Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-18
wAsHIseroS LETTER.
ITrom OurrsEuasr eOrrespondsnt.l
WASHINGTON. October s. 1888

lCleNehnu ~ YAK view. he IS lo0klne
much better and stronger than he die
when here last. He will make an argu.
ment for the Government in the well
known telephone cases, which are tC
be heard by the Supreme Court thi:
week. He declined public reception
rendered him by the citizens of this
city. f.I-
An event took place to-day in the
United States Supreme Court room
that in Importance and impressiveness
was second only to the Inauguration OF
a President. Melville Weston Fuller
was inducted into what many people,
your correspondent among the number,
believe to be the most important Office
under our form of government-Chief
Justice Of the United States. The court
room was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity by nearly all the prominent peo-
pie now in the city, all anxious to wit
ness the swearing in of Democratic
Chief Justice, an event which had not
taken place before since 1886, when
Robert b. Taney, appointed by that
old war horse of Democracy, Andrew
Jackson, took the position which he
was to so ably fill for twenty-eight
years, and which was to give him q
worldwide fame. The ceremonies used
to-day were exactly similar to those
used when Chief Justice Chase took
his seat in 1864, and they were very
solemn and impressive; in fact, every
thing about the Supreme Court is, to
me, if not to everybody. The new
Chief Justice made q favorable i'm
preston, although his physique is any,
thing else but imposing, but his face
and head give unmistakable evidence
OF the possession of an ample supply of
that subtle power which governs the
world-brains.
Two notable Indianians were in this
city last week-Governor Gray and
Aquilla Jones, postmaster of Indianapo-
lis. They both gave cheerful state
ments of the political outlook in the
Hosier State. They regard the State
as certain for Cleveland and Thurman.
Mr.. Cleveland got days fishing on
the upper Potomac last week. He has
given up all hopes of vacation trip
this year.
Mr.. Taylor, Ex-Minister to Siberia,
who is in charge of the negro Demo-
cratic headquarters in New York, was
over here Saturday. He says that
every election district of New York
State has negro Democratic club, and
that not less than 100000 negroes will
vote for Cleveland and Thurman, in
the Northern States alone.
A full meeting of the Democratic
National Committee is to be held in
New York Wednesday.
Representative Wilson, of West Vir-
ginia, says that State will give Cleve-
land larger majority than in 1884, and
that it will send a solid Democratic
delegation to Congress.
The Republican tariff bill was taken
up to-day in the Senate. There is no
possible chance to dispose of it before
election. 1t is probable that a few
speeches will be made upon it, and |
that some time between the 10th and /
the 25th of this month recess will be
taken until after the election, when
the fight will be resumed and kept up
in sort of a way-greatly dependent
on the result of the election-until the
Fiftieth Congress expires. Nobody ex-
poets any kind of tariff bill to pass
both House and Senate as at present |
Chairman Barnum was here Friday
and Saturday. He has no doubts of
the election of Cleveland and Thur
man.
Representative Mcmillan, who has
been making speeches in New York
and New Jersey, thinks the outlook for
a Democratic victory in both States is
very encouraging.
The new navy is slow Undertaking..
The iron cruiser Baltimore was launch
ed at Philadelphia Saturday, and the
gunboat Petrol will be ready to launch
in about ten days. The money appro-
priated for the navy has been properly
spent under this administration.
AT least two Senators-Saulsbury and
Stewart--one a Democrat and one a
have put themselves on
record as being in favor of the repeal of
the civil service law.
The discussion of Senate amend
ment to the general deficiency ap-
bill, which appropriates
$4,000 for the Industrial Christian
Home Association of Utah, an associa-
ton for the benefit of dependent wo-
men and children who desire to sever
their allegiance to the Mormon church,
brought out the fact that the present
ID LlC OuIy Ou0 tLldU HIS
ever taken any practical steps to break
up polygam, although the Republican
party has since 1856 regularly adopted
\ plank in their party platform de-
nouncing it is relic of barbarism. It
remained for the Democratic party
through the present administration to
AXE the first steps towards the ex-
sinction of polygamy.
Attorney General Garland has re-
.urned from his long vacation much
in health.
Senator Beck has returned from
Fortress Monroe somewhat improved
N health, but not we'll enough to Re-
'ume his Congressional duties.
AS election day draws nearer, the
at the sessions of the House
gets smaller and smaller. Business re-
luiringa quorum has long ago been
and if recess is not soon
hopes of adjournment hav-
ng been given up--there will not be a
1ozen members in attendance.
Senator Voorhees, has gone to Indi-
ana to remain until after election. He
will speak every day.
The friends of the Oklahoma bill in
The House, while not numerous
enough to pass that measure, have sue
,eeded in having the Senate amend
ment to the general deficiency bill, ex-
lending the laws of the United States
over No Mans Land, drOpped,