New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-05
NATiOy4L O1PIT1L TOPICS.
ELECTION RESULTS IN WASHINGTON.
THE PRESIDENTS GRIEvous DISAPPOINTMENT
MARK rApLnY ADMINISTRATIONS MEN-DkMo-
Gratis WHO ARE ALARMED.
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MARK TAPLEY ADMINISTRATIONS MEN-ph"o
Gratis WHO ARE ALARMED.
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wsu,xcroS Nov 4-"It's mighty lucky 1t vas
-, mo nook ~ was the philosophical remark Of the
IRISH hod carrier when he found that his fall had dis
,ooa,od On liz one shoulder The same philosophy may
oooount for the apparent sem-oiicial cheertulness
fl, l;cb the rcsults of Tuesdays elections are re-
oardod nv the Administration aud its bcnehciares IN
Wasbington They say they think that taken a''o-
cetber the result of the elections shows heas eo"
dition and cannot in any way be CONSTRUED ih'o
hack set fot the Administration The enuehcy' they
scems TO be to distribute the strength oil the party
over the country and take from 1t all sectional char-
actar The gains in Minnesota Nebraska, ana Massa-
cbusetts they saw Offset the disruption in the South
They assert also that the who have been defeated
have not been conspicuous friends OF the Admnistra-
cn that the only place where it might be said that the
Administration was squarely the issue was in Massa-
chusetts. and there satisfactory gains were maze
while in Virginia, where the Democrats lost so heay-
lv the candidates were conspcnodslv Opposed 10 Tue
President and Civil Ser, ice reform. Bes des thls
Mr. Morrison opposed TO the Administrations so
wac Holman, so were Warner OF Ohio and eeyerai
oihers They think Mr. Beck's outsDoken antaGouisu
10 the Administration hurt the Democrats in Kentucky
and Mr. Carlisle. in particular. Moreover Carlisle was
taken by surprise, having given no thought to a
serious opposition
Secretary Endcott rubs his hands cheerfuy and
remarks Ii has BEEN a very funny election all
round. 1t n lively time in my state, Dnt u re-
suited much better than expected Tor o ar SHE.
Secretary Lamar proudly says: Mississippi IL
solid" and the Pan Elc tic Attorney General with
equal pride, observes: " So is Arkansas
The President of course, rejOces over the success
OF the Administration candidate tor Judge IN his own
state and that OF itself, compels the men VINO are
nevr him to insist that the political horizon IL nm
clouded and that the barometer IS set steady lar
for two years to ct the President feels deep
disa opointment He realizes now how barren nave
been the results Of all HE efforts For the promise OF
n Democratic United States Senator in Michigan he
cast aside all bis professions in favor OF Cvil service
reform and gave Boss Dickinson full sway lie has
minked at violations of his own order by Federal Once
holders in indiana Wisconsin, Connecticut, Caornl;
and other STATES IN Which Senate elections arc pend
ing in the hope of securing pG Elm c h nat 70 al,
Frank Jones' Snlloway aud other Democratic work
crs in New Ham, shire for like object Tie coun
tenanced if he did not encourage the EFFORTS oil M
q reform postma ster- General to capture the WIS
consn Legislature by the application OF Barnun mem
DDS Ships of the navy were drafted INTO pohlic,
service at the Portsmo nth and Mare Island navy yard
and be on,y tangible result is the gain of cow r.
Democratic votes in the House OF representative
There is good reason, therefore, Tor Mr.. OleVeIano
disaJ pOin iment aside from the nct mat III" Demo
cratic majority in the House has dwindcd TO alaos
nothing, with prospect that II Organized by the De
ocrats AT al it must be by the help OF men who wcr
elected in opposition to the regular nomnees OF IN
Democratic party. Democrat to-day said: M
Administration is in great danger. II the 'residen
? continues obstinate Needless of advice he WI
wreck his party He ought TO regard the warning Il
, has received The result of the Congressional elcc
tlous meana great deal which the ADMIN Sliaiio
cannot afford to iguore. For one thing it means tina
the rank and le of the Democratic party are oppose
to Civil Service reform, socaltd. Ii means, TOO. tha
freetrade notions are not popular. The party cam
into power as the party of the workingnan and her
within two years We find organized labor openly ~
rayed against II in a dozen Congressional districts
well as in the chief city of the country. say agal
that the Administration must call halt, 1t mus
abandon false preteucts and cease dealing IN pet'
politics."
The views above quoted are substantially those e'
pressed by many other Democrats, several oil whoi
hold Office under President Cleveland.