The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-11-12
Washington letter.
IFrom our Regular Correspondent. !

WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. 7, 80.
The President, like the rest OF the Re
publicans, is both surprised and disap-
pointed at the result Of the elections. He,
knew, of course that under the circum-
stances il would have been little short OF
amiracle for the Republicans to have re.
tained control of the House of Represen.
tatives, but the very large gains made by
the Democrats astonished him as much as
il did the Democrats themselves, and he
is deeply disappointed to think that the
result has been obtained solely by the
votes of Republicans, who have taken ad.
vantage Of the opportunity 10 vent their
spite, personal and otherwise, by voting
against their party and their honest con-
f. victions.
He does not regard the result as in any
sense rebuke to his administration, but
rather as the effort of misguided Republi-
cans to "ge even" in an of year." when
the Democrats by controlling the House
can do themselves no good and the coun-
Try no harm. of course, if all the Repub-
llcans who voted for Democrats or remain
ed at home last Tuesday had really abau-
doned The Republican party there would
be cause for serious alarm, but such is not
the case. II is only repeating history for
the administration party TO lose its first
Congressional election-there has been
only one exception to this rule since the
foundation Of the government, and when
1892 rolls around The Republican party
will with unbroken ranks march 10 victory
again.
Mr.. Blaine was asked II he thought the
election portended u Democratic victory
in 1899 No, at all" he replied; "on the
contrary, il makes Republican victory
in that yeaI almost u certainty" Secre-
tary Noble says he does not see anything
In the result 10 discourage Republicans
and that lickings are sometimes very sa-
luiary to political parties US well as to
obstreporous boys
Mr.. Andrew Carnagie, who is here con-
sulting with Secretary Tracy about the
manufacture of the new nickel-stee
armor plates for the navy expressed him
self as follows on the election: ut is
simply case Of history repeating itself |
There was never yet triumphant party
that did not feel the effect If reverse
wave during the middle oil its success.
Politics is simply combination Of react
tons They come in cycles Of two years
and fortunate Is the party that gets the
benefit OF the reaction that comes In years
when II counts. It's Il see-saw, and you
can easily see how Id rather be on the
end that's down when the bump comes.
II hurts TO be on the other end when the
board breaks. As TO this election, 1t
seems to me that there was reversal Of
things on account Of personal chickering's
that had to be fought to u finish. They
have brought their result and now, am
sure, they will be healed Two years will
bring about complete change. The
storm will then have given place to
calm within our ranks. Now, rs 10 the
tariff, there cannot well be any more lcgis-
lallon on that subject between now and
1892, aud the Mckinley law will have
long before then yindicated Itself, working
out lis own salvation, as It were. don't
seem downcast, dol And yet am a
good Republican. No; think last Tues.
days result means salvation for the Re
publican party"
The Congressional apportionment bill
introduced in the House by Representative
nnnnell provides tbat 10000 shall be the (
basis for each member Of the House, but !
the bill was prepared with the ex-
pectation that the census would show O 4
population of at least G4,0O0,0OO. The
official returns being 100000 short of that
number 1t will be necessary 10 change the =
basis Of representation. Should 175,00O
be adopted, as now seems probable, Vir.
gInia would be the only State that
would lose a member, while the following
would gain one each; Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Kansas, Massachu-
etts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey,
oregon, Washington and Wisconsin; two
ach, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania
nd Texas; three, Nebraska.