Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-13

about the result of the elections, and
it is interesting to hear their various
comments. They all agree that poll
tics are uncertain. Some attribute
Democratic losses to the fact that
Democrats have not enough offices
under the Administration, while 9TH
ers hold that if they had gotten fewer
they would have elected more Con-
gressmen. This last idea is upon the
ground that it is impossible to dis
pense patronage to the satisfaction of
everybody. The only way to be
without enemies is to be without
power. The man who has no favors
to give makes no enemies; but he
cannot bestow patronage on the few
without making enemies of the many
who expect and are disappointed.
Another common explanation of
the apathy among Democratic voters
is that they thought they had
so sure thing of it that
they abstained from voting. The lat
ter is Speaker Carlisle's opinion with
regard to his own case. He says he
has frequently warned his constitu-
ents that they would wake up some
fine morning and find some one else
elected to Congress in his place all on
account of their staying away from
the polls. "They seem to think" he
added, "that | am sure to be elected
whether anybody votes for me or not"
1t must be gratifying to the Speaker
to know of the sentiments expressed
by Republicans as well as Democrats
when it was believed that he had
been defeated. Even ultra Republi-
cans here acknowledged that his loss
to Congress would be a national cal.
amity. He is such broad, high
minded statesman that his political
enemies cannot fail to respect and
revere him as an eXemplar. While
he is a straight-out, consistent party
man, he deals honestly and fairly
with his opponents and all they have
even dared to charge against him was
the crime of being a Democrat.
Although speaker for the fiftietf
Congress will not be chosen for more
than year, the canvass for it will
actively begin at the approaching SEES
sion and consequently it is a subjec
of immediate interest. AS the Demo
Gratis will have a safe working MAORI
ty in that Congress it is certain Ton
Reed, the Republican leader from
Maine, will not name its committee
as was predicted before the officia
counts came in.
Amid their losses the friends O
; "Free Trade" take some consolation
from the fact that one of the mos
eminent of all the revenue reformer
has received an endorsement at thu
hands of the people Of New York o
which any man has reason to fee
proud. 1t is to be regretted tina
such a man as Abram S. Hewitt
should be lost to the House of Repre-
sentatives. He was especially distin
guished for his clear and practica
views and for his readiness to accep
reasonable concessions from oppo
nentS.
Mr.. Hewitt will not resign his sea
in Congress until some time IN Jan.
and he hopes even before that time
to accomplish something towards
much needed legislation. The resul
of the election in New York, he says
imposes upon the Democratic party
to talk up the subject of labor griev
ances and inaugurate such reforms a
will relieve the working people of TIN
unjust burdens that result from tn
, reduction in their earnings. He pro
, poses to do all he can to bring abou
, an amelioration of these evils befor,
he resigns. 1t is a large contract 70
him to undertake in little less thai
{, a month, but if Mr.. Hewitt can SOY
t some healthy seed where it will tax
root and induce Congress to deal wit
the labor Question without allowin,
the methods of the Demagogue t
prevail in what it does, he will hay