The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-04-10
Washington Letter.


n The party flag has been hoisted ovel
democratic headquarters, in Washing
ton, and the work OF the campaign be
gun. An entire building has been Sc
cured, on Fifteenth Street, just above
Pennsylvania avenue. 1t will be uccu,
pied as headquarters for the Democrat
ic Congressional Committee, and the
National Asso citation of Democratic
Clubs, the two having the same secre'
tary-Mr. Lawrence Gardner. There
will also be room In the building fof
the National committee, should 1t de-
sire to establish in Washington either
q branch or its principal headquarters.
Senator Faulkner. the chairman OF the
Congressional committee, and all the
other members are preparing to make
a very determined effort to overthrow
the present enormous republican ma
jority in the House, and they are per.
fectly satisfied that there is much more
than fighting chance for success. A
care full study of the returns OF the "a
elections 10 all the Congressional dis
tricts shows an unusually large number
of districts carried by very small ma
jorities by the republicans. and a COM
parison Of the votes in the same dis
tricts for '92 will show that the result
was brought in many of Them simply by
democrats remaining at home. There
is very little doubt thata majority Of
the next House will be democratic, ii
the full democratic vote can be go, out.
The Congressional committee will
make special efforts in that line, in dis
tricts which are naturally democratic.
The failure of the republicans OF the
present House to keep the promises
they made on the stump will, it is ex-
pected, help the democrats in all dis
tricts where the class OF voters who
never permanently ally themselves
with either party hold the balance Of
power. Many of that class soted with
The republicans in "a. who may be IN
]ucej to vote for democrat this year.
Senator Villas, who was Cleveland's
irst Postmaster General. is specially
veil qualified to speak on the subject
# government mail subsidies. He made
he Senate amendment to the Post Of
Ice appropriation bill. giving $4,000
additional compensation to the Oceanic
steamship Company for carrying the
nails from San Francisco to Hawaii
md other points. the text for some in
eresting remarks. in which he said
hat the mail subsidy system, which
,e opposed when he was Postmaster
had entirely failed to give a
nore expiditious or better mail service.
he supporters OF the subsidy defend
d the amendment on the ground that
! was made necessary by the compel
ng subsidized Canadian line OF Pacific
teamers.
There is a nasty row among the re-
ublican members Of the House COM
littee on Public Buildings and Grounds
yer the old question of site for new
government Printing Office. While no
pen charge has been made, it was s. at
d by Representative White, of ILL.,,
lat Chairman Miliken bad railroaded
bill through the committee which
rovides for the purchase of a site at
rice twice as high as a site just as good
ould be bought for. On the other
and Chairman Milliken intimates that
[r. White is over friendly to those who
re- Interested in the much talked about
Iahone site, which has figured some-
hat disreputably in this matter for
,me years. That much is publicly
lid. What is privately said is of such
nature that IL would not be safe to
rint unless you had indisputable legal
roof to back 1t up with.
Acco, ding to the opinion Of Mr.. II.
Queen, a prominent Kentuckian now
Washington, Secretary Carlisle will
: the democratic candidate for Presi-
INT. Mr.. Queen says of Mr.. Carlisle
candidate: He would carry Ken
lcky by at least 10000 majority. and
, would not FAIL Of success In single
uthern state. To the Eastern and !
iddle States democrats he would be
acceptable. AS far as
10 concerned. there is an end
party dissensions. and henceforth
% Blue Grass democrats will be found
orking in harmony. and the electoral
tie of the state will be cast for the