The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-16
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Among the bills passed by the California legislature is one provid- ing for the submission to the popu- lar vote of the question of electing United States Senators by direct vote of the people.
 The spring elections in Ohio show that the tendency is still strong in the Buckeye State to swing into the Democratic column. This tendency will be confirmed into habit next year should the Republicans be focl ish enough to run Mckinley for Governor on the platform of the Mckinley bill.
 The democrats of the Ohio legis- lature, in caucus, have decided to pass bill requiring presidential electors to be chosen by congress ional districts. With this bill a law at least IA out of the B votes of Ohio in the electoral college will, in all probability, be cast for demo cratic president in 1892.
 The Rhode Island election result ed: For governor, Bruton, nation alist, 3S4; Davis, democrat, 22,249; Ladd, republican, 2O,995; Larry, prohibitionlst, 1929. These figures show that Davis plurality over Ladd was 1,254. but he lacked 960 votes of the majority necessary to elect. The legislature is republican on joint bal lot. By the peculiar provisions oi Rhode Island constitution which re- quires majority to elect the choice of governor must be made by the legislature.
 The only claim the Republicans have to Rhode Island is that of mi noritv rule, on which they usurped control in New Hampshire and through which they are keeping Tn a hold.over Dictator in Connecticut. The fact that the Democrats carried Rhode Island for Governor on a plurality as usual shows that It ii as usual Democratic State, but under the Republican method oi declaring the result, there is "no election" in districts which give Democratic pluralities, and the en tire electoral system of the State Is in confusion.
 Under the heading What the Fight Will Be-" the St. Louis Re Eublic maintains that the campaign of 1892 will be fought on the issue of the Mckinley tariff and not on that of the currency question. "ln the West" It says, ia democrat who talked abandonment of the tariff is sue for any other issue whatever, would speedily talk himself out oi the party. Western democrats are opposed to republican methods of controlling the currency, and they are determined to correct them, but in the republican abuse of the tax ing power they recognize the great est evil of federal government as Il now exists, as government against all except limited class in a few favored States"
 Ex President Cleveland has writ ten letter to the Indiana tariff re- form league declining to be present a the leagues annual meeting. The full text of the letter is not given out tor publication, but the closing par agraphs are made public. They are as follows:
 You will, 1 hope, think not amlss l If suggest the nscessitity of push ing, with more vigor than ever, tho doctrines of your organization. believe that the theories and prac tlces which tariff reform antagonIzes are responsible for many if not all O the evils which infiict our people. Il there is a scarcity of circulating me dlum is not the experiment wortf trying ss a remedy of leaving th' money in the hands of the peopl' for their use which is now needless sly taken from them under the pre- text of having the necessary taxa ton?
 If the farmers lot is hard one il his discouraging struggle for bette rewards of his toll, and the prices 0 hls products to be improved by policy which hampers trade in hi best markets and invites the comps ution of dangerous rival. Whethe