Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-11-18

al Committees, Goodness for Mr..
Harrison has Chilled his Nature
Eraendless Reed.
From our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, d. c., Noov. IL, 1892.
The Democratic cyclone which swept
the country last Tuesday left this
town canopied with the most gorgeous
collection of rainbows ever seen in
the political armament; rainbows,
Which, instead OF the tabled pots OF
gold, have at their ends the means of
giving the country what it so loudly
but Intellectually demanded two years
ago-relief from unnecessary taxation.
No wonder every Democrat feels
shoutingly jubilant. Few such victo-
ries have been won in the past, the
usual experience of political parties
having been to advance step by step
towards the control of all branches of
the government, while with one
bound, as it were, the Democratic
party has jumped into the control OF
the Presidency the Senate and the
House of Representatives. True, the
Senate will not probably have an
actual majority of Democrats, but ill.,
asmuch as the Peoples party Senators
will act with the Democrats on tariff
matters it will practically be Demo-
cratic majority, and it may be set
down as one of the certain results Of
the Democratic victory that the Fifty
Third Congress will reform the inc
qualities of the Ubiquitous Mckinley
tariff law, and further that it will do
so without injury to any class of Amer
lean wage-earners and with benefit to
the entire country.
The election returns from congress
sional districts show the extreme abb
surdity of the ante.election claims
made by Republicans and Peoples
party men as to the next House of
Representatives. The Republicans
have elected few more members to
the next House than they have in the
present-it was hardly possible for
them to have elected fewer-but the
Democrats will have an overwhelming
majority in the next just as they have
in this House. The Peoples party
claim that it would elect enough mem
| bers to hold the balance of power be.
tween the Democrats and Republicans
in the next House was, in view of the
news few weeks ago from the South
ern and Northwestern States, so plaus-
IDLE that it was accepted by many,
even by few Democrats. Now look
at the result. Instead of holding the
balance of power the Peoples party
has even failed to hold its own in the
next House, which means in unmis-
taxable language the exit of the p. p.
as factor in National politics.
Communications OF Senator Hill and
Tammany for their excellent work in
the campaign are heard on all sides,
and no Democrat can study the mag
nifcent vote brought out in New York
without agreeing that the commenda.
tons are fully deserved; they have
taken New York permanently out Of
the doubtful column and made it as
certainly Democratic as Texas. Hon
Benjamin Gable, who was in charge Of
the Chicago headquarters, is also
highly commenced, as he deserves to
be, Tor the result OF his work.
Senator German is one OF the hap.
piest men seen in Washington lately
Every prediction he made when he re
turned home two days before election
and announced that the work of the
National Committee was done apC
that Cleveland's election was assured
has been fulfilled. For the first tint
in twelve years he voted at Nationa
election last Tuesday. In the "a ant
'SS campaigns he was afraid to leav'
National headquarters in New Yorl
on election day.
Mr.. Blaine will not talk about tn
election for publication, but he can
not hide the look of satisfaction whicl
is now seen on his face for the frs