The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-09-28

WAsHING1 ON, ID. C.. Sept. %. 1892.
Distinguished democrats were In attendance
upon the National encampment Of the q. A. d
which clvsed today, both as .partlclpators anu
as onlookers, and there is reason to belleVe tha'
itwas gely their presence which prevented
the republican managers from openly carrying
out the program previously arranged. to use
the encampment in making partisan demon
stration against Mr.. Cleveland-secretly they
did what they could by distributing pamphlet
attackip Mr. Cleveland, and by talking against
him, Among the prominent democrats present
who belong to the G. A. r. were Generals
Rosecrans and Sickles, Col Jones, ex- Lieut.
GOV. OF New York: Senator Palmer. OF Illinois
and Congressman Cheadle. of Indiana. Gov
Curtin, of Pennsylvania were also mere ana i
was apparent to all that the Pennsylvania vet
Grams are very proud of their brainy young
Governor.
There were, of course. other things that in
terfered with the republican program. Mr.
Harrison did not arrive here until Wednesday
and then the veIy serious condition of Mrs,
Harrison who came back with him. kept him
almost constantly at her side; the death of q
brother of Gov. Mckinley kept him av ay from
the encampment. snd Whitelaw Reid probably
thinking that if he made himself conspicuous
at the eDCampn ent III ultRub CduSO tAo ACPuoA
cation of some very bitter attacks published n
his paper upon the pension system under lis
nresent mapage ment and much more harm than
his presence here could possibly do good. did
not accept the invitation that was extended to
him.
The encampment was unquestiopably great
success and the parade the biggest thing of the
kind the country has ever seen. or probabl!
WA there
were more than $1,000 men in line exclusive of
hands and drum corps. while the crowds that
thronged every available space between the
Capitol and Twenty second street. is var1ouslv
estimated as having been anywhere betwt en-
4OU QUO and UUO teople.
This immense crowd was well cared far by
the Washington people, who were glad to snow
the country how well and how easily the city
could care for large crowd. There was NO
extortion. and so far as known. with the ex-ep
tion of a few hundred old soldiers who brought
their wives here under the impression that tree
board and lodgings would be furnished them
during the encampment, being misled. it IS un :
derstood, by overthrifty railroad passen ger
agents anxious to sell as many tickets as posi-
BILE. ever, visitor went home we'll pleased with
their treatment at the National Capital The
citizens committee q i'd not promise to turnlsi
food to anybody. but it did furnish free lodg
ings to more than 55 600 men, and free hospita
service to ALL and the old soldiers say that theil
treatment here was in every respect better thar
ever received anywhere else; and if they tall
at home as they did here, the courtesy of Wash
inRtonians to strangers will soon be known
throughout the country, as it deserves to be
One of the queerest things about the big pa
rade was that the man who had only few year
fo,-
and drawn salary as President of the UniteC
States. could have marched on foot with o small
Ohio posi-, over the entire line OF march withou
exciting any further remark or demonstration
than an occasional Halo there's Hayes
from some Washington Ohio man, Will
Ben Butler, riding in a carriage. should be CON
stantly raisiag his hat in response to cheers
MIR. Hayes is not a great mar. 6nt he is so muc
better than Ben Butler that his name shoul
not be mentioned IN the same para graph.
The republicans are becoming very muc
alarmed over the state of their end of the cam
paign, which is practically without hea
since the dangerous turn in his wife's Hines
has taken all OF MIR. Harrison's attention. FTor
the beginning of his canvass for second nom
ination Mr.. Harrison has been in sole comman
and as he has not designated anyone to take hi
place since he began to devote his time entirel
70 his sick wife, the machine is beginning
wobble dreadtuuys
MAG Porter, who resigned as minister
Italy by direction OF his chief, for the purpos
of managing the republican campaign in In
diana, is in W ashington, presumably TO receiV
his final orders.