The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Senator quay is not at all aVerSe to taking |
Nr. Harrison's place as boss of the republican, |
campaign, if Mrs. Harrison's illness continues |
serious enough to prevent Mr.. Harrison giving |
the necessary attention to po itics to keep him
self sufficiently well posted to direct the move
ments of the figure head. Tom Carrier and he
dropped into Washington this week for the
purpose eliminating as much to MIR. Harrison
The In'imation was duly made by a mutual
friend and Mr. Harrison was profnse in thanks
but he did not accept the invitation to abdic ate
his political throne III Quay's favor, An Indi-
ana man speaking of this attempt of Quay to
reg ain the reins of political power. said: "Mr.
Harrison is better politician than Quay and
the latter should have kuown that after the long
and in the end successful fight made by the for
mer to overthrow Quay's power over the repub-
lIcan m machine he would never. under any cir,
cumstances. agree to his again taxing control -
so MIR. Quay got nothing 1t little additional
humiliation for his offer.
Tx Congressman Pierce, of Indiauaa who is
| chairman of the rep ublican executive commit
tee of that State. made a flying visit to w ash
ooa4es- with Als--44arrison anu other
Indiana politicians in the city. From the tone
of newspaper interview given out by him as
| oon as he arrived a person who knew nothing
| about the subject would suppose that the Indi-
| ana democrats were falling over each other in
their efforts to- DIN the republican party. but thai
| was only bluff When he called on Messrs
| Harrison. Dudley Michenor. Ncbeker nd other
| Indiana repu blicAn politicians which ne did at
1 the earliest possible moment. his talk was very
| different He told them that the State was in
danger. and. lmplored their assistance to save
the party from the humiliation of having the
candidate defeated in his own State, He carried
from here m andaiory order upon the national
!, of
Ahich he said was SO urgently needed that he
| would take the order to New York himself. anC
| ne cid.
| Mr.. Cleveland's letter ;of acceptance ha;
caused some disappointment. but it Is among
the republicans exclusively. Democrats AT
dehgh ted with the style of the letter well al
with its language. and the belief is general tn a
1t will make a convincing sort Oh campaign
document to put in the hands of intelligen
: doubtful voters His characterization OF the
republican cry of free trade as an impossibIlitl
In this country was happy thought. and hi
j remarks on tariff reform, for which the dem1
cratic party stands should be read by ever.
voter in the land. tariff for revenue will b
; u necessity until some new method of raising
a the money necessary to run the Government
shall have been devised and put into practica
op eration but that is no reason Thy the presen
L
prntected article ior the benefit of few m anu
tacturers should rem ain upon cur statute books
d dis grace to the intelligence Of our Ma iona
Iegi ,lators. Free trade will come scme day
out the objective point OF the present democrat
&c campaign is Tree trade, which can only b
brought about by radical reforming of tht
present tariff laws.
Representative Mitchell. of Wisconsin, chai r
man Of the democratic Congressional Camp al 81
committee, says he has good reasons for bein,
Confident that the elector al votes oil that Stat
will be Cast for Cleveland and Stevenson. bu
l ne iears that the decision of the Stale Suprem
court against the recent reapportionment ma
give the republicans several congressmen Lha
I they wolld not have elected if the nsw appor
tionment had been allowed TO stand.
West Virginia is one OF the States that tn
republicans always carry-in their minds be
lore election; or as Representative Anderson o
that state puts it,: " They always going tt
Garry the State but they never do " Mr.. al
derson. who is fresh from the State. says: ''Th
republicans will not carry West Virginia thi
year. Down there we are all democrats on tn
tariff question, but the force bill issue is the on
we AT most interested in. There are hundret
Mckinley bills in that scheme. and it involve
the rights of our people to govern themselves
and it is going to carry the State against tn
parry that fathers it !"
That jingo business with Venezuela did no
pan out. as the officials of that poor revolution
racked country have informed the officers o
our war vessels that they will do Wha tever i
: required of them by this government. This i
| Disappointing to lhe administration, Whcl
. counted upon sufficient opposition to bring ou
u few spread eagle orders. calculated to worl
up enthusiasm among first voters.