The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-12
TALK OF THE WEEK.

abig III huS SplIllS over OUTLOOK Tor HAtG1-
son in that State. The disaffection among the
Republicans grows more widespread daily, and
under the leadership of men of character, stand
ing, and wealth has been organized in way
that the Democrats did not hope for at the be-
ginning OF the campaign. Hardly week goes
by that bolt from Quay and Delamater is not
organized in some new quarter, and the effect
on the Republic machine is terribly demoraliz-
Ing, While the Democrats are correspondingly
elated and encouraged. Mr. Maish the able
young Democratic Representative from the York
District was inclined to deprecate the Demo-
cratic talk about Pattisons carrying the State at
the opening of the campaign. But he went over
to Philadelphia the other day and made careful
inquiries among the leaders there into the actual
condition of affairs What helearned gave him
g. pleasant SURPRISE and he came back here de-
cidedly enthusiastic over the prospects of Demo-
cratic success. "People outside of the State
have no idea of the strength and determination
OF the Republican revolt against Delamater," he
SAID ut has cropped out in so many places
that our people can hardly keep track of it. l
did not pay much attention to the reports about
IL L saw In the newspapers. l thought of course
they were greatly exaggerated, as such things
% are very apt to be in campaign. But l was
shown facts and figures that proved the conf
dence with which the Democrats are filled is well
founded. never saw our people more enthusi-
astic Pattison is making magnificent fight,
ana some people are going to be surprised when
election comes.n
"a rainy day affects our business as much as
any other,' said the teller of a leading bank on
one the dreary afternoons of last week. 1--WE
begin to feel it just as soon as the merchants
and other business men do. If they don't take
In the cash, of course they don't try to de-
post It, But we don't mind the falling off in
business for a. day, or two. In fact, we rather
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chance to clear up. Our work is very apt to
Keep little ahead of us all the time, and so
when dull day comes we take advantage of it
to straighten matters out and clear up accumu-
lations."
Although it was denied at the State Depart
ment during the week that the French Legation
had complained of the quasi-official reception
accorded the Count de Paris in this city, it is
believed such complaint was really made.
The Count de Paris stands in somewhat the
same relation to the present government of
France that the late Jefferson Davis stood
since the war to the Government of the United
States with this serious difference, that while
Davis made no further attempt to overthrow
this Government after the fall of the Con-
federacy, the Count de Paris is constantly in
triguing to destroy the French Republic and
restore the monarchy, with himself at its head
He makes no secret of this, and naturally he is
looked upon in France as dangerous enemy
of the present order of things. That he should
have been welcomed in New York by an officer
of this Government in the name of the Presi.
dent of the United States and be received and
entertained by the commanding general of our
Army was, of course regarded by France as a
strange proceeding on the part of sister
republic. The French could hardly be ex-
pected to draw fine line of distinction be-
tween what was done in purely social way by
high officers of this Government and what was
done by them officially. Hence the complaint
which it is believed was lodged at the State
Department 1t is also believed that in conse-
quence of this complaint Mr.. Blaine cabled to
Minister Reed at Paris to make a satisfactory
explanation of the affair to the French govern
ment, and Mr.. Reed did so, as the press des-
patches from Paris showed
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well-known Republican Representative, in
talking with HERALD man yesterday of the
progress of the Congressional campaign
throughout the country, said as far as he heard
the outlook was encouraging to his party. But
he added after pause, 1.-TWO years ago this
time was betting good deal of money that
we would elect a majority of the House of Rep
resentatives. This year, however," he said
"l'm not betting that way. But you must not
quote me as saying this" This is highly sp-
nificant admission for Republican to make, in
view OF the abundance of money which the Re-
publ1cans have for use in the Congressional
districts, and shows that the Democrats are
justified in the confidence they express in their
ability to capture the next House This recalls
what another Republican said to newspaper
man before Congress adjourned. He is one of
the 'watch-dogs of the Treasury" and he was
greatly distressed at the manner in which his
party in Congress We're voting away the peo-
ple's millions. "Wil the Democrats control
the next House?" he said repeating the ques-
tion OF the newspaper man. ''Yes, | believe
they will have sixty majority If the present ex-
traVagance in expenditure goes on. But don't
say that said so, or I'll swear you are liar 20
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Maj. Mckinley is having an awful hard time
in trying to get reelected. That $500 Demo
cratic majority does not seem to melt away
under the spell of the MAJORS terribly earnest
manner and strident voice. The glories of the
Mckinley Tariff bill, with the dazzling prospect
OF higher prices for many of the necessares Of
life as a consequence of its passage do not
seem to allure the Democratic Buckeyes away
from their party allegiance with anything like
panicky precipitancy So the Major and his
managers are in distress, and have been tele-
graphing over the country the past week for
help from all the big guns of the party The
Major was already assured of the oratorical aid
OF the New Man from Maine, Speaker Reed But
that did not satisfy him. He wanted the Old
Man from Maine, Mr. Blaine, and he seems to
nave wanted him bad. But Mr.. Blaine is under
stood TO have been rather averse to going into
Ohio. Perhaps he thought it rather cheeky in
Mckinley to expect him to go after the way in
which the Major and the other Republican
members Of the Ways and Means Committee
treated his reciprocity idea when he presented