The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-17
From the Capital.
rom our Regular Correspondent.

! From our Regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov IL, 1894.
Mr.. Cleveland has, according to trustworthy
information, fully decided to give the coun-
try striking exhibition of the man who
refuses to either see or heed the object lesson
contained in the greatest vote of confidence
in the Republican party and condemnation of
the Democratic party ever put on record by
by the people of the United States. by coming
out strongly in his annual message to Con-
| gress, which is already partially prepared,
for the passage by the Senate at the coming
session of Congress pop-gun tariff bills pac-
ing coal and iron on the free list. 1t seems
almost absurd that he should be willing, after
the people have spoken so plainly, to 80 on
record with such recommendation. But he
has 50 often been guilty OF political obtusc-
ness, orto express less elegantly bullheadness
that nothing he does need astonish anybody.
| In this case it is bound to he a wasted recon-
mendation, even if the Democratic Senators
should drop their personal emnity to Mr..
Cleveland, which has been intensified by the
great Democratic defeat, long enough to try
to pass the pop-gun bills, which it will be
remembered have already passed the House.
The Republican Senators can, and will pre-
vent the passage of any tariff tinkering bills
at the short session of Congress, even if it be
necessary TO block every appropriation bill in
order to do so, but, extreme measures will
hardly be necessary. There are reasons to
believe that n sufficient number of Democratic
Senators stand to pledge their votes against
the pop-gun bills to insure their defeat, but it
is extremely doubtful whether either of them
will be dignilied to the extent of being for
mally voted upon.
The work of Chairman Babcock. of the
Congressional Campaign Committee, has
aroused the admiration of all those who
know anything abont the management 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
raign is only known to a few prominent
members OF the party. 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 already movement is quietly on
! loot to have the party get the benefit OF that
shrcwdnrss in 1896 Whether this will be
done by keeping him at the head of the Con-
grcssOnal committee or by transferring him
to the National committee is not yet apparent
Congressman Richardson, of Ohio. a Demo-
rrat who was defeated for reelection. is now
in Washington trying to find life prcserver.
! He gives as one of several reasons why Ohio
went Republican by 1875 900, that 1.-THE pension
policy of the administration has been most
disastrous to our party in Ohio. Worthy
pensioners have been cut off right and left
and it seems that special efforts have been
made to humiiatc Them
Vice Chairman Apsley. of the Republican
committee says: 81 suppose that there is no
doubt that Mr.. Reed will be the next speaker,
but am not going to ne shared into making
any predictions about the probable nominee
of the Republican party for President. The
party has an abundance and superabund-
ancc of good men, and there is time enough
to consider possibilities when the smoke Of
battle has cleared away"
The report that the administration is about
TO issue another lot Of tombstone say
100000 900 and others 800. 000 OOO-ends
many believers, Notwithstanding Secretary
Carsle's positive denial There are two
reasons for this. First. the report originated
with friends of Mr.. Cleveland, and was
accompanied by the statement that Mr. Car
Isle was opposed to another issue of bonds
without Congressional action authorizing it.
ami that Mr.. Cleveland has taken the matter
iniO his own hands, believing that the necess-
ity for strengthening the gold reserve was
urgent and that Congress would not author.
re it if it were left to decide the matter: and
Sc 'ond the known need Of the Treasury for
more money, owing to the failure of the new
tariff to produce the amount of revenue that
was anticipated. Whatever the administra-
ton may or may not do before Congress
assemblies, the bond question is likely to be II
live one during the session of Congress.
When the sweeping nature of the Republic
can victory is considered, the Republicans
! have been very modest in their demonstra-
tions For the most part they have confined
| themselves to quiet congratulations over the
prospect which that victory gives of a per-
mnnent revival of prosperity throughout the
country, now that business men have some
thing solid upon which to base their future
calculations, something which they have
lacked for two years, and without which no
country can enjoy real and permanent pros
perity. 1t is regarded as really more of
business than a political victory, and the
Republicans are all the more proud of it on
that account.