Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-01-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IFrOn Our rsga,ar c0rrespondent.l

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1888.
Mr.. Cleveland has once more shown
that he has the rare faculty of saving
the right thing at the right time. In a
letter of regret from him read at ban
auet given by the Boston Tariff Reform
League last Friday night, he blazes the
way for the weakened member of
the party to follow him and for every
member of the party to uphold the
principals voted for by q plurality Of
more than 100, 900 in the total number
Of voters in the country last Novem-
Der. 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 opera
tion is adjusted to the touch Of national
virtue and patriotism, and their results
under such guidance must be the pros
perity and happiness Ofour people; and
so long as the advocates of tariff reform
appreciate the sentiments In which our
institutions had their origin. so long as
they apprehend the forces which alone
can guide their operations, so long as
they, In spirit Of true patriotism are
consecrated to the service of their coun-
try, temporary defeat brings no dis
couragement. It but proves the stub
bornness of the forces of combined
selfishness and discloses how far the
people have been led astray and how
great is the necessity of redOubled
efforts in their behalf. To lose faith In
the intelligence of the people is sur
render and an abandonment of the
struggle. To arouse their intelligence
and free it from darkness and delusion
give assurance of speedy and complete
victory. In the track of reform are
often found the dead hopes of pioneers
and the despair of those who fall in the
march. But there will be neither des.
pair nor dead hopes in the path oftarif
reform; nor shall its pioneers fail to reach
the heights. Holding fast their faith
and rejecting every alluring overture
and every deceptive compromise 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 defeated
candidate, and very badly needed too
for many Democrats in Congress have
recently shown a very decided weak
ness of the spine on this subject anc
have talked about compromising will
the enemy to the extent of passing
bill making large reductions in the in
ternal revenue, leaving the unjust i'm
port duties to remain as they now are
etc. The indications now are that Mr.
Cleveland's letter will furnish the nee
essary stiffening for the wobbling back
bones and that we shall hear no NOR
talk of compromise.
The Democrats of the House will
handle the Senate tariff bill withou
gloves when it goes to them after it
passage by the Senate. They propos'
to show the country what a one-slde'
and unfair measure it really is., The.
are now busy gathering facts an
statistics for the purpose. =
The President has ordered the dis
missal of Edward Cushing, Collector
Customs at Bath, Maine.
A Representative Crisp, Chairman 9
the House committee on contested elecI
, ions, expects to call up this week tn
cases vi EOllluiI NS' ILiiAOtI anu '0uIaAN"
vs.. FELTON,.
Michigan has a handsome statue {
Gen. Lewis Cass, to be placed in Statr
ary Hall at the Capitol.
A new and very fine crayon pOrtra
of Speaker Carlisle has been hung in tn
lobby of the House.
The Blaine war grows apace. Every
where two or three Republicans al
gathered together you are certain
) hear the name of the gentleman frol
8 Maine mentioned. His enemies al
bitter and his friends staunch, and tf
battle is sure to rage continually b.
tween them from now until four yea
from next March, with what result Onl
q wishes most heartily that Mr.. Blain
had never been borne, but If he had no
the people of this country would hay
missed lots'of fun.
AS if there were not already surfe
of candidates for Speaker of the ne1
House, three more were brought out la
y week. They were Representative
; Lodge, Bayne and Farquhar. I do NJ
suppose that either of these three me
have the most remote idea of ev'
being elected Speaker; but they pro
bly, hope that their being mentione
y for the position will cause them to G
better committee assignments from Il
man who is elected. And judging fro
past experience they are right.
1t is proposed to have the takers I
the next census make a schedule of tn
n surviving ex-Confederate soldiers. TT
idea has been very we'll received, ar
will be considered at the next meetir
:. of the Senate COMMITTEES on the censu
= The bill already passed by the Hou
'' provided for a similar schedule of Unie
: Soldiers.
Tomorrow President Cleveland W
hold his last New Years reception
Q the White House for some years {
j. least.
had severe attack of catarrh, ar
became so deaf could not hear cor
q mon conversation. I suffered terrib
y fyom roaring in my head. I procure
a bottle of Ely's Cream Balm, and