New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
Robinsonyille. vice g. NJ. Hanks. removed: J. Z.
Lashel Stops. vice ]. ~ Scott, removed; ID. ..
Brown, Wilawana. vice f. T. Leely, resigned
CONGRESSMEN FLEEING WASHINGTON.

CONGRESSMEN FLEEING WASHINGTON.
DEMOCRATS DEJEcrED-THEIR REPUBLICAN oP-
PoNENTs CoRREsPoNDIHGLY HOPEFUL.
Washington. Aug. rs (SpeciaD.-For a number OF
days past members Of the House Of Representa-
tves have been leaving Washington singly and IN
squads. and when that body meets on Tuesday to
hold its last sitting for this session. hardly a cor
porars guard Of the total membership will be found
In attendance. II the hegira continues at the rate
Of departures during the last twenty-four hours
II the remarks dropped by many OF the Northern
and Western Democrats. and by not few OF the
Southern representatives, are fairly indicative OF
their rea feelings, they are going home in an ugly
and gloomy mood, expecting not to continue the
Campaign OF education which they engaged In
with so much spirit and enthusiasm two years ago.
but TO make series of apologies for what. the
Democratic Congress and Administration have
failed 10 do and attempt to furnish satisfactory
explanations and excuses for the undemocrauc
things that the Democratic Administration has done
in violation OF party pledges Most OF them frankly
admit in private conversation that the task before
them Is an almost hopeless one. and that the pros
pect of success is more hopeless. None OF
them will dare openly 10 crticise, much less at
tack President Cleveland. and yet nearly every
OF them curses him In private ana hoids MIN
chiefly responsible for the predicament In when
the party finds itself upon the eve of most I'M
portant political campaign Some of them even go
so far as to declare that he would be glad TO see
a Republican majority in the next House OF Rep
resentatives In order that his Administration might
escape part Of the responsibility all of which 1t
must bear II both branches or Congress remain
Democratic until March 3, 1891. This Is an ex-
IRENE, and probably erroneous view OF the mat
ter despite the great fatigue that the PRESIDENT
must experience account OF having Demo-
cratic Congress ION his hands" for more than
year.
Republicans are going home in very different
mood from the Democrats. They feel more keeny
and deplore more deeply than do their political
opponents the disaster and distress brought upon
the country by the people themselves wnen they
turned the Government 10 the Democratic
party but they are full of hope and courage, IN
spired by the belief that the people realize the
mistake they made two years ago, and are ready
to correct It at the first opportunity. They also
realize another vital fact, and that Is the necessity
of strengthening and fortifying every line OF at
| tack upon the party in power and thoroughly ex-
| posing It's shortcomings and misdeeds. They know
that the fight will be a stubborn and bitter one ana
that the victory they hope for and expect to win
must be the fruit of hard. earnest constant Toll
from this time until the polls close in November D..
them in lavish abundance by the enemy ana w Ta
remains to be done is to use them ETY. ars
distracted by factona feIds and CONFRONTED i, on
every hand by broken pledges ana ris5ed them
With ammunition for the purposes of attack 50
| far as one can discover from the closest ooserva-
ton the Republican minority in both branches OF
! Congress has not only made no serious MISTAKE;
| bv, on tho contrary its course has been marked
since the Lid Congress assembled nearly thirteen
months ago. by patriotism. discretion and cohsun-
', One Republican Congressman who takes hope,
M view Of party prosPes IS mr. for ns So LOUIS Gs
nome tomorrow since Mr.. JOY. OF the XIth Mis-
souri, District was unjusty ousted from ms seat Dy
| 90 majority peOp.e
Of that district irrespective OF party. Mr. Barthodt
c Ssfn the FROM s2e that
contains nearly 10000 RGPublIcan r,a ySseTs
and and Efficient representative. not only of his
own district but of the Republican Interests OF MS
himself in position OF influence rare.y obtained oy
a member Of the House OF Representatives In ms
r ms corresnonient today Mr. Bartholdt remarked
II fee, confident that the Republicans VII nave
House Of Representatives than in this one. where
We now have a bare half-dozen. We Will carry ne
ric,s in Missouri. II we make no mistakes and &c
best We shall also make gains IN other or Sei
will be most unexpected to our Democrauc ltiemas
the whole w0ra mot Ge n be next
should he thrice large as In this one and snouit
be greatly disappointed II 1t were TO fa'i oe'o'
MIR Bar,holdt occupies place in Republican coun
els which gives him excellent opporaur'iss 70
Of the result is as nearly accurate as any that couo
| be made at this time.
| THE vESUvIUS TO BE A TORPEDO CHASER
Washington. Aug. 25.-At last the naval authors
ties have come the conclusion that the dynamite
| cruiser Vesuvius Is failure for the purpose FOL
| which she was designed. They have been towering
on the verge OF this decision for several years The
\esuyius 10 a long, narrow, cigar shaped craft, anC
| was designed TO be terror of the seas, fitted a:
| she was and still is. with three great pneumatic
tubes set in a line in her bow and designed for pro