The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-09
Washington Letter.


WASHINGTON, Oct. ~, 1894.
That the continued silence of President
Cleveland concerning the New York cam
paign is not pleasing to the average dem
ocrat il is useless to deny. True, it Is not
too late for him to say good word for the
plucky fight that Senator Hill is making.
hut nothing that he can now say will, in
he opinion of experienced campaigners, do
as much good to the party 10 that state as
a few words spoken earlier in the cam
paign would have done Under ordinary
circumstances it would not be considered
necessary for the President 20 say that he
wishes TO see the ticket nominated by his
party in any state elected, but in New
York, even aside from the known personal
relations existing between the President
aad Senator Hill, there are peculiar circum-
stances which made such an expression OF
opinion desir.ble. not only for its effect
upon the vote cast for the State ticket but
to aid the democratic candidates in the
Congressional districts.
0Although no stock is taken here in the
claim of the government of Germany that
its decree prohibiting the importation OF
] American cattle and dressed beef was issu-
ed because there was Texas fever in two
cargoes of American cattle. lately carried
to that country. the Department OF Agri-
culture has taken steps 10 investigate the
claim. If il be true, as believed, that Ger
many's real reason is TO retalate, because
OF the differeniiai duty on her sugar i'm
posed by the rev tariff, somebody Las
blundered, and the blunder may defeat the
inieHtion. already expressed, TO repeal thai
duty at the coming session OF Congress.
Representative Dayey, of La, was Ia
, Washington on business several days ago
+ says the talk about elscting several repnb.
. lican Congressman from that State, whici
republicans are indulging in, strikes him a
, being very absurd. lie thinks the onl,
district in which the revolving sugar plant
: ers are numerous and Influential enoGgh b
have even Sighting chance of defeating
: the democratic candidate for Congress 1
= the Second. anil lha, the democrats vii
, carry that by very small margin. Th
o.ker FIVE Congressional districts, be says
e will he certain 10 90 democratic, as usual
y Ii is difscnlt TO see where the I publ
o cans are 10 make The gains necessary to de
Y prize the democrats Of the present lsrg
q majority in the Hssss. whea The return
: q lee e3tsRl sansAss made by densxsl
e IA srery setion d the country. row hein
C received By ths democratic Cougressionl
& campaign committee. are studied. Ftos
e Iniiana, where the republicans have bee
). claiming every thing, comes the news tina
r the democrats will certainly carry ten {
n the eleven Congressional districts carrie
i by them in is92. and had a good chanc
to carry the eieTenth; from Wisconsin
: where ridiculous claims have also bee
= made by republicans, comes the deciaratio
: that tie democrats will he certa in 10 carr
{ 1--WE Of the ak districts they carried in g.
= with lighting chance in two other ds.
e tricis. and from North Carolina, where tl
Ie republicans and POpulis,s have formed
iusion which a, one time did look DANCE,
Gus, comes The assurance taat The legisls
,ure, which will elee; two L S. a;or
viii certainly he democratic. and that Il
Congressional delegation will be solid
e democratic. gain Of orc member.
Senator Faulkner. who, in addition
n the knowledge he has acquired as ehail
man Of The Congressional campaign coz
mii,ee, knoxs the district as well as Il
e voters personally and thoroughly. says
A., regards Chairman Wilson's ,e-election
"a Congress as being well-nigh certain. AZ
he wcuid regard it as Absolutely eertai
D, we're Il no, for the fear sha, large sums
!, money, which reTort says has been COT
n tributed by the protected manufacture
!. who are anxious to deteA, Mr. Wilson, vi
n be spent in she outright purchase Of yo:e
A There Is no Law providing for rcgissra
,iou Of voters in West Virginia, ,consequeu
y there IS som. opportunity for The MI
:. nipu alton OF large crooked floating yos
!, However. Senator Faulkner says this dar
,r ger viii be minimized By the vigilance
;, the democrats. OF course no amount
4. vigilance can prevent legal voter sellin
bis vote. il he be so disposed. bu, they ca
"A be detected and both they AMI their bril-
,e ers punished. and they will be. wherev,
"A possible
"if were asked. sad demo rat
national repa;aiio7. Ito critieixe ihe NO,
!. done by the democratic Congressional car
Paig1 committee, this year, know Of b.
one thing with which would find fail
don't thiak the committee has made III
usion Of the rspabliean. with Ihe Popuiis
in six states IS widely kpo~n in some -,
lions OF the country as it should. I 'hiE
democratic votes would have bsen made
the Mid lie and E1siera States, II in r
s.he' sec.ict, by widely advertising II
fact that The republicans we.e suppostiu
po2ulis; candidates for Cousre,sin Virgini
p" North Caroiins, Georgia. Alabama, ArkaE
sas and Texas, xhilr members of the san
party wer. asking the votes ot the busine
s. msn OF other States on The gtoJnd that
L was tkeo'IY party which believed In 8
honest AMI sound financial system. TIL
American 'eopie do not believe ia hyrocr
" cy. 10 poll les or in anything else, and
would have paid the democrats to has
shows up this spus.iraa dup'iciss
-Exmnsw
Facetious.