The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-10-05
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.

cratic Congressional Campaign Com.
mittee, consented this week for the
first time to give out his estimate of
the result Of the Congressional cleo
tions. He figures, after making a
most liberal allowance for doubtful
distiicts--too liberal many Democrats
think = that there will be in the next
House 100 Democrats, Is6 Republi.
cans and 10 Populists. AS instances
of his liberality in making allowance
for doubtful districts it may be men
toned that he only claims the election
of nine Democratic Representatives
in Illinois, while the estimate Of the
Republican Campaign Committee
comedies the election of II Demo.
Gratis in that State he only claims s
in Louisiana, while the Republicans
concede 6, in South Carolina he
claims a and the Republicans concede
6. That will give fair idea of the
care exercised by Senator Faulkner in
making up his figures, He prefers
Understanding the Democratic
strength to overestimating it, and has
no desire to encroach upon the bluster
and Dragging which has been such
marked feature of the campaign on
the Republican side.
Senator Hell is just the sort Of man
who makes strong friends and bitter
enemies in his own party, but the
bitterest of his enemies will concede
that he has wonderful hold on the
Democratic voters of New York,
which he has demonstrated time and
time again. Circumstances having
made it necessary that the Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor of New
York should be a man who could
bring out the full Democratic vote Of
the State, which is always a majority,
it logically followed that Senator Hill
was that man. For that reason Demo-
Gratis in Washington, whether they be
his friends or his enemies, were pleas
ed with Senator Hills nomination and
are confident that he will be elected.
He has never been defeated by the
voters of New York and ne will not
be this year. There is much dsap-
pointment over Senator Hills noml-
nation, but it is confined TO the Re-
pu5licans who were not counting up.
on such formidable antagonist. A
member of the Cabinet was asked by
personal friend how he supposed
President Cleveland would regard
the nomination Of Senator Hill, and
he quickly replied: "Why, just as all
other good Democrats do; as the
best that could possibly have been
made under existing circumstances
The President wishes New York to be
carried by the Democrats, and l
know he believes that with Senator
Hill at the head of the ticket it will
be-" But what about 1896 ?"
queried this inquisitive friend. 'Let
us win the campaign of ga" replied
the member of the Cabinet; "then
we can begin to discuss the probabil-
tiles and possibilities of 90"
Public Printer Benedict has made
a decided reform in the Government
Printing Office by abolishing piece
work and putting all the printers on
time. Nothing around that establish
ment has caused more pickering and
jealousy than the piece-work system,
which a portion OF the men worked
under 1t made mans pay depen-
dent more upon luck IN striCking
"phat," or the favor of his forman,
than upon his merits or his skill as a
printer By putting them all upon
time work the pay is equalized and it
is believed that the work will be better
done. 1t is certain that the Public
Printer will be enabled to devote
much time to more important duties
that he has heretofore been compell-
ed to waste in listening to the
friends of those working on time who
wished to get transferred to the piece
department, because they could make
more money.
The new tariff abrogated all the
reciprocity treaties made under the
Mckinley law, and the formal notice
served upon the State department by
Brazil of its intention to abrogate the
reciprocity treaty between the Gov
eminent and the United States on
January I, 1895, was merely com.
pliance with the expressed terms OF
the treaty, which were that either
country should give the other three
months notice. So far as this country
was concerned, the treaty was abro-
gated the day the new tariff became
a law. Mr.. Mendonca, the Brazilian
Minister, when asked what effect ne
thought the abrogation of the treaty
would have upon the trade relations
Of the two countries, said: "Ihe
rates will not be materially raised by
Brazil against this country, and | am
expecting this country to make large