Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1895-11-15
POLITICAL POINTERS.

siou that the overwhelming demo-
cratic defeats of last week were
endorsements of the administra-
tion and condemnation of the anti
Cleveland democrats. Was any
thing more idiotic ever conceived
outside of the walls of the insane
asylum! 1t is egotism run wild.
These Self-bllnded individuals will
never realize the disgust the people
of this country feel for their de-
monstrated incapacity until the
election return of next November
are counted; then they will have
the remainder of their lives to
learn TO see themselves as others
see them.
German, Hill, and the other
anti Cleveland democrats are go
ing, unless their friends in Wash
ington are misinformed 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 president, and say that
he shall bear the igneminy of be-
ing the only man who was ever
twice defeated for the Presidency
of the United States. That will
suit the republicans, as they
would rather defeat Mr.. Cleve-
land than anybody else.
The republicans are naturally
delighted at the prospect of not
only rcgaining the Presidency next
year, but of having control of
both branches of Congress, a ma
jority of the Senate after March 4,
1897, having been made absolutely
certain by the result of last week S
elections. Nothing but some
stupendous 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 sa-
gacity, Thomas B. Reed, in the
Speakers chair, no such blunder
will be made.
The administration is under
stood 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 Cuban
matter in his message to Congress,
further than to call attention to
the information sending the docu-
nents with the message) gathered
by the State Department, and to
request that Congress shall define
the policy to be pursued by this
government. If he accepts that
advice it will indicate that he has
learned something by experience,
but he will have to do it before
most people will believe it possi-
| BILE.
How are the mighty fallen! E..
Ellery Anderson, of New York,
one of the original cuckoos, has
been officially snubbed by Hoke
Smith, one of the second crop of
cuckoos. Mr.. Anderson is one of
the men appointed by Mr.. Cleve-
land to look out for the interests
of the government in the Union
Pacific Railroad. Quite awhile ago
he made some recommendations to
Secretary Hoke Smith, concerning
the patenting of lands to that rail
road company by the o. S. Land
Office. Not hearing anything
about his recommendations, MIR.
Anderson ventured to remind the
Secre tary of them and was curtly
informed that the Secretary dii
not deem il advisable to pass on
the recommendation either way,
as Congress would probably legis-
late on the subject at the coming
session.
The republican party might have
lots worse candidates than Sena-
tor Quay would make and then
not have bad one, but Senator
Quay has no idea of becoming a
candidate next year, notwithstand-
ing democratic sto les to the con-