Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-12-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

Ex- United States Senator ingalls, in con-
versation with a reporter the other day,
sad in his usually costic way: 1.-THE re-
publican party is now at that stage in its
history where it is without leaders and with
out hope, and must start anew and build
itself up. It gave no evidence in the past
campaign that there was single politician
in it's ranks who understood the pure bust
ness Of modern politics. Not one" In
speaking of the tariff he said: mckinley
has ceased to be a Napoleon. He is with
out plumes, laurels OF place in the ranks OF
his Darty'7 Nj. ingalls, said many other
ant things in his inimitable way, and in
dwelling upon the fight of the Populists for
the Kansas Senatorship, he smilingly said:
ssThe coming SenatriX of Kansas, Mrs.
Lease, will be charming sight, indeed,
before the country. ard in the activity Of
the Senate of the Fifty-th1rd congress her
position will bring smile to the face Of
the country, which will reach from coast to
coast, provided, Of course, that Kansas is
4 fortunate enough to secure her services as
a statesman"
The national republican committee is
sending out most urgent letters to the lead
ers of the party for funds to pay the defici-
encv in the national campaign fund. One
of these letters to Southern member Of the
national committee was shown your cores
pondent. This letter was signed by Chair
man Carter and stated that the national
committee had deficiency after the cleo
tion of nearly 1925 ,0C0. 1t stated that at
the eleventh hour republicans discovered
that defeat was inevitable, and though the
campaign committee had kept campaign
expenses well within thelimits of subscrip-
tons thereto, it WIGS found that subscribers
who had pledged q half million dollars to
the party refused to fulfil their obligations,
and the result is that the committee is ur-
gently pressed to meet debts with an empty
treasury. The assessment Of the man who
received the letter was fixed at 81 ,000.-
Louisville Coarier-JournM.
Arrangements have been recently COM
Dleted at New Haven, Conn, for the fol-
NATION of Tammany Society, which is to
- he nOUCsCu tlCC4 CiIC ItHiodo INV L VI n
political organization. The association will
start with 900 of the most prominent
democrats of New Haven. The leaders Of
the scheme are confident that nearly every
democrat in the city will become a member
of the association.
MI. Reed of Maine, evidently regards the
Presidents message as an obituary of the
Republican party. While it WIS being read
from the clerk S desk he stepped up to the
Speaker s rostrnm and said: MI. Speaker,
I presume when The obituary is concluded
the House Will adjourn cut Of resneet for
the deceased.
Adviees from Topeka, ksiusas, say: It
has leaked oft thai the PopuIists had
planned to organize the House by being
secretly sworn in as members by Populist
Justice Of the peace, then assume control,
and carry out their views. Premature ex-
posure defeats the scheme.
There is little reason to doubt that the
President will issue an order extending the
civil service law and rules SO as to include
all letter carriers and clerks in free delivery
nostoeices. These Offices now number 60l,
and give employment to about 1000 car
,;ess and $500 clerks, making 20,5G0 in all.
Ips& at present Col. ]. Thomas Goode,