The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-01
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, OcT. 2e. 1888.

WASHINGTON, OCT. %. 1888.
Senator German came over from the
democratic headquarters in
New York, and had long conference
with Mr.. Cleveland this week, Mr..
German gave the President detailed
account of the present status of the
and also fully informed him
of the expectations Of the national
committee. together with the grounds
upon which they are based. Just be
fore returning to New York Mr.. Cor
man informed your correspondent that
he regarded the election Of Cleveland
and Thurman as an absolute certainty,
as the case now stands, but he init
mated that he feared the effect of large
sums of Republican money upon the
hoodlum voters of the lower wards of
New York City on election day. Many
republicans here say openly that if
money will carry New York they are
certain to win, but / think it more
likely that some of their eminent
statesmen will get in isil if they at
tempt bribery. on large scale in New
York City. The democratic committee
are fully alive and will frustrate any
attempt upon the part of the republi
cans to buy votes in New York and
elsewhere.
Democrats here are confidently fig.
uring on the Senate after the 4th OF
next March, as well as the Presidency
and the House. It will only take
democra ic legislatures in West Vir-
ginia and New Jersey to accomplish
that much deeired result, and then the
democratic party will have real op
portunity to bring about some of the
many reforms That are SO badly needed
Mr.. Cleveland leaves tonight fol
New York, where he will tomorrow
afternoon review the mammoth bust
ness mems Cleveland and Thurman
parade. He will return to Washing
ton Immediately after the parade. II.
has not yet decided whether he viii
go to Buffalo to vote or not, but it il
probable that he will go, not so mucf
because he considers his vote necessa
ry to success. but as an example t.
other New York voters tempora,i!.
residing in this city-there are Owe
8. 1000 of them.
Nearly all the members of the Cabi
net are actively engaged in the cam
paign. They are doing excellent worl
too.
Yves hIngtonians now rejoice in tn
possession of q genuine English Lord
The British minister here has recentl
through the death of a relative, becom
Lord Sackville.
Could John &. Calhoun have live
until the present time, he would hav
had an opportunity of verifying tn
ancient adage, "all things come
. him that waits" For several yea !
past the United States Supreme Cou.
hss-been handing down decisions j
favor of the doctrine of States Right
which Calhoun SO ably advocated, bu
3 this week the Court made two decis
) ions which are in effect far beyon
anything ever claimed by CalhOu
1 and lis sOciates. One of these d.
/ cisions upholds the constitutiOnalit
of the Alabama State law providin
tests for color blindness in all employ
r es of railroads in, or pessing through
! that State, thus demonstrating that
state law is superior TO CongressioD;
legislation, and the regulations of tn
United States Inter State Commerc
Commission. The other aftirms tn
decision of the Supreme Court of low
to the effect that under the p ohibitor
law of that State 10 liquors can b
made within its borders, no matte
where they are to be sold. These de
cisions are the more remarkable whe
the fact is remembered that two third
of the Justices of the Supreme Coul
are republicans. How the old fash
ioned states rights democrats mus
enjoy these decisions, proving, es the
do, that the principles for which the
fought for SO many years was the rigt
one. Perhaps after few more deci
ions like the above, rsbid republica
editors like Murat Halstead and Whit
law Reid will agree that this cOuntr
}. is confederation of Sovereign State
Already inquiries are beginning
be received here from organization
that propose attending CleveIand's il
auguration.
Chief Justice Fuller delivered b
first opinion in the Supreme Cou
this week. 1t w8s to the effect th,
the State of Pennsylvanis was not ell
titled to collect q tax on messages set
by the Western Union Telegraph Co
:, except messages between point will
+ in the borders of the state.
A prominent business man of Ne
York City, who wes in Washingtu
This week, gave it as his opinion th'
j Cleveland would have u plurality
p, ,001 in his state. He says that IL
Q National Committee are now certai
of holding their own in the labor vot'
}, and they are daily making gair
among business men aud men wi
! study.
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