Nevada County picayune., 1888-11-14
WASHINGTON TOPICS. Weekly Budget of News From the
 National Capital.
From our Special Correspondents

Mir. Cleveland has been defeated, but under such a combination of cir cumstances that the Republican par ty as an organization has really no right to claim credit for the victory, although the result places its candi- date in the White House for four years. Mr. Cleveland has been sac rifced to gratify the personal malice of Mayor Abraham $. Hewitt, and to satisfy the greed of a gang of cor rupt local politicians in New York City. It is a reproach to our coun- try that such thing could have been possible. and it will remain a re- proach as long as the vote of New York City can control q presidential election. Few people here believe that Gov. Hill of New York did not do his best to elect MT. Cleveland. | Col. Lamont, who doubtless reflects the sentiments of MT. Cleveland on this subject, says that he is fully satisfied that Gov Hill has done all that he could possibly do for the Ma tional ticket, and that the votes he got that Cleveland did not get, were
 from the Republican liquor interests, and could not have been controlled
 by any one.
 Mir. Cleveland has so conducted himself since the election as to win the admiration of everybody, Re- publicans as well as Democrats. He
 is disappointed, of course; he
 would not be human, If he were not,
 under the circumstances, but he hldes
 it well. On Wednesday, with the
 streets full of iubilant yelling Repub-
 licans, and battery of artillery, in
 the park just in the rear of the
 White House, firing salute to cele-
 brate Harrisons S election, MT. Cleye-
 land was holding his usual public re-
 ception, and quietly shaking hands
 with the large crowd in attendance,
 and exchanging smiles and pleasant , words with each one. Most men
 would have sulked for some time af-
 ter the election.
 There is great diversity of opin-
 ons among Democratic officials as to the cause of the defeat. For instance: Secretary Whitney says that the loss of New York was caused by the fact
 that the workingmen had not been properly educated as to the tariff The question was not presented to them in the right manner, and they , were made to believe that the Demo erats were free traders instead ot
 tariff reductionist. Justice Lamar
 is of the opinion that the tariff had nothing whatever to do with the re- suit. Representative Foron, fresh
 from an interview with the President said: II am not good on postmor- tenn. can diognose the case, but there my skill ends. Tariff and , Civil Service reform did it. Civi l Service a little and tariff a great deal. The President was entirely right in all that he did, but he was
 right too soon. The time was not vet ready. But the manufacturers ! have refused a small reduction. The : result will he that there will an np- rising of the taxed people and they
 will be cut deep. Everybody con- fesses that there must be tariff re-
 vision. The Democratic party will ? be stronger than ever four years , hence. There will be a reaction
 from this intense seliishness." Rep resentative Taulbee feels confident that the responsibility now given the Republicans willeventually prove their destruction. And thus it goes on. Columns might be flied with
 the different opinions, but 1t IS un- necessary.
 Mir. Cleveland, in talking of the
 election, admits that his tariff , message may have lost him a good
 many votes. enough probably to
 have caused his defeat, but he stills
 maintains, with courage that does
 him honor, that if he the whole husi-
 ness to do over again, he would not change his course in regard to the tariff question by hair s lGeadth, as what he did was result of his honest conviction. MT. Cleveland states in language that can't be misunderstood. that Hill and Tammany Hall treated him squarely, but he makes no such statement in regard to Hewitt and , and his crowd, who, as stated ln the first paragraph of this letter, are the parties that arc responsible for the : defeat of the National Democratic | ticket.
 The loss of the House was particu- larly unfortunate just at this time. as it will enable the Republicans to admit as states all the territories that are Republican in politics, which will give them at least four more Senators and the vote of two more states In the Electoral College of 1892. That they will admit the Republican terri tories, and leave out the Democrat ic ones, cannot for moment be doubted by anyone at all familiar with Republican methods. C. A. S.