Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-19
WASHINGT0NsLETTER.

Washington, D. c., Nov Il, 1891.
The result of the Ohio election has
heen claimed as a triumph for protec-
ton. On the same grounds the elec-
tons iu New York, Massachusetts and
Iowa were victories for tariff reform.
If the protectionists are satisfied with
the result, tariff reformers have no
right to complain.
The New York Tribune saws "tbe
elections Tuesday show that the repub-
lican party is regaining its strength,
but has not gained quite enough to
make sure its success in the president
ial contest of next year." If the re-
publicans are satisfied with the drub-
bing they received and that its an indi-
cation of its party ''regaining its
strength" !" no one viii begrudge them
this "cold comfort"
Among the candidates for the s:sak-
ership, Congressman Hatch, of Mis-
souri,, is looming up Missouri con-
gressmen are preparing an address to
members of congress throughout the
country, but particularly in the south
west and northwest asking their support
of Mr. Hatch for speaker of the next
house of representatives. The address
will be signed by every Missouri con-
gresham. 1t is thought by the know
ing ones that the struggle viii event.
ually narrow down TO McMillin of
Tennessee and Hatch of Missouri with
the chances largely in favor of the
latter. Mr. Hatch has the best wishes
of the people of this district for his
success
While the Ohio republicans are con-
cerned about the senatorship, the Ohio
democrats in congress are trying to
whom they viii support for
speaker. There are four of them IN the
city, Representatives Outhwaite, John
son. Dongan, and Pierson. Mr.. Outh-
waite is too ill to be out, but MIR.
johnson. who is an outspoken support
er of Mr.. Mills, drove; the other two
gentlemen around the city yesterday,
and is presumed to be presenting the
speakership situation to them from his
standpoint. Both gentlemen, however,
say that they have not ye. made up
their minds. Mr.. Pierson says he does
not intend to commit himself until he
has become better acquainted viii, all
the candidates, and then be intends to
vote for the man who seems to him 10
be best fitted for the place, without
regard to section OF issue.
Donn Piatt Is dead. \ writer of
powerful and pungent pen, relentless
in his criticism of public lnen and
affairs, tenacious and aggressive in
argument. AS the publisher of the
Capital in this city he Was perhaps
more widely read than any man in the
country. Although pugnaeious. yet he
exhibited many kindly traits of eharac-
ter and sense of human justice At
meeting of newspaper men at the rooms
of the National Capital Press Club last
night. the following resolution was
adopted:
I'VE have heard with profound re-
gret of the death of our distinguished
Co worker in the field of active journal
ism, Dom. Piatt. Nothing that we can
say Can add to his fame which his
splendid efforts have made for him
the reading world, but We
wish To express our appreciation of it
and to add a word of sincere regret for
the loss which the journalistic profess
sion has suffered in his death"
Hon. Irving DUNCAN, member of
and a rock-ribbed demo-
crat from the thirteenth Ohio district,
is in Washington At the National
last night he said: We got beat in
Ohio not from lack OF good leadership
Dr a good cause, but the other side had
the most money. OF that useful COM
modify the democrats had precious
little. Men who would have voted our
ticket found ii to their pecuniarY in
terest to stay at home on election day.
In one township to my personal knowl-
edge thirty-eight democratic voters
themselves from the polls. and
,nly two had plausible excuses. The
others were sent for, but persisted in
staying away. l am satisfied that this
was not an exceptional case. Frankly,
didn't expect Campbell to win,
though he made a great campaign
Still, McKinley's big majority was a
The peoples party would have
cast good many thousand votes bad
the election taken place six weeks
earlier. In a short while prior to that
event the republicans whipped them
back into the old party traces 1t was
different on our side, as those who be-
longed to the new party, though form
erly democrats. refused TO come back
into our organization The republican
alliance men returned to their first love.
the democratic alliance people stuck by
the alliance ticket, and this was
another great factor in Campbell's