The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-10-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 26, 1894.
President Cleveland is again at the White
House. He is in robust health, and, like all
other Dem ocrats, in splendid spirits, on account
of the clearing aspect of the Democratic skies.
This has been good week at the headquarters
of the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee. From every direction comes news
of decided impro vement in business and con-
sequently in Democr attic prospects. Even in
New York City, where it looked for time
though five six seats in the House were to be
presented to the Republicans by running two
Democratic candidates in each district, the tan
gle is being Strengthened out, thanks to the hard
work of Senators Hill and Faulkner and the
good advice of President Cleveland, and the
election of Democrats from all the city districts
poned thirty days. said member of the Con-
gressional Committee, g it would add at least
thirty to the Democratic majority in the next
House,
Postmaster General Bissen has the right idea
of the postal service. Speaking of an order sent
out by him this week, calling the attention of
postal employees to that portion of the civil
vice law which prohibits forced political con-
tributions from Federal employees he said :
1.-The PostOtfice Department is a business, not
political institution. 1t has been my endeavor
to conduct it on business principles, so as to
give the people the best possible mail facilities.
We do not want the service crippled or inter
rupted for political advantage" Those are ideas
that will make votes among business men.
Chief Clerk Daniels, of the Interior Depart
ment, who has just returned from North Caro-
lima, Is regarded as nigh authority on the poll
tics of that State, and his view of the situation
there widely differs from that which Populists
and Republicans are giving out. He says: The
Republicans and PopullStS have effected a fu-
sion, SO far formality goes, but many in both
parties repudiate it. Together they have II 100
more votes in the State than the Democrats, and
the problem then is to mass them. If it could
succeed they would carry the State, but it is not
universal. My own opinion is that the Demo-
Gratis will carry districts certain, and that
their chances the best in the two doubtful
districts The legislature, which will elect two
U. 5. Senators, will surely be Democratic on
joint ballot. The Democratic Judicial Ticket
will, think, be elected, although that isn't as
certain as Democratic control of the Legisla-
ture." Members of the Democratic CongressiOn-
al Committee regard the predictions of Mr.. Dan
iels as very conservative.
Mr.. w. a. Croffut, well-known journalist
who was lately dropped from the pay-rolls of
Uncle Sam, has turned Democrat after losing
| his Office, thus differing from those who have
pretended to turn Democrat to keep their Offices
He is now en- the stump in Chairman Wilson's
district. His reasons for becoming a Democrat
as told by himself, are good ones. He says: - l
went to England. found that in that country
under free trade they had lower wages than here
| L then thought the protectionist policy good
thing, then went to Germany, where they have
our policy of protection. L found that wages
/ were lower there than in England. | then went
to France, where they have high protective
| country, and there found wages still lower than
| in Germany, | began to think then. L saw that
tariff did not regulate wages. l saw that some
thing was wrong. L found that it was in the
protective system, and that is one of the many
now Democrat
Commissioner of Pensions Lochren says of
the Bureaus letter to Postmaster, which the
Republicans have printed as a campaign docu-
| ment: Sin adjudicating a pension case it has
always been the practice of the Bureau to call
on POStmasters in the locality where afiant lives
| for information as to his credibility. Postmas-
| ters sometimes object to giving this information
particularly when the information is derogatory
to the character of the afiant, without some as
surance that their communication will be held
confidential. 1t was in answer to an inquiry
| from Postmaster f. r. Sparkling, at Granville,
Ohio, as to whether such information would be
held as confidential, that the letter which is be-
ing given publicity was written. No similar let
liar inquiry" No comment is needed
Somebody seems to have mixed those babies
up, in regard to the intentions of the Admins
tration in appointing Indian Agents. Instead
of supplanting the army officers now acting
Indian Agents, with civilians, as was published,
it is intended to supplant the civilian Indian
Agents with army officers as fast vacancies
occur. Quite difference.