hal ,,n,, a'e
~ broad-brimmed felt. His forahss a
is broad, his eyes bright and hair 81, ~
low: He is not handsome. and ~.
vanity oozes out ut every pora ~
Gently Miller assailed the wo,, me'
suffragists with much ocsrt. a1
OF temper, and the resnIt
that Ben Buffers anti.momor,,Ins'
organ, the Express of Chicaoo te,;y
that Miller's literary fame IL dss - sS ~
late wife, q woman of rare wort,, !" I. ni !
poet of nnrecognized but adn,srs any
genius. Miller was once convicted ii' ~
robbing English masters Of CLASSIFY .,
poetry but despite this fact he proved
himself equal to the task of writing ~
fauitless verses as those he had apSr ~
priated, and then his weekly confirm.
tiohs 10 current newspaper literature
demonstrate his excellent ability.
His disquisitions upon IL.
torlcal subjects, his laudation
OF Washington, his descriptions If
character, men and scenery, show
that the poet of the Sierras was bro.
duced in obedience to the saving If
Horace, "poeta nascitur non M i
which, applied in the case before ne
means that Miller is not well made
hut was born poet for all that. The
Express accuses Miller of utmost harsh
ness in dealing with his wife. who
loved the erratic Miller with sublime
devotion. She followed him hither-
and we are told by the Express
wretchedly "died in his presence..n =
l saw Miller juet now, twiring a
little walking-cane between his fingers
rs he sauntered slowly down the street,
watching keenly each passer-by, and
stopping before every pretty sbop-
window to contemplate pictures and
Jewels. He surely goes about the world
with his eyes open, and / imagine, il
lac applied himeclfto such tasks, would
become the most all-seeing local re-
porter that ever drifted about the can.
ital IL is also true that one fails to dis.
cover in Miller's rudy, youthful
face and mild blue eyes any expression
Of that wickedness of heart ascribed to
him by the editor Of the Chicago Ex-
press. 1t is barely possible that the
discarded wife was not faultless. But
she is beyond the reach of praise OF
criticism, and Miller, of course, is de.
fenseless, because he must be silent.
THE NEW YORK PICroRIAIs AMI
BLAINE.
Ten days ago, or within briefel
period, it was supposed Tat Blaine
would be the Republican nominee
to-day,. Arthur's chances seem best
1t Is even asserted thai
he will surely be nominated
on the first ballot. 1t is also conceded
by many thoughtful Democrats tina,
Arthur is the strongest man in hi:
party. His negative, button-hole-bou
quet, elegant, nice little administers
ton is beyond the reach OF denuncia
ton, If not criticism. The Repuhli
cans sweetly speak CT his administers
: ton as Monroe-like. 1t is deliciou.
because it recognizes the nobility as
the governing class. 1t ministers t
the fastidiousness of the 'retired'' gen
try. Its state dinners are superb
It's dress Is faultless, wo
men beautiful and wines sucl
as M;ecenas sent to Flaccus
The "protectedn classes are solidly
compacted in behalf of Arthur.
Meanwhile the New York PICTORIAL
wage relentless war against Blaine
He is presented to the country in ma
tive nakedness, and his VICES of con
duct and character are ingraned il
his very flesh. The words, "Mulliga,
1 nt ts,.t. ~ In, t,.l- I'D htc hrau
and the "Fort Smith & Little Rocl
Railway" twines about his body
Dimly legib!e are the words "Sta
Reuters with whom Blaine was un
happily complicated by his nephew
Then Blaine is alleged TO b
the embodiment of the manifest des
tiny idea of Stephen y. Douglas. H
would convert the republic intoa null
i itary empire. He would embark i
South American quarrels, and punish
Chill and uplift Peru. Blaine is ag
gressive, sslf-willed and grasps greed
lily at wealth and power Like JAhl
: Sherman, he came to Washington
poor; like John Sherman, he ha
gathered great riches. Sherman USE
the treasury and the banks, WIN
Blaine used his official power In levy
ing tribute upon the great corporation
that levied tribute upon the people.
, ARTHUR.
Arthur's hands are clean, eve
Though John Sherman did say, Wnel
Arthur was customs officer In Ne,
York, that he WAS most corrupt.
was this official assertion of Shermh,
that induced Conkling to compel az
offending party to pl sce Arthur on e sl
Republican presidential ticket III 100
1t was not so much that Conknn.
loved Arthur, as that he detesled y,
, enemies and rivals In his parry
Therefore did he "throw this dead ca
,, into their encampment.n But ~
no longer odorous. On the contrary
!, Arthur is the very impersonation !,
the war-begotten aristocracy OF "
East, and 1t does dOte on him.
BEN BUTLER.
, Rather than Arthur or Blaine, ~
Massaehu sets ex-governor is the n nj.
| noir of the Democratic party. -
| trade unions and like organizations
, Democratic and Republican, are c.n
J centrating their forces on Ben but'e,
} All these, with the knights OF Lhuo,
I claiming Il million and hall Votss
, prefer Democracy to Repunlicanls.n,,
; but prefer Buffers legal tencer stsoI
backs to Democratic silver ana s o,,
treasury certificates. 80 aahssiou
) does this Butler movement pecol na,
that Democrats, concedtng tne ~
tainty OF Tilden's nomination., IN
r pose the acceptance of Butler W "a, au !,
bricks substitute. on Tlldens hcA =
Hendricks health, like Tildan's, 70 -, 4
. rlonsly impaired, and two sich wa va