The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-11-16

From Our Regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, November H.. The Demo-
Gratis are rule standing up well under the
load of defeat which has been piled upon the
shoulders of the party. Once in u while DEM
ocrat is found who takes gloomy view of the
future of the party, but as whole they Delleve
that the setback Is temporary and that il is
traceable almost entirely to dissenslon i'll the
party. which kept good Democrats away from
the polls, and that the defeat will result i'll
bringing about action that will remove the
causes of Democratic Indifference in time to
present Il solid front to the enemy in 1896, and
to win back the ground lost this year. Much
will depend upon the spirit in which the Demo
cratic Senators and Representatives return to
Washington for the coming session of Congress-
If they come with vindictiveness i'll their hearts
and revenge in their minds. on account of their
personal wrongs, regardless of its effect upon
the future fortunes of the Democratic party,
there will be no harmony, but repetition OF
the examinations and determinations which
were u feature of the last session of Congress
and which Disguised so many Democrats who
had u higher regard for the principles and sue
cess of the party than Tor the triumph OF any
individual or combination of individuals: AS
one Democrat very aptly puts it: IF the
present leaders of the Democratic party refuse
TO harmonic they will find that the rank and
file of the party, who wish for harmony and
party success above everything else, know how
TO select leaders who will harmonize."
Senator Sherman, who was as deep in Repub-
lican campaign secrets and expectations as any
man, does not hesitate to express his surprise
ut the results of the election. He says that the
succeed in electing small majority of the
House. If the winners were surprised it is easy
to imagine that the losers were more so.
Senator Faulkner, chairman of the Demo
cratic campaign committee, wishes it to be dis.
tincty understood that his ante-election claim
that the Democrats would retain control of the
House, was u bona tide one, made upon infor.
nation obtained from Democrats who he had
every reason TO suppose were accurately post
ed upon the situation in their respective States
10 give an idea of the class of Democrats upon
bow fCrt nfTNr-r inv h1an n
where Hon. William K. Morrison, has been d
prominent Democrat since he was old enough
To vote Mr.. Morrison after being on the
stump in that State for weeks informed Sena
elect twelve and probably fourteen Democratic
Congressman and that the Legislature woulo
be Democratic. Illinois did not elect u single
Democratic Congressman, and its Legislature IL
Republican. The Senator does not mean by
this to cast any asperslon upon Mr.. Morrlsor
and the other Democrats who furnished the
committee the information upon which his
claims were based, but merely to show that this
was one of the years when the leaders of the
party were not posted rs to the intentions OF
the voters. He believes them to nave been as
honest in their reports as he was in his claims
but he doesn't fancy being considered Il rain
bow chaser.
annual message to Congress, which is expected
to be quite long this year. While not caring tt
make the positive statement, have excellent
reasons for the belief that the message will dea
veryvigorousy wthtariff reforma and will make
it perfectly plain that the President believes the
defeat of the Democratic party was not fol-
what was done i'll that direction by Congress
but for what was not done, and will urge in ne
uncertain language that the omissions of the
last session be partially made up at the coming
session, by the passing of the free raw materia
bills by the Senate which were passed by the
House at the last session. 1t is not believed
that anything that the President can say viii
cause the Senate to pass those bills because
the Democratic Senators who struck the tree
raw material features, with the exception OF
wool, out of the original Wilson bill will moi
vote for them but the President can at Least
put himself on record as still believing. ir
common with most Democrats, that the pledge:
upon which the party was put into power two
years ago ought to be kept before the party
loses control of Congress, and believe he viii
do it.