San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-11-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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WASHINGTON LETTER. r
| From Our Regular Correspondent. 9-
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 1885.
1t is useless to deny that the re-
suit of the Ohio election is serious
disappointment to Democrats here.
The return of John Sherman to the
Senate is a political calamity. He is
an impious fraud and abettor Of frauds,
and the only reason why he is not
known and pilloried as such is because
his political career is so full Of crook
edness and regeneration that it
battles portraiture. Ho has been on
both sides of every side of the fnan-
cial question; he was the arch demon
of the most disgraceful episode. in
American history, but, because he is
associated in the minds Of some stupid
Cincinnati Dutchmen with an era OF
good crops and cheap malt, he comes
in with the forlorn hope, waving the
bloody shirt. What if these Dutch
men knew OF his diabolism in 1876
n as it is known here? What if they
knew that for his theft OF the presi-
dency Hayes gave him the keys to the
Treasury which he used disgracefully
for four years in the most dishonest
way to have himself nominated for
the presidency Well, perhaps it
would not mako much difference:
they would call for elm lager, zwei la
ger, and drink to Honest John Sher-
man" and bountiful nature. After
all he may not be elected to the Sem
ate, the question seems still in doubt
to-day, but he has come sufficiently
near it to Justify all I have said. He
is more conspicuous to-day as o cam
didate for the presidency than any
other Republican. u
Well, let them nominate him and
give the great statesman an opportu-
nifty to use the campaign documents
and the old steel plates of his por-
trait that he had prepared by the
Thousand atgovernment expense while
he was making .'good crops" as sec
rotary of the Treasury six years ago.
His record will not be us easily shown.
up as that Of Blaine. for he is moro
cunning and careful man than the
late candidate. He will probably not )
drive off the mugwumps as Blaine;
did; but with all Blaine's boldness
and badness he would not stoop to do
the despicable things that John Sher-
man is known to have done.
I have it from good authority that
the President is very anxious for the
election of the Democratic Governors
in New York and Virginia. He does
not believe that the result in Ohio is
due to any fault or failure of his, or
that the federal administration was
on trial in that election. In spite OF
all that has been said to the contrary
Mr.. Hoadly was not the Presidents
candidate in any special sense. AZ
ter Mr.. Hoadly had been nominated.
the President as a Democrat would
have been glad OF his election, but it
was inconsistent with his policy to
take any conspicuous part in the cleo
tion. His example was watched and
followed by thousands Of government
clerks here, nearly of whom, lam sor-
~ to say, are Republicans. And how
ever much his action or rather mac
ton may be deplored and criticised
by some democrats, it must be admit
led that il is in decent and dignifed
contrast with the conduct OF the adj
Of Grant, Hayes, and
Arthur. which have been so justly con-
iemned by the Democratic press
1 have nothing 10 write in the way
,f political nows. This is not the
season for it, and / know you prefer
iacts TO prophecy. The President Is
rerv reticent and his Cabinet have
taken their cue from him Nothing
: known until il is matured and done
rbis is Of course not agreeable to tho
journalistic profession. The shrewd-
st and most enterprisirg reporters
ind themselves trying to look through
rick walls into Opaque infnity. An
rider has recently been issued 70 All
,oyernment officials forbiddlng them
= pive ont any matter relating 10 the
.Bb;ects that must be treated OF IN
- Prosideufs message, OF IN the an
nal reports Of the DeP4rtments
S1t tbe time Is not far distant vhen
- Senats and the House vii be IN
yorgress assembled, and when 4 Va
e able 10 give yOu news a nrst 1ana
.nloss, indeed. Senator'S and AelaDers
bsH try 10 model tbeir tongues On
be = silence i golden example o.
be Adniristrstlon-