Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-04-10

umns of hopes and claims III the
political gossip of the hour. In
scarcely a single case has the man
who was "prOminently named,"
" well backed and 4" strongly
pushed for a place, got it.
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An Irish friend, intensely Demo
cratic in his politics, handed me a
few days ago some resolutions
adopted here not long since by a
branch of the Irish National League
and among them find two referring
to Senator Riddleberger, and here
they are:
Resolved, That our unqualified
admiration and gratitude have been
evoked by the manly and independ-
ent position, assumed in this con
nection. by the Hon. Harrison II.
Riddleberger, of Virginia, who alone
of all the senators present mot even
excepting, and We say it with deep
humiliation, those of Irish birth aud
extraction rislngto the dignity and
full realization las we conceive ny
of the situation, opposed this reso'
luton in impressive language ex-
pressive of broad American patriot
ism. and wide human sympathy,
and-on the hypothesis that Irish
men we're the authors of these eX-
blossoms - expressed Reproduction
rather of that connection oil lnfamy,
the British government in Ireland,
than of the methods OF the madden
ed victims of its intOlerable Oppres-
sion in their efforts for relief or
vengeance.
Resolved, That the thanks OF the
citizens of these United States are
due to the Hon. Harrison II. Rid
dlebcrgcr for standing alone III
manly, dignifed and patriotic OPP
position to the adoption OF this res
olution and that especially are they
due from the Irish race the world
over. whether by birth or lineage,
tor his deep sympathy with our peo-
ple at home in dear old Ireland I'M
der the blighting shadow of the
Upas of English domination, and
with their enduring and heroic
struggle for the blessings OF free
dom and sclf-government.
Resolved, That we hereby tender
him the thanks Of the Irish race,
feeling, as we do, that on this ques-
ton we represent the sentiment OF
the overwhelming majority OF tho
scattered children of the Gael.
Ex. Speaker Randal"s serious and
protracted illness gives his friends
much alarm and for the time-being
sllences his assailants, who, In his
own party, are the most bitter that
any public man Of our time has to
contcnd with. Until his illness be.
gan Randall carried everything be-
fore him with the administration
and developed a power to grapple
even with Mr.. Bayard's influence
with the President. He "downed ,
the Kentucky influence and all Its
free. alliances at every turn.
Watterson, the brilliant editor OF
the Louisville COuricT.JOurnal has
organized fight to break down
| Randall's power with the President.
He has been trying to raise free
trade row on behalf of Kentucky
and the great West. BY letter and
nersonal conference nearly all the
party leaders who have felt az
erieved at Clevcland's appoint
ments and the dominant influence
of Mr.. Randall through Secretary
Manning have been asked whether
they would join in a meeting at
Washington to give expression De-
fore the President of their dlSap-
probation Of his course. This prop
osition met with opposition and
approval in about equal proportions,
and is now thought to have been
abandoned.
AS a dernicr resort Watterson
has been trying to get Tilden to H.
terfcre. There is no inkllng from
Greystone as to what the old man
has decided to do, bnt his sending
for Manning indicates that he is
getting all the bearings, and posi-
bly seeking to act as Il peace'maker
between the factions. w. Il. Smith,
chairman of the New York Demo
cratic Committee, Smith NJ. Weed
and ex-Congressman Frank Jones,
of New Hampshire, were in New
YORK few days ago, having just
returned from Washington. They
gave out the impression that, hav-
ing satisfied the Mugwumps IN MI
Parsons retention, the President
will wprocced to satisfy the boys,
and that he will lean toward the
old victor and spoils idea until all
the ward politicians are satisfied.
The administrations "good luck
attends it in the war squall at Pan
ANA. An episode like this gives
the government chance to show
its spunk aud make it popular,
without much expense in men OF
material. Affairs at the isthmus
appear to be in a bad way, and the
presence of few marines and blue
jackets, backed up by fleet OF wal
vessels, will doubtless have a
wholesome effect. To judge from
Commander Kane's report, his la
bors have already succeeded III saw
ing the threatened American prop
erty at Aspinwall, and this proper
rs seems to be about all that was
saved in the general ruin.
The President has already made