The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-04-14
WASHINGTON.
Views and Opinions Of Representative Demo
crats Relative to the Recent Elections.
A Measure for the Preservation of tho
Health of the People-The New Library
Building-A Presidential Boomlet
Gone GEmmering-Notes.
Special TO the Sentinel.

Special 10 the Sentinel
WASHINGTON, April 10.-The recent local
elections in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Hi
nois and Wisconsin have interested the pol
iticians at the capital. There has been much
discussion of the results, and opinions are
varied. When privately speaking the blame
is laid at the door OF the President, and the
administration generally is criticised for
pursuing a policy which has driven the
workers of the party into retirement. Sem
ator VOORHEES,, however, is inclined to take
a rose-colored view of the situation.
''In my own town of Terre Haute." said
the Senator, ''the Democrats have made
gains. In other of the more important
cities, where the Republicans have elected
their candidates, attribute it to local
causes. In Fort Wayne and Evansville pol
itics did not to any extent enter into the
contest, the campaign having been made up
on local issues alone. Senator Mcdonald
and myself have to day gone over the returns
from various counties and we are not able
to see where the Democratic party has lost
anything. In the cities we did lose, while
in the rural districts we have made gains. i
think the party is as strong in Indiana to-
day as it was the last election, when we car
ried the State"
Representative Kleiner, of the Evansville
District said the result in his State was on
account of the indifference of the Democrats.
They were disappointed in the President,
and have no heart or ambition to do any
thing more for the party The President
shows disposition to crush out all Demo
Gratis. There are some local causes, but the
main cause was the utter apathy Of the work
ing members of the party.
Representative Howard entertains opinions
similar 10 those of Mr.. Kleiner, bat goes
further in saying that the next campaign
will be made by the Democrats antagOnizing
the Administration.
General Warner, of Ohio, speaking of the
result IN his State, says it has been his ex-
perience that the victorious party at the
general election invariably proves careless at
its next local contest, ''but in this case
greater indifference by the members of the
party in power is shown than ] ever before
knew, and there is no Disgusting the fact
that there isa feeling of antipathy against
recent elections in Cincinnati"
The General thought the Republican VIC
tory could be traced to frauds in former
years.
Representative wilkins, of the same State,
attributed the defeat in some places TO local
cause, bat was not of the impression that
any great victory had been won by the Re
publicans. The Democrats had reduced the
maiorities of the cities of Columbus and
Cleveland, which he thought would make
standoff for the gains of the Republicans.
Representative Bynum did not believe the
Republicans had made any gains there over
the vote of 1884.
One OF the prominent Democratic Michi-
gan members attributes the result of the
election in his State to the administration,
and believes had more of the rascals been
turned out the result would have been a
Democratic victory in all the States, which
would insure a tidal wave next session.
A Wisconsin Representative said it was in
the city of Madison, the home of Postmaster
Villas, Assistant Attorney General for the
Postofice Department Bryant and Rufus B.
Anderson, Minister to Denmark, the Repub-
licans had gained tie greatest victory ever
known. The city has for years been Demo
cratic, with a majority, more or less, of 500.
but this time the Republicans have carried
by over 400 majority. In the opinion OF the
Wisconsin Democrats the defeat was caused
by want of enthusiasm in the party for the
President and his policy.
Representative Worthington, of Illinois,
did not think the President was to blame,
believing that the defeats suffered by the
Democrats could be traced to local causes.
In the city of Chicago there may have been
some feeling of indifference by the Demo-
Gratis, but in the country districts such was
not the case.
In the cities of Kalamazoo and Adrian,
Mich, it is said defeat came through the re-
suit of some bad Federal appointments over
which the Democrats have vigorously pro-
tested, and to retaliate upon the President
the Democrats worked to elect Republicans.