The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-11-26
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tYrsm eur regular correspondent,
wAsnIsorox, Nov. SOB, 1eso.

OF discussion here. Iodeed the elec.
tlons we're full OF small sized miracles.
When President Cleveland frat form.
uIated his policy of civil service re-
form you heard q good deal said about
the opposition II wosldimeot with In
the North and The disposition OF the
Southern people TO approve Of II. Yet
North Carolina lets Representative
Cox be defeated 10 convention, and
develops . sudden fancy for anti.
democratic pFocIlvllIes 10 hew deIega-
tlon. Kentucky cuts Speaker Car.
Isles vote down TO = mere shadow
OF Its former selfand Virginia throws
away her democratic seats In Congress
with recklessncsA. On the other
hand, Minnesota, the old Republican
stronghold, pslls 50 close a vele as 70
leave the issue In doubt fur . time.
Massachusetts, pushes Andrewialmost
10 the front, and New Hampshire al.
most breaks her straight Republican
record In the House.
The news Of Speaker CarlIsIe's pos-
sibls defeat caused profound surprise
here. That Of Mr.. Morrison did not,
ss Ii had been regarded among the
possibilities. He has always had q
more or less close contest, and his
district Is really Republican, although
he has repeatedly carried II by his
personal popularity.
The question OF who IL likely TO
succeed MF. Morrison as Chairman Of
the Committee on Ways and Means
Il one about which little dilute Idsa
can be formed at present. Mr. S. s..
Cox will require TO DO placed, and
there IL an impression that somehow
he may bs Mr.. aIorrlsoa's successor.
he has longer Congressional record
than any other Democrat In the
House, and he has been very prom
inent 10 the party.
Hardly anybody al.ndss TO Mr..
Msrrison but speaks OF his conspIcu-
Gus honesty. When Morrison pre-
vlous to 1880 was spoken OF as 3 pos.
sible candidate for the Presidency,
Gea. Eppa Hunton, Of virginIs, then
q member of the House. was said to
have struck the mark when he ox-
pressed the opinion that II Morrison
wsre made President there. would he.
more honesty and less mannerssln the
White House than at any time since
Gene Jackson lived there.
.The PRESIDENT did not 20 homo to
vote last Tuesday. out he sat In the
room adIolxing the little telegraph
Office Of the White House that even-
ing, aud 70 ii the news direct from
all parts OF the country ~ fsst as II
came. or all Inc flImsy reasons given
Why the President did not 20 Il
Buffalo, probshly the sIIlIest explana
ton was that he did nor wish 10 vote
for a certain Democratic candidate
for Congress In the Buffalo district
that gentleman having made speech
some time ago, In which 1t i alleged
he expressed lack of sympathy witt
the Administrations. The whole
thing about which 60 much ado wa
mado amounts TO nothing, but ! will
state one good reason why he wa
not there. He removed from lh'
district some time ago, aud although
he Is entitled 10 registration In Buf-
falo, Ia Of present disfranchised lik'
many oshar residents OF Washington
I have II from good au lhority tha
Mr.. Blaine bollevel that Preslden
CseveIlnd viii b. re-nomlnated II
1888, aud tsas ha will he re-electod
Taat Is why he says he does not ex
pc IT 10 be nominated himself at tha
| tIme, and why he says he does no
want to .te. He has said recent.
with great emphasis that he woulc
never acceps nomin alton for tn
Presidency unless he felt certain 0
election. He will work for some
| good Blaine man, though, In the Re
publican convention Of 1888, and bid,
his time. He will keep himself be
fore the country, as no one knows
better how to do than he, for The
nomination 10 1892. Mr.. Blaine vii
mot be a. old a man, even then, Al
was samuel Tlldsn whea he wal
elected In '76.
Mr.. Blaine's recent atteck IN one
Of his campaign speeches, upon the
civil service reform record Of the Ad'
ministratIon, came with very bad
grace from him, b ssy the lest Of II,
He has number of relatives and
friends Ia the enploymens Of the
Government here, some Of whom arr
retained 10 their places because OF i
desire to show courtesy 10 the Presi-
, dents late opponent. His private
secretary draws salary at the State
Department while he is still attend
ing TO Mr.. BIaine's business here
His brother Is still retained as curatcl
Of the Agricultural Department mus
anna. 0ntl hla aon remained Iii ths