Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-30
THE GOSSIP OF POLITICS.
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pipe for Office under Grover Cleveland. Ger
tain loyal Clevelanders, and OF course pa
triots, have bsen quietly circulating peti'
tions for appointments and securing indorse'
ments, so as to be ready for the spoilsmen's
| fray when the time comes. There are a
couple of very excellent gentlemen tempo
rarity holding up the country by the tail at
NO. lS9 Fifth avenue, who are heavily heeled
| for bear. I'll back them for odds to have
their applications in before the election re-
| turns can be got here from the Pacific COAST.
| They have not committed the objectionable
| error attributed to numerous outsiders, OF
filing their applications in advance, but
they will lose no time over the questions OF
| good taste and political propriety after the
election shall have taken place.
| The underground rumor that Mr.. Cleve-
land will abandon his original anti-Jack-
| sonian stand as to the offices and will begin
at once to clear out the old Republican rub
| Dish and never pause as long as o single Re-
| publican remains on the inside aud q single
| hungry Democrat remains on the outside
has an extremely exhilarating effect upon
these gentlemen. They are taking consid-
erable stock in the rumor from the fact that
Cleveland will not again he q candidate for
| President, ana he will not be under the
necessity OF trimming SO closely and will
| want to pay of some political debts before
| he retires permanently from public of1ce.
am told confdentially in other quarters
| that MI. Cleveland is cutting teeth ON the
Mugwump crowd and that the latter will
not run the next Cleveland administration.
| This is said TO be the secret of the extraor-
binary work being done for Cleveland by the
Tammany regular Democracy. They say
| that Cleveland is disgusted with the way the
| ante-Chicago financial promises have
panned out, and this, in connection with
worry experienced in keeping the Mug
wumps from overturning the kettle and
fiinging the Democratic fat into the fire. has
determined him in the new course to be
pursued as soon as he gets comfortably
seated in the executive chair.
1t will be seen that all this gossip Is based
upon the extravagant supposition:
First-That Cleveland has changed his
mind as to civil service reform.
Second-That his former policy was merely
policy, not principle. and for political ef-
feet.
Third-That President Cleveland catered
to the Mugwumps.
Fourth-That he expected the an.i-snap-
pers to live up to their anteconvention
financial promises.
Fifth-That Cleveland feels indebted to
anybody for political services.
These people don't know Grover Cleve-
land. They don't even suspect him. II
Cleveland's mind is as inflexible as the
fabled laws of the Medes and Persians. They
would appreciate the fact that the Mug
wump and the anti-snapper were results not
the causes OF Clevelandism. They would
realize that there is no such quality as policy
in Cleveland's political makeup. You might
as we'll discuss the policy of pig in o corn
field. As as for political debts they are all
on the other side. The Democratic party is
over head and ears in debt to Mr. Cleveland.
He owes it nothing. Ifit hadn't been for
Cleveland should just like to know where
tho Democratic party would be to-day. In
the hands of a receiver, probably. There
fore, If Democratic campaigners get any
thing out of the coming Cleveland admins
tration it will not be because they are Dem
ocrats-and, II Mugwump campaie eners get
anything out OF him it won't be because they
are Mug wumps. 1t will be because MIR. Glove
land sees fit to choose them. Gentlemen,
don't make any mistake about Cleveland
when you start out cunning for office.
Perhaps after all it would be quite as well
to wait for the returns.
Doesn't Affect the Theaters.
One of the peculiarities of this cam
paign thus far has been its small influence
upon theatrical amusements. Managers
dread political excitement, and usually
lose money by every national campaign.
Up to this time however. managers say the
political disturbance has affected them very
little, or none at all. Messrs. Lift & Davis
have q half dozen shows on the road, and
their reports indicate tnat all are doing
well-at least no complaints Is made OF polit-
ical interference. 1t is the same in this city.
All of the good attractions are playing to
crowded houses, and some very poor "at-
fractions" so-called are doing quite pretty
business. Whether this is due to general
out te oces or to more
philosophical view Of things on the part OF
Che public, don't know. The theatrical
managers don't care.
Southern Democrats of New York
Some of the most interesting meetings
OF the campaign have been held at the head
quarters OF the Association OF Southern
Democrats of New York, No. 13 West Twen-
ty-fourth street. 1t will doubtless surprise
many to learn that there are about 80, 600
Southerners who are now voters in this city.
There are 900 enrolled members Of this as
sociation. Their handsome and spacious
headquarters, next to the headquarters Of
the Democratic State Committee, just below
the Hoffman House. though apparently han
dlcapped by No. 13. have been the scene OF
con siderable effective campaign work.
1t has been said that OF the entire men,
bership Of the Southern Association, fully
two-thirds served in the Southern army dur
ing the war. The number Of colonels that
can be met Mt No. l3 almost any evening
would officer a small army. The delightful
Southern accent is heard on every hand
The polished manners, the old-fashioned
courtesy OF speech the military bearing
all remind me of Rfchmon and Charleston
and New Orleans. and form pleasing con-
trast to the political characteristics Of
Tammany Hall crowd. 1t is as If one were
suddenly transported to new country
and in the midst of different race OF Ameri
cans.
General Andrew G. Dickinson. the Presi-
dent of the Southern Association, was Chief
OF General Magruder's staff during the. war.
Mr.. William T. Trenholm, Treasurer, will |
be remembered as Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury under Cleveland. But the list |
OF Vice Presidents and other officers forms |
not only an interesting array of noted South |
OF the important and wealthy personality |
of the metropolis. There are half dozen |
bank presidents, as many judges, and big |
cotton brokers' railway magnates. telegraph |
magnets, lawyers, doctors merchants mem |
bers Of the various exchanges and so on. |
spicuous. William d. H. Washington is a |
member of the old Washington iamilv OF |
Virginia. His father was seized by John |
Brown at the famous Harper's Ferry raid |
and held as hostage. And there are a
hundred other names ON the list saw that |
are familiar TO Southern eyes and ears that |
are ipdissolubly associated with the history
Of the country.
An interesting event of the campaign was
q speech delivered at the Southern Associa-
L. Sales, negro and ex-slnve. from Vir.
ginia. The rooms were packed by the most /
aristocratic representation that could be
CLEANED from the South to-day. The negro
and was owned by Judge Benedict in Botet-
nurt cOnntv HE SDeech was on tha rela.