Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-08

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., OF hlchluloy men on
the other are thoroughly organized.
They are suspicious and distrustful of
each other. The know how to say very
hard things of one another.
Democrats and Republicans are
| alike talking about the result of the
fall elections as uncertain. They say
that it is the Democrats turn to get a
majority of the Ohio Legislature. Ohio
has kept one Republican and one Demo-
crat in the United States Senate right
glong. There is a superstitious feel
ing that the thing will be continued by
a Democratic majority in the Legisla-
ture next winter and Democrat to
succeed Senator Brice.
Senator Brice himself is unpopular
and one great danger for the Ohio
| Democrats lies in that unpopularity.
The masses Of the people think that he
is the agent of what they call monop-
oily. They cite his sugar record in this
connection. But he has strong hold
on his party organization in Ohio, and
the masses of the people are afraid that
Democratic success would be followed
by Brice's reelection to the Senate.
Notwithstanding this load for the party
to carry in the State. The Democrats
OF the country at large will have no
cause to feel badly when they hear
from Ohio next November.
/ had very frank interview on Fri
day with one of Ohio's present State
officers, He was elected on the State
ticket with Gov. Mckinley in 1891, and
was reelected last fall by the biggest
plurality any man ever received in Ohio.
He is an ardent Republican.
Tell me, / asked, "are you people
going to elect Mckinley President?"
hope not" was his unexpected
answer, for ] think it would be a
great misfortune to the country and to
the Republican party"
Urged to explain himself more fully
he continued: Mckinley is the most
overestimated man in the country. He
is utterly lacking in executive ability.
He is man of one idea and a very
narrow idea at that / am protec-
Zionist myself; believe in it with all
my heart. But Mckinley has no other
idea. Put him up TO talk on any other
subject than the tariff and he founders
around, unable to make any kind OF a
speech. Then he is so unreliable politi
cally. You can't believe a word he
says about politics. He has always
treated me courteously and / have never
had any favors to ask of him; so there
are no sour grapes in this. You ask
me and give you my honest opinion. "
Are there many leading Republicans
in Ohio who think as you do about
McKinley9"
Lots of them. They are those of
us who know him and have had
chance to watch him personally. If you
had asked me before went into office
at Columbus I should have spoken diff
erently. We call him the long dis
tance Governor. He issnot in his office
at his work on an average more than
two days in the week. He pretends to
be above political manipulation yet
all of the men he appoints to office go
in the same direction on every question,
Just the same. -
"Will Ohio back Mckinley solidly
for the Presidential nomination next
year?"
Eyes, if Mckinley plays fair in the
legislative elections this fall He be-
trayed Foraker before and helped re-
elect John Sherman. He would like
to stick knife in Foraker now. But
if he does not interfere with Foraker's
election to the Senate nobody will op-
pose Mckinley having the delegates
to the national convention. If he will
be square, Foraker will certainly be.
George Cox, the head of the party or
ganization in Cincinnati, expressed it
fully when he said he was for McKin-
ley for President but did not like him
personally"
The above interview fairly expresses
the opinion Of Gov. Mckinley, as it is
generally held in the stronger of the
two Republican factions in Ohio. 1t
also pictures the kind of support Ohio
will give to Gov. McKinley's Presiden-
tial aspirations.
But enough of politics and of inter
views with politicians. want to get
back to my exciting experiences as a
wayfaring man.
Friday afternoon got back to Gin
cinnati in time to sup with some
friends at the st. Nicholas. That res
taurant, by the way, is the best know
of west of the Allegheny mountains
and if the other fellow squares ac-
counts with the cashier, it leaves a
Wilmington newspaper man little to
desire.
Straight from the st. Nicholas
went to the Grand Central depot and
took the 730 express via the B. & o.
for Pittsburg. | counted myself for
tunate in getting lower berth in the
sleeper, and went to sleep expecting to
eat an early breakfast in Pittsburg.
l slept well until heavy blow on
the top of the head awakened me. The
sound of crashing timber and splinter
ing glass, and the eccentric swaying
and jumping OF the car told quickly
enough that we were in a railroad
wreck. l realized that the blow on
I,onl hol L. L
the end of the berth and that it was
innocent man bad half minute to be
aroused from his slumber by crash
ON the rail. He does not know whether
his car is about to roll down an en-
bankment or steam engine is going
to walk over him right where he is.
He has sudden thought of how two !
foot splinter will feel sticking through
his body. He does not regret having
said his prayers, and think suddenly
OF his wife and children in connection
with his life insurance policy.
In this instance the sleeping car
came to standstill without doing any
thing worse than the original bump on
the head, and | commenced to scram-
BILE into my clothes.
1t was 1.20 a. m. We were u miles
east of GAINESVILLE. o, Our train had
run headlongin collision with freight
aud had been once more demonstrated
that two trains of cars cannot pass one
another going in opposite directions on
the same track.
The two engines had gone into each
other until their smokestacls were
side by side Two freight cars were
smashed up. Our baggage car was
splintered and thrown to one side; the