The Washington times., 1894-04-05
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.


elections" said Representative Hunter, OF
Illinois, yesterday. "The elections every
where show that now. There have been three
reasons, one is that the present administra-
| ton has been too slow in the distribution OF
| Offices: second, that west OF Ohio the people
| are dissatisfied with the treatment OF silver.
and thirdly, the tariff bill as changed by the
Senate is not tariff for revenue. ana we
shall all be ashamed to go home and tax ABOUT
it, I think however, the failure 10 make
changes in offices is at least one-haii the
trouble II we could pass the tariff biii as
the House ordained it right away, we might
gain great many votes.
Speaking of the Chief Executive, Mr.. Hun
ter continues: president Cleveland is the
greatest man that has sat in the presidential
chair. Nevertheless he is great party wrecker,
at least, SO far as we can now see. Ten years
later it may have been proven to De the pest
thing for the party. Nevertheless, everyone
now is blaming Mr.. Cleveland as beng the
one man responsible Tor the present Demo-
cratic confusion. thoroughly believe, now
ever, that he is perfectly honest man.
Gen. Gordon. in speaking of his new
colleague from Georgia in the Senate, says
.Mr. Walsh is a remarkable man in this:
although of Irish nationality, he is one OF the
calmest, dispassionate men l know. He is in
every way genial, generous, and courteous.
never forgetful of friend and always loyal
to me; he has good sense OF humor. and ls q
man OF emotions. But the serious side pre-
walls in his nature. and, although he had
been in every political fight in Georgia, l
have never yet seen him excited. In many
respects he is like the eighteenth century
Irishman-a statesmen, besides being genial
gentleman.
ION the tariff question I feel quite sure he
will vote for the bill as it now stands, although
it is possible he may endeayor to secure some
changes.
A member from western agricultural state
thus ingeniously accounted for the fact that
the farmer vote would not go to the Demo-
Gratis this fall 1.-THE farmers" said he. ''do
almost all their heavy reaping in the Winter
after the crops are harvested. Then it is that
the agriculturalist gets time to sit down and
absorb the political news, which will influence
his conduct until the next Winter. During the
season of blowing and reaping he has very
little time to read as he must be up early IN
the morning and hence go to bed early. VI
course. many farmers are readers the year
around, but 1 contend tina; by far the bulk of it
is done in Winter. and orup to that time every
possible reason existed for abandoning the
Democrats. do not believe action on the
tariff bill now would avail us very much"
Speaking OF the Cincinnati elections, which
resulted in the choice OF Republican mayor,
Representative Bellamy Storer, who has just
returned from speechmaking trip to the
Queen City, said yesterday: "Well. we ex-
pected 10 do il, although it was good fight
and largely on local issues. l told leader OF
the Democracy there that his party ought to
hang up a sign, closed for repairs. before
getting ready for the Fall elections, and he
agreed with me.
.'Will there be congressional successor to
Mr. Caldwell. mayor-elect?"
mo: first, it costs good DEAL and as the
vote in Congress is not of very great value. we
shall wait until the regular Fall elections"
A delegation Of Massachusetts manufac-
turers. representing about dozen industries.
are on hand visiting the White House, the
Capitol, committee rooms. and every place
where they think there is chance to be
heard. They have followed up the Massa-
chuse.ts members. and Senator Lodge in par
ticular with great diligence. and each OF the
dozen members always shakes hands cordially
with every one to whom lie is introduced in
meeting and IN parting, from which faithfully
observed ceremony it may be reasonably IN
yersed in tine Chesterfleldian method of get
ting it.
The death OF Hon. George L. Halsey. Of New
ark. n. j.. removes another ex-Congressman OF
great ability and worth. He was lawyer of
large practice and greatly esteemed by those
of his fellow Congressman. especially those in
the New JERSEY delegation. Senator Smith
left on the congressional limited yesterday to
attend the funeral.
Representative Stephenson, the forceful,
modest and hard-working member from the
Twelfth Michigan district. is one OF the
characters OF the House, than whom no mem
ber has more friends on both sides of the
chamber. Mr.. Stephenson located in Michi-
gan in the forties and from a teamster and
loG-driver has risen to his present position as
one of the great lumber operators of the
| Northwest. No man has been more closely
identified with the progress OF that section OF
the state kno vn as the upper peninsula"
than Mr.. Stephenson. The hotel at Menomi-
nee which bears his name is probably the
best north of Milwaukee, and his interests in
that locality are manifold. Besides being the
president OF a most prosperous national bank,
Mr.. Stephenson owns stock farm compris-
ing something like 1000 acres, upon which
finely bred stock. together with string Of
trotters which have made their mark on the
big tracks of the Northwest. Mr.. Stephen
sons work on the River and Harbor Com
mittee has made him Il national reputation.
He is an ardent friend of labor.
Congressman Babcock. of Wisconsin, at
present acting chairman of the Republican
congressional committee, has been very
prominently spoken of as the gubernatorial
candidate of his party this Fall. Alr. Bab-
cock. however. prefers to remain in the
House. He has recently refltted at consider
able expense his residence on street north
west. facing the Capitol grounds. ard is as
comfortably situated as most members. MIR.
Babcock is another of these men to make
whose fortunes the mighty monarchs Of the
northern woods have bowed their proud
heads. :.-[
Judge w. W. Hersey. mayor of Florence. S.
c., is at the National. and was walking around
the city yesterday with his friend. Representa-
tive Tal5ert. Being asked IS to the trouble in
South Carolina he seemed to think that the
matter was about settled, and that there would
be no more bloodshed. He said that the dis
pensatory law was n farce ana failure, and
that :the next legislature would promptly re-
peal it,
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Songs Without Words.
Extract from National Democratic platform
1892:
Sec. IS. '>s 1--WE hold that the officials
appointed to administer the government of any
territory, together with the District Of Columbia
and Alaska, should be bona iide residents OF the
territory or District in which their duties are to
be performed. The Democratic patty believes
in home rule and the control Of their own affairs
by the people of the vicinage."
For Recorder of Deeds for the District of
Columbia, Charles II. J. Taylor, OF the state