The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-09-27
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Situation in Maine, Ohio. Indiana.
New York and Iowa.

New York and Iowa.
Successor to Secretary Folgsr-Furthe
Arctic Explorations by Americans.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, September 9th,
Republicans are giving loud ven
to their exultation. But why
should they? The State has beer
conceded theirs in advance, and the
Democratic policy is not to speno
money and hard work in pu bli.
meetings and other legitimate ways
where such expenditure will not
tell in the direction of securing the
vote of the State, Magnificent work
is being done in Ohio, where the
scathing indictment of Blaine
drawn by the skilful hand of Carl
Schurz is having great effect on
intelligent voters. There too the
venerable Mr.. Hendricks is guiding
the hesfan mt voter into the Demo.
cratic fold. The good work is tell
ing in Che doubtful State of Ohio.
where defeat in October means Ma
tional defeat in November. Now
Tammany has taken hold in ear
nest to elect Cleveland and Hend-
ricks there can he no doubt how
New York will 60 in the great
contest. The outlook is the more
hopeful for the Democracy as Mr..
Conkling declines to assist the
Blaine canvass in any way. No man
now or formerly in public life has
stronger personal following than
Elk Senator Conkling. Every body
remembers the effect of his speech
es four years ago in Ohio and Indi-
ana. The Republicans will have to
do without them this year in New
York State and probably every
where else, and Roscoe's silence
will serve the interests of the De-
mocracy. There need be no fear as
to the vote OF Indiana; Its vote
will be cast in support of the ticket
which bears the honored name of
Hendricks of Indiana" The De-
mocracy finds in Iowa what it did
not in find in Maine, hopeful indi-
cations, and accordingly, is giving
close attention to the politics of a
State which Republican rely upon
as impregnably theirs. This is
where they are mistaken, as sur
yey Of the situation will make ap-
parent. At their late Convention
the Greenbackers by large major
ity determined to unite their forces
with the Democrats. The Repub-
lican managers had been trying
hard for months to prevent this and
even had a few of their men i'm the
Convention, but all their efforts
were unavailing. The platform
adopted declared unequivocally in
favor of the union proposed, and it
was carried out by practically
unanimous vote in the Convention.
1t may look foolish to outsiders
that the Democrats and Greenback-
ers hope to defeat the Republicans
in Iowa this year, when Iowa has
for so long period been considered
one of the strongest and most reli-
able Republican States in the Uni
on. And yet it would not be very
strange if this hope was realized in
November. The Republican major
ity has been dwindling rapidly dur
ing the past few years. Many
causes have led to this-not Prohi-
bition alone. Last year Governor
Sherman's majority over all was less
than one thousand, and it is known
that many who voted the Republi-
can ticket last fall will vote against
it this year. There were hundreds,
yes thousands. especially of Ger
mans, who held on then in the be-
lief that the Republicans would not
dare to pass prohibitory law, who
now are bitter and indignant. In
fact the German vote will be prac-
tically solid for the opposition.
Even this practical view Of the sit
uation is sufficient to strengthen the
hope and to create the sanguine
that a change of admin
will result from the cleo
ton of this year. Leading Demo-
Gratis in Washington hold this view,
AMI news received from New York
AMI other cities shows unani nifty
of hope and courageous steadfast-
ness Of purpose. The rascals must
be turned out, and the turning out
will be accomplished next Novem-
Der.
THE SUCCESSOR TO SECRETARY FOEGER.
President Arahur proceeds with
his usual deliberation in the matter
of appointing a successor to Secre-
tary of the Treasury, Folger. Since
wrote you last other names have
been added to those names which he
is considering. Then l mentioned
only assistant Secretary Coon and
Richard Crowley. Mr.. Gresham is
now named quite prominently in
this connection. Only a day or two
ago the report was started. that Pres
ident Arthur, while in New York
City, had appointed General George
H. Sharpe, Of Kingston, N. Y. to
fill out the late MIR. Folger's term.
This report spread rapidly, and for
a time it was believed in the Treas
,1rv Department to be true. Inuui-