Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-11-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspo ndent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81, '92.


White House even more bowed
down with grief, if such thing
could be possible, than he was
when he left for Indianapolis on
the train carrying the remains of
Mrs. Harrison. He will endoavor
by piunging into the work per-
tanning to his official duties,
which has accumulated during
the weeks his attention WAS given
almost entirely to the dying wo-
man he loved SO we'll, to take his
mind in q measure, at least, from
his grief. He will take no further
open part in the campaign for his
reelection, and the engagements
he made some time ago to speak
III Indiana have all been cancell-
ed. In addition tn Indiana
1t had been expected before
the death OF Mrs. Harrison that
the President wonld consent to
take at least one speech in New
York and one in Illinois, but now
he will not be asked to do either.
His grief is too real and to re-
cent for him to take any interest
in things political or in fact in
anything, for while. His cam
paign is in good hands, and unless
all the information coming to
Washington is erroneous, his re-
election is assured.
It is evident from the news
from all sources that the cam
paign in West Virginia is the hot
tess ever seen in that state. The
latest wrinkle to get out big
crowds to the democratic meetings
is for The railroads to carry pas
sengers free from the surrounding
country to the point at which the
meeting is held. Ex-senator
Camden, WHO is in power in rail
road circles III that State, and who
is anxious to return to the Senate
II the Democrats can retain con-
troll of the Legislature, is the origi-
nator of this scheme. 1t makes
crowds but it will make no vtoes;
on the contrary, it is caculated to
lose some that would otherwise
have gone to the Democrats. No
Democrat in Washington will put
up cent on West Virginia, and
many Of them openly coEcede it
to the Republicans.
The democrats made big mis-
take when they attempted to make
1t appear that Extension Com.
missioner Tanner was luke warm
in his support of the Presidential
ticket, and was writing letters
calculated to help the democrats.
This is the way that plain spoken
Corporal answers the charge:
There is not q drop Of democratic
blood in my veins, nor does that
party have any OF my sympathy or
encouragement. | am q Republl-
can because | believe in the prin-
ciple of the party, and expect to
remain such"
This week, every member of the
Cabinet, except Secreterie IS John
". Foster ard Tracy. will make
one or more speeches for the ma
tional ticket, and the latter may
consent, as he is being warmly
urged, to make one speech in
Brooklyn, his home. Secretary
Rusk will do his talking in Wis
consln, Secretary Noble in Mis-
souri,, Attorney General Miller
and Secretary Eiklns in West
Viz ginla, Postmaster General
Wennamaker in Pennsylvania and
in Indiana and Seeretury Chas.
Foster in Ohio.
All of tie news received in
Washington tends to increase Re
publican confidence. Indiana
is now conceded to the Repub-
licans by many Democrats, like
wise Connecticut, whereas ten
days ago they were stoutly claim
ing both States. OF New York,
without which Cleveland cannot
possibly win in the electoral COL
lege, no well informed Democrat,
speaking privately, will claim
more than that 1t is doubtful and |
that Cleveland has a good chance
to carry it as Harrison. Only
few days ago the same Democrats
refused to admit that Harrison
had even chance in New York.
Another straw showing the di-
rection of the political wind was
blown to the surface when within
the last forty-eight hours the
Washington correspondents of a
dozen of the biggest newspapers
IN the country, covering every
shade of political opinion, were
instructed by wire from their
home offices to ascertain if posi-
bic what, If aud, changes there
would be in the Cabinet, if the
President was reelected. You
may be sure that this would not
have been done unless these edi-
tors felt reasonably certain that
Harrison would be elected to sue
ceed himself.