Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-11-24
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The Budget of News from the Ma
tional Capital.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1885,
Mr.. Cleveland, Senator German and
a majority of the party leaders have
decided that it is good politics to let
the "tail go with the hide", so to
speak. Consequently little or no effort
will be made to prevent the republic
can steal of the doubtful seats in the
House of Representatives. These
gentlemen hold that it will be better
for the Republicans to have control
OF all branches of the Government
for time; they believe that it will
result in an overwhelming Democrat
ic majority in the House in 1890, and
the election of Democratic President
in 1892. The Republican majority in
the House of the Fifty-frst Cong
will hardly be more than five, if so
many, and there is little doubt that if
the Democrats had decided to make
determined fight for the doubtful
seats that this majority could have
been reversed.
A second-rate actor has been try
ing to get little cheap notoricty by
telegraphing his agent here to open
negotiations for the purchase of Oak
View, Mr.. Cleveland's suburban
residence. Col. Lamont says that
Oak View is not for sale.
The Republicans are loudly clamor-
ing an extra session of the Fifty-first
Congress to be called Immediately
after Harrison's Inauguration. Many
reasons are given for the necessity of
this extra session, but the real reason
is that their majority in the House
will be SO very small that they fear
enough of the republican members
eject may die before next December
to make the majority Democratic
should that party elect their success
sors, hence they want to take no
chances about capturing tine organi-
zation of the House. Whether
Harrison will be willing to call an
extra session of Congress simply for
the purpose of allowing his party to
organize the House of Representa-
tives remains to be seen.
Most people would think that this
country was already overloaded with
class voters, yet some Republicans
are demanding a position in Harri-
sons cabinet for editor DeYoung of
the San Francisco Chronicle, because
he represents the Hebrew vote. This
thing is getting somewhat monoton-
Gus. If all the class voters are to be
recognized in appointing officials
where are the American voters to
come in? Mr.. DeYoung may be,
and probably is, as good man as
the average republican, but if his
only claim to office is being the rep
resentative of the Hebrew, or any
other class vote, he should not be
appointed. ua. uaw %
The republicans who have been re-
tanned in Office during the whole OF
Mr.. Cleveland's administration are
now showing their gratitude by talk
ing in favor of "clean sweep" when
Harrison comes in.
1t is said here that Harrison
purchased the support of the Crafts
man, of his city, the alleged official
organ of the International Typo
graphical Union, by promising to
appoint one of its editors Public
Printer. ...f.l 49,. ..u..
Representative Perry Belmont, OF
New York city, the popular Chair
man of the House committee on for
eign affairs, has been appointed
United States Minister to Spain. He
has accepted, and will immediately
resign his seat in the Fiftieth Con-
gress. Mr.. Belmont will make an
excellent representative abroad fol-
| this country, the only pity being
: that the coming Republican admins
tration will make his present diplo
matte career short one. .....
= Much is said about Harrison's
| probable policy. The only thing OF
which to base an opinion is his course
2 in the Senate. He was always known
3 as a conservative man so far as hi
own opinions went, and yet he Away
voted with his party no matter wha
the subject to be voted upon or how
radical it might be in its effect. Thi
fact should not be lost sight of il
e attempting to make a forecast o
!. what he will do as President. Whel
/ know the men who will compos
his cabinet / will be prepared to eX
:, press an opinion as to his probabl
policy, but not before.
WASHINGTON is already busy pre-