The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-17
Washington Letter.

Washington Letter.
WAsurNGrov. d. c.. Nov 10th, 1898.
President Cleveland is hard at work upon
his message to Congress and all Of the
members OF the cabinet upon their an
nual reports, Just rs they would have
been had the reSIlt of the eXecuonS been
more satisfactory to them. About SIN
weeks Is usually devoted by the presl-
dent To the preparation OF his annual
message to Congress, but this year, NJ
though the message will be unusually
important, he will have only four weeks
in which 10 prepare 1t.
While neither the president nor any
member Of the cabinet cares to publicly
discuss the result Of the elections at this
time il can be positively stated that they
do not regard them as in any sense
condemnation of the administration ana
will not swerve "A hairs breadth from the
line Of policy that had been previously
marked out. OF course they were diSap-
pointed. They mad cause to expect that
the Democratic state tickets would be
defeated in Ohio and New York, but not
by such large pluralitieS; in Massachus-
sets and Iowa they We're both surprised
and disappointed, although they knew
of the unusual efforts that were being
made to persuade every man who was
in any sense sufferer from the business
depression from past vicious Republican
legislation that the Democratic party
was responsible for it all. They did not
expect them to succeed so well; that is
all.
Few Democratic congressman are III
Washington now, bu; those who are
here are unanimously of the opinion
that the result of the elections will not
have the slightest effect towards changing
the nature of the tariff and other con
templated legislation. Representative
MCMillIn, a prominent member of the
House Ways and Means committee,
says: ''Thc tariff question had nothing
to do with it, AS the character of the bill
we will report has not yet been made
public and therefore could not have been
condemned. Representative Forman
says: "You can never tell what viii
happen in an off year. ! believe that
the defeat Will make the Democrats Il
little more cautious and harmonious
. We have been getting too confident and
too independent. Judge Lochren,
commissioner of pensions says: 1T Is
the natural result of the hard times
The unthInking people have charged
the financial troubles to the party in
power Not "A single Democrat has vet
been found here who Il even little bit
/ discouraged over the outlook Exon
greSsmau Morrison, who Is regarded bv
many Democrats as available presiden-
tial timber, voiced the egeneral Democratic
/ sentiment when he said: Il can find
no better expression than that Of the
Irshman who after being thrashed said
( 4 am certainly licked but not conquer
ed. -
Not a few Republicans find that the
dumping of victory has spider in 1t.
/ Those who have been maneuvpriug to
make either Mr. Benjamin Harrison,
Senator Allison or eN Speaker Reed their
presidential candidate in 1896, find their
labor all swept away 10y the prominence
now enjoyed by Governor Mckinney and
his phenomenal majority. Mckinley
has never been popular with the Repub
ican leaders because he would never al
low himself to tee used by them.
The worst disappointed people of all
are the iopulIsts vino were led to believe.
or rather led themselves to b"licvc. that
lLtN Nblllb carr virginia anu tluS SSi
a substantial foothold in the South
Not only did they fail to carry Virginia,
although they had the passive if not the
active assistance Of the Republicans, hUt
they even failed to hold their own IN
. their western strongnoldS
The Republican administration left
the Navy department costly legacy IN
the plans upon which several of the
smaller gunhoaIs have been built. bu,
the costIieSt of all were those for the new
battle-shIp Texas, which was built at thc
Norfolk navy yard. According To the
official information received at the Navy
department this week il viii take about
$4,000 in money and about thre,
months TO make the boiler keeISons
strong enough to support the boilers.
The Texas Is being built upon English
plans which have from the very first
been opposed 10y many naval officers,
because of the various defects which
they have from time to time pointed
. out, and not few Of them have express
ed the opinion in priyare) that II Is ina.
possible ever to make the Texas either q
good sea-going ship or good lighting
{ ship, no matter what changes are made
The administration has demanded an
apology from the government OF Hon
! duras for having fired upon a vessel lv-
ing the American flag. NJ