Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-01
WASHINGTON
CONGREGATIONAL Culprits.

SOME IN BOTH PsRTIEs-THE POLITICAL
OUTLOOK.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The political
campaign end of the session appears to
have been reached, and from now out
it is anticipated that the major portion
of time in congress will be taken up
with the manufacture of campaign
thunder. Republicans see in the cleo
ton cases a renewal of the discussion
of sectional issues, which has year
after year go copionsly yielded politi-
cal sustenance. Democrats affect the
same opinions and indignation enter
tanned during the passage OF the south
ern force bills. To hear the leaders OF
either side it might be supposed that
this is one of those cases IN which an
irresistible force meets an immoyable
body.
MIR. Calkins is quite well satisfied that
the democrats are placing themselves
in a hole under the leadership Of Mr.
Randall He says their action is with.
out precedent, it is a most dang
one.
THE FILIBUsTERING POLICY.
AS to the policy of breaking quo
rum, they can point to dozen repub-
ican precedents during the recent
democratic nomination. The hue and
cry about the filibustering minority OBJ
structing legislation, etc. has no terrors
for them. They profess to be ready to
go on with important legislation which
is pending and to attend to this polite
al matter afterwards. They evince a
determination to stick.
THE NEXT HOUSE.
The subject Of the composition of
the next house is beginning to be dis
cussed good deal in and about con
gress, and an evident impotence is be-
ginning to show itself among members
for congress to adjourn, in order that
they may go home and look after their
nominations and elections. This dis
position will probably do more than
ANYTHING else to cut short the present
filipusteripg tactics and bring the two
sides to some sort of understand
ing whereby the public business
will so on uninterruptcdly and
an adjournment be secured before the
close Of next month. Regarding the
political complexion of the next house
there is quite diversity of views. The
fact cannot be denied, however, that
the republicans of the house feel a
good deal discouraged over their pros
poets for the next congress, while the
democrats assert confidently that they
will carry the country next
fall and will have the next house
by safe majority. In discussing. the
situation prominent republican con
gresham said TO day: 'This state of
affairs is of course owing TO the disaf-
fiction among The republicans in Penn
in Iowa, which is generally solidly
republican, the temperance movement,
as in Ohio, is giving the republicans u
good deal Of uneasness, and, as an
Iowa member told me the other day,
may result in the defeat of one or two
republican congressman in that state.
As to Pennsylvania and New York, the
situation remains about the same az it
has been for year or more past. In
both these states the issue is one of SD
premacy between stalwarts and anti
factions in the field it is extremely
probable that the democrats will make
great gains and may secure several adj
ditional congressman"
THE TROUBLE IN OHIO.
SIN Ohio the same issue exists, to
some extent, between republicans. but
this in itself is not likely to make much
difference in results. Otherwise, how
ever, the outlook Is even more to be
deplored by republicans than anywhere
else. In the larger cities where the
German population is greatest the loss
to the republicans III consequence OF
the enforcement of the liquor law will
undoubtedly be greater. would not
be SURPRISED if the democrats elect two
congressman from Cincinnati, one from
Cleveland and one from Toledo. This
would make gain of four to the dem.
ocrats and a loss of four to the repub-
licaus. With q gain of seven more
elsewhere the democrats would have u
majority IN the house on the present
basis, and on the new basis, as COM
pared with the old one, it is estimated
that both parties gain equally. The
hope of the republican party rests al
most entirely in gains from he south.
In Virginia, where the readjuster ele-
ment is identical with the republican,
the republicans have fair prospect of
gaming one or two congressman. The
Chalmers outbreak anG the independ-
ent progressive element represented by
such men as Alexander II. Stephens,
Emory Speer and VIM. II. FELTON, will
play great havoc in the democratic
ranks and may result in y gain Of sew
eral members of congress to the re-
publiCans. 1t is in the disintegration
of the democracy of the south to which
the republicans must look for succor."