Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-11-17
WASHINGTON.


Senator German came from New
York direct to Washington a day or
two age, and had long conference
with Mr.. Cleveland, during which it
is thought they went over the various
reasons assigned for the democratic
defeat. Mr.. Cleveland takes the
matter philosophically, and loses no
opportunity to state his belief in the
honest support given him by Govern
or Hill and his friends in New
York.
Mr.. Lamont, Mr.. Cleveland's
secretary, will 60 into the Insurance
business in New York city after the
4th of March. He is one of the most
popular men that ever filled a similar
position, and will carry with him
the good wishes of everyone who has
had business 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 democrats. He
will give a good, clean, and able
administration. Everything about
it will be heightened and honorable
Democrats and the people generally
will have nothing to complain Of
1t will be a conservative administra
ton, much more liberal than the
extremists would desire, and no mar
or clique of men can run Mr.
Harrison. He will be the President
This will cause some heart burning:
in his party. He is a civil service
reformer, and is as firm as Cleveland
In this he will antagonize those o
his party who will demand clear
sweep. Some of his party will wisl
a vigorous and oppressive policy il
the South. They will be disap
pointed. He will adopt the mos
liberal southern policy any republi
can has ever thought of. He will
treat the southern people well.
know the man. He is republican
but he is not lacking in wisdom
His appointments in the South vii
all 90 to republicans. He will nc
appoint a democrat to any office
He is too much of a partisan for thai
But he will appoint no carpet-baggerI
, none of the rapscallions that hav
been placed over the Southern state
: before. Some of the border states al
: now very close. He will try to dra'
: them into his party ranks. 1 thin
) he will be with his party on the edl
cational question, on the pensio
3 question, on the tariff, and all thos
l issues" The picture that Mr.. Dalto
2 has drawn is a brighter one than mo-
l democrats can see just at present, bl
. we shall see later.
: The country at large is to be con
plimented on the campaign ju
passed ; it was entirely free from II
disgusting personalities of 'S4, an
the result has consequently left I
bad blood. The democrats we
beaten, but their leaders have I
apologies to make; on the contrar
they insist that tariff reform shall CO.
tinue as the motto of the party, ar
they express a confidence that lor
before 1892 a majority of the voters
the country will endorse the positic
taken by the democratic party
1888.
There is a rumor floating arour
here to the effect that Harrison w
call an extra session of the Fifty-fir
Congress- early in March, for Il
ostensible purpose of passing a tar
bill, but in reality to admit all of Il
republican territories, in order to G
the benefit of the additional Senate
and Representatives.