Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-06-16
WASHING TON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

The democratic smile is very broad
one these DAYS, as it has every reason
to be. Democratic prospects were
never brighter. and nothing but the
making of gigantic mistake by the
Chicago convention, and there exists
no reason for anticipating anything of
that sort, can prevent the democrats
naming the next President of the U.
5. The Minneapolis convention could
not possibly have done more to please
the democrats than it did do.
1t made the infamous force bill
part OF its platform it nominated the
champion of that measure for Presi-
dent, and. a. if the democratic cup of
joy were not already overlooking, it
nominated Whitelaw Read for Vice
President Mr.. Harrison is acknowl-
edged to be weak in states which the
republicans must carry to win; but
Whitelaw Reid is weak everywhere.
IL has for many years made war in
lis paper-the New York Tribune
on all organized labor, and particu-
larly upon the typographical Union, a
fact which will not BE- forgotten or for
getting himself on the ticket, allowed
the Union printers to take charge of
his Office until after the election. The
files of his paper will furnish reasons
enough to prevent any friend of or.
ganizel labor casting vote for the
ticket which carries his name.
Mr.. Reid has another element of
weakness that will neither be lost
sight of nor forgiven by the old stall
wart element in the republican party.
s me of the most bitter attacks ever
made upon Grant were written by
Reil during the Greedy campaign
when he was supporting the demo-
cratic national ticket. The Grant
men never forgave those who attacked
their idol, as one James G. Blaine
could testify to, if so disposed. and it
il certain that many thousands Of them
will refuse to vote the ticket of their
party because Reds name is on it.
A*weaker ticket than Harrison and
Reid could not have been named.
The return of the republican bosses
who went to Minneapolis to down"
Harrison. was much quieter than
their departure from Washington; but,
notwi outstanding professed intentions
of support, they are still bent upon
downing him. and this time they
will succeed, as the contest will be be-
fore tribunal that cannot be con-
trolled by Federal office holders, and
when the tribunal shall render its ver
Diet against Harrison and Reid joy
full chorus of Il told you SO 81 will be
heard rom Quay, Clarkson, Piatt d
CO.
The presence Of the Minneapolis
convention of such u large number OF
Office holders, has revived the idea of
an amendment to the civil service re-
form Law, prohibiting any Federal o.
tice holder becoming a delegate or al
terna to any nominating invention.
There il no question that such an
amendment would be in the line of real
reform, and many think that Senator'S
aud representatives. should also be
included.
The investigation OF the Census bu-
reau will not probably proceed much
further until after the Chicago con-
vention, as Representative Flthman,
chairman OF the committee has gone to
CAicago to remain until the conven-
tion concludes its work. He says he
proposes making short work of the in
vestigation when he returns.
The death OF Col. L. L. Polk. presi-
dent of the Farmers Alliance, which
occurred here on Saturday, upsets the
plans of the leaders Of that organiza-
tion to very great extent, as he had
been slated for a place on the ticket
which it is proposed to nominate at
Omaha on the 4th OF next month.
The confe. ence committee on the
river and harbor bill held its first
meeting on the 18th. It's members are
confident on reaching an agreement
and getting their report before the
Senate and House this week.