The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-11-23

i lFron Our Regular conerpondsntl
WAsHIxGToN, p. C., Nov. 10. 1888.
\ There has been IN election since I Les
wrote you. and Virginia, the eldest and
most majestic Of the colonial sIsierhood
has escaped from her abductors, repudi.
lated her repndia(ore. and come home d
stay IN Massachusetts, tho saddesI
''words OF tongue or pen are e might
have been Bcn-, but Il was not. The
Dutch have retaken Holland; not, how
ever, with the old fec simple tenure do
they hold II, but BY the skin OF their
teeth, and with knowledge that every
buti0n-maker among them will have 70
!stsy at home, and vote only IN bis own
State, II Il is 10 be kept IL the Republican
line. Buffers collapse Il not TO be COM
'pared with the obIilcrafion OF Malone.
4 But yesterday the msnakin bestrodc the
Senate. and now nothing Il left OF Ma
honeism and the 6outh-sweeping Ma
hone movement, but the skeleton form
and death head face OF Malone itself.
Even RIddleberger, Il i said, is wsver-
ling, and refusing 70 be "mo too" 20 the
late Boss.
Political wise men and sages, are some
what confused BY the results or the elec-
|tions IN other States. They admit that
they cannot be interpreted BY either
party e . promise Of success next year.
But the Republicans, who are just now
grateful for small favors,
derive much comfort from the fact that
they have been simply beaten, and not
beaten to death, II New York. Far
seeing Democrats look upon the close
mess Of the vote IN New York q whole
some admoniti0n, and congratulate
themselves that number OF O. low and
vealy presidential aspirants have been
eifectnally cleared away. revealing more
fistinctIy true issues and tried men.
Aud now al eyes are turned 70 the
National Capital which is beginning to|
throb with the preliminary drum taps OIL
the great contest IN 1854. The earnest
last hope Of the Republicans IL IN the|
prayer for blundero OF the coming Dem
ocratic Congress. "Ohi II you dear
Democrats will but blundor -blunder|
early and late, and often, how We will
love and esteem you. We despair OIL
beating you, but viii you not have The
kindness % commit suicide?'
The opeakership light that be- not yeti
pooocd beyond lho 6kIrmish line will
open II earnest this week. An the can
djdacoo aro here, end their respective foil
loWingo ere gathered about their head
quarters q different hotels.
The indications aro that tbe Demo-
Gratis will make pretty clean sweep of
The Republicans holding Office uuder the |
House. and the Republicans or the Sen-I
ate will return the compliment BY Oust-|
Ing all the Democratic officials af that
end os the Capitol. with regard 70 the
Senate Offices very little Is q yet known
Dc % who will get them. Senatorial
dignity forbIds such . thing q opcnI
electioneering BY aspirants for place un- |
der that body; and the man who doesI
violence 70 that dignity cannot hope forj
any h0n0re at the hands Of the Senate. |
Tt Il generally understood that Col. |
Hooker. now 6ergesnt-at-arms oY thel
House, is candidate for the same posi-
lion under the Senate, and Mr.. Geo. Z. 1
Gorham u still supposed to be . candi-| |
date for the 6ecretaryship,' but when the
time comes 20 iill the Offices it will bel
found that the staid old Senators have|
selected men for the various places, &C.
cording to their own views, rather than
hose or the aspirants.
The President has been and Il stillI
rusticatihg q Soldiers Home, Z lovely
park about three miles from the Whito|
House. The Presidential mansion is now /
II perfect readiness for his reception!
ind he will occupy L about the last or
'his month. Much attention he's been
Eiyen to the decoration or his private |
about which he has the fcmi |
,ine weakness OF Sara Bernhardt or !
Miss Nancy. Il - predicted that this
viii be : very brilliant season g the
White House, and the extravagant dec
,rations Of the rooms indicate = much.
The little unassuming house owned,
md formerly occupied By Senator Thur
nam will. this winter, Be the home Of,
John FoIIct, Of Cincinnati.
Many Senators and members have eel,
urcd winter quarters here, and II two|
weeks the Capitol will have IL logisla-
i've complement