The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, d. g. Nov. 20,

Mr.. Cleveland, Senator German and
a majority of the party leaders have
decided that it is good politics to let
the "tail 90 with the bide," 80 to
speak. Consequently little or no eff
fort will be made to prevent the re-
publican steal of the doubtful seats in
thr House of Representatives. These
gentlemen hold that it will be better
for the Republicans to have control of
all branches of the Government for a
time; they believe that it will result
in an overwhelming Democratic ma
jority in the House in 1890, aud the
election of Democratic President in
1892. The Republican majority in
the House of the fifty first Congress
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 trying
to get little cheap notoriety by tels.
graphing his agent here to open nego:
tiations 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-6rst
Con yress to lie called Immediately y
after Harrisons 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 80 very small that they fear
enough of the Republican members
elect may die before next December to
make that majority Democratic should
that party elect their successors, hence
they want to take no chances about
capturing the organization of the
House. Whether Harrison will be
willing to call an extra session OF
Congress simply for the purpose of al
lowing his party to organize the House
of Representatives remains to be seen.
Most people would think that thi.
country was already overloaded with
elias, voters, yet some Republicans are
demanding a position in Ha'rison's
abinet for editor De Young of the
San Francisco Chronicle, because he
represents the Hebrew vote. This
thing is getting somewhat monotonous.
If all the class voters are to be recog-
nized in appointing officials where are
the American voters to come in? Mr..
De Young may be, and probably is, as
good man as the average republican,
but if his only claim to Office is being
the representative of the Hebrew, or
any other class vote, he should not be
appointed.
The republicans who have been re-
tained in Office during the whole of Mr..
Cleveland's administration are now
showing their gratitude by talking in
favor Of clean sweep when Harrison
comes in.
1t is said here that Harrison pur.
chased the support of the Craftinan, OF
this city, the alleged official organ oi
the International Typographical Union
by promising TO appoint one of its ed
itors Public Printer.
Representative Perry Belmont, ol
New York city, the popular Chairman
of the House committee on foreign
affairs, hss been appointed United
States Minister TO Span.
He has accepted, and will Immediately
resign his seat in the Fiftieth Congress
He declined denomination at the re.
cent election, to the Fifty-6rst Con
gress. Mr.. Belmont will make an
excellent representative abroad fol
this country, the only pity being that
the coming Republican administration
will make his present diplomatic career
q short one.
Much is said about Harrison's proba
ble policy. The only thing on which
TO base an opinion is his course in thu
Senate. He was always known as {
conservative man 30 far as his owl
opinions went, and yet he always voted
with his party no matter what this sub
ject to be voted upon or how radical il
might be in its effect. This fact should
not be lost sight of in attempting Il
make forecast of what he will do al
President. When | know the mel
who will compose his cabinet will b'
prepared to express an opinion of hi,
probable policy, but not before.
Washington is already busy prepar
ing for the coming Inauguration. Mem
bers of both parties are put on tn,
committee TO make arrangements, anC
every body eneavors 70 make each on'
better than the preceding one. II viii
be very difficult however, if not imposs
ible, 70 excel the Inauguration of Mr.
Cleveland.
All upper-tendom attended the
auction sale today at the British Lega
tion of the personal effects of LORD
Sackyille, the ex-British Minister.
The advance guard of the second
session of the Fiftieth Congress is al
ready here, and the work of the session
may fairly be said to commence on
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