The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-11-15
WARRINGTON LETTER.
from our regular correspondent.
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Chairman Calvin S. Brice is a strong
favorite with democrats here and the
wish that he may be sent 70 the Senate
from Ohio is heard on all sides. 1t Is
argued that he has the good will of all
classes of Ohio democr ats, and that his
election would leave no jealousy to
make trouble in the future.
President Harrison is still trying to
make people, including himself, believe
that the recent elections did not mean
a dl,approval by the people, of his ad-
ministration. The word has been pass
ed to every prom.nent republican offic-
ial that he must argue at all times thst
as no federal officials were voted for
the result of the elections mean nothing
as far as the administration is concearn-
ed. That is for public consumption.
In private, the shirt-sleeve brigade;
that is always relied upon to do elect
ion work, and which has been
snuhbed aim )st until now, is, to speak
fguratively, being warmly embraced
by President Harrison and promised
any lumber of uice fat appointments
if they will only agree TO resume bussi-
ness at the old stand. Brother Harris
on has walked up to the fact that 1T Is
the members OF the shirt sleeve brig
ade that carry elections, aud the carry
ing of elections is the great end and
aim of political parties. 1t were better
for the democratic party that he had
not found out so much.
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of the great popularity she enjoyed
here when mistress of the White House
was fully demonstrated last week,
when she and her llustrious husband
came to Washington to attend the
marriage of ex-secretary Bayard, After
the marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland
drove to the White House and Mrs.
Cleveland left her card for Mrs. Harris
on, who is out of town, while her hus-
band went inside and paid his respects
to President Harrison. 1t was grace
full and courteous act on the part OF the
ClevelaDds.
The cry that Foraker was knitted by
the Sherman men in Ohio was no news
to the regular reader of this correspond
ence, who will remember that the or
ganization of plot to 'down' Foraker
by Sherman and his friends was noted
many weeks ago. 1t was fixed up here
10 Washington, aud unless all signs
fail the gentlemen concearned in it
have bitten off more than they can
chew. Their only desire was to side
track Foraker, but the result shows
that they have made Ohio doubtful
State for the great contest in 1892
with chances decidedly in favor of the
democrats.
The republicans here had big scare
lasting several days, over the fate Of
Senator Allison. of Iowa, whose success
sor will be elected by the Legislature
chosen last Tuesday. Allison woulc
leave big gap on the republican sid'
of the Senate should lie, for any cause
have to go.
1t is feared by some Sothern demo
Gratis that the republican defeats las
week will have tendency to encour
age the more radical republican Con
gress to pass an obnoxious federal ee.
ction law in the hope of gaining
enough members of the House in the
South at the next Congressional elect
ion TO effect those they are certain tC
lose elsewhere. Such law will never
be passed by the next House. There
are number of determined democrats
in the House, that have pledged them
selves to fillbuster until the expiration
of the fifty first Congress, if such act
ion should become necessary to prevent
of an obnoxious federol election law.
The Superiendent of the Census has
made areport of what has SO far been
done, and what is to be bone in the
future to make thenext census success
He wants the printing of the census
reports given out by contract to private
parties instead of being done by the
Government Printing Office as hereto
fore. If this can be done without
making the work political 'job", it
would be very desirable, as it would
take the Government printing offices
years to do the work, and keep up
with the constantly increasing current
work. If the reports cannot be cotton
out faster than they were after the last
census was taken they had just as well
not be COTTON out at all, for all the use
they will be.
Montana was formerly admitted as a
State Friday morning by Presidential
proclamation, and Washington, the last
of the quartette, will follow suit as soou
as correct set of election returns are
received here from the Governor.
The All American Congress will
complete its long excursion the last Of
this week. Next week it is expected
that the Congress will settle down tc
the businesss for which it was called
devising some means of increasing the
trade between the United States and
South America. Just how that
can be done under our present higf
protective tariff is not very plain.
President Harrison is under stood to
be down on the Germans for the Loss
of Iowa and Ohio. He told Senator
Sawyer, who ssk for an appointment
for German constituent that the Ger
mans had no right to exyect anything
from him after deserting the party il
Ohio and Iowa.