Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-11-16
NOT RESPONSIBLE?
THEN WHAT CONSTITUTES A
BASIS OF RESPONSIBILITY?

viewed by Chairman Faulkner
RejOicings of Republicans lie.
tanned in office by the Admins.
tratiOn Morton a Presidentia
Possibility.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 1894.
President Cleveland is quietly al
tending to his official duties just as
though there had never been such a
thing as an election. He hasn't said
word on the subject to anyone who
had authority to make it public, but
it is certain he has been doing a lot OF
thinking, and those able to read be-
tween the lines will be able to form a
pretty good idea of the trend of his
thoughts when, in Il few weeks, his
annual message to Congress shall be
made public. While he has said moth
ing publicly, his closest personal
friends have left the impression upon
those with whom they have talked
that the president does not consider
himself in any way responsible for the
unexpected Democratic defeat.
While few Democrats OF any promi-
nence care to be personally quoted on
the subject of the elections, every
one with whom your correspondent
has come in contact agrees that the
greatest single source OF Democratic
troubles has been the lack of harmony
within the party, which was made so
painfully apparent during the last
session of Congress. The result of
the election is merely an application
of the proverb, UNITED We stand, di-
vided we fall" and the lesson must be
taken TO heart and profited by if the
party calculates to 60 into the CAM
paign OF SO with a reasonable chance
to win. "A house divided against it.
self must fall"
Senator Faulkner, Chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, rises from the wreck to
say u few words, which are both ex-
planatory and wise. He says: 1.-The
history OF politics will show that every
landslide is the result of dissatisfac-
ton, discomfort and want of conf
dence of the members of the majority
party, whose action produces the re-
suit that surprises and astonishes the
people-not by voting the opposing
ticket, but simply remaining away
from the polls. The results of this
election when ascertained will, l am
sure, verify this conclusion. We have
as many voters in the country as we
had in '92, who believe in the princi-
Piles of the Democratic party, but the
recent business paralysis, financial
stringsncy, economic legislation-the
benefits of which have not been de-
veloped-party dlssentions, crimina-
tons and determinations resulted in
such apathy as to cause the stay-at-
home vote to produce the surprising
result. That is my honest judgment
II we hope for success in '96 we should
maintain with fearlessness and de.
termination the attitude We assumed
in 80; let personal and party bicker
ings of the past bury their dead, and
unite in an earnest effort to harmonic
those differences which have so ser
iously affected our organization"
The returns from the elections were
CALLING enough to Democrats in Wash
ington, but there was another thing
connected Herewith that was even
more CALLING to Democrats. Thai
was, that some of the loudest cheer.
from the crowds which surrounded
the newspaper bulletins with all the
eagerness of q Presidential election
when the news was favorable to the
Republicans, came from the mouth.
of Republicans who held Office unde
the Democratic administration.
The friends of Reed, Harrison and
Mckinley are verv much alarmed a
the prominence of Morton as q Presi
dental candidate. They know tina
Tom Plat intended when he nOmi
mated Morton for Governor of New
York to push him for the Presidential
nomination of his party, il he succeed
ed in getting him elected Governor
and they know that Morton's barre
will be on tap at the next Republican
National Convention, and they fear it
The Washington Democrats, WHIT
all belong to the never-say-die family
think they are playing in hard lucl
indeed, this week. They stood VI
under the election returns with al
the stoicism with which they have il
the past received a long string o
national defeats, comforting them
selves with the reflection "we'll licl
'em next time" but they have hear,
something since, that has caused not I
few of them to use language not at al
appropriate for an address to Sun
day School class. A few days ago {
man born in Washington, and who ha
been Democrat all his life, was ap
pointed postmaster, the term OF TIT
Republican incumbent having expired
AS he will be the first postmaster tn
local Democrats have had since TIT
war, it was perfectly natural that SOM
of his Democratic friends should en-
terrain the hope OF succeeding some o
the numerous Republican employees o
the postoifice after the Democratic
postmaster takes hold, and just a
natural that he should look FORWARD
with pleasure to Amounting them.
may be imagined then how they fel
when informed that q new order
filtered through the Republican ad
junct known as the civil service com
mission, limited the patronage of tn
postmaster to the appointment @
about 10 men. DEN.
Wonderful Cure by Electricity.
Mr.. Editor: For years / have bee
sorely afflicted with sciatic rheums