The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-12-21
WARRINGTON EErvER.
dsun our regular oons@,ondens.1
wAsnroroS, Nov. 81, 1888

probably havo rnsre light On the
question who 10 to bo the Speaker
of the House OF Representatives., aud
| will therefore keep near tho shore
and avoid predlcienA II ~ impas-
sible to toll wha Is ahead at thIs writ
Ing, several new elements bSve made
their appoarsnco In the contest dur
Ing the past week, and there is yet
time for the appearance Of other ele-
manis, and tho contest may 30 very
mach complicated IN unexpected
ways before the flrSt Menday IN De-
csmbsr.
The Dsmecrats ara thoroughly I'm
hued with feeling of the importnucs
Of prudence and caution. They ,daeire
to aveid the blunden whish the Rc.
bublieans are 90 anxious thsy shall
csmmit \ nuat be confessed theil
way Is heset by dangers bat, on lhs
other hand they ara strong In able
and tried leaders A parIiszucntary
majority thu, can count such msn u
Holman, Hurd, Bar bsur, Tucker
Hewitt, Blackburn, Carlisle, Follett,
Randall, Cex, Springer, anSa nany
ethers, has little 10 fear fscts q mia.
oritE whose leaders are sneh men q
Hiscoek, Horr, and KSifer.
Quite number Of DemscrKttc Hsn
atsrs have arrived In this city an,
have secured homes for the winSor
| have talked with Q number Of thea
and have learned that there ia gen.
eral and very earnest wish that n,
Ohio legislature shall return Ex.Sen
ator Thurman 10 the Senate. Th'
Democrats of that body feel The ios.
Of his wise leadership, his innfess-
legal learning, md acqnsintancs will
sf4lrA The minority In the ssnat,
Is not lacking ia ability but X ha
never befsre bad leader who pcsees
sed ia Bvch au sminsnt and scknowI
edged degree fhe p9wcr to counsel
decide, combine, aAG control 81 Allsl
q. Thurman. The Republicans hav
no longer such lsaders ~ Blaine
Conknng, and Msrton, aud, II Ex
Senator Thurman were rcsnrne,
. bis empty chair :bere wculd be~
remarkable an Intellectual Democrat
ic prepondoraucs Ia tho Ssaase A
there Is In the Houss.
| The Senate thlg winter will cen
tain thirty members who havs ssr$
ell also la the House sf Rspffeoats
tlves, which is large prePerJo
when II Is consideFed there are onl
ssvsnty-eight senatsrs In all.
The Blalns hare arrived and eecu
py rented house ON IsaFayett
Square. Mr.. Blaina's new house
will IL remembered has been rente
IL Mr.. Letter Of Chicago. The dill
ference between what Mr.. Blair
pays to the wealthy Chicagsan
equal to tho salary Of Cabinet Oh
csr, or a Justice OF tho Suprenl
Court.
II L. net dlfIcuf; even this ear
Ia the season TO sse dozen Presidsg
lial Possibilities In Washington. Or
Of tho latest arrivals Is Jndge HoIma
OF Indiana who Is here with his wi
and two daughters. They occup,
rooms In the Hamilton House,
rather exclusive uptown hstei.
! There can be no dsubt that "thlnI
are being fxed" to put Arthur RET
ularly on the track fer the PRESIDED
Icy. He has bat one real competite
at present Sherman. Grant, an'
Window are all eff the tYsck. Il
gan and Ednunds ars regarded
possibilities, but Blame alone Is for
| midabls, and those whs i0agir
that his mind dwelIs sereneIy In pN
ities. historical literature and In effs,
suaIIy divorced from presidential a
pIratIsns, knew not the man.
There was an arrival In tho cit
last night Geo. Il. Spencer erst-whf
a carpet bag 5enstsr from Aahannl
eame under Escort Of two Depui
Marshals. lie had been arrested
EerSda, and he Is wanted to testiI
In the case ef another ex-carpet b,
Senator, Wm, Pitt Kellogg, now VI
der Indictment tor cenplicity la Il
Star Route Conspiracy. Thus, or
by one the political missionary
sent out By the party Of moral ide
to regenernts the wicked South, q
dedgiug the law and State PriseI
Dorsey, Patterson, Kellogg, Spence
To such uses and men has the gral
old party csrne at lsst.
Il is with unalloid pleasure th
we note the fact thes our bresher