The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-26
Washington Letter.

Washington. ID. c.. Oct 90, 1S94.-
There Is a preceptible decrease in the
hustle at the headquarters of the Demo
cratic congressional campaign commit
tee. The campaign has passed the three
quarter post. and is now on the home
stretch. The work of the committee
reached high water mark about two
weeks ago, and for a time more than a
million documents day were handled
Since then the work has been gradually
decreasing. all the documents desired
having been sent ont, except in near by
districts, where documents continue to
Be sent in small quantities. On the
whole members of the committee are
fairly well satisfied with the work of the
campaign, although the lack of money
prevented their carrying out the entire
programme as twas originally arranged.
Chairman Faulkner has just completed
revised estimate, based upon the latest
information from the congressional dis
tricts He doesn't care to make this es-
| innate public, further than to say that
it gives the Democrats the majority of
20 in the next house, at this time, al
though he takes pleasure in showing 1t
to Democrats who call on him and ex-
planning to them the foundation for
each estimate To make it public
might result in the loss of several dis
trictS bv putting over confident Oppo-
| nents on their guard.
A little paragraph in the book of ap-
preparations made by the last congress
| speaks volumes in favor of the Demo
cratic party 1t Is that which shows
| that the Democratic congress abolished
| ,,Efsa 1al of y-h1
| been 3. .235. 992. That Is bit of prac-
ticable economy that every voter ought
i to be able to appreciate.
Whatever else may be said for or
against Senator German, no aspersions
can with truth be cast upon his loyalty
to the Democratic party at all times and
under all circumstances. Therefore no
| surprise was felt in Washington when
the announcement was made that Sena
tor German would 60 to New York to
help elect Senator Hill, although the
| personal relations between the two men
have been decidedly unpleasant for some
time In thus laying aside his personal
feeling against the head of the ticket
and working for the success of the party
an examine is given every Democrat who
is lukewarm in the support of the ticket
|
of some man whom he personally dis
likes, or with whom ne Is on unpleasant
terms. Ever since the campaign
of 1854, when as chairman of the ma
tional Democratic committee he carried
New York for Mr.. Cleveland and defeat
ed Blaine, Senator Gormau has had great
influence in New York and there is little
doubt that his aid will be of great bene-
1 l.. Iy.,-
party harmony Is so essential at this
| time.
Army officers are pleased that Secreta-
~ Lamont has about made up his mind
that they can serve the country better by
sticking to the military duties for which
they were educated than by being de
tailed to act as Indian agents, although
some Otherl people are not 1t is not
expected that there Will be any sudden
or general change, but that civilian:
will be gradually appointed Indian
agents in place of the army officers now
performing that duty until all of the
| officers have been returned to their regi
iments.
The Chinese minister to this cOuntr,
talks as cheerfully of war in which hi.
country has up to now been licked a:
a candidate with ''CInCh' does of elec
ton day. He remarked complacently
to member of the diplomatic corps, {
day or two ago; despite all that ia
pan has done, despite all the Chinamer
killed, we still have an empire of i'm,
mense size and about 450, 900, 900 peo
pie left. We have resources of which
the world knows nothing. China ha:
rot yet raised her hand. When sh,
does she will let it fall upon Japan anC
crush her as easily as an elephant would
a rat" To other people it looks as
} though China were playing the part Of
the rat.
Secretary Carlisle will certainly make 3
speech at Louisville before the close OF
the campaign, and it is probale that he
will also make one at indianapolis and
another at New York
/ The latest reports from Chairman
! Wilson's district, brought by those who
have carefully gone over the ground, is
that he will not only be reelected. but
that his majority will exceed that given
him in 80. His presence seems to have
aroused the enthusiasm of his constitu
entS to an unusal degree.
Postmaster General BisScl returned
from his vacation this week and settled
down for another long period of work
which he always does with rush that
is wonderful for man of his size and
build. NJ.