The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-11-19

.x..psr coarisr Con..poadsacsi
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
wAsH.xerox. d. T.. Nov. ~ 1886.
| The recent elections have csused great
great surprise In pninicsl circles 10
4 " Arlington. II will be necesssry 20 90 4
hsck 10 the wear 1874 20 find anything
eomparable in interest 10 the upheavail
Jim (ouRressional Districts In many OF the
Issates ths year. The control OF the.
r;njesh Congress should have been se-l
lcured bv the party opposed 70 the ad-
rirIss ration. acc ording 10 the law OF pol
, ii,icsl forces. and following the almost
lunproken line Of precedent In our po-
! l,i,icai history. But the fact is that the
Democrats ia spite OF losses sufiicient To-
Eihave given the Republicans the m~jorlty. y
have vet made gains In such unlocked
/ Tor places. e 10 retain control OF the
b .House-
The orderly and peaceful manner too
lin which the elections we're conducted
! lin the Southern States. With here and
4 there Republican gains In Congressmen
fin that section, ought 10 bury forever
clthe last tattered remnant Of the bincdy
J. shirt. Not single complaint Of intlmi-
e eldatiou or violeuce hss come from any
i ldistrict. aud Nessrs- B.sine's and sher-
:, name occupation IL consequently gobe'
el Politicians here arc still talking about
g'the result OF the elections. and IL IL in
b hl,eresting 10 hear their various comments
'e elThey Iii agree that politics are uaeef'
eltain. Some attribute Democratic losses
TO osfhe fact that Democrats have mo-
10 enough Offices under the administration
,e = hile others hold that Ii they had gotten
n lever Offices they would have electro
4. A.tmora Conrrsssmen. This lssf idea \
oflupon tie ground that il il Impossible 4
ID Idi.pepse patronage 10 the satisfaction Q
he e,sr, body. The only way 70 be with
lout enemies IL 70 be without poweI
THE man who hss 20 fsvorS 20 CIV
makes no enemies: bnt be cannot hs
lstov patronage on the few withou
mskiug enemies Of the many who e.
nj pect aud are Disappointed.
- - Another common explanation OF "a
~ ", apathy among Democratic voters j. tn
- they thought they had 90 sure : thing I
'rsit that they absfaiued from votinl
=, ~ The latter Is Speaker .Csrlisle -ssop'nio
- 80 with regard 10 his own case. He ssys
s'hss frequently Nsrned bis conssisuen
=. THAT they would waken up some NJ
80 morning and find some one else eiectt
w Ito Congress- in his place, al on acc"u
-. Iof tbeir stsying away from the poi
rs Even ultra Republicans here ackno v
= edged that his lose 70 Congress would
national calamity. He 4 such bros
"a high minded statesman, that his poiitis
81 enemies cannot fail TO respect aud revs
'ssi- him as IN exemPiaT. Wnise ne =
=, straigbt-cui. consistent p.rty.msn
de- leais honestly and fairly with ~. ~
ste lnen's. and al they have even dsren
charge against him Was the crime ~
ling Democrat.
.sl Although u speaker for the Fihi'
', Congr~ss will not be chosen for ms
-" than . Year, the canvass for IL will =
80 lively begin st The approaching sessi.
-" aud consequently IL Is subject OF
mediate interest. AZ the D-mocr
- will have . safe working maj oriiv
W-,bat Congress, IL is certain Tom Re
c1n :lthe Republican leader from Maine. y
drill not name its committees - Was pTedi
unite before the official counts came iD-
inc Amid their Losses the friends Of r.
ars ;lTrade- take come consolation from
'ger,!fact that one of the most eminent q
!. 1.-The revenue reformers has received
!. B.sndorsenent B. 4 the hands Of the peo