Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-09
COMING TO THE POINT.
A Democratic Leader Declares Hill
Will Swing Into Line Soon,
JUST WHEN 1T WILL COUNT MOST.
A Couple of War Stories Retold in Way
That Is Really Novel.
BARBARA FRlETCHIE AND JACKSON

ex-President Cleveland to New York to
confer with Democratic leaders. "All that
is necessary" he continued, sis for Cleve-
land to mix with the active men of the
party personally, and he will soon have
them all in line. 1t was not to be ex-
pected that he would meet Hill at the first
Jump, and that the two rivals should fall
into each others arms 1t will require
more than one visit before it will really be
appropriate for the men to renew friend
ship. If it should seem to be forced, or q
mere hollow pretense, it would do more
harm than good. 1t must be so natural
that everyone will know that it is sincere
81 know exactly what is going on under
the rose in New York, and tell you there
is nothing surer than at the most opportune
moment Hill will be found working heartily
In line with the other leaders of his party;
and Tammany, whatever may be said, has
never had any other thought than that the
organization would turn in en- masse to
work for the ticket.
PLENTY of Time Yet Left
'Tt is not time for the campaign to open
yet There is no use of circulating sensa-
tional assertions that this or that man Will
not be in line with his party until the time
comes for the test The summer is about
over Mr.. Cleveland will soon turn his back
on the restlul attractions of Gray Gables
and the sighing sea, and will take up his
residence in the metropolis. There he will
be in constant communication with head
quarters, and he will not refuse to do any,
thing of a practical character that is
sensible, honorable and necessary for the
excitement of enthusiasm in the campaign.
"At the proper time Cleveland will en-
deavor to placate the only prominent Dem
ocratic leader in the country who is thought
by some to be sulking. Hill and his friends
can do more good for the party by coming
in after their season of quiet during the last
two weeks of the campaign with few rous-
ing speeches than they could if they had
been at the lore all of the time.
weiehty Factor Quietly at Work.
''By the way, there is one factor at work
for the Democratic party in New York
that the Republicans do not seem to have
counted, and that is the third party. In
several of the strongest Republican Con-
gressional districts there is thorough or
ganization of the Alliance element, which
will take thousands Of, Republican votes
from the party and almost no Democratic
ones.
of the State which comes down to New
York City usually with the largest Repub-
lican majority, and which must win for the
Republicans if they are to win at sll. TAX
ing this. and all the other chances into con-
sideration, we could spare few votes in
New York City and still carry the State by
from $4,000 to $4,000 majority. You can
get any bets you want on d, 000."
Couple of War Stories R.toid.
Various stories have been told of the
authority by which the name of Jefferson
Davis was chiseled out and erased from
that grandest of the worlds stone arches,
the "Cabin John Bridge" 1t has been gen
orally attributed to Simon Cameron, when
he was Secretary of War, and have been
assured this was the fact, by no less an
authority than the late Ben: Perlev Poore
A new version, however, is published in
the Star this evening, in a communication
from William R Hutton, formerly chief
engineer of the Washington aqueduct, of
which acqueduct Cabin John Bridge is a
part In this letter Mr.. Hutton says:
"a recent conversation with Colonel
Elliot, in charge of the Washington aque-
duct, induces me to give the facts concern
ing the removal of Jefferson Davis name
from Cabin John Bridge, which it seems
has been attributed to General Meigs wholly
Quartermaster General In June, 1862, at
the request of the Secretary OF the Interior,
Hon. Caleb B. Smith, to whose department
the aqueduct had Just been transferred, 1
accompanied the Secretary and a number of
members of Congress on a tour of inspection
Of the aqueduct by way of the canal
Galusha Grow aud His Discovery.
Opposite Cabin John several of the |
party disembarked and walked to the bridge |
for a nearer view. Returning in hot haste, |
DO you know, said Hon. Galusih Grow to |
the Secretary, that - - rebel Meigs |
hes put JEFF Davis name on the brIdee?' |
Turning to me the Secretary said: The first |
order l give you is to cut JEFF Davis name |
of the bridge
"a few days later L was appointed chief
engineer of the aqueduct Not taking Sc |
riously the Secretary's remarks, did moth, |
ing in the matter. A week later Robert |
Mcintyre, contractor, arrived to resume his |
work upon the bridge, and called to pay his
respects to the Secretary. The Secretary
said to him that they had put JEFF Davis
name on the bridge; he wished he would cut |
it of. with the greatest pleasure, Mr. |
Secretary was the reply. And the con-
tractors first work was to remove Mr.. |
Davis name"
Mrs. Sou bworth and Barbara Frietchie.
Mrs. E d. E. n. Southworth, the noted |
novelist, who is now at her quaint cottage |
on Georgetown Heights, gives the following
incident as that which prompted the compo-
sition by Whittier of his famous poem,
barbara Frietchie:''
"In September, 1868, C. S. Ramsburg, a
neghbor of mine, related to my son Rich
mond and myself the story of Stonewall
Jackson's ride through Frederick, telling
us how old Barbara Frietchie, a connection
OF Mr.. Ramsburg, hung out from her
window the stars and stripes, and how they
were shot down. If 1 remember rightly,
Barbara was at the time more than 80 years
old. The town was about equally divided
between sympathizers with the Southern
cause and those who upheld the Union.
Barbara was stanch Unionist, and when,
upon hearing of the approach of Stonewall
jackson and his army, the Unionists of the |
town hid their flags, the brave old lady
nailed a small American flag to staff and
placed it at her window. jackson came
riding in at the head of his men, and, seeing
the flag ordered them to shoot it down.
They did SO, and the flag fell
Barbara spared and the Flag, Too.
'It was then that Barbara caught the flag
up, and, leaning far out of the window.
waved it high above Jackson's head. CRYING
out to him, Shoot me, if you dare, but
spare the flag jackson halted, looked up
at the brave old lady, and. to the everlast-
ing glory Of the man and soldier, ordered
bis men to march on.
THAT was about the way the incident was
related to me by Mr.. Ramsburg," said Mrs.
"and upon my son remarkinp
What grand subject for poem by Whit
tier mother, at once sat down and wrote
10 Mr.. Whittier, telling him the story and
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