The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE REPUBLICANS WAKING UP AND
DETERMINED TO WIN CONGRESS
THROUGH DOODLE.
A Contrast Instituted Most Crushing for
the High Handed Tom Reed.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Oct. At is now we'll
developed here that this is to be a
"boodle" campaign. 1t is hardly nee
essary to add that the Republicans
are the boodlers, as the Democratic
committee is as poor as church
mouse. After lengthy consideration
Of the matter, and after everybody
had about given up the contest, the
Republican committee has determined
upon campaign Of money against
brains, and for the first time are talk
ing about "our chances of carrying the
next house." The seat in congress
which will call for the largest expendi-
ture Of hard cash is that held by the
Republican leader, Major Mckinley Of
Ohio. Not only the Republican COM
mittee, but the Republican tariff
league have determined upon his re-
turn if money can accomplish it or
voters be corrupted. There is in con-
sequence fearful responsibility rest
ing upon the Democrats of the Nc
Kinley district, for Republican success
would necessarily arouse suspicion
that everything was not as it should
be. But, as is well known, the sturdy
honesty of old Democracy has fought
boodleism before and won, and can
and will win again.
But there is no Disgusting the fact
that the Republican committee has
walked up at last with strong pur.
pose TO carry the next house of rep.
resentatives. In this emergency
Democrats must "get a move" on
themselves. AS / said, the Demo-
cratic committee is poorer than Jobs
turkey, and isn't of the right stripe to
fry the fat out of the manufacturers.
But they have made the poor mans
cause their own and it is expected
that the oppressed agriculturist and
impoverished man of labor will at
least be equally as firm in his own
right and protection. That the Re-
publicans will be beaten, Doodle and
all, is the conviction of every political
thinker here. But as member OF
the Democratic committee said to me,
the way for the Democrats to meet
defeat is to make up their minds that
the election is already won, and no
effort thereon is needed on their part.
The first session of the Fifty-f.st
congress went out amid gloom which
was oppressive. Boss Reed for once
was not master of the situation, and
ruled through the magnsnimity Of
the Democratic leaders, for most OF
his own henchmen had fled the city to
save their own political lives. No
quorum was present, in consequence,
and business could have been stop
ped, but such men as Breckenridge, of
Kentucky, reasoned that the mischief
had already been done and that little
could now be attained through the
application of heroic remedies. Hence
the Republicans were permitted to
complete their tariff scheme, and it is
now before the people for an express
sion OF their judgment.
No one, in the failing hours, rose to
move vote of thanks to Speaker
Reed. This customary resolution ever
comes from the opposition, and no
Democrat could with conscience put
on paper an affirmation of the speak.
er's impartiality. Reed, therefore, in
the implied censure of his course had
another of the "proudest moments of
his life"
Note the difference. While Reed
was thus ignored in the house, in the
senate, under the usual Democratic
inspiration, Vice President Morton
was being honored with vote of con-
tidence in his performance of duty. |
More than this, the violent partisan |
ingalls, was likewise thus honored,
because when he acts as vice president |
he leaves partisan and senator behind |
him on the floor. Here is an object |
lesson for Tom Reed. 1t must have |
CALLED the Maine man TO be thus
sighted by his associates, particularly |
as IN the past congresses he has been |
the individual to present the resolu-
ton in eulogy of the judicial fairness
of the late speaker Carlisle. But con-
gress has gone and Joy go with it, for
it can be truly said, in borrowed phrase,
that we will never look upon its like |
again.
Members of congress who used TO
be as thick as peas are scarcer than
hens teeth. The hotel corridors are
deserted by them, and should you
throw stone on Pennsylvania avenue |
it would not hit six Representative,
of the people, as Mr.. Lincoln