Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-06
Republican Party Leaders at Wash
iDgtOn Are Not Feeling Well
Over the Election.
MRS. HARRISON is CAST DOWN.
Wanamaker Refuses to Talk and Clarkson
Flies to the South to Commune
With Himself.
ANDREW CARNEGIE STILL HOPEFUL
Be Says Everything Will Come the Republicans Way in
1892. Without Doubt.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE D1sPATcH.l

WASHIN GTOE, November O.-1ne con-
versational abilities of the Republicans in
this citv seem to have deserted them to-day.
Like Mr. PIckwick on a celebrated occasion,
thev evince decided tendency to silence
and soda water. The rank and file OF the
party, though they have little to say, say 1t
frankly. The magnitude Of the catastrophe
shames them from a resort to
quibbling and equivocation. They
"own up beaten" in as few
words as possible and look as pleasant as
they eau. The party leaders, however, are
naturally more uncommunicative and they
ieel very sore and ugly. The President,
who came back from Indianapolis to-day,
refused TO see or talk to anybody about the
election. From members OF his official fam
ily it is understood that Mr.. Harrison con-
siders the result pretty rough.
MRS. HARRISON is DowNCAsT.
Mrs. Harrison looked less vivacious than
usual this morning. In conversation with
friends, she said frankly that she was very
sorry the Democrats had carried the House,
because now all important legislation would
be blocked. Secretary Blaine did not an
pear at the State Department to-day. He
agsiduously avoided the interviewer and
would not deliver an opinion about the
election, though it is safe to say that he has
one which would be read with interest
if il could be published. 1t is also
safe to say that he does not sorrow
over the result as much as some other good
Republicans do. Secretary \ oble preserves
an outward semblance of cheer illness, but
cannot conceal his surprise and anxiety
over the landslide yesterday. He declared
this morning that he really couldn't under
stand it and would not believe it until the
official figures wer, obtained. He was in
clined TO think that yesterdays result would
be valuable lesson to the Republicans and
would in the end prove an assistance rather
than an injury TO them, because the Demo
Gratis in the next Congress would be sure to
disgust the country, as they always did when
IN majority.
wANAMAKER DESPoNDENT.
Postmaster General Wanamaker returned
from Philadelphia this morning, but he
sought the secluSion OF his iuuer Office and
sent word TO the interviewer that he was
'verv busy" and there was nothing to
say. - which is probably the case to-day with
auv Republican aS averse to profanity as
Mr.. Wanamaker is reported TO be. The
preparations for jolllticatiOn at the Re-
publican headquarters came to a sudden and
uutimelv end, and their whilom superin-
tendent, ex-Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson. decided late last night that
the condition of his health demanded an
immediate change. Accordingly, after he
read the dispatches announcing the defeat
OF Delamater and the election of a Demo-
cratic House, he took the midnight train for
the South, and will stay away several weeks.
\ good many OF Clarkson'S cO-laborers feel
like following mis- example. Andrew Car
neCie happened in at the Navy DEPARTMENT
this morning to talk business with Secre-
taly Tracy, and he soon got to talking poll
tics instead.
ANDREW CARNEGIE STILL HOPEFUL.
A reporter asked him what he thought
about the little affair in Pennsylvania and
elsewhere yesterday, and in reply Mr.. Car
negie said: Il want to say that il is simply
q case OF history repeating itself There
never vet was a triumphant party that did
not feel the effect OF a reverse wave during
the middle of its term. Politics is
simply combination of ructions.
They come in cycles of two
wears, and fortunate IS the party that gets
the benefit OF the reaction that comes in
wears when it counts 1t is a see-saw, and
YOU can easily see how I'd prefer to be on
the side that is down when the bump comes.
II hurts TO be on the other side when the
board breaks. See? As to this election, it
seems to me that there was a re-
versal of things on account of per-
sOnal chickering's that had to be fought
10 a finish. They have brought their result,
and now I am sure they will be healed. The
storm that is just passing will then have
given place to d calm within our own ranks.
The trouble between leaders will have been
succeeded by harmony, and out of what now
looks to be political chaos Will result the
Crandest OF victories and it will be a victory
that will count, for it will mean a Presi-
Oency.
A CASE OF PERSONAL FEUD.
''No, I don't agree with you that the
tariff produced this effect. l think that it
was a case of personal ieud. In Pennsvl-
vania there was personal fight between the
leaders. and it was the Republican party
that defeated itself When the harmony
comes, as it Will come before two years have
gone bv, woe unto the people that try to get
between the two factions. They will be so
close together that somebody will be hurt
There cannot well be any more legislation
between now and 1892 and the Mckinley
bill Will long before then have vinGicated
itself, working out Its own salvation, as it
were"
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everything the Republicans have to offer
in the wav of explanation. They ale trying
to let themselves down easy by quoting the
theory Of reaction in the middle of a
Presidential term. and by calling their de-
feat blessing in disguise and a valuable
lesson.
Commissioner Frederick Douglass says
that the election reminds him of the old
colored preacher who re ierred to a disagree
able event as the work Of an "AIl-wise but
INSCRIPTIONS Providence.
Samuel Shellenb berger attributed the re-
suit in part to the off year, in part to the
unpopularity of the Mckinley bill, and,
"of course, the Pennsylvania outcome is
largely due to the unpopularitv of QUAY.
A great many people lelt like Kennedy
talked"
Attorney A K. Browne, who stumped
three weeks for Delamater, confesses that
'the result is evidently intended as rebuke
10 Quay"
THE DEMOCRATS SMILING AT THEM
SELVES.
The Democrats here are greatly elated and
the ceiling of salts action is by no means
confined to members OF that party. Many
happy faces were visible to-day in the Gov
ernment buildings, for the present admins
tration is not at all popular with the
older and better class of Government en-
ploves Much satisfaction is also expressed
in army and navy circles. The impression
prevails here tonight that the administra-
ton, tier deliberating about the situation
all dav, will make scapegoat of the Fed
eral elections bill and attempt to lay the
burden Of the defeat on Lodge and Reed.
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