The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-10-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsHINGI ON. D. c.. Oct. 81, 1892,
The man " no devises some new scheme to in
fuence the government clerks of the male per-
suasion to contribute to the republican cam
paign fund and to promise to go home and vote
tie republican ticket is the fellow the republi'
can bosses are Ckipg 1or just now. for the pos
session of the largest campaign fund ever
handled by j afional committee has not pre-
vented the republican committee making its
usual squeeze OF department. empioyes. and
every day a new sort OF influence is brought to
bear upon those who have neither contributed
nor promise ed TO go home to vote The latest is
ell culsr letter from the chairman OF the local
committee of The precinct in which the clerk
votes begging him 10 contribute and to come
home to the erection, and intimating that it
MAY be oar gerous to his official head not to dc
both The ficials of the New York State re
publican association do not hesitate to openly
say hat they intend using all the il nfuence they
LOSSES TO have the clerks from that state who
refuse 10 contribute and to vote dismissed Still
the civil Service Cen mission says the law is not
btipg violated. Perhaps not; but 1t is being
evaoed Cd all sides. if not violhted.
1t is such a commen thing to find Republican
members OF the abinet eug gagged in small polit
ictl business that unless the case is IN some re
spect striking it excites little or no comment
here Attorney General Miller has occasional
~ posed as a man who endeavors to keep poll
tics out OF his official acts but be has this week
been guilty OF demanding, nay. compelling the
resignation of democratic judge of the Utah
Supreme Court, 1or no other reason than his
politlcs This. TOO in the facs OF the upwri ten
rule that Judges of Territorial courts be allowed
&c serve q term of four years. unless they are
guilty of misconduct, and the fact that the term
OF this judge. who was appointed shortly b fore
tie c.ose of the Cleveland administration
would have eqpiIed in a few months anyway
The dept sed official Judge J. Andersen.
takes what he considers his dismissal philo-
sophically. He says: My place was wanted
is all there is TO
The tonS of Whitelaw Reid's somewhat be-
lated letter of acceptance i, decidedly pleasing
TO democrats. 1t shows in the first place that
the republican managers thought 1t necessary
to put before the public special plea in behalf
of the republican policy on the tariff and kim
dred subjects, and it admits that the control oil
the seDat and the ouse will go to the demo-
Gratis with the election of Cleveland and Ste
venson, This admission was. OF course. inserted
to scare out The tull republican vote. but it IN
not fail 10 have an excellent effect on the dem
ocrats, by pointing out the fact Tor the first time
in many years they have an opportunity to gain
possession of the entire Government. prize
wIll worth striving for.
Washington democrats have always been
noted Tor their enthusiastic campaign work and
their liberal contribution of time and cash to
the party. and they are living right up to their
reputation this year, The advisory committee
which includes some of our most prominent
business men. are hard at work and deter mined
that every democratic voter in doubtful state
who is temporarily residing in w ashington
sball be sent home to vote unless he positively y
refuses to go as atew of the weak kneed bIeth-
rem in governments offices have already done
This committee is prepared to furnish free
transportation to those voters unable to pay
their own way. and it expects to get several
thousand voters to go home to cast their votes
for Cleveland and Stevenson.
There was an enthusiastic ratification meet
ing held here tonight under the auspices of the
Maryland Democratic Club. of this city. and
participated in by all the local democr attic or
Kanizations.
There is one happy democratic member of the
Washington Stock Exchange; he succeeded
after long search. in finding republican to
cover his $500 wager that Cleveland will be
elected. That sort of republican is scarce and
mighty hald to find just now.
Democrats have every reason to be pleased
with the political news which comes to this city
as it indicates that the end of republican mis-
rule is near at hand.
The departments are all running without
heads thi, week. and the most of them will be in
that condition until after election. as nearly all
of the abinet members will take the stump
after leaving Chicago, where they all are today