The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-02
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Congressmen
are collecting here rapidly. and 1t looks as
il nearly all cf them would be present when
congress meets. There are me .terest-
irE st ries af at as to how some Of those
who vii net be in the next congress were
defeated.
Carter Of Mon ana. one # the defeated.
tells this st ~ at the expense OF Mckinley:
Mckinley and Carter we're a. a h9lel at
Chicago Just after the election, neither Of
them feeling very ha py, bus each Ike D.
i.g IS far as possible from the matter
which was occupying his mind. While
Trey we're standing together talking ab ut
the weather and such other topics as had
no relation to ter recent grief, Cannon OF
Illinois came in.
''Why, g 10, Mac; how are you Carterp'
be said. seiz,ug i hand of each.
They renied that they had never felt
better IN their lives.
'Well Ohat do you think of itF' asked
the illinois man.
''Of whatgo asked Mckinley, with firm
coutenaLce.
Cannon suggested that there had been an
election, ana 1t was that he had on his
mini.
''Oh, yes" said Mckinley, 81 am quito
well satisfied I cut the democratic ma
jority OF 1900 d9wn to almost nothing.
am quite content to not be in the next
House. The democrats will have an over
wi elming maj 'rlty; it will be a We y noisy
and dlsagreeaUle congress. and l am well
pie ed To stay home ior the time"
Cannon loo ed 1T him a long time and
steadily to judge if he was in Earnest. There
could be no doubt about it, he meant to be
believed
"See here, Mac" said Cannon, after
pause, I" hats exactly what told my people
down in D4nvllle. | was satisfied. 1 was
glad Of it But see here, there is no u>e OF
our lying among our three selves here"
A republican member was INVITING
Springer tine other day about the way Nc
Kipley had reduced b demo cratic majority
in the Sixteenth Ohio dlstr CT.
That's a right replied Springer, but
doyou know man in MS bare feet came
OUT f a mud house down in Ne lraska a
little y hiie before the election en- overcaIne
a majority OF IL, 900, defeating your candi-
date for congress, who was a mlltionaire~
Springer tells another story illustrative OF
the sentiment which prevailed in the west
during the campaign. LII one OF the Kansas
districts u here he spoke the republicans
were unning a man who had high social
standing, was rlch, and had the reputation
Of being one of the most eloquent speakers
as " ell os ore f the most fastidious men in
TIE STA e. me I'll illfL WdN TeDuD-
lican. ard q poor farmers alliance candi-
Gate was running against HIM. The repub-
hcan made many great speeches during the
campaign, but did not talk tariff. He was
always eloquent over war history. The ALI
epce candidate was no taIker. He wore
home-spun clothes which had seen
long service. His trousers were about
up 10 his shoe tops, and his
Shoes were heavy and rough He
always followed behind his opposing cand.-
da G. The epublcan would make an elo-
cuent So, ech about the war, and then pas
on TO the next place for speaking. The
alliance candidate would get up befo the
same q dieace. Il KANT speak as lie kahn"
he would begin, referring TO tbs opponent.
81 don't know much about the tariff |
guess he knows lot more alb ut it than
Go. That's why he never saws anything
a. out it. But this [ d. known-then he
would put out one foot and tug up at his
trousers-"he wears silk -ockings. l amt
got Il any socks al all, nor dra ers nuther
That's what he tariff has d)ae for me-
That's what it is doing for all of yon." The
alliance man was elected to congress by
good maj rlty.
There lives out in Joe Canron's district in
Illinois en- old farmer who is Jealous re-
publican, one of the red-hot parti an stripe
When he heard of Cannon's defeat he said
to his wife, who is o Q of these women who
obey their lord and master bHndly:
Mary; pack up everything I'm going
'Why9' asked Mary
"Bec4use Joe Cannon is beat and won't
live in a democratic district"
Very well" SAID Mary. with little re.
signed sigh.
Then the old man went TO town to eell his
farm. There be heard all the election news
He returned home, and, entering the house,
sad:
MARY, you can quit packing up. 1 amt
a-going n move"
''Whyp inquired Mary.
"Eecause." be replied, sadly, there's no
place to move TO"
Represen alive Yoder of Ohio tells new
story regarding McKinley's defeat. Holmes
county contains large humber Of people
with quaint, old fashioned y avs, who are
known as the Amisb sect One peculiar tv
Of these people is that they entirely discard
the uss Of buttons, using hooks and ewes
instead
'.lhe democrats says Mr.. Yoder, odd
not use the advance in the price of pearl
buttons a an argument among those peo-
pie, but they went to the stores and pur-
chased ell tie hooks aud eyes, Then they
yent peddlers through the towns and farms,
nstructing them u sell the hos ks ard eyes
ttaIr.cs whica was $50 or 400 pc cent.
higher than before. The AmIsh people did
at object co he advance on tin cups and
,ther lecessaries If life, but v hen II came
% payi & more for holding their clothes
together they voted the democratic ticket y
Mai. Mckinley came To town few days
Igo, and n hour after his arrival be had
Aeceived score of visitors, all OF whom
slled 90 tell him bow badly they felt be-