The Press., 1896-11-12
WashlngtOn Letter.


 Washington, Nov. 9th, 1898.
 Senator Butler makes 1t very plain that he thinks the populists emerged from the in much better condition than their allies, the democrats, did. In fact, he thinks, and says, that the result vir- tually wipes out the democratic party; | that the gold democrats will mostly be- come republicans and the silver demo- crats populists, and that the next presi- l dential campaign will be fought between the populists and the republicans. He also says that the democrats were re- sponsible for Bryan's defeat.
 The republicans are in state of jubila- | tion over McKinley's election, which is likely to continue until after the distribu- tion of patronage gets fully under way. Then we shall have the kicking which is always the striking feature of the first few months of every administration. They appear to fully realize that the re- tention of the favor of the voters who have given them another lease of power depends upon their ability to give the country the prosperity they have prom ised, and there is no doubt of their inten- tion to do their level best in that direc- tion. They claim that the boom in indus trial and commercial circles, which start ed as soon as the result of the election was known, will be permanent, and the people. regardless of their politics, are most heartily with them in hoping that it may be. We all want prosperity, no mat ter who gets the credit for 1t.
 While the conferences of Gen. Fitz Lee with President Cleveland and Secretary Olney have raised fresh crop of Cuban rumors, there is nothing in sight to indi- cate any change of policy by this govern ment. Some think that President Cleve- land will, in his annual message to con- gress, make some positive recOmmenda- tion on the subject, but 1t is more proba- ble that he will merely state the situation, as shown by Gen. Lees report, and leave the responsibility of any action in the hands of congress, and. of his successor.
 In the speculations as to who will be members of President-elect McKinley's cabinet, three names of prominent repub- licans have already been eliminated. MT. Mark Hanna, who could doubtless have had his pick of the portfolios, took his name of the list by making the positive statement that he would accept no office under the coming administration; Sena- tor Sherman's intimate friends say that his age would prevent his accepting either the secretaryship of the treasury or of state, should either be offered him, and Speaker Reed should never have been put on the list as probable member of the cabinet. Major Mckinley would doubt less be only too glad to have the strong personality of Speaker Reed added to his family of official advisers, and will prob ably tender him 8 place in the cabinet, but without any idea that 1t will be &C., cepted. Even if his party did not need his services in the house, MT. Reed would not be likely to be in the cabinet. The speakership of the house Is much bigger place than the best position in the cabi- net, and can be made to serve the ambi- tion of a man who Is candidate for his party's presidential nomination, as MT. Reed unquestionably is, to much great CT extent.
 One of the odd features of the senato- rial situation is that, although majority of the Kentucky legislature will be re- publicans, Secretary Carlisle is being pushed to the front as candidate to suc- ceed Joe Black burn in the senate, and some of his friends speak as though they believe he will win, although they do not explain why the republicans in the Ken lucky legislature, being able to elect a re- publican senator, should instead elect MT. Carlisle. One explanation has 1t that MT. Carlisle, already in accord with the flnan- cial policy of the republicans, will join that party, and another that the expecta- ton of Mir. Carlisle's friends is based up- on the well-known feuds between promi- nent Kentucky republicans, which they
 
 able to command a sufficient number of votes to be elected senator, and will re- suit in the election of MT. Carlisle as 8 compromise man by the votes of gold democrats and republicans.
 Not little comment has been caused in Washington by the defeat of the, two men who were acknowledged leaders of the A. P. A. in the house-Representa tive Linton, of Michigan, and Hainer, of Nebraska-during the last session of con- gress. It was supposed that both these men owed their seat in the house to the prepOnderence of A. P. A. sentin. ent in their districts; yet in campaign in which the A. P. A. made itself more conspicu- ous than ever before, they fail of re-elec- ton. Somewhat puzzling, isn't it2
 Treasury officials are keeping mum about the dismissal of several officials one of them a woman, refusing to say more than that the dismissals were ''fol the good of the service," but there is nc doubt that the dismissals were connected with the action and language, especially the latter, of the ex-oflcials in the cam- paign just closed. They were all foI Bryan and they are accused of having talked "hot stuff,", publicly and privately, against Secretary Carlisle's financial pol icy and his attitude in the campaign.  The Prolonged Bath.
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