Mohave County miner., 1890-11-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence of Tmr Mlsxs.

W ASaiHtAONs AsOftulD1i lof ~ ~
Senator spooner has Suddenly become
the popular fayorite for the vacancy on
the bench Of the Supreme Court, because
Mr.. Harrison Is reported to have casually
remarked TO q friend that he hoped TO
keep his cabinet intact to the end OF the
administration. Mr.. Harrison may or
may not have made the remark, but /
/ would sooner have Attorney General
Miller's chance for the appointment than
that Of any one vet mentioned-he has
the ear OF the appointing power, which
gives him the "bulge" on all the rest OF
the would-be justices.
Explanations that do not satisfactorily
explain are still being whispered into the
ears of Mr. Harrison AZ to why his party
was so nearly wiped out OF Congressional
existence at the election. Some say that
1t was democratic misrepresentation Of
the new tariff law. others that 1t was op.
position to the federal election bill, and
yet others that it was the influence OF dis
appointed Office seekers. There Is only
one thing that all Of the returning re-
publican leaders agree in, and that is,
that the republicans did not cast enough
votes to win.
At the National headquarters Of the
Farmers Alliance In this city IL 10 claim.
ed that the Alliance il responsible for the
political revolution. Hear President Polk
Of that organization when you come
to carefully slit the returns you will find
that the Alliance had hand in large
proportion OF the good men. IL is now
known that the Fifty-second Congress-
will contain thirty-eight straight-out
Farmers Alliance men and twelve 10 if-
teen others who are pledged to Us. These
men are from the South and the north
west--the two sections in which most Of
our work was done. The Farmers organi-
zation in Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota,
is not our organization, but it made
indentically the same fghtand We expect
il to join us this winter. The Farmers
Alliance is here to stay; 1t represents a
great reform movement that will not stop
until it has iadelibly impressed itself on
the nations history. The Alliance had
no campaign fund and il wanted none.
We appealed TO the virtue and patriotism
Of the people" II Mr.. Polk be correct in
his estimate OF the number Of Alliance
men elected TO the next House the ends
and aims Of that organization may be ex-
pecied 10 occupy considerable space in
the Congressional Record during the fiity
second Congress, even II it does not ge.
any legislation.
As II the administration did not al |
ready have all the trouble Il could pos
sibly stand up under, report came in the
last of the week alleging that the grea,
mercantile firm OF which Postmaster
General Wanamaker is the head was on
the eve Of failure. Mr.. Wanamaker is in
and there is no one here to
speak authoritively for him, but his
friends here say there is no foundation
Tor the story, ahd that 1t originated with
employees Of Jay Gould, who has sworn
10 ruin Mr.. Wanamaker because Of his
advocacy Of Postal Telegraph system.
Mr.. Harrison is preparing his annual
message to Congress. There il much
to know what recommendations
,e will make, and whether he will come
,ut squarely for or against the election
ill which it will be remembered has
passed the House. IL Is believed that Mr..
Blaine will endeayor 10 bring Mr.. Har-
ison around TO his way Of thinking as far
9 the Election bill is concerned, and
nat failing in that he will try to per-
uade Mr.. Harrison 10 say nothing about
! in his message. It is known that Mr..
harrison is very much afraid that all Of
he regular appropriation bills viii not
ct through at the short session and that
Ie will be compelled, much against his
Till, 10 call an extra session OF the Fifty
econd Congress early In the Spring TO
ass those that fail, and ii is said that for
his reason the recommendations made
\ his message are apt to be very conser-
alive, with the idea Of not irritating the
pposition. But there is radical wing
the republican party and It is much
be largest in both House and seuate,
,at will go in for railroAding all the
olitical legislation possible through this
ongress while they have q chance.
really depends upon the
enate. II the Rules can be changed TO
'mething similar TO those adopted by
le House at the last session there will
3 political legislation galore; but II they
'main as now there will be no politicalI
gislstion, because IL will be In the
over Of the democratic minority to pre-.
snt il.
The contest for the Speakership of the
ext House has already developed into q ]
,ry interesting fight, and unless the
,mocrstlo managers can wipe out the .
ctional tinge il is rapidly assuming it
III prove very dear fight to that party.
Dr. the first time in many years there
III be as many northern democrats in
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