Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-06

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the recent election he said. at WAS
a soldiers campaign, and the sol
dier's vote decided the result.
have no hesitation in saying that in
Indiana alone 10000 Democratic
soldiers voted the Republican tick
ct. | do not believe that the tariff
issue changed 1900 votes either
way, and close analysis of the re-
turns, | believe, would show that
It's influence was rather against US
than for US. | have no doubt what-
ever that if it could be found out, at
least rs many Democratic soldiers
in New York voted for Gen. Harri.
son as the total Republican plurality
in that state" In reply to ques-
ton as to the probabilities of an
extra session of Congress, Gen.
Hoyey said; 81 hope that the Presi-
dent will call an extra session of
Congress Immediately after the in
auguration for the purpose of ad.
hitting territories that are ready for
statehood"
Gen. Hovey is to be given a rous-
ing reception tomorrow evening by
the Indisnians at present in Wash
ington. lie will not resign his seat
in the House until after the first Of
January. His Inauguration as Gov
ernor will take place January l4th.
The news telegraphed to this city
of the Withdrawal of 1900 Demo
Gratis from the q. A. X. in Indiana
is not believed by the majority of
the members of that organization
here, all of whom unite in saying
that politics are never allowed in
any form in the order. II any proof
were needed that the order is not
run in the interests Of The Republi.
csn party, it may be found in the
fact that Gen. A. q. Warner, the
present head of the order, is a Dem
ocrat of the most pronounced type,
so is MIR. Joseph Ray, editor sof the
Grand Army ReUje,c, the official or
gan of the organization.
From present indications whom
Congress opens on Monday there
will not be a quorum present III
either House, but they are coming
in rapidly and will all be here in a
few days.
1t is now stated positively by Re
publican Senators that the Senate
will certainly pass it's substitute for
the Mill's tariff bill at the coming
session aud throw upon the Demo.
cratic House the responsibility of
rejecting this measure. do not
believe the Democrats will reject it,
on the contrary, | believe large
number of them, particularly those
from the tobacco growing states,
will unite with the Republicans in
pushing it through the House. Now
that the administration has no pat
ronage with which to bride members
they are likely to vote for any
measure which is for the interests of
their constituents.
A gentleman at present in this
city, whose relations with President
elect Harrison are very close, was
asked by southern Senator what
Gen. Harrison's southern policy
would be. He looked his questioner
straight in the eyes for moment
and then said: "He will not have a
southern policy, any more than 4
northern policy, western policy, or
an eastern policy. He will have
only an American policy; and that
will do for the entire country. No
man not a law breaker has anything
to fear at the hands of Gen. Har-
rison."
A little flutter was created IN the
ranks of the Inaugural committee a
day or two ago, by the receipt of a
letter from Colorado stating that a
delegation of 500 ladies from that
state proposed to march in Harrison's
Inauguration parade if they are al
lowed. 1t has not yet been fully
decided, but the probabilities are
.ho, ,ka IaAiac will march in the