San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-11-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

| WASHINGTON, ~. y. NOV. IL, loSS.
Daily Light.
Senator Blair, who took an active
part In the late campaign in Virginia
and who was undoubtedly in a posi-
ton to form an intelligent opinion,
says that he knows that there were
enough republican votes cast to have
elected Malone by a substantial ma
| jorIty, but the counting being entire
| ly in the hands of the democrats they
| counted him out. Mr.. Blair further
says, that this election will make
many new friends i'm Congress for a
| new and stringent federal election
| law.
The President has been very deeply
| interested in the election returns and
he is still figuring up cause and Of
feet. He recognizes the fact that the
repu blican party has lost battle,
and is more then anxious to have the
blame put just where it belongs, even
| If he shall have to shoulder part of
the burden. Republicans arriving
here from the lost states meet with
cordial reception at the White
House and the various causes as
signed for the defeat are carefully
listened to by President Harrison,
even though some of them are very
unpleasant for him to hear. One of
the results of this, is the determine
ton on the part of the President to
give the claims of party workers more
attention IN making future appoint
ments. This will be good news to
working republicans everywhere, for
there is no denying the fact that the
men who always bear the brunt of
the political battles of the party have
not received the recognition they had
right to expect from a republican
administration. President HarrIsOn's
appoin tments as whole have been
good, exceptionally good, in fact, but |
too many of them belong to the class |
of men who think themselves above |
the political "hustler." Noore doubts |
that men just as good as those APP
pointed could have been selected from
the ranks of the CLUSTERS" The idea
that any political party can remain
in power that refuses to reward its
workers should have been made suf-
ficiently clear by the defeat Of Mr..
Cleveland last year. In short the po-
litical "hustler" is necessary factor
to political success, and recognition
is necessary to the "hustler." This
is practical politics, and only practi-
cal politics can carry elections.
The three Americas congress re-
turn from its long excursion this
week. That the foreign members
have been most favorably impressed
by what they have seen, there is no
doubt, and that they will be prepared
to Join the representatives of this
country in devising some practical
means of increasing commercial inter-
course between A merican countries is
hoped by all.
Ohio de EOcracts are already boldly
making their brags about the way
in which they are going to cut up the
congressional districts of that state in
order to have at least fifteen dem
ocratic representatives elected to the
congress. McKinley's
district is to be made hOpelessly dem
ocratic. They want to get him out of
the house because OF his tariff views.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
received letter from the postmaster
at Louisa, Kentucky, stating that the
democrats of his neighborhood blew
up his office with dynamite to cele-
brate the Ohio victory. The matter
will be Investigated by postoffice Off
Gals.
1t is stated here on what appears to
be good authority that the appoint
ment to the vacancy on the bench o.
the supreme court will not be mad
until January. From the same source
comes the statement that the pre-
dent has definitely decided not to APP
point A ttorney General Miller to the
position.
There is feeling here caused large
ly by quiet hints from prominent men,
that as soon as the President gets his
large number of appointments made.
The recent elections have largely
caused a number of republican con-
gressmen, who had been ION the
fence" to declare themselves in favor
of repeating the civil service law.
Secretary Window has at last sue
ceeded in finding a man whom he
thinks suited to be commissioner of
navigation, and the president has APP
pointed him. The fortunate gentle
man is w. w. Bates, of New York.
That Senator A llison escaped the
democratic landslide in Iowa is a
matter of tkqnkfulness to every re-
publican in the United States. His
absence from the floor of the senate
would be irreparable loss to the party
as well as TO the country. AS an all
round statesman Senator Allison has
few equals. and no superiors.
EX-President Cleveland was here
last week, to attend the marriage of
ex-secretary of State Bayard. He
afterwards called on the President.