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Show Washington Letter. (Promour llrgular Corrt'rnmltoW Thn Washington ".'resident-makers have been busy alnco tho result of last Tuesday's political flop became known by the way, political flops are becoming fashionoblc. The aforesaid .rresident-makcrs, .rresident-makcrs, who, whatever their actual knowledge, think they know It all are positive that the terdfcl 'la New" nrk and Iowa has removed Ecoator Hill and Gov. "Boies from the list bf democratic possibilities, and that Governor McKin-lcy'a McKin-lcy'a overwhelming majority in Ohio haa given him a clear field for the republican nomination in 'W To back up their last assertion they recall the words spoken here just before the election elec-tion by tlireo of the most prominent members of their party : Senator Aldtlch "If McKinley gctBCO.OOOorW.OOOover hiH competitor you can afford to watch him in '05. Ho will,! belelve, bo the logical candidate for the Presidency;" Senator Allison "To my mind McKinley McKin-ley is the logical candidate lu 1600, if it transpires that tariff has been the principal prin-cipal Usne inOhioand'hc-wlns an un-ueual un-ueual victory secures a majority 30,000 or 40,000;" Kx-Speaker Ueed "If Gov. MeKinlcyJs reelected by 40,000 plural I-ty I-ty le will be tbe republican standard bearer in 1806, unlets he commits some grtnt error, and that is not at all probable." prob-able." The would-bo prophets do not forgel to point our tho significance of Gov. McKlnley's having received double the plurality mentioned by either of the gentlemen two otwhom have been them solves regarded aa Presidential possibilities, possibili-ties, as necessary to make him the candidate can-didate of bis party in '09. All of w hich sounds v-ry prUiy. but nil the earn? experience ex-perience te'achff- that nothing in pc lltlcs ia certain that is three ynr "IT. |