Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent


The exceedingly slim majority in Re-
publican Ohio, which is so satisfying to
the Republican heart, is simply the fore
boding of an utter rout of that party in
New York in November. While it de-
monstrates to those who desire a change,
the desperation of the men who would
perpetuate reign of corruption, it will in
tensify the struggle in New York and
sweep the State like whirlwind for De-
mocracy and Reform. Such shaking up
as the Treasury leeches in Washington
have had during the past three days has
never been experienced il our political
history, because the more than sixty
thousand ofthese fellows feel morally GER
tain that after the 4th of March next the
places that know them now will know
them no more forever. The aggressive
campaign which Blaine and his crowd
were to prosecute, has been transformed
into one so exceedingly defensive that the
defence has about relinguished the fight
and given up. The demonstration by the
business men of the great city of New
York on Wednesday night last shows that
in this tribute to Governor Cleveland there
is determination to overthrow the cor
rupt satrapy that the office-holding legion
want to continue in control ofthe Govern
ment at Washington.
In the quiet of a sabbath afternoon l
visited the dark and bloody ground at
Bladensburg, which is about twenty
minutes horseback ride from the capitol.
In the memorable epoch of duelling, when
every mans wounded honor carried its
appeasement in vicious looking horse
pistol, this spot was the chosen field for
both civilians and knights of war. 1t was
here that the youthful Decatur went to
his doom by the unerring aim of Barron.
1t was here that Cilley, member of Con-
gress from Maine, bit the dust when
Graves, of Kentucky, got in his work first.
1t was here that Clay received the fire of
Randolph after delivering his own, and
each, finding the other unhurt, fell upon
each others necks and wept. 1t was here
that Thomas H. Benton, Henry A. Wise,
and a score of other congressman have
met and settled their differences either by
the code or by compromises and mutual
concessions. The place is peculiarly adop-
ted by nature for the purpose to which
these sensitive public men put it, for it
was at that time surrounded by dense
forest of trees, at 6, suitable distance from
the road to avoid scrutiny from meddle-
some passers-by. The spot is broad plat
of ground Just east of the Baltimore turn
pike, and by the side of a sluggish little
stream that has its source at spring near
the village of Bladensburg. There is a
| willow tree planted at the exact spot
where Cilley fell, which has now grown to
large proportions, and the traditions OF the
spot ase suggestive of the difference in the
intensity of regard for ones honor then
and now.
The campaign orators of the Republican
party are showing that Cleveland's cleo
ton is impossible, even should he carry
New York with the Southern electoral
vote. Well, nobody that know of has at
tempted to prove that ls9 votes were suffi-
cient tor an election, but we do insist
that Governor Cleveland, besides New
York, will have the fifteen votes of Ind
lana, the nine votes of New Jersey, the
six votes of Connecticut to top out his
electoral pyramid, to say nothing Of the
possibilities in California, in Wisconsin
and Nevada, which will give him enough
with forty to spare. And the prospects
are most fattering that just this state ot
things is going to transpire on the 4th Of
November. PHoNo.