The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-10-12
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, October g. I

WASHINGTON, October 8, 1894.
Secretary Lamont, who has never
taken any part IN the Democratic
factional tights which have m ade New
York doubtful State, instead of the
Democratic State which it ought TO
be, and would be with the Democrats
united, has gone to New York to use
his influence to bring about harmony
IN the State campaign. No confidence
is violated when the statement is made
that Secretary Lamont believes that
Senator Hill should have the united
support OF the Democrats in his cam.
paign for the governorship, whether
he intends, as has been reported, to
resign the governorship, if elected,
and retain his seat in tine Senate, or
to resign the Senatorship and serve
another term as governor. Those are
matters for him to personally decide.
He is the regularly nominated cand.
date OF the party, unanimously nomi.
mated against lis will, and it is as
little as every Democrat can do to
give him loyal support. That the in.
fiuence of the administration will be
used in his behalf is certain, and the
belief is general here that he will be
elected. l know OF one well known
Republican who has wagered that he
would be elected, if he accepted the
nomination. .|.. ~
The annual report of the Commits.
sioner of Indian Affairs, Just made
public, takes strong ground in favor of
encouraging the local authorities by
money payments to cooperate with
the government in getting the Indian
children into the public schools and
says that the policy which resulted in
reduction of $4,000 in the amount
appropriated by Congress for contract
schools for the current fiscal year will
be continued by the government until
the Indian children are all absorbed
In the public schools.
Gen. Wade Hampton, United
States Railroad Commissioner, has
Just returned from an official tour over
the Pacific Railroads. He says the
roads are in good condition and that
they are doing as good business as
could be expected. A detailed report
of his trip will be made to the Secre.
tary OF the Interior, who will include
1t in his annual report to the Presi-
dent, which will be submitted before
Congress reassembles. Gen. Hampton
says that many people he met in Cali.
fornla were clamorous not only for
government control Of the Union and
Central Pacific railroads, but of all
OF the others. He is opposed to the
idea In toto. Speaking on the subject,
he said: SIN the first place the bonds
OF these roads held by the government
are not due until 1897, and the gov
eminent cannot foreclose until default
has been made in their payment. Then
1t becomes a question of expediency.
1t the, government should foreclose,
having only the second mortgage, it
would be compelled to pay the first
mortgage, amounting to many millions.
Even then the government would find
itself in possession of roads without
terminals. A government such as ours
cannot operate railroads. In autocratic
governments it is possible, but not in
this. The demand for foreclosure of
the Pacific roads does not come from
the best informed people CT the
Pacific coast, although it has become
popular in the west
Hon. John S. Seymour, Commits
sioner of Patents, who has just re.
turned from his home in Connecticut,
reports the Democratic party in that
State as in splendid condition and
enthusiastic over the unusually strong
State ticket it has nominated, and as
making an aggressive fight in the Con-
gressional districts. He says that near
ly every manufacturing interest in the
State is helped by the new tariff in
one way or another. He itemizes the
benefits thusly: Free lead and free
copper will help the brass goods
manufacturers. Free wool will aid the
makers of many lines of textile goods,
and free alcohol in the arts has long
been demanded by the hat makers, to
whom it is necessity. Free lumber
and reduced duties on coal and iron
ore will also be appreciated by the
manufacturers, while they can find no
foult with the textile schedules" Still,
the Republicans are claiming Conn
ecticut as certain. 1t does seem to be
certain ~ certain to go Democratic.
The populists in two of the Alabama
districts must have had difficulty in
finding candidates for Congress, or
they would not have nomipsted two
men who are we'll if not favorably
known in Washington. One of these
men-Mr. Howard-is the author of
one of the filthiest books ever put on
sale in Washington, with the sacreli-