Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-12

necticut-Certatn POpulist Candi-
dates Scored.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 5, 1894.
Secretary Lamont, who has never
taken any part in the Democratic fac
tional fights which have made New
York a 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 campaign for the governorship,
whether he intends, as has been re-
ported, to resign the governOrship, if
elected, and retain his seat in the
Senate, or to resign the Senatorship
and serve another term as Governor.
Those are matters for him to personal
ly decide. He is the regularly nomi-
mated candidate of the party, unani-
mously nominated against his will,
and it is as little as every Democrat can
do to give him loyal support. That
the influence of the administration
will be used in his behalf is certain,
and the belief is general here that he
will be elected. / know of one we'll
known Republican who has wagered
that he would be elected, if he &C.
cepted 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, U. S. Rail-
road 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 Secretary of
the Interior, who will include it in
his annual report to the President,
which will be submitted before Con-
gress reassembles. Gen. Hampton
says that many people he met in Cali
fOrnia were clamorous not only for
government control of the Union and
Central Pacific railroads, but OF all
others. He is opposed to the idea in
toto. Speaking on the subject, he
said: "In 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 it becomes question Of expedi-
ency. If the government should fore
close, having only the second mort
gage, 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 sutocrstic governments it is posi-
BILE, but not in this. The demand for
foreclosure Of the Pacific roads does
not come from the best informed peo-
pie of the Pacific coast, although it
has become popular in the West"
Hon. John S. Seymour, Commits
sion of Patents, who has just returned
from his home in Connecticut, reports
the Democratic party in that State as
in a splendid condition and enthusiast
tic over the unusually strong State
ticket it has nominated, and as max
ing an aggressive fight in the Con-
gressional districts. He says that
nearly every manufacturing interest
in the State is helped by the new
tariff in one way or another. He
itemizes the benefits thus: 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 appre-
ciated by the manufacturers. while
they can find no fault with the textile
schedules" 1t does seem to, be GER
tain-certain to 60 Democratic.
The Populists in two of the Ala
bama districts must have had diff
Guilty in finding candidates for Con-
gress, or they would not have nomi-
mated 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 sacreligious title Of eff Christ
Came to Congress" and the other
Lee Crandall-has for years been the
editor Of q Washington weekly paper
which has existed solely for the pur-
pose of selling its columns to whoever
would buy. Alabama Democrats
should experience no difficulty in
beating such men as these. Dem.