The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-09-21
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, September II, 1894.
A cheerful feeling prevails at Demo.
cratic headquarters, as may be judged
by the talk Of Secretary Lawrence
Gardner, who said "The result in
Maine IS hardly what we expected,
considering the character of the fight
made by the Republicans, the amount
Of money spent, and the speakers OF
national reputation thrown into the
State. When compared with the little
that was done by the Democrats, it
strikes me that the vote is ridiculously
small. The Democrats in Maine had
nothing to lose, whereas the Republ-
cans had everything to gain, not only
in keeping up their majorities, but in
increasing them for the effect else.
where. Put back Of it all is the per-
sonal State pride of a presidential
boom. Personally, / feel delighted
with the result, as | firmly believe it
will have the same effect on the
Democrats that the Democratic vote
in that State in 1880 had on the Re
publicans, The Democrats of the
United States have determined to
elect a majority Of the members of
the next House. They have not been
rainbow-ch chasing with the hope OF
securing any votes from either Maine
or Vermont, and are not to be panic
stricken by any so-called phenomenal
votes, showing great percentages Of
so.called Republican gains in Repub
lican strongholds,"
Hon. Clifton r. Breckenridge, U.
States Minister to Russia, was at the
State Department this week to re-
ceivc his final instructions. He ex-
poets to sail from New York on the
40 inst, and will stop in London a
few days as the guest of Ambassador
Bayard before going to St. Peters
burg.
The Democratic campaign text
book is ready for delivery, and it is a
hummer" as might have been ex-
pected from the fact of Representa-
tive Bynnm, Of Indiana, having been
its CHIEF editor and compiler. The
book is not for general distribution,
but is intended to furnish ready infor-
nation on campaign issues to speakers,
editors, and political writers. 1t is sup
piled by the Congressional Campaign
Committee.
Secretary Carlisle is daily proving
that he is the right man in the right
place. Here is the opinion of New
York tariff lawyer whose personal in
terests are being made to suffer by
the Secretary's acts: "The prompt
and liberal Interpretation Secretary
Carlisle is placing on the disputed
features of the new tariff is causing
grief among New York lawyers You
cannot appreciate the importance of
Secretary Carlisle's action uuless you
are aware that many New York law
yers made large fortunes out of the
almost endless litigation caused by
the Interpretation of the Mckinley
tariff by Republican Treasury officials.
l don't know whether Mr.. Carlisle
was aware. Of this, but judging from
the promptness with which he has
decided how certain provisions of the
new law shall be construed by the
customs officers, l should suspect
that he was. AS a matter of fact, he
is saving the government thousands
of dollars, even if he is knocking the
lawyers out of business. And he is
doing that with such easy freedom
that about the only thing he has left
them to fight over is the question
whether goods imported between the
1st and 28th days Of August shall be
rated under the old or the new law,
the first being the date stated in the
bill for the new law to take effect
and the last being the day upon which
it actually became law. The Secre-
tary has ruled so decisively and
quickly on the leading features that
the courts will have practically moth.
ing to do under the present law"
U. S. Treasurer Morgan returned
to Washington this week from six
weeks tour Of the Pacific coast. Mr..
Morgan brings good reports, both
political and business,
From business point of view the
calamity wall, which the Republican
campaign managers have adopted as a
party trademark, is indefensible and
much to be regretted, as it will un
questionably have the effect of re-
tarding the growth of the business
revival now beginning to be felt
Throughout the country; but from a
partisan political point of view, it is
mighty good thing for the Demo.
cratic party, as it will convince the
doubling voters that the men who are
directing the Republican party pr efes
a continuance of the business stagna-
tion, for which they are primarily res
ponsible, to a revival of business
which would be properly credited to