Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1894-11-16

block every appropriation bill in
order to do so, but extreme meas
ures will hardly be necessary.
There are reasons to believe that a
sufficient number of democratic
senators stand ready to pledge
their votes against the popgun bills
to insure their defeat, but it is ex-
tremely doubtful whether either OF
them will be dignitied to the extent
of being formally voted upon.
The work of Chairman Babcock,
of the Republican Congressional
campaign committee, has aroused
the admiration of all those who
know anything about the manage
ment of campaigns. All the world
of course, knows of the result of
his work-two hundred and fifty
odd Republican congressman and
almost certain control of the
Senate after next March-but the
inside or secret work of the cam
paign is not known to only a
few prominent members of the par
| ty. They say that Mr.. Babcock
has proven himself one of the
shrewdest directors of campaign
work the party has ever had,
which is high praise indeed, and al
ready movement is quietly on
foot to have the party get the ben
eft OF that Shrewdness in 1896.
Whether this will be done by
keeping him at the head of the
congressional committee or by
transferring him to the National
committee is not apparent.
! Congressman Richardson, of
lOhio. a Democrat who was defeat
ed for reelection, is now in Wash
ington trying to find life preServ
er. He gives as one of the several
reasons why Ohio went Republican
| by 135, 900, that "the pension pol,
icy of the administration has been
most disastrous to our party il
Ohio. Worthy pensioners have
been cut off right and left, and il
seems that special efforts have
been made to humiliate them?."
: Vice chairman Apsley, of the
r Republican committee, says: :.
: suppose that there is no doub
, that Mr.. Reed will be the mex
t speaker, but am not going to b'
shared into making any predic
Y tions about the probable nominee
4 of the Republican party for Presi
e dent. The party has an abund
ance and a superabundance o
good men, and there is time enough
to consider possibilities when tn
smoke of battle has cleared away.
The report that the administra
ton is about to issue another 10
of bonds-some say $50, 200, ,00'
and others 500, 900, ,000-tind
many believers, notwithstandin.
l Secretary Carlisle's positive deni
l al. There are two reasons fo
this. First, the report originates
with friends of Mr.. Cleveland, ant
was accompanied by the statemen
that Mr.. Carlisle was opposed t.
another issue of bonds withou
Congressional action authorizing i
and that Mr.. Cleveland had takel
U the matter into his own hands, b..
lieving that the necessity f.
Strengthening the gold reserve Va
urgent and that Congress woul
not authorize it if it were left to d.:
eide the matter; and second, tn
known need of the Treasury fo
more money, owing to the failul
of the new tariff to produce II
amount of revenue that was antici
} pated. Whatever the administra
ton may or may not do befor
: Congress assemblies, the BON
0 question is likely to be a live on
: during the session of Congress.
: When the sweeping nature Q
: the Republican victoryis consider
: ed, the Republicans have bee
: very modest in their demOnstra
: tions of Joy. For the most par
f they have confined themselves t,
a quiet congratulations over tn
l prospects which that victory give
n of a permanent revival of prosper
ity throughout the country, nov
: that business men have somethin;
e solid upon which to base their fu
S ture calculations, something whicl