The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-18
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
4 STILL GLARISGLY PROMINENT
 TOPIC.

The Big Coming National Convention of
 the KniEhts of Pythias-A Chat on Live
 Politics in Connecticut.
 lfrpm Our Special Correspondentl
 Washington. Aug. T-while the sen- ate bill Is practically passed. the tariff
 question Is by no means dead topic. Leading members of both parties are of the opinion that the president will sign the senate bill at or near the expira- ton of ten days. From a democratic standpoint the situation Is a good one. with the house on record as against the
 trusts and for the people and this puts the failure to pass these bills on the senate. But to turn from the discus sion of the doings of congress. let us look for a while at the rapidly disap-
 bearing army of Coxeyites who came
 here some two months ago filled with hope and good food and who are to-day practically starving. Less than a week ago there were nearly one thousand of these poor deluded men from all parts of the country encamped on the out skirts of the city, but now they have dwindled down to something less than two hundred. When their leaders de- serted them some two weeks ago and food got scarce, the men began leaving for various parts of the country. Many however remained. unable to get away, until Saturday. when the district began to ship them home by rail, and by the end of the week hardly CoXeyite will
 be found in the district. This ends one of the greatest frauds ever perpetrated on the ignorant by the self styled gen. erals, who induced these poor mortals to come on foot to Washington on the foriorn hope that congress would pro- vide for them.
 The money side of the coming en- campment of the Knights of Pythias which is to be held here this month keeps increasing daily and several thousand dollars will be spent in enter taining the visiting knights. Chair
 man Mitchell declares that it will be one of the grandest outpouring of Knights of Pythias and the Order of the Lily has ever beheld, and that it will compare favorably with any en- campment ever held in this or any oth- CT country. Week after next he said Washington will have certainly 125,00O people in addition to it's regular popu- lation. and we expect great times. Every thing possible will be done for the visitors and we expect them to have good time All trains have agreed to give special rates and peo- pie are coming from everywhere.
 !. ! dropped in at the Arlington last eve ming and while there run into two of Connecticut's leading men. one repub- lican and the other a democrat, but both we'll up on state politics. I first turned my attention to the democrat and asked how things were looking for the fall campaign have no doubt, said he. that. tho democrats will win in the coming election, but they will have to fight for it every inch of the way. as the people of Connecticut want cleaner politics and less ring rule, on both the republican as well as the democratic side of the fence, In my, opinion the day of the ring is over and with the state law and order league, who will cut some figure fin politics this year the Catholic societies against rum sellers, and the good citizens of both parties looking for cleaner politics, you will see some surprises this fall, We want clean men and are going to have them, and this fall you will see fewer men going to the legislature for the purpose of providing themselves with fat offices than went last time Why nearly every man who went provided himself with an office, which is neither upright nor honest, when these people are sent there to help the people, not them- selves. Why, take 1t in your own city for example, three lawyers went to the legislature; two are D6w holding judg- ships and one some other office, and I understand they want to go back, or at least two of them do. We don't want such kind of people however and if a lawyer finds his way into either branch of the assembly this year I will eat my hat. What we want are good business men and representatives, and if possible, we intend to have them. First of all, however, we must break up the rings and bring the factions to- gether, which think Is possible if the proper people get out to the primaries and take part in them.
 What do you think of the probability of the return of our congressman next year, I asked: DeForest, who Is an able man and one of the house leaders, will be returned, no doubt Pigott of your district should be, as at heart he is a good democrat and has voted the right way every time, but his chances are poor especially if Sperry runs asninSt him, which he will do if Mer- win is not put on the state ticket, Pigott will get the nomination without a doubt. but he has many enemies, as hnve his close political friends, and the knife is liable to cut deep in his case. speriy will probably not hn returned and I don't know as Rus- seIl wants to be. Benedict will no doubt head the state ticcket on our side aRd make an excellent run, but as for tho rast of the ticket I am as yet net informed.
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