The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-11-07
POLITICS AT WASHINGTON

The key to Mr.. Cleveland's rather
queer actions has, thanks to the
wsgging tongue Of q Mr.. Cleveland
worshipper, been found. Instead Of
his being engaged In going through
period Of old.fashion sulks with
his party he actually, thinks him.
self to be playing . deep political
game that will result In making his
own the only name that witt be Sc
fiously mentioned for the demo.
cratic nomination In '96. He be-
lleved for = long time before the I'D.
journmeht and the summing up {
the blanders made by his party he
became certain that the republicans
would control the next House, but
| 1t was not until his most hated per-
senal enemy, Senator Hill, was
nominate for governor Of New
York that he fully made up his
mind that neither himself nor any
member of his cabinet would take
any part in the campaign. 1t was
then also that the possibilities Of
the game which had been floating
through his mind for some time be-
gan to look like possibilities.
His idea il that the democratic de.
feat will impress 1t on the demo-
cratic party that 1t is only when
Grover cleveland Is interested Or Is
u candidate that 1t can win. His
game Is In short revival OF the
"man Of destiny" racket. He will
point out that II was the failure OF
the democrats in Congress to folio "
his advise that made the party un-
popular, Ignoring the fact that the
following Of his advice on the tariff
question would have made It still
more unpopular, and will bend all
of his energies for the rest of his
term to posing as the only democrat
who will have even fighting
chance to win two years hence, no,
forgetting to work the patronage ut
his disposal in the interest Of the
Cleveland party. All Of which IL
decidedly amusing to republicans.
Chairman Babcock, of the Repub.
Iican Congressional Campaign COM
nit'ce, returned to Washington
this week from ten days stay in
Wisconsin. When asked whether
he cared to revise his estimate
made more than two weeks ago
that the republicans would elect
100 members Of the next House, he
said: III can see no reason t.
change my statement in one par.
ticular, with T. is possible except
i'm: the latest returns show that
districts that were considered hope.
lessly democratic when left Wash
ingtOn are now felt to be probably
republican, and districts where we
felt we had II fighting chance are
now almost certain republican
There has been no diminution ia
the trend towards our success, and
t e republican wave, instead of re.
ceding, is growing higher every
day." Speaking Of the claim OF
Senator Faulkner, chairman of the
democratic campaign committee
that the democrats would carry
Wisconsin, Mr.. Babcock said: 1t Ii
a novelty to come away from home
to get news from there. That II
news indeed, that the democrats
are going to carry the state tickle
and a majority of the Congressional
delegation. If Mr.. Fsulkner's In
, formation on general matters is M
better than that from Wisconsin
upon which he based his CLAIM
then his campaign must indeed b
wholly helpless. If / was not Ger
: tain thot his claim is great bluff
1 should think 1t q huge joke, di
rected at me. Icsnnot understand
how Mr.. Faulkner should hav,
} been so badly misled in his estimate
about the ticket There Is no con
fidence among the democrats of tn,
state, and even the chafrmon of tn,
: democratic state committee, Bos,
Wall, who owns the democratic par
, ty of Wisconsin. has practically
, given up the fight. Just before
left heard that the best he coulG
do towards keeping up bold from
was to off,r 10 bet s., 900 that the re