The Press., 1895-11-14
From our regular correspondent.) Washington Letter.
Washington, Nov. Il, 1se

it, is neither affected by party victories
 nor such crushing defeats as those admin
 fstered to his party last week. He knows
 nothing and will learn nothing of the
 doctrine of give and take which is so fa-
 miliar to politicians of all parties. He is
 perfectly willing that the democratic
 party shall get together, provided he can
 stand still, and that the other fellows will
 swallow their opinions and meekly take
 their places behind him. He refuses
 positively to give up the smallest part of
 his opinions for the sake of party har-
 mony, but insists that those members of
 his party who differ with him shall give
 up all theirs and accept his. Men who
 place their admiration for Mir. Cleveland
 above their party allegiance call this
 bravery, but-mark the prediction-be-
 fore the coming session of congress Is
 sixty days old 1t will be publically called
 political bullheadedness by more than
 one democratic wheelhorse; and nobody
 need be surprised if 1t eventually brings
 about that much prophecied permanent
 split in the democratic party. No pOlit-
 ical party in this country has ever sue.
 ceeded when completely dominated by
 the ideas of one man, and 1t Is not prOba-
 ble that one ever will. No one man knows
 1t all. The principles of all political
 parties have been builded by concessions
 and compromises, representing in part
 the opinions of the entire membership of
 the party.
 The populists regard with complacency the increasing probability that President Cleveland will be renominated by the democrats, on a single standard gold platform; they say that the silver demo- crats would then go over to them. The that they are apparently indifferent to everything but their own struggle over the naming of their candidate.
 There are several surface indications that the lobby is going to be plentifully supplied with money during the coming session of congress. Already the officers and attorneys of corporations which ex- pect to be interested in legislation are dropping into Washington and making themselves acquainted with the new mem- bers as they turn up. Among the cor pOrations represented may be mentioned the Pacific railroads and the Pullman Palace Car Company.
 Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, could l not have shown his belief that the repub- 1 licans could elect anybody president next l year in a stronger manner than by allow l ing the statement that he is candidate | for the republican nomination to go un- contradicted. Senator Quay has many warm personal friends in Washington, who know from social contact with him that he has many lovable traits, and that he is neither more nor less scrupulOus than the average politician. But the party that would nominate Boss" Quay-he l. will never be anything but Boss" Quay to ninety-five per cent. of the country's voters-for president would invite a de- Pensive campaign, and defensive cam paigns are seldom victorious. People who know Senator Quay's shrewdness are at loss to understand his apparent setting up of presidential literary bureau for himself, and the impression among them is that he is merely playing game Or somebody else.
 Several of the officials of the Nicaragua Canal Company are in Washington, trying 0 find out what the report of the U. s, l. commission which inspected the proposed 'oute of the canal was. They believe, in common with the public, that the general nature of the report is favorable to the anal, but they are anxious to know what, f anything, the report says about the anal company and it's little scheme for few millions at the expense y 'f Uncle Sam. The exact nature of the eport will not be known by the public < lntil 1t goes to congress-.
 Ex-Representative Holman, of Indiana, ong known as "the democratic watch log of the treasury" in the house, Is Vis- ting Washington. The old gentleman links the principal trouble with the emocratic party is that after preaching etrenchment and reform in public ex- enditures for many years, 1t failed when got into power to do any retrenching. ie says the government is spending a undred million dollars year more than ought to spend. The only present ex- enditures that MT. Holman endorses are pr pensions. He always did stand by ensiOns.
 It might or might not be very desira- le thing to have our coasts so defended heavy artillery that they would be impregnable, according to our point of view, and whether it,would 3 worth the $125, ,OOO, ,OOO, which Gen. 3 liles estimates in his annual report to le secretary of war it would cost, Is 8 nestion about which people will also her. Gen. Miles merely does his duty
 recommending that our coast defenses lould be improved; he is soldier, and aturally expects, sooner or later, to see lis country engaged in war. What con- 'ess thinks of the matter will be known F ter Previous congresses have had sim- ar recommendations made to them, and Ich of the last three or four has appro- lated small percentage of the amount timated as needed to be spent for that lrpose. M
 
 ringfeldRepublican If a man should