Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.


elections. He knew, of course, that
under the circumstances it would
have been little short of miracle
for the republicans to have retained
control of the House of Represen-
latives, but the very large gains
made by the democrats astonished
him a. much as it did the democrats
themselves, and he is deeply di5ap-
pointed to think the result has been
obtained solely by the votes Of re-
publicans, who have taken advan-
tage of the opportunity to vent
their spite, personal and otherwise,
by voting against their party and
their honest convictions.
He does not regard the result as
in any sense a rebuke to his admin
istration, but rather az the effort of
misguided republicans to "get
even" in an "off year," when the
democrats by controlling the House
can do themselves no good and the
country no harm. OF course, if all
the republicans who voted for dem
ocrats or remained at home last
tuesday had really abandoned the
republican party there would be
cause for serious alarm, but such is
not the case It is only repeating
history for the administration party
to lose it's first Congressional cleo
tion-there has been only one excep-
ton to this rule since the foundation
of the Government, and when 1892
rolls around the republican party
will with unbroken ranks march to
victory again.
Mr.. Blaine was asked if he
thought the election portended
democratic victory in 1892. "Not
at ALL" he replied; con the contrary,
it makes a republican victory in that
year almost a certainty" Secretary
Noble says he does not see anything
in the result to discourage republi-
cans and that lickings are sometimes
very salutary to political parties as
well as to obstreperous boys.
When several prominent republi-
cans came here TO urge upon the
President the necessity for calling
an immediate extra session of Con-
gress they learned from third parties
that it had been definitely decided
at a Cabinet meeting held two
weeks ago not to call an extra
session. The gentlemen called on
the President, but said nothing
about an extra session.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, wno is
here consulting with Secretary
Tracy about the manufacture of the
new nickel-steel armor plates for the
navy expressed himself az follows
on the election: "lt is simply u case
of history repeating itself. There
was never yet triumphant party
that did not feel the effect of re
verse wave during the middle of its
success. Politics is simply COM
bination of reactions. They come
in cycles of two years and fortunate
is the party that gets the benefit of
the reaction that comes in years
when it counts. It's see-saw, and
you can easily see how I'd rather be
on the end that's down when the
bump comes. 1t hurts to be on the
other end when the board breaks.
As to this election, it seems to me
that there was a reversal of things
on account of personal chickering's
that had to be fought to a finish.
They have brought their result and
now, l am sure, they will be healed.
Two years will bring about com
plete change. The storm will then
have given place to a calm within
our ranks. Now, as to the tariff,
there cannot well be any more leg
islation on that subject between now
and 1892, and the Mckinley law
will have long before then vindi-
Gated itself, working out its own
salvation, AS it were. | don't seem
downcast, do l? And yet | am a
good republican. No; l think last
Tuesdays result means salvation for
the republican party"
Secretary Tracy has decided that