The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-05-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our nesalar Correspondent!
WASHINGTON, D C.,
MAY, 3, 1886.

remotest shade OF suspicion OF cor 5
rupt intent relative to the telephone ;
scheme, it couldnot more complete
ly have attained that end. No I'M
prejudiced person has followed the
line of evidence presented before
the House committee without being
convinced hal where anythingli like
tangible culpability was charged,
the imputation was wholly ground
less, and that even intangible blame
was utterly discountenanced.
1t was evident from the first that
the attacks upon MI. Garland had
their origin in political influences
and in sinister motives of another
kind. Just a desire to embarrass
the Administration at point where
mere suspicious might prove an in
Jury, accounts for the eagerness with
which certain pseudo-Democratic
and Metropolitan Republican jour
nails Joined in these denunciations.
Secretary Manning has so far pro-
crossed towards recovery, that he
has taken a long drive aboutth city
without fatigue. He is visited daily
now by his friends and through
their conversation is catching the
threads of events which have trans
pired during his illness. Among his
callers on Wednesday were Repre-
sentatives Randall and Scott, of
Penn, and ex-senator Mcdonald, of
Ind. The President also calls occa-
sionally to see the Secretary.
There was a mass meeting in this
city a fewevenings since for the pur-
pose of expressing sympathy with
Ireland in her struggle for home
rule and with Gladstone and Par
nell, the leaders of the movement
in the English Parliament. About
a thousand people crowded into the
Masonic Temple and three dozen
members of Congress, including
several Senators, sat on the plat
form, while others who could not
find room there, were scattered over
the floor. Samuel j. Randall pre-
sided and there were some short, ell
oquent speeches among others that
were not so eloquent. The senti-
ment of Senator Riddleberger, of
Va, was; Strike viceroyalty from
, Gladstone's bill. Don'trest satisfied
with any half measures. Accept it
, only as you would a'breastwork in
war, and behind it keep your mus
kets loaded" Gladstone" said he,
| .spent the most of his life as a CO.
l ercionist, and was the meanest CO.
ercionist of the country until he
was cowhided by Irish valor into
l a confession of English wrong"
1 VIM. Walter Phelps said: "Ire.
4 land must be free. 1t may not be
immediate, but it is u I Glad
, stone has declared, and the AL
: mighty has decreed it," Represent
: alive Mckinley, of Ohio, in evi
t dent rebuke of Senator Riddleber
d gers criticism of Gladstone and hi:
r bill, declared that he did not come
to find fault with the great English
man who was fighting with Parnel
Q for an Independent Ireland. Let u
e get for Ireland today all she cal
i get tomorrow let US get for her al
she deserves. Hon. Mcmillan o
9 Tenn, thought the Irish people o
the world were able to free Ireland
e eve stand today" said he, dix
y Moses in sight of the promised land
and so sure as the night follows tn
day, there are people in this hal
tonight who will see accomplished
all that Ireland hopes for"
i AS to what is going on in Con
S gress, I may say, the House is still
e working away on the River AM
Harbor bill, which, among man,
worthy appropriations, contain
, mary others for projects upo!
which Il e Goycrnment ought not t.
spend any money.
l. Representative O'Neill of Mo
and Foran of Ohio had a very no
alteration on the floor of tn
r House, and neither of them wer
J. seen about the Capitol next day, al
though they were a good deal sough
e after. Several of the. members VIII
thought the strife could not en'
Il with words, offered their ser
le vices as seconds, and We're rathe
i disappointed to learn that Their
was no use for their services.
The Senate has been authorizin.
i, the construction of bridges acros
= streams throughout the countr,.
from the Mississippi down through
IS a list of smaller rivers. 1t has ais
If voted to expend 100000 on tn
v White House. The plan is to dupli
cate the old mansion by erecting
another just like the present struc
ture on the south side of it, connect
e ed with it by a corridor. 1t i
q doubtful, however, if this plan viii
II ever become alaw since the Hous'
n of Representatives has yet to con
slider the matter. 1t is held by som
that the old house is not wortl
5 patching to this extent, and by 9th
ers that the sacredness ofits histor
t, ical associations should preserve i
l. as it stands. JUNO.
An immense amount of officia
q rottenness has been unearthed il
the City Council of Gallipolis. I
70 is impossibls, as yet, to give the OK
a act amont of the stealings, but i
IS will not fall short of 100000 an'
! may exceed $15O,O0O. The steal
ings, under the guise of improve