The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-18
Washington Letter.

WANHINGToN. ID. &. Nov, II. lSs2. |
The Democratic cyclone which swept the |
country last Tuesday left this town can
opied with the most gorgeous collection of |
rainbows ever seen in the political tlrma-
ment. rainbows which, instead of the |
tabled pots of gold, have at their ends
the means of giving the country what II
soIoadlv but Intellectually demanded tw"
wears ago-reiief from unne eSSarN tax
alton No wonder every Democrat feels
shoutinglv iubillut. Few such victo
rieS have been won in the past, the uSu
al experience of political parties having
been To advance step 10y step towards the
control of all branches of the Govern
ment, while with one bound, as IL We're,
the Democratic party has jumped into
the control of the Presidency the Sen
ate and the House of Representatives.
True, the Senate will not probably have
an actual majority of Democrats, hut
inaSmuch as the peoples party Senators
will act with the Democrats on tariff
matters it will practically be ii Democrat
ic victory that the Fifty third Congress
will reform the inequalities of the iniqui-
touS Mckinley tariff law, and further
that il will do 50 without injury to any
class of American wage earners and will
benefit To the entire country.
The election returns from congreSsion-
al districts show the extreme abSur,lity
of the ante election claims made 10y Re
publicans and peoples party men as To-
the next House of Representatives The
republicans have elected Il few more
members To the next House than they
have IN the PRESENT. was hardly pos
Sible for them to have elected fewer-but
the Democrats will have an overwhelm-
ing ma jority in the next House The
peoples party claim that il would elect
| enough members to hold the balance of
| power between the Democrats and Re
publicanS to the next House WAS in
! view of the news a few weeks ago from
| the Southern and Northwestern States,
| so plausible that it was accepted 10y
many, even Il few Democrats Now
| look at the result. Instead of holding
| the balance of power the peoples party
| has even failed to hold It's own in the
next House, which means in uumis' ak
| able language the exit Of the p. p. as a
| factor in National politics.
Concentrations of Senator Hill and
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| the campaign are heard on all sides and
| no Democrat can study the magnificent
vote brought out in New York without
| agreeing that the Communications are
| fully deserved; they have taken New
York permanently ont of the doubtful
! column and made it as certainly Demo
| cratic as Texas. Hon. Benjamin Cable,
! who was in charge of the ChicrgO head
| quarters, Is also highly commended. as
| he deserves To be, for the result of his
! work.
Senator German Is one of the happiest
men seen in Washington lately. Every
! prediction he made when he returned
home two days before election and an
nounced that the work of the National
| committee was done and that Cleveland :
! election was assured has been fulfilled
! For the first time in twelve years he
| voted at National election last Tuesday
In the 81 and .SS campaigns he was
afraid To leave National Headquarters in
! New York on election day.
Mr.. Blaine will not talk about the
! election for publication, but he cannot
hide the look Of satisfaction which l.
| now seen on his face for the first time
! since that warm day on which he 50
| hurriedly feft the cabinet
Mr.. Harrison also refuses t. talk. but
it Is whispered in inside Republican cir
cles that he accuses Quay, Clarkson
and other Blaine members of the Repub-
llcan National committee with having
hoodwinked Carter and BETRAYED the
ticket in New York and Illinois 1t l.
! significant in this connection that not
one single message was sent from any
member of the National committee To-
Mr.. Harrison, either on election dav or
the day following. OF course the rea-
son for this may have been shame,
which these men must certainly have
felt after their ante election boasting.
If Whitelaw Reid has one single
friend in the world he should hasten to
extend his sympathy, for he certainly
needs 1t. The Republicans have by
general consent made him the Scapegoat
upon which To vent their wrath and
curses loud and deep are certain To fol
low the mention of his name in the
presence of IA profame Republican, anC
all of the worst things said about hin
when he was first put on the ticket ar,
now being repeated 10y Republicans. NJ