Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-11-19
WASHINGTON LETTER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or rnE MONITOR.
WASHINGTON. Nor. III

The president accepts the result
with becoming equanimity. lie does
not regard it as a personal defeat,
but rather an the victory of one great
party against another. He holds that
while there were minor factions tend
ing to injure his campaign, such as
the mayorality fight in New York &,
the tariff question was the issue that
the voters considered. He believes
that the working man has been scared
/ 10y the bugbear Of free trade. In con-
clusion, he says that he has made no
specific preparation as TO his resi-
dence after the 4th of March, and
adds that there is one ray of comfort
in the verdict-it will enable him to
get acquainted with his wife, thing
that has been impossible in the hurly-
burly of state and political duties.
Mrs. Cleveland appears to receive
the result with equal composure, tho
of course not with indifference. To
her nervous organization the strain
of excitement so long sustained had
become almost unbearable, and she
says that she now feels the relaxa-
ton of certainty. Her hold on Wash
ingtonians is a firm one Few women
in the history Of the White House
have maintained so individual n So
cial reign and made so few enemies.
And this in so young n woman is re-
markable. Her social leadership will
to a great extent be maintained wher-
ever she may reside, and if her hus-
band has a political future, in any re-
turn of his party to power, his sue
| cess would be as much due to her eff
forts as was that of Lord Bacons-
fields Endymon to his graceful wife.
In his opinion that the defeat is
due to the tariff issue. Mr.. Cleveland
is endorsed by leading democrats.
"Without other complications" says
Senator Morgan, "the free trade
scate would have been sufficient"
"Added to this" remarks Sunset
Cox, "the republican campaign man
agem, mt was the ablest ever seen in
this country. Money went exactly
where it was needed, and speakers
made no blunders. Mr.. Harrison
united his party. The republicans
realized that the democrats for
got-that it was a fight to the death"
President Cleveland's distinguish
ing characteristic has been his cour-
age in administering his office. He
has dared to speak honest convictions
without fear of friend or foe. lie
has carried on Herculean lead with
out faltering Leading Independents
believe that his great mistakes were
made in the selection of his advisers.
He bowed to the will of the party and
made Bayard secretary of state. Bay
ard is a VIGOROUSLY weak man in
great emergencies. Cleveland at
tempted to favor another wing of de-
mocracy by making Garland Attor-
ney-General. While Garlands adj
ministration of his Office has been less
scandalous than alleged, his prior
reputation was unsavory, and his
knowledge of law by no means pro-
found. He may be honest but-and
it has the same ct,-the public is
not persuaded of it. "The heart Of
England" says Thackeray, "still
beats kindly for George the Third,
because according to his light he
worshipped Heaven" MIR. Cleveland
had done his best, land he is respected.
Many amusing incidents distin-
guished election night in Washing
ton. A very important policeman,
weighed down by the responsibility
of his position and a underground
colored boy, about twelve years old,
rushed into the central station at
midnight. The policeman had heard
the boy threaten TO kill Cleveland.
Inasmuch as the president very prop
erly declined to go TO the police court
the next morning and swear that he
stood in mortal dread of the lad, the
blood-thirsty prisoner was discharged.
In the political white heat of the
last week of the campaign, came the
strange story that Senator Bowen of
Colorado, the best poker player in
the senate, had written a brochure on
the eject as Mascots," in which the
ingenious statesman not only shows
that men can be judged by their gait,
but that people can influence their
luck by changing their manner Of
walking. Washington poker is no
torious for its debiitating effect upon
the mind, but no one had thought
that 1T had so greatly aitected the
Colorado statesman.
The republican National League
has taken time by the bangs. Twenty
one members have already been APP
pointed committee to arrange the
details of Inauguration day. The
League is determined not to be fore
stalled.
One of the first society events OF
the season will be the marriage Of
Miss Mary Endicott, daughter of the
secretary of war, to Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlin, NJ. p, the English pol
itician, who was the lion of Washing
ton society last winter, while he was
here negotiating for the fisheries
treaty. As President Cleveland will
be one of the few guests present, it
is said that Lord Sackville will send
his regrets.