Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-10-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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litical matters. Everybody who knows
the Senator knows that he never talks
for publication on things political.
During the campaign of 1883 the only
newspaper interview he gave was on
the night of the election, when rising
from his desk at National Committee
headquarters, and turning to a group
of newsmen said: "Wel boys, it's all
over, except the shouting, and the
victory is ours" He is just the same
Quay now that he was then, and the
man who thinks he can find out from
him what he is doing or going to do
is doomed to disappointment. New
ertheless can say upon good authori-
ty that he will go to New York this
week to assist in the election of Har-
rison and Reid, in fact he has already
been assisting very materially, as the
good work that is being done to ex-
pose and prevent fraudulent registra-
ton and voting in New York city, by
National Committee man Martin, is
the result of Senator Quay's advice
and suggestions. 1t can also be said
that he thinks the campaign is in ex-
cellent shape and only requires that
the full republican vote be brought
out to make the victory SO decisive
that free trade and bunco currency
will never again be endorsed by the
national platform of a political party.
All the political news that comes to
oil hnrn
tends to increase the confidence of
republicans, not only in the election
of the national ticket, but also in
maintaining republican ascendancy
in the Senate, and in Largely cutting
down the democratic majority, il not
actually controlling the next House of
Representatives. The democrats are
whistling to keep up their courage,
but they are feeling decidedly squeam-
ish over the outlook; the latest news
from Indiana sent SILVER down their
backs, as it made it plain to them that
the Hoosier state would give the presi-
dent a larger majority next month
than it did in 1888. For the first time
in many years the national democrat
ic committee has had to send money
into North Carolina, and well inform
ed democrats admit that unless the
third party movement in that state
can be stampeded there is probabih-
tv that it's electoral votes will be cast
for the republican ticket. Republican
advices from West Virginia say that
state is almost certain to go republi-
can, and prominent democrats open
ly class it as doubtful. The republi-
cans have done no Dragging about
Virginia, but the still hunt that has
been conducted in the state has al
ready placed it in the doubtful column.
IT will cause little surprise in Wash
ington if Cleveland fails to receive
single electoral vote outside OF the
South; on the contrary it will be a
general surprise to republicans and
democrats alike if he gets the entire
vote of the South.
1t seems little hard to quote what
a man says when he is even slightly
under the influence of liquor, but
remark made in this city by demo-
crat of national prominence who had
loosened his tongue by getting too In
innate with that treacherous individu-
al known as John Barleycorn, are SO
pertinent to the situation that it would
be harder to suppress them. The
talking was in Washington hotel,
where this democrat, just returned
from stumping tour In New YORK
for Cleveland, was, in company with
half a dozen other gentlemen, sever
al of them republicans. The direct
cause of the speech was little good
natured guying on the part of his re-
publican companions on the dismal
damocratic outlook. "The fact of the
matter is,'' said the democrat, 1.-THE
growing prosperity of the country un-
der the Mckinley tariff law is what
we find it the hardest to talk against,
and what will elect Harrison. A big
mistake was made by the Chicago
convention in not adopting the tariff
straddle prepared for it by Whitney,
instead of that internal free trade
flank; it was another big mistake to
have inserted that COMPOUNDED state
hank plank. We're Cleveland sain I,
instead of a very ordinary man, al
most entirely lacking in tact, he could
not be elected on such a platform, ana
nine out of every ten men on the
stunp know it as well as / do. We