San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-11-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
yYAsuYaroN, Nov. 0, 49,

LuOupA tue Itsu4L pi'ISS9 ibD N"NN'''''N
in tho White House for four years.
AIr. Cleveland has been sacrificed to
satisfy tho personal malice OF Mayor
Abraham S. Hewitt, and to satisfy
tho greed of a gang Of corrupt local
politicians in New York City. 1t is q
rcprosch to our country that such o
thing could have been possible, and
will remain q roproaoh aa long Us the
vote of New York City can control q
presidential election. Eew people
hero beloyo that Governor Hill, OF
New York, did not do his best TO 70,
elect Mr.. Cleveland. Col. Lamont,
who doubtless rclocta the sentiments
of Mr.. Cleveland on this subject, says
that Governor Hill has done all that
ho possibly could for the national
ticket, and that the votes he got that
Mr.. Cleveland did not get wero from
the republican liquor interests, and
could not hayo boon controlled by
any one.
Alr. Cleveland has SO conducted
himself since the election AZ to win
tho admiration Of everybody, repub,
leans a. well as democrats. uo is dis
appointed, Of course. Lie would not
be human if he wore not under the cir,
cumstanccs, but ho hides it well. On
Wednesday, with the streets full OF
iubilant, yelling republicans, and a
battery of artillery in tho park inst in
the rear Of tho White House firing a
salute TO celebrate uassisCn's election
Mr.. Cleveland was holding his usual
public reception, and quietly shaking
hands with tho large crowd in alton
dance, and exchanging smiles md
pleasant words with each one. Most
men would have sull;ed for some time
after tho election.
There il II great diversity OF opin-
ion among democratic officials as to
the cause Of tho defeat. For instance
Secretary Whitney says that tho loss
of New York was caused by the fact
that tho worllingmcn had not been
properly educated rs to tho tGritf
The question was not presented to
them in the right manner, and they
woro nado to believe tho democrats
wore free traders instead of tariff re-
luctionistg. Justice Lamar is Of the
opinion thnt the thrift had nothing
Whatever to 90 with tho result. Rep
rcscntativo Forun, fresh from an i'll
torviow with tho president, said: II
ma not good on q post norton. l
can diagnose tho case, but there my
skill ends. Tariff md civil service
reform did ii. Civil service a little
md tariff great doal. Tho prosi-
don't WAS entirely right il all that no
did, but no was right too soon. Tho
time was not yet ready. But tho
havo refused small
reduction. Tho result will DO that
there will DO an uprising OF the taxed
people and they will be cut deep.
Everybody confosses that there must
be tariff revision. The domocratic
party will DO stronger than ever four
Years honco. There viii be ro.ac-
ton from this intense solfshnoss.
Representative Taulbce fools conf
dent that tho responsibility now Civ
IN the republicans will eventually
provo their destruction. And thus
it goes on. Columns might DO filed
with tho different opinions, but it is
MIR. Cleveland, in talking of the
election, admits that his tariff mos
sngo may have lost him u good many
votes, enough probably TO have cous-
Cd his defeat, but ho still maintains,
with a courage that docs him honor,
that il he had the whole business to
10 over again 10 would not change
his course in regard to the tariff
question by hairs breadth, us what
he did WAS tho result of his honest
conviction, MIR. Cleveland was very
much disappointed ut the action Of
the republicans that no had Kept in
Office, who voted and worked against
him with all their might Air. Clevo-
aud statoe in language that cannot
DO misunderstood, that flil!anI Tam
many hall treated hiH squeroly, but
he makes no such statement in re-
gard TO Hewitt aud his crowd, who,
is stated in the first paragraph in
this letter, are tho parties that are
for Tie defeat Of the M |
.ional democratic ticket
The loss of tho House was particu- |
ary unfortunate just at shis time, as 4
I viii enable tlc republicans to ad- I
i..t as states al the territories tia: F.
.ro republican IN politics, whi-h will F.
I'VE them ltl1sst four more rcuEbii- I