The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-05
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Washington Letter.
From our regular correspondent.

WaSnlnStOn, Dec. olSt. 1888.
Mr.. Cleveland has once more
shown that he has the rare faculty
of saying the right thing at the
right time. In letter of regret
from him read at a banquet given
by the Boston Tariff Reform
League last Friday night, he blazes
the way for the weakened MEM
bers of the UNFOLD the principals
voted for by purality of more
than 100000 in the total number
of voters in the country last
November, After expressing his
regret at not being able to attend
the banquet, Mr. Cleveland wrote:
Our institutions were constructed in
purity of purpose and love for
humanity. Their operation is adj
justed to the touch of national
virtue, and patriotism, and their
results under such guidance must
be the prosperity and happiness Of
our people; and so long as the adj
vocates of tariff reform appreciate
the sentiments in which our insti-
tutions had their origin, as long as
they apprehend the forces which
alone can guide their operations, so
so long as they, in spirit of true
patriotism are consecrated to the
to the service of their coutry,
temporary defeat brings no dis
enlargement. 1t but proves the
stubb0rnness Of the forces of com
bined selfiShness and dtScloses how
far the people have been led astray
and how great is the necessity of
redoubled efforts in their behalf
To loose faith in the intelligence
of the people is Il surrender and an
abandonment of the struggle. To
arouse their intelligence and free
from darknesss and delusion give
Insurance of speedy and complete
victory. In that track of reform
are often found the dead hopes of
pioneers and the dispair of those
who fall in the march. But there
will be neither dispair nor dead
hopes in the path of tariff reform;
nor shall its pioneers fail to reach
the heights. Holding fast their
faith and rejecting every alluring
overture and every deceptive com
promise which would betray their
sacred trust they themselves shall
regain and restore the patrimony
of their countrymen, freed from
the trespass of grasping encroach-
ment, and safely secured by the
genius of American justice and
equality.
Brave words, these, for defeat
ed candidate, and very badly need
ed too, for many Democrats in Con-
gress have recently showed a very
decided weakness of their spine
on this subject and have talked
about compromising with the en-
emy to the extent of passing bill
making large reductions in the
internal revenue, leaving the un-
just import duties to remain as
they now are, etc. They indica-
tions, now are that Mr.. Cleveland's
letter will furnish the necessary
for the wobbling back
bones and that we shall hear no
more talk of compromise.
The Democrats Of the House will
handle the Senate tariff bill with
out gloves when it goes to them
after it's passage by the senate.
They purpose to show the country
what q one-sided and unfair meas {
Ire it really is. They are now
busy gathering facts and statistics
or the purpose. The President !
has ordered the dismissal of Ed =
ward Cushing Collector of Gus
oms at Bath, Maine.
Representative Crisp, Chairman
If the House committee on contest
ID elections, expects to call up this {
week the casses of Small VS.. Ell I
lott and Sullivan VS.. FELTON,. (P)
Michigan has handsome statute {
# Gen. Lewis Cass, to be placed /,
n Statuary Hall at the Capitol. !
A new and very fine crayon por- n
rait of Speaker Carlisle has been f
lung in the lobby of the House. G
The Blaine war grows apace.
Vhere-ever two or three Republi- !
ans are gathered together you a
re certain to hear the name of the