The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-11-22
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

mature consideration have arrived at
the wonderful conclusion that the
overwhelming democratic defeats of
last week were endorsements of the ad-
ministration and condemnation OF the
anti Cleveland democrats. Was any
thing more idiotic ever conceived out
side of the walls of an insane asylumf
It is egotism run wild. These self
blinded individuals will never realize
the disgust the people of this country
feel for their demonstrated incapacity
until the election returns of next No
vember are counted; then they will
have the remainder of their lives to
see themselves as others see them.
German, Hill, and the other anti
Cleveland democrats are going, unless
their friends in Washington are mis-
informed as to their intentions, to give
Mr.. Cleveland another chance to see
whether his personal following is as
large as he thinks it is, by helping to
nominate him for president again.
They charge him with having made it
impossible to elect any democrat presi-
dent, and say that he shall bear the
ignominy of being the only man who
was ever twice defeated for the Presi-
dency of the United States. That will
suit the republicans, as they would
rather defeat Mr.. Cleveland than any
body else.
The republicans are naturally de-
lighted at the prospect of not only re-
gaining the Presidency next year, but
of having control of both branches of
Congress, majority Of the Senate
after March 4, 1897, having been made
absolutely certain by the result of last
weeks elections. Nothing but some
blunder on the part of the
republican majority in the House at
the coming session of Congress can
prevent republican success next year,
and with that man of iron will and
proved sagacity, Thomas B. Reed, in
the Speakers chair, no such blunder
will be made. This is 80 we'll known
by the democrats that they are now
depending solely upon their ability to
create jealousy among the victorious
republicans. A democratic plan has
already been agreed upon, which in e
wolves the concooting and spreading of
all sorts of stories calculated to cause
pickering and dissension among the
friends of the aspirants for the repub-
lican presidential nomination, and al
ready those stories are being circulated.
Let all republicans keep in mind the
source and purpose of these stories
and they will cause no harm and if
disposed to take part in factional
fight look at the present condition of
the democratic party and be warned
in time.
Ex-senator Manderson, of Nebraska,
who is in Washington in connection
with the sugar bounty cases in which
he is chief counsel, says: "The repub-
licans are in position where they
can take any man for presidential
candidate. They do not have to figure
on the chances of this or that man
for election. Their candidate will be
elected no matter who he is nor what
state he comes FROM"
The administration is understood to
be considerably troubled about the
Cuban question and several members
Of the cabinet, having in view the
failure of Mr.. Cleveland's Hawaiian
policy, are trying to persuade him to
make no recommendation on the Gu
ban matter in his message to Congress,
further than to call attention to the
information (sending the documents
with the message) gathered by the
State Department, and to request that
Congress shall define the policy to be
by this government. If he
accepts that advice it will indicate
that he has learned something by ex-
perience, but he will have to do it be-
fore most people will believe it possible.
How are the mighty fallen! E. FL
lery Anderson, Of New York, one of
the original cuckoos, has been official
ly snubbed by Hoke Smith. one of the
second crop of cuckoos. Mr.. Ander-
son is one of the men appointed by
Mr.. Cleveland to look out for the in
terests of the government in the Unioh
Pacific Railroad. Quite awhile ago he
made some recommendations to Secre-
tary Hoke Smith, concerning the pat
enting of lands to that railroad COM
pany by the U. s. Land Office. Not
hearing anything about his recem-
mendatiOns, Mr.. Anderson ventured
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