Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-10-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


lnere llfnlt 10 all Things, even TO
Republican audacity. Mr.. Harrison,
after a rather stormy discussion, in
which his cabinet was nearly equally
divided, has reached the conclusion
that it would be certain defeat to his
party at the Congressional elections
for him to issue proclamation con-
vening Congress in extra session for
the sole purpose of passing the Force
bill and the Congressional appOrtion-
ment bill, two measures intended to
perpetuate the power of the Republi-
can party. This conclusion is another
victory for Mr.. Blaine over the Reed
wing o. his party. Mr. Blaine has never
wavered in his opposition to the Force
bill.
"Mr. Flower and the Democratic
Congressional Campaign committee"
said a member of that committee to
me, care all right, and the Democrat
who abuses Mr.. Flower for his manage
ment of the campaign does not know
what he is talking about. From the
day on which he was elected chairman
of the committee to the present time
he has not made the slightest move
without first consulting Senator-elect
Brice, chairman OF the National COM
mittee, and Senator German, and no.
tthing has been done without their APP
prevail. Now if those two gentlemen
do not know how to conduct Il cam
paign, no one in the Democratic party
does. OF course Mr.. Flower has been
to certain extent hampered by the
lack OF money, but that is nothing new
to Democratic campaign managers.
The Democratic party has never had a
large corruption campaign fund, and
hope it never will. If we cannot win
without purchasing votes l prefer to
lose. But unless all Of my information
is at fault we shall carry the House in
spite of the protected manufacturers
money, with which the Republicans
are so plentifully supplied"
Ex-senator Kellogg, once the Repub-
lican Moses in Louisiana, sees no pros
pect of his party carrying the House
He says: Business men and polite
ians with whom | have conversed-all
Rcpublicans-declare that the new
tariff law will operate to the disadvan-
tage of the party and will lose us the
House in the ensuing elections. 1t
will have tendency to drive away the
farmer vote, when that class asctrtains
that the cost of many articles of prime
necessity is directly increased by reason
of the Mckinley bill. A rise in prices
all along the line seems to be expected,
and as that means additional burdens
Tor the consumer, great complaint is
inevitable. 1t seems quite reasonable,
therefore, to expect that the Demo
Gratis will carry the House. In Louisi-
ana | don't think the Republicans will
win a single Congressional district"
Strange things happen here. Yes
terday w. w. Belknap, who resigned
as Secretary of War in Grants cabinet,
in order to keep from being impeached
in connection with the selling of In
dian Post-traderships by his wife, was
buried with military honor in Airing
ton cemetery. The war department was
closed in his honor and the building
heavily draped with mourning. This
thing of closing Government depart
ment on account of the death of some
man who years before was Mt its head,
is senseless custom at best, and what
a mOckery in this case
The funeral services OF the late
Justice Miller were held in the Su-
preme Court room yesterday after
noon, and last night the remains, ac-
companied by distinguished escort,
left on 81 special train for Keokuk,
Iowa, where the interment is to take
place. The scramble for the place he
left vacant is already quite lively
among the Republicans. Attorney
General Miller, on account of his per-
sonal relations with Mr.. Harrison, has
the inside track, but it is by no means
certain that he will get the prize.
Secretary Noble would gladly take it,
but "Corporap Tanner says he will
not, if his soldier influence can pre-
vent it. Senator Edmuuds would not
object, although he would only have
about eight years to serve before he
became eligible for retirement, but
they say the East isn't in it. Senator
Spooner and several other gentlemen
have friends here working in their be-
half, and the Indiana folks who are
opposed to Attorney General Miller
are trying to do something for Judge
Gresham. Before Congress reassem-
bles the number of candidates will be
largely increased.
Mr.. Harrison did not express any
regrets because the Count of Paris did
not remain in Washington long enough
to call on the President, in fact there
is reason to believe that certain MEM
bers of the administration were in
strumental in hurrying the Count off
to prevent that call. Dem.