National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-13
IN THE LOBBIES.
Opinions of Prominent Men on Current
Topics.


Hon. John s. Wise "No, am not sur
prised at the result OF the congressional
elections In Virginia. In an interview pub
llshed In the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN two
months ago | said we were going to make
large gains and have majority Of the
congressional delegation, and 80 1t has
turned out. Mind, | do not claim any
credit for unusual foresight or remarkable
polictical knowledge. Any one at all
familiar with party conditions In Virginia
could have foretolG the result as accurately
as 1 did. The indications were all one
way, and were so plain that they could
be disCerned by any one who did not will
fully close his eyes As told you before,
the people OF Virginia are every day com
ing nearer to true perception OF the divld.
ing line between the two parties; namely,
the tariff question All attempts to keep
| life in the old issues have failed, and voters
when they 90 to the polls now nave In mind
the necessity of protecting their infant In.
dustries against the entertainments OF for
eign pauper labor. We fought the battle
| almost entirely on the tariff line, and you
see the result. Ask any Of the new Repub
! lican members to what cause they at
tributed their election, and he will be sure
| to Sanswpr In the language of Mr.. YOst;
1.-THE tariff did it," or course, the
WEAKNESS which people felt OF Bour-
bon domination had sonnet ling TO
do with the result, but the tariff was
the controlling cause. The effect OF this
election will be more far reaching than Is
| supposed Just now. The recent successive
defeats which the Republicans suffered had
| depressed them greatly and left them little
courage to face the Legislative elections
next year. Now, however, cheered by sue
cess they will look forward to the contest
with eagerness, win a majority in the next
legislature, and secure the next United
States Senator"
Mr.. j. c. Rives, OF Newport, Ky.
Speaker Carlisle's poor run this time Is
due solely to his unfortunate course
In the CovingtOn postolllce matter
No one outside the district could
imagine how bitterly the Democrats
felt toward the speaker on this ac
count. Contrary to his promises-or what
most people took to be such--he secured
the appointment Of a kind OF MugwumI
who had never done anything for the Demo
cratic party Most OF his constituents
swallowed even this on account Of thei
love for the man personally and their pride II
his eminence, but there were many who re
membered their disappointment at the polls
| was not IN CoyingtOn on election day, bu
| knew very well beforehand what the re
suit would be. In my town, Newport, tn
feeling against the speaker was Just a
bitter US In CovingtOn and the detection
, was rs large. Had Mr.. Carlisle been al
, ordinary Congressman he would have beel
: showed under at the polls just as MI
, Willis was in the Louisville district for
similar ofTensG.
e j Il, Singleton, New York city ~ re
gard the reelection Of Tim Campbell as
' disgrace to New York city and the Who'll
S Democratic party. A more corrupt dema
a gOgue exists nowhere. lie literally bough
his nomination and election. There wa
c more money spent In his district than |
n any other in the state. His heelers wer
= out bright and early with pockets full {
It dollar bills, aud with orders to hand thel
out where they would do most good, an
J. trade away any and every candidate II
a should be necessary to secure Tim I'M
!, iOrity. | do not admire Grady muC
C more than Campbell, still mu
n say that Grady conducted his cal
g yass hOnorably, and | do NJ
v doubt that he will contest Tins seat on Il
le grounds Of fraud aud corruption at Il
e polls. II is said in the district that Cam
Ir bell expended 100000, lie can well afTo
" IT, for 1t Ia Il paying investment lie ca
~ make more than that In six months here
Is Washington, as he showedllast year IN &c
ting those navy contracts through his
iluence as member OF the committee
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