New-York tribune., 1886-11-08
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
DEMOCRATIC PIG aIMs IN WASHINGTON.
SENATOR VEST DOES "A LirTLs SHOPPING Xxx
SENATOR M'DoSALD SAYS 1T WAS ONLY SLIGHT

SENATOR VEST DOES "a LITTLE SHOPPING Xxx
SENATOR M'poyALD SAYS 1T WAS ONLY SLIGHT
SHOWER.
WASHINGTON, Nov. tSpccian. n.-Senator vest
has come all tho way ishington TO do "a tto snop
ping" He assured a reporter to-day that MS v's' ~
the White House was "mersy socis' o'
and ,sconncc-d entirely from any political OBJECT
had hing 10. whatever. with ihs case OF "''
Renton tbe Dstrct ttorney who has oeen snspena'o
for active participation In politics. but tho ho"sPaP'
men don't be able 10 understand IL tna' "''
a half-dsz-n Of them have tried 10 ihter'ie" '"'
op the same subject this afternoon. VI course
| would like SEQ Benton rens'ated rs 10 IL
a friend of mine. but he has not requested my
Mr. Vest continual;
help In the and have not even examined into
the merits OF his You know very little about
It,"
"whas do you think of the Republican gainsi' he
was askel.
'They amount very little. It Ia true they gained
few ex IRA seats in the Bouse where tho Democrats
didD't vote Where tho eecions were fought
hard the victory was on our side. Missouri held
her ground at all events. Where the D'nocricy lost
ii as local and party issues Civil ssrvice
form cut no moro hxuro In IL tlan these losses Will
afect tho National oleotion-tnat Ia, not at ALL"
Another Democratic statesman In Washington is ex-
senaor Mcdonald VINO hopes to drop the prefix from hi:
but alks In cautious and ukgesvs about Indiana
politics "Goneral apathy. IN his opinion. ana not
lead the Democratic hosts to defeat Indiana neither
does he thins the tariff question 10 Responsible for Dem
ocraitc Losses that "Gcneral abstontiOn, IN
Mr. McDOnalds opinion Is chargcable with tho result
He SAID
1t was the say-athoms that defeated our can.
ddates There dis Affection among the DemOcrits.
and many them openly opposed our candidates. mt
candidates could I've counted on onr's fingers Sir.
Lowr, = district for instance, Is Democratic o. at least
1000 votes, yet he defeated by large majority.
he DEMOCRATS abs aimed from voting"
What in your opinion, was the principal cause OF
the Democratic disanectionf'
was undoubtedly principally due to the appoint
mens."
.And yet they that in Indiana more OF the ras-
Gala have been turned out than In any other state.
1.-THE Democrats OF IndIan+ are dissatishsd with the
ADMINISTRATION Ad because IL enforced tho Civil
Service lsw-which the Administration Ia bound
20 debut because IL likes enforce it and because
digestion OF Indiana The Civil Service law Is very
popular IN Indiana. and t Unpopular to-day as II
was"
"some pody has said that II Mr. Cleveland Is TO be
elected for second Presidential term II must with
out the of Indiana What do you think OF thatf
90 ! think the dIsanrctinD OF Indiana Dsmo-
Gratis does extend far As that
AIN eurr that when the PresdeDtIal election comes
around Democrats OF niianA viii rally round the
canidaes The present disaicctiOn is tenn
porary We now paying tho penalty of onice aud
pstronage We passing tarough sttansoon period
with very nsaerc-ape experiences lndianA will be
DE Drmocrstic III 1885,
Among the other Democratic pilgrims In Washington
within tine last three days have been " Frank
Jones' OF New Hampshire who dned with the President
on Fridav or course Mr. JOness vial. was as entirely
IscOnnerted from any political obect as that OF
Senator Vest