The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-11-17
Washington Letter.
From our regular correspondent.
Washington, Nov. ~, 1888.

Senator German came from
New York direct to Washington
a day or two ago, and had long
conference with Mr.. Cleveland,
during which it is thought they
went over the various reasons as
signed for the Democratic de feat
Mr.. Cleveland takes the matter
philosophically, and loses no op.
portllnity to state his belief in the
honest support given him by Gov.
ernor Hill of New York.
Said a prominent official yes.
terday:
During the next four years the
cause of the disaster of last Thurs
day will be stated as a thousand
and one different things. l be-
lieve that it was caused by the
position taken on the tariff, ques-
ton during the last two months
of the campaign by the stump
speakers Of the party under orders
from the National Committee.
During the long discussion of the
Mills bill in the House, its friends
constantly denounced the protect
ton tariff as legalized robbery, and
yet those same men were compell-
ed to go on the stump and state
that the Mills bill was a protec-
ton measure, because someone had
become panic-stricken at the cry
of free trade. This action un-
doubtedly disgusted thousands of
voters who are believers in free
and unrestricted trade with the
world at large, and at the same
time it did not attract any of the
high protection voters. | am final
ly of the opinion that had the Dem
ocratic speakers and newspapers
accepted the Challenge of the Rep
ublicans and proclaimed themsel-
YES in favor of free trade as soon
as IL could be brought about with
out detriment to the required in
come Of the Government, that Mr..
Cleveland would have been trium-
phantly reelected. Many thous-
and men throughout the country
who are prounced free traders
voted the Republican ticket. Why I?
Simply because they believe that
the higher the tariff is made, the
sooner the people will demand
that it be removed altogether.
There is food for thought in this
view of the question.
Mr.. Lamont, Mr., Cleveland's
secretary, will go into the Insur-
ance business i'm New York City
after the 4th. of March. He is one
of the most popular men that ever
filed a similar position, and will
carry with him the good wishes
of every one who has had busi-
ness with him during this admins
tration.
Mr.. Dalton, Postmaster of the
Representatives, and an Indiana
Democrat for many years, says of
the newly elected President: In
six months there will be more
complaining of Mr.. Harrison by
Republicans than by Democrats.
He will give good, clean, and
able administration. Everything
about it will be hightoned and
honorable. Democrats and people
generally will have nothing to
complain of. 1t will be a conser-
vative administration, much more
liberal than the extremists would
desire, and no man or clique of
men can run Mr.. Harrison. He
will be the President. This will
cause some heart burnings in his
party. He is civil service re-
former, and is as firm as Cleveland.
In this he will antagonize those of
his party who will demand clean
sweep. Some of his party will
wish a vigorous and oppressive
policy in the South. They will be
He will adopt the
most liberal southern policy any
has ever thought of.
He will treat the southern people
we'll. / know the man. He is
a Republican, but he is not lack
ing in wisdom. His appointments
in the south will all go to Republi-
cans. He will not appoint DEM
ocrat to any Office. He is too
much OF a partisan for that. But
he wifi appoint no carpet-baggers;
none of the ragscallions that have
been placed over the the Southern
states before. Some of the bor-
der states are now very close. He
will try to draw them into his
partys ranks. think he will be
with his party on the educational
question, on the pension question,