Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-15

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Mr.. Hendricks promptly accepted the nomination
for Vice President, not because he wanted it. as he
explained % his neighbOrs, but because somebody
must be nominated 10 run On the ticket with the
Candidate for President" This NAV have been an
arectatfon on Mt Hendricks part, but IL is a sin
gular fact that the presidency has fallen into
disrepute and almost contempt among politicians.
A prominent public man nowadays acts as IL ne
were insHted II any one suggests that he TAKE that
Office. And yet IT is the second in responsibility
and honor In the gift OF the people The candidate
becomes at once a national character. and. whether
successful or not. T. forever classic in American
history "a a representative MAN. II elected, he
occupies a position OF great dignity and influence
rs the presiding officer OF the Senate where his
power on legislation, while less, OF course, than
that OF the Speaker Of the House. Is very great.
Then history shows that he stands one chance in
four Oh succeeding to the presidency itself. IL s
therefore, absurd for any American. however dis
tnguished to affect scorn for this great Office.
The Tammany chiefs still maintain omnous
silence but some OF the lesser braves are speaking
their r.nd freely. In of the city assembly dis
tretS last night Cleveland ratification meeting
was heid under Tammany auspices, at which the
nomination was cordially endorsed, and all demo-
Gratis who failed TO 50 accept il denounced as
traitors The impression Is that Kelly is now wait
fnS to see what bargains he can make before COM
hitting himself. II the other local democratic Or
GantZations for the sake Of harmony, will let him
be mayor or name a substitute, he Will bury the
hatchet and support Cleveland, but II the war is to
be one of eXterninatIon he Will slaughter the
ticket IL possible
Mr. Hewitt very accurately described Kelly once as
local politician" The term was 50 true that it
hurt, and In revenge Kelly defeated Mr. Hewitt's
congressional aspirations the next chance he got.
The expression defined Kelly exactly; he is a
local politician, and nothing more So long as he
retains power in New York city 1t is Of little mo-
ment TO him which party gets possession OF the
government, and he is always ready TO make what
ever combinations viii keep him in place as the
"boss' Of New York. The party leaders fully real
lie this TACT and Its important bearings and hence
the report may be true that they intend TO seize
the opportunity now presented by the accession OF
the republican Independents TO the democratic
ranks TO throw OF the Kelly yoke once for ALL
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Mr.. Hendricks and Secretary Chandler have
opened the campaign by cannonade at long range
over the purity OF bureau management MI Hen
bricks having declared 10 his Indianapolis neighbOrS
that the frauds in the bureau of medicine and surge
~ OF the navy furnished proof that the country
needed change OF ofnce-holders, Mr. Chandler re-
Piled by showing that Surgeon General Wales
whose management was complained OF, was urged
for reappointment by many democratic Senators.
but that their requests were refused because in
the opinion Of the Secretary, the officer in uues-
ton was objectionable. Mr.. Hendricks parties this
thrust by saying that the congressman could not
have known OF any unworthtness, and that If the
Secretary did, IL was his duty TO have exposed the
frauds without waiting for outside detectives to
ferret them out. Mr.. Hendricks evidently does not
Intend, as candidate for Vice president to fill
simply the quieScent rO1e OF bump on a log;
The immediate blame for the collision on the
and U. tracks saturday night falls upon the Tag
man sullivan, but the evidence shows that the rail-
road company and the District authorities are alike
culpable for condition of affairs that makes such
an accident likely to happen at any moment 1t Is
evident that the system OF signalling al the point
Where the accident occurred is exceedingly defec
tive; that the railroad crossings are not properly
guarded or policed, and that the District author-
ties permit the trains 10 al express speed within
the city limits Here is an opening for reform all
around
The New York independents have issued a cal, |
Ior meeting In the city OF New York july 22d to
decide on plan OF action for the campaign It is
generally understood that at this meeting indie
pendent voters viii be urged To support Cleveland
as the best way OF accomplishing their object
The Parisians celebrated the falling Of the Bas- |
tie yesterday with enthusiasm The patriotism OF |
some OF the people excited them tear down some
German flags in The name OF AlSace and Lorraine |
little freak Of passion which VIII not tend to re-
lax lSerIndryS hold those TWO DroytncpS
OF course the Washington "specialsn will steal |
THE STALKS interviews With Gen. Butler. Mr. Sar-
gent, Senator Fair etc. and send them away as their
own material. JUS; as they did yesterday with the
Elkins interview, and thay are in the habit OF |
doing daily with STAR matter, procured with n |
little labor for this paper
France Is making vigorous preparations for |
second war In TonQuin as China does not seem dis
posed 10 heal the hurt that honor feels with the
necessary francs.
Ben Butler says that all he has TO say Is that no
has said nothing. This Is epigramatic and COM
prehenSive. That he keeps up The toughest kind Of
thinking he will. however, scarcely deny
MI. Lowells toe gets better every day, and YES
terday he ventured TO give dinner party
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