Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-11-15
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Evening Capital.
THU SDAY, Nov. IS. 1888.
CAPITAL GOSSIP
President Cleveland Sees No Reason
10 Regret His Tariff Policy.
He WILL AGAIN ADVISE IT.
The Rumor That Republican ONCE Hold
ers VIII BE Discharged Between Now
and March Said 10 Have Gained
Little Credenco in Washington.

NEW YoRK, Nov. l5.-The Posts Wash
ington correspondent telegraphs his paper as
follows:
gentleman who claims to have had
conversation with the president says that
Mr.. Cleveland does not regret having adopted
the policy be did respecting the tariff; that
be believes the country viii ultimately ac-
cept IT, that the election, having been de-
cided by less than - 900 votes out Of over
I2,O00,0o0 voters can hardly be construed as
a distinct Reputation Of that policy. New
York is tho greatest manufacturing city in
tho United States, and yet the protection
argument had no effect there New jersey Is
largely dependent upon her protected manu-
features, and yet she Endorsed the presidents
position. The popularity Of this late battle
In New York, New Jersey. Connecticut and
the west lies ia the fact that the Republican
gains were entirely in the rural districts,
where there wcrs no manufactures 20 be af-
fected by ths protection cry. This gentle
man adds: THE fact is demonstrated that
the question Of tariff reform has only just
opened with the people. The president win
again urge IL upon congress- but not as a
question affecting parties He does not be
heve that II will bring his party back into
power in 1892, for be thinks that the leaders
of the Republican party are shrewd enough
20 discover the handwriting on the wall, and
70 begin in the Fifty-frst congress gradual
reform Of the tariff that will meet the de.
mands of the people half way.
REGARDING OFFICE HOLDERS.
'The report that has gained some currency
ia New York circles, which are hostile to
civil service reform, to the effect that it will
now be the policy OF the administration to
remove Republicans in office for the remain
ing three months Of Mr. Cleveland's term
finds no belief among those who are best in
formed as to the purposes of the administra-
tion and who are disposed TO deal with 1t
fairly. Mr.. Cleveland has kept great many
Republican clerks in Office in Washington ON
principle He will undoubtedly retain them
in Office as long as he shall have power to do SO.
heanxiety which these Republican holdovers
have is, not whether they viii be retained in
Office until March, but whether they win be
able TO keep their places after the Republic
cans shall come into power. One of the things
which one hears the oftenest among the Re-
publicans who have been active in the cam
paign is, that the men who have been spirit
less enough, and have had little enough in-
terest in their party remain in Office under
q Democratic administration, can hardly ex-
pect to ask to be retained under Republic
can administration.
.'If those who have been active in the man
agement of the campaign can determine
what shall be done. it is very evident that
there win be a clean sweSc, not only In the
more important offices but in the minor posi-
tions as well. Those who are near to Chair
man Quay, and who are presumed to repre-
sent his opinion, say, without any qualifica-
ton whatever. that Senator Quay has indi-
Gated that there viii be clean sweep, and
that no finical notion as to civil service
viii prevent the coming administration
from carrying out this policy. 1t seems it
has been suggested that Mr.. Quay has said
that he did not undertake the management
Of the campaign until he was evidently as
sured by persons who had the right TO give
him the assurance that the claims of the Re-
publicans 10 Office should be recognized in the
event Of Republican success Mr.. German
stiil attributes the defeat of the Democracy
ia a great measure to the fact that the offices
were not given as rapidly as he desired to the
Democrats after Mr. Cleveland was elected