The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-11-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.


= Politics was by common consent tabood sub
jecE in w ashington from the time of the death
of Mrs. Harrison was announced until the fu-
neral rain bearing her remains started on its
sorrowful journey to Indianapolis. The hear is
of our people were over1owing with sympathy
for the President of the United States who was.
for the time. forgotten as the candidate of
political party and remembered only as the
Ioving and bereaved husband of the good won an
lying dead in the w WhitelHouse. There was no
boundary line to this sympathy; it came from
every section of our country as we'll as from all
parts of the world; Mr.. Cleveland. our candi-
date. was among the first to wire condolences.
and the local democrats as a mark of their sym
pathy, removed their Cleveland and Stevenson
banner until after the funeral cortege had
passed DOWN Pennsylvania Avenue on its way
to the train. Mrs Harrison belonged to the
type OF mother and wife of which every Amer
lean is proud: she carried herself with the same
quiet dignity when presiding over her little
room cottage home as when mistress of the
White House and ranking as the first lady of
the land" This country owes more to this
type of woman than history will ever tell, and
It was only right that it should pause in the
midst of Presidential campaign to shed tear
over the grave of Caroline Scott Harrison
Hon. Wayne MacVeagh. of Pennsylvania,
was in Washin gton this week to argue case
before the Supreme Court. He says he has re
ceived hundreds of letters from republicans,
many of them men who have in the past been
prominent men in that party. endorsing his
action in coming out forClevelapd and denounc-
ing the republican tariff policy. and Informing
him that the writers intend to vote the straight
democratic ticket this year. He predicts the
4 I,a hnlu 1iro
jority. and that the tariff reformeys will be in a
majority iu both Houses of the next Congress.
Let no democrat be thrown off his guard by
the story sent out from from republican sources
in New York, that by advice Of Senator Quay,
now bessing the republican campaign, New
York is to be abandoned to the democrats and
all the money and other resources of the repub-
lien National committee are to be concentrated
upon Missouri, Tennessee. West Virginia and
North Carolina There is not a word of truth
in the story, which was given out for no other
purpose than to make the democrats lessen
their efforts to carry New York. efforts, if kept
up, the republicans know are bound to result
in victory. The republican National committee
has 70 idea OF abap doning the contest in New
York, as its members knew. as everybody does
that there are about ninety mine chances out OF
a possible one hundred in favor of the election
of the Presidential ticket that carries New
York: but if the democrats can only be lulled
into a feeling of security, boss Quay undoubted-
ly thinks the corruption fund at his disposal big
enough to buy victory in New York.
Mr Blaine is back Washington, and he is
far from being pleased with what he considers
the trickeyy Oh The men who prevented his nom
ination at & minneapolis in trying to make hin
share the responsibility tor their management
of the republican campaign by remaining il
New York, supposedly as an adviser of the re-
rublican National committee. but in reality as
a dummy lay figure with nothing to say OF
do, except to look pleased. He told friend
that he had neither given nor been asked tC
give the National Committee any advice.
Senator Hill passed through Washington on
his way to Virginia where he makes several
speeches this week. He was asked what the
prospects were in New York, and his reply was
both Characteristic and significant: "Oh, New
York is all right"
Union veterans who are democrats. and there
are lots OF them. regard the announcement tha
Judge John p. Rea, of Minnesota ex-command
er in chief of the 6, A. r. would support Cleye
lsnd because of his pension vetoes, and his po
sition on the taljff ss very important on
believing that it " i'll have great deal OF II IL
ence with the much talked about soldiel
voten The republicans are already trying tc
break the force of the announcement by cbarg
ing that Judge Rea has been mad with Mr.
Harrison ever since he refused to appoint hin
Commissioner of pensions, when Tanner wa
kicked out, and that he has taken this method
Of .sgetting even" with him
There was a big scare OF some solt at the re-
publican headquarters in New York this week
a nd Committeeman Hobart was sent post haste
10 Washin gton with the news. He arrived here
in time to hold consultations with severa
members of the Cabinet before their departure
W ith the funeral train.