Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
CELEBRATION OF ANOTHER GEN.
TENNlAC.
Democratic Prospects Good in the
Empire state - Idaho Will Fail
in Ltne-Germany Has no Cause
for Complaint OH the sugar
Tariff.

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. -, 1894.
The administration will be repre-
scented at the Batavia, N. v, celebra-
ton OF the centennial OF the Holland
land office, which was the beginning
of the public land system of the United
States, by no less than five members OF
the cabinet. Secretary Carlisle will be
the orator Of the occasion, his subject
being Robert Morris, signer OF the
Declaration OF Independence, a revolu-
tionary Secretary OF the Treasury, and
the originator OF our public land sys.
tenn. The administration party left
here today, accompanied by the ladies
of their families, and will return early
next week. While there is nothing
political about this trip the opportun-
ity that it will give the members of the
cabinet to let the prominent New York
Democrats they will meet understand
how deeply interested the administra-
ton is in the election of Senator Hill
will certainly be fully taken advantage
OF.
The nomination OF an independent
Democratic candidate for governor Of
New York has no supporter in the
cabinet, and if there is single Demo-
crat in Washington who does not con-
denim the movement he has kept so
quiet that nobody has heard OF him.
Senator Faulkner, Chairman of the
Democratic Campaign committee, who
has just returned from New York, says
Democratic prospects are improving
every day in that State and that he
now regards Senator Hills election as
q certainty.
The annual renovation of the White
House is complete and that portion of
the building to which visitors are adj
mitted is open for the first time since
the latter part of August. The date
for the return of President Cleveland
and his family has not been definitely
fixed, but it will probably be within
the next ten days.
Above the roaring of the Republican
buffers and calamity howlers is heard
the clear notes Of Democratic predic-
tons of victory. Here's one, sounded
by Capt. J. /. Crutcher, U. s. Marshal
of Idaho, which indicates the gain of y
State and of U. S. Senator: eff
Idaho doesn't swing into the Demo-
cratic column this year," said Capt.
Crutcher, now in Washington, shall
never more essay the role OF political
prophet. / believe the State is going
Democratic all the way through, but as
to the election of the Democratic
candidate for governor there is hardly
any doubt. There is more than an
even chance that the Democrats and
POpulists will control the next legis-
lature, which means q Democrat As
the successor of Senator Shoup."
Ex-Secretary Whitney has always
been very popular with Democrats and
he has become more popular than ever
since he wrote that ringing letter in
favor OF Democratic harmony and the
election of Senator Hill to be Governor
of New York. At the headquarters of
the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee Mr.. Whitneys's letter is regard
ed az rattling campaign document,
not only in New York but everywhere
else, as the arguments he uses are in
the main equally applicable else where.
1t is believed that it will exercise great
influence with those Democrats who
have been making the mistake of al
lowing their personal animosities to
injure the party to which they belong
and to which they are still devoted.
There are several reasons for belief
that the recent cablegrams which have
been published intimating that Ger
many intended to retaliate upon the
United States because of the dis
eliminating duty that is placed upon
German sugar by the new tariff, by
restoring the prohibitory regulations
concerning the importation of Ameri-
can pork and by other methods, are
inspiring by the Republican managers
of the Congressional campaign, solely
for present political use. As q matter
of fact, the conference committee on
the tariff bill agreed without division
to strike out the discriminating duty
on sugar from countries which pay an
export bounty on sugar, and it was
only because of the peculiar circum-
stances which caused the bill as it
passed the Senate to become a law
that the clause was not struck out in
accordance with the committee agree
ment. 1t is generally conceded that
the discriminating duty is unjust. both
to Austria and to Germany, and as
generally believed that it will be re-
pealed at the coming session of Con-
gress. These things are IS we'll known
TO the German government as to our
own; hence it is fully to suppose that
it is thinking of retaliation for what
is merely temporary objection. But
the publications show that the Re-
publicans are leaving no stone unturn-
ed in their efforts to banboozle the
voters.
The news received by the Con-
gressional Campaign Committee, this
week, has been very favorable, some of
it UNEXPECTEDLY so. The candidates in
several districts which for one or an
other reason had been considered as
certain to be lost, have reported them
as certain to be carried by the Demo-
Gratis. DEN.
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