Middletown transcript., 1888-11-15

with the world at large, and at the
same time it did not attract 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 pro-
claimed themselves in favor of free
trade as soon as it could be brought
about without detriment to the re-
quired income of the Government, that
Mr.. Cleveland would have been tri-
umphantly reelected. Many thousand
men throughout the country who are
pron0iMaed free traders voted the re-
publican ticket. Whyp Simply because
they believe that the higher the tariff is
made, the sooner the people will de-
mand that it be removed altogether.
There is food for thought in this view
of the question.
Mr.. Dalton, Postmaster of the
House of Representatives, and an In
diana Democrat for many years, says OF
the newly elected President In SIX
months there will be more complain
ing Of Mr.. Harrison by Republicans
than by Democrats. He will give a
good, clean and able administration,
Everything about it will be high toned
and honorable. Democrats and the
people generally will have nothing to
complain of. 1t will be a conserVa-
tive administration, much more llDer-
al than the extremists would desire,
and no man or clique of men can run
Mr.. Harrison. He will be the Presl-
dent. 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 antagonlze
those Of his party who will demand
clean sweep. Some of his party will
wish a vigorous and oppressive policy
in the South. They will be dissapoin-
ted. He will adopt the most liberal
southern policy any Republican has
ever thought of. He will treat the
southern people well. I know the
man. He is Republican, but ne is not
lacking in wisdom. His appointments
in the South will all 60 to Republl-
cans. He will not appoint Democrat
to any Office. He is to much OF par
tisan for that. But he will appoint
no carpet -baggers none of the rap
scaIlions that have been placed over
the Southern states before. Some OF
the border states are now very close.
He will try to draw them into his par
ty ranks, I think he will be with his
party on the educational question, on
The pension question, on the tariff, and
ali those issues" The picture that
Mr.. Dalton has drawn is a brighter
one than most Democrats can see just
at present, but we shall see later.
Already, before it is official settled
that the Republicans will control the
House of Representatives, they are
fighting among themselves about the
House Offices.
The country at large is to be COM
plimented on the campaign just pas
sed ; it was entirely free from the dis
gusting personalities of 'S4, and the
result has consequently left no bad
blood. The Democrats were beaten,
but their leaders have no apologies to
make on the contrary, they insist
that tariff reform shall continue as the
motto Of the party, and they express
confidence that long before 1892 ma
iority Of the voters of the country will
endorse the position taken by the
Democratic party in 1888.
There is a rumor floating around
here to the effect that Harrison will
call an extra session of the .fifty-frst
Congress early in March, for the osten-
sible purpose of passing tariff bill,
but in reality to admit all of the Re
publican territories, in order to get
the additional Senators and Represen-
tatives.