The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-11-05

lyaspsr Courier corrssposdsees'l
ouR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHrHeroN, d. G.. Oct. 80, 1896.
There 4 much speculation just now in|
regard 70 the co mplcxion Of the Fiftieth
Congress. There IL great diversity Of
opinion. OF course, as 70 which party
viii have . majority. Al Hon. =
Cox said; @lhere will be many holes inl
the house. The places Of many proml-
neut men win be filled BY new ones"
But senator Kenna thinks the Demo-
crsts will have at least twenty-five ma
iority. They have such large majority
ii the present House that It IL not BE-
lieved Il can be overcome unless apathy
shall prevail 70 . much greater extent In
the Democratic than In the Republican
districts.
The boldest declaration Of the present
campsiRu was made by Blaine IN ; re-
cent speech In Lewiston wn, Maine, which
was II eject that the Repu blicans would
renesl the civil service law, and 1t once
turn out every Democrat In the service
Iof the Government Civh serves
Commissioners Oberly. taking blaine e.
task, said that having endeavored 20
make himself acceptable TO the temper
ance people, the laboriog men ana every
shade OF religious opinion, ne now
seek6 to commend himself TO that por..
ton OF the Democracy opposed 70 Clvil
lService system, In order to make me
scaling and election sure.' In the cam
psign Of 1854 he promised 70 purify
politics by introducing the very system
1 which be now depreciates 90 strongly,
'ii the people would honor him with
thei. votes. Mr.. Oberly remarked that
Hi was the boldest statement Blaine had
made 90 far, and showed bis swivel
like proclivities.
!. A gentleman from New York, : leader
'Iof the Democratic party 10 that city,
I who was here during the week, was
speaking OF the President's natural anxi'
/, ely IN regard to the success Of the party
|. lin New York this fall. He has been 90
| trial for eighteen months, and be thinks
the people al the State which put him
where he is will express their opinion ol
the Administration and its methods q
the polls this tall. He believes they orc
!. with him, but he does not know tt Ger
|, Itairly. and that renders him anxious q
/. 10 the result. EYES," continued be
,.sI"C Cleveland's present tell Is experiment
Z sltal.r But II the Democrats carry tn
! snext general election, they are In 10
stwenty- five years Of power, and ncfn
|. ling can stop them.
4 The journal of the House OF Represen
= sItatives for the first session Of the presen
Z Congress has just been issued and
= exactly one-half large- than ever 6efor'
= IL was so bulky that Il had 70 oe oonu
4. in two parts of sixteen hundred page
- each. Some heroic measure is needle
for the b!oated Congressional Kccors
q and Il has been suggested that Congre'
!. adopt rule that no man shall make
q speech from manuscript. That woul
!. .sltake cut the worst trash that now seei
Z. .la harbor within the official chronicles.
4 Mrs. Cleveland il employing the plea
or|ant autumn days in overseeing the ~
ha proyements and repairs upon their cou'
hs try house. She drives out there almo
N every afternoon, accompanied ~ y
a. mother. The interesting stage Of Geo
- - ratious has been reached. aud the impo
4. tant question Of ceilings carpets ~
n. draperies ID under consi ierstion.
=. Since the purchase Of bis little far'
a the President has been much interest'
=, II IN AGRICULTURAL matters. He intends
80 SOW twenty acres in clover, and 90 9
-. Ichsrd Of New York pippin trees 10 70
~ set out Grape vine srbors are oeil
IL added to the place, and several cows
~ fine breed are 10 be stabbed on the pre-
M lises. Mr.. Cleveland has been advis
-. that man Of his full habit, doing
nd much mental work, needs somethi
49, more invigorating than riding out for
vss hour or two. So he is anxious 70
some Of the granger WORK nimseH .
md fall and uext spring. II only for exerci
bor The farm is 60 FAR from the road ina
sss passer-by would have TO scan the pre-
ans ises with field glass to recognize q
,ss. one. He can work to his hearts q
m. tent, consequently, without being wat
Tho ed. The President will fnd 2 81
deal or comfort in this place after
,er- business Of the day Is over, and he y
- aeaco G. A.