Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-11-18
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence Of The Alexandria GaastteI
WASHINGTON. D. o.. Nov. is, 1880.
Senator Barbour being asked by the GA
zRTTEs correspondent this morning what he
thought of the present talk about the next
Presidency, said he thought 1t was entirely
too premature to be talking In 1890 about
an election that would not occur until rear
the close o. 1892 as all the present condi.
tions might DC changed by the latter time.
But" said he, II have no hesitation In cay,
Ing that availability should be the chief
qualification Of the next democratic Pres:-
dentis! nominee Sentiment ia very we'll in
its place, but 1t is cut of place in an uncer-
tain political fight. My personal relations"
be eai6, with Mr.. Cleveland are more
friendly than with ang of the other gentAs-
man nave beard spoken OF as possible can
didates aud do not even know Gov. Hill,
but wise army would not select as Its com
msnder man who acknowledges that ne
knows nothing of warfare, and for Ike
reason Think it would be unwise for pc
litcal party 10 enter an uncertain campaign
under leader who frowns upon practlcsi
1o!itics and confesses that he knows moth
ing about thu management and control ci
party affairs" Being ssked If Fir. CleVe-
land would not receive the support OF wall
street end that of the Giles, of men known az
mupWunps, Senator Barbour said he thought
he would. but that such support, If he be the
nominee, would do him more harm than
good. inasmuch as it would tend TO drive
more effective strength away from him. The
mupWuCgs he said tried to beat the demo-
Gratis 10 Nav York city week before last, but
made signal failure, and it was only by the
success of Temmany that the Legislature Of
New York was made democratic and
democratic Senator occurred In That
State. Mr.. Barbour also eaid that
Mr.. Cleyeaud's pronounced opposition
to the silver men end to the Whoie
policy Of the Farmers Alliance would de-
prive the democratic party OF the assistance
of both tho.e powerful organizations II be
V ERE i,s head. Mr.. Barbour said that tariff
reform was DOW popular, end he was 81 I'd it
had become so. hut that Mr.. Cleveland was
not its father. Pc and Walker before the
var. and more recently Carlisle and Nor
rsop. are certainly more entitled 10 its
paternity than he. Then, toe, he said. Mr..
Cleveland is not more pronounced tariff
.eformer now than he was iD 1888, and then
though Hill carried New York, Cleveland
lost il. and was defeated. However" the
Senator Continued, Though l shall not GO
to The NEXT naional convention, l and ell
oiher good democrats will chserfuliy work
for its nominee, whoever he may be, but, es
I said befo.s it is entirely too soon 10 he
raising questions about the particular lndi
vidual mar &c be nominated, and who cao
cot take possession of the White House
until thu 4 OF March 1898
l. il said hers that as soou as Congress
shall rsassembis, DIR. Breckenridge of Ar
kaus 6 who though deprived of bis seat
nusing the ir,t session OF TIA body, will OF
cupy 1t duriog tina second, will reipsrc-
duce his separate bills each provit-
ing for The removal OF the tariff
on single article, one for salt, one for lum
ner. ona loc twiue, one for cotton ties, g,
So, and that With lhe neR light the north
| western republicans have seen on the sub
| irct, son esmav be induced 10 help the demo
crats to pas, u rot all at least one or TWO Of
hem.
John 2 King was to day appointed store
keeper aud eusaer 10 the Internal revenue
sesvics ct Tim. Patrick county, Va.
Congressman Syringe, of Illinois, who
nominsted Sir Cleveland for the Presidency
az TIE late !hu;mGn hanqust. and was sub
-sQuautiy invited 20 come East with Mr.
Cleveland on Mr.. B.ice's borrowed car, end
vino save 40 ~ thag .hete are more northern
than eoutnern democrats, the former should
take entir. control At the party, has return.
ed 10 this city, and says free silver nil
witi be passed rs the coming session OF Con-
press and that be ia in favor Of it, and that
Mr.. Harriaon will not dare to veto 1t.
The rumor that Mr.. Jay Gould has OBJ
tained control of the Richmond Terminal is
generally credited in railroad circles here.
II is said such control will not only ba adj
vantageous to MIR. Gould "a connection for
mis- Pacific road, but that It shows be neither
foreives nor forgeis. as some of the present
ow ners of the Tel mnel unloaded on him
sew eraI years ego.
I'D. Hite ard W. E. Stevens were tc-1ay
appointed 1 class posimasters in Virginia,
the former at E4rles, Amelia county, and
the latter at Stafford Court House.
The War Department has received no news OF
any change in tho situation at the Fine Ridge,
Sanding Rock bnd other Sioux agencies and as
officers are on the watch all points where
trouble is Threatened whose business it is to re.
port any significant events it is taken for granted
that 10 imneoi4te trouble is at hsnd
A few Offices both ct home and abroad, still,
for personal >ni other reasons, held democrats,
but it is hardy possible they will continue to be
much longer, 80 dead set has been already COM
meuced upon them by those republicans in the
present Congre who were defe ted at thu recent
election.
GOULD Has CoNTRoL.-The New York
Commercial AdCertiSer says: Among the
changes going on in railway control the
latest that s clearly observable is the pass.