The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-16
Congressional Returns.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. Q. Nov. IL, 1S

(From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. Q. Nov. IL, 1883.
Senator German came from New
York direct to Washington a day or
two ago, and had long conference
with Mr.. Cleveland, during which it is
thought they went over the various
PERSONS assigned for the democratic de-
feat. Mr.. Cleveland takes the matter
philosophically, and loses no opportu-
nifty to state his belief in the honest
support given him by Governor Hill
aud his friends in New York.
Said prominent official yesterday:
During the next four years the cause
of the disaster of last Tuesday will be
stated as a thousand and one different
things. believe that il was caused
by the position taken on the tariff
question during the last two months of
the campaign by the stump speakers of
the party under orders from the
National Committee. During the long
discussion of the Mills bill in the house,
its friends constantly denounced the
protective tariff as legalized ROBBERY, and
yet those same men were compelled to
go on the stump and state that the
Mills bill was protective measure, be-
cause somebody had become panic
stricken at the cry of free trade. This
action undoubtedly disgusted thousnds
of voters who are believers in free and
unrestricted trade with the world at
large, aud at the same time it did not
attact any of the high protection
voters. am finally of the opinion
that had the democratic speakers and
newspapers accepted the challenge OF
the republicans and proclal them
selves in favor of free trade as soon as
it could be brought about without det-
riment to the required income of the
Government, that Mr.. Cleveland would
have been triumphautly e.elected.
Many thousand men throughout the
country who are pronounced free
traders voted the republican ticket.
Why? Simply because they believe
that the higher the tariff is made, the
sooner the people will demand that it
be removed altogether. There is food
for though. in this view of the question.
Mr.. Lamont, Mr.. Cleveland's secre-
tary, will go into the insurance business
in New York city after the 4th of
March. He is one of the most popular
men that ever filed a similar position,
and will carry with him the good
wishes of everyone who has had bust.
ness at the White House during this
administration.
Mr.. Dalton, postmaster of the House
OF Representatives, and an Indiana
democrat for many years, says of the
newly elected President: In six months
there will be more complaining of Mr..
Harrison by republicans than by demo-
Gratis. Everything about it will be
heightened and honorable. Democrats
and the people generally will have
nothing 10 complain Of 1t will be a
conservative admi istration, much
more liberal than extremists would de-
sire, and no man or clique Of men can
run Mr.. Harrison. He will be the
President This will cause some heart
burnings in his party. He is a civil
service reformer, and is as firm as
Cleveland. In this he will autagonze
those of his party who will demand q
clean sweep. Some of his party will
wish vigorous and oppressive policy
in the South. They will be disappoint-
ed. He will adopt the most liberal
southern policy any republican has
ever thought Of. He will treat the
southern people well. | know the mao.
He is republican, but he is not lack
ing in wisdom. His appointments in
the South will all go to republicans.
He will not appoint democrat to
any office. He is too much of parti-
san for that. Bat he will appoint no
carpet-baggers; none of the rapscallons
that have been placed over the South.
eru states before. Some of the border
States are now very close. He will Try
to draw them into his party ranks. /
think he will be with bis party on the
educi tional question, on the pension
question, on the tariff, and all those
Issues. The picture that Mr. Dalton
has drawn is brighter one than most
democrats can see just at present, but
We shall see later.
Already, before il is officially settled
that the republicans will control the
House If representatives, they are
fighting among themselves about the
House offices.
The country at large is to be compli
mented on the campaign just passed; il
was entirely free from the disgusting
personalities of 'S4, and the result has
consequently left 70 bad blood TIL,
democrats were beaten, but their lead
ers have no apologies to make; on the
contrary they st that tariff reform
shall continue as the motto of The
party, and they express contdenc,
that long before 1892 majority of the
voters Of the country will endorse the
position taken by the democratic party
in 1883.
There is a rumor floating around
here TO The effect that Harrison viii
call an extra session of the Fifly-firsl
Congress eally in March, for the osten-
sible purpose Of passing tariff bill, but
in reality TO admit all OF the republican
territories, 10 order to get the benefit
OF the additional Senators aud Repre-