The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-11-02
From our Regular Correspondent.

and. like all other Democrats. in
splendid spirits, on account of the
clearing aspect of the Democratic
skies. This has been a good week at
the headquarters of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee.
From every direction comes news of
a decided improvement in business.
and consequently, in Democratic pros
pects Even in New York CITY,
where it looked for a time as though
five or six seats in the House were to
be presented to the Republicans by
running two Democratic candidates
in each district, the tangle is being
straightened out, thanks to the hard
work of Senators Hill and Faulkner,
and the good advice of President
Cleveland, and the election of Demo.
Gratis from all the city districts made
certain. II the election could be
postponed thirty days." said a mem
Der of the Congressional Committee,
sit would add at least thirty 10 the
Democratic ma ajorlty in the next
House"
Postmaster General Bissel has the
right idea Of the postal service.
Speaking OF an order sent out by him
this week, calling the attention Of
postal employees to that portion of the
civil service law which prohibits
forced political contributions from
Federal employees, he said "The
Postoftice Department is business,
not political institution. 1t has
been my endeavor to conduct it on
business principles, so as to give the
people the best possible mail facili-
ties. We GO not want the service
crippled or interrupted for political
advantage" Those are ideas that
will make votes among business men.
Chief Clerk Daniels, of the Inter
ior Department, who has jLst returned
from North Carolina, is regarded as
high authority on the politics of that
State, and his view Of the situation
there widely differs from that whicn
Populists and Republicans are giving
out. He says: "The Republicans
and Populists have effected fusion,
so far as formality goes, but many in
both parties repudiate it. Together
they have $4,000 more votes in the
State than the Democrats. and the
problem is 10 mass them. If it could
succeed they would carry the State,
but it is not universal. My own opin-
ion is that the Democrats will carry
seven districts certain, and that their
chances are the best in the two doubt.
iul districts. The Legislature, which
will elect two U. S. Senators, will
surely be Democratic on joint ballot.
The Democratic judicial ticket will, |
think, be elected, although that isn't
as certain as Democratic control of
the Legislature. Members of the
Democratic Congressional Committee
regard the predictions of Mr.. Daniels
as very conservative.
Mr.. w. A. Croffut, a well.known
Journalist, who was lately dropped
from the pay rolls of Uncle Sam, has
turned Democrat after losing his
Office, thus differing from those who
have pretended TO turn Democrat to
keep their Offices. He is now on the
stump in Chairman Wilson's district.
His reasons for becoming Democrat,
as told by himself, are good ones.
he says: 81 went to England. |
found that in that country under free
trade they had lower wages than
here. | then thought the protection
ist policy good thing. | then went
TO Germany, where they have our
policy OF protection. found that
wages were lower there than in
England. l then went to France,
where they have high protective
tariff, even between different divlsioos
Oh the Country, and there found
wages still lower than in Germany.
began to think then. | saw that
taritt did not regulate wages. l saw
lhat something was wrong. | found
mat 1t was in the protective sy stem,
and that is one of the many reasons
why have changed my views and am
now Democrat"
Commissioner OF Pensions Lochren
says OF the Bureaus letter to post
master, which the Republicans have
printed as a campaign document:
In adjudicating a pension case it al
ways has been the practice of the
1ureau to call upor postmasters in
she locality where the afiant resides
Ior information as to his credibility.
rostmasters, sometimes, object to
giving this information, particularly
Wnen the Information is derogatory to
'he character Of the affiant, without
some assurance that their communica-
uohs will be held confidential. 1t
WAS IN answer to an inquiry from
postmaster F. r. Sparllng, at Gran
Wiie' Ohio, as to whether such infor-
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