The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-11-16
ashinstOn Letter.

Washington, ID. c., Nov. 10, 1894 -
President Cleveland Il quietly attending
to his official duties Just as though there
had never been such a thing as an cleo
ton. He hasn't said a word on the sub
iect to anyone who had authority to
make it public, but ii is certain that he
has been doing a lot of thinking. and
those able to read between the lines will
be able to form pretty good idea OF the
trend of his thoughts when. in a few
weeks, his annaul message to congress
shall be made public While he has
said nothing publicly. his closest person
al friends have left the impression upon
those with whom they have talked thai
the president does not consider him
self IN any way responsible for the un
expected Democratic defeat.
While few Democrats of any prOmi
nence care to be personally quoted Oh
the subject of the elections. every one
with whom your correspondent has
come In contact agrees that the greatest
single source of Democratic troubles has
been the lack of harmony within the
party, which was made so painfully
apparant during the last session Of con
gress. The result of the election l.
TINTED we stand, divided we fall, -
and the lesson must be taken to heart and
profted by if the party calculates to 90
into campaign Of 80 with a reasonable
chance to win, a house divided
against itself must fall, j."
Senator Faulkner, Chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Campaign
committee, rises from the wreck to say
a few words, which are both explanatory
and wise. He says: The history of
politics will show that every landslide
is the result OF dissatisfaction, discomfort
and want of confidence of the majority
party, whose action produces the result
that surprises and aStonisheS the people
not by voting the opposite ticket, but
simply by remaining away from the
polls. The results of this election, when
ascertained will, | am sure, verify this
conclusion. We have as many vOters
in the country as we had in '92, who
believe in the principles of the Dem
Ocratic party, but the recent business
paralysis, financial strigency. economic
legiSation-the benefits of which have
not been developed-party dissentions
examinations and recriminatiOns resulted
In such apathy as to cause the stay-at
home vote to produce the surprising
result. That is my honest judgement
II we hope for success in '96 we should
mlntaln with fearleSSneSS and determin
alton the attitude we assumed in 80;
let personal and party chickering's of the
past bury their dead, and unite in an
earnest effort to harmonic those differ
ence which have so seriously affected
our organization -
The returns from the elections were
calling enough to Democrats in Wash
ington, but there was another thing
connected there with that was even more
Calling to Democrats. That was, that
some of the lOudest cheers from the
crowds which surrounded the newspaper
bulletins with all the eagerness of
presidential election, when the news was
favorable to the Republicans, came from
the mouths of Republicans who hold
office under the Democratic administra
ton.
The friends of Reed, Harrison and
Mckinley are very much alarmed at the
prominence of Morton as a presidential
canidate. They know that Tom Platt
intended when he nominated Morton
for governor of New York to y ush
him for the presipential nomination OF
his party, if he succeeded in getting him
elected governor, and they know that
Morton's barrel Will be on tap to the
next republican national convention.
and they fear it.
The Washington Democrats, who all
belong to the never-say-die family.
think they are playing in hard luck
indeed, this week. They stood up un
der the election returns with all the
stoicism with which they have in the
past received a long string of national
defeats, comforting themselves with the
reflection well lick 'em next time"
but they have heard something since
that has caused not few of them TOT
language not at all appropriate for an
address to a Sunday School class. 4
few days ago man born in Washington.
and who has been Democrat all his life.
was appointed postmaster, the term Of
the RepublCan incumbent having eX
pred some time ago. As he will be
the first postmaster the local Democrats
have had since the war, it was perfectly
natural that some of his Democratic
friends should entertain the hope of sue
Ceeding some of the numerous Republi
can employees of the postuflice after tn,
Democratic postmaster takes hold, and
just as natural that he should look for
ward with pleasure to appointing them
1t may be imagined then how they
felt when informed that new order.
filtered through the Republican adjunct
known as the civil service commission.
limited the patronage of the postmaster
to the appointment of about 10 men.