Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Fro~ sur Regular CorrespOudsnt.l

from the campaign III
much better condition than theil
allies, the democrats, did.In fact
be thinks, aud says, THAT the result
wipes out the democratic
party, that the gold democrats will
mostly become republicans and the
silver democrats populists, aud
that the next Presidential cam
paign will be fought betN cen the
p)pulists and the republic 'ns.
He also says that the democrats
are responsible for Bryan's defeat.
The republicans are IN a state
OF iabllatiou over McKlnlsy's u, C
ton which ID likely to continue
until after the distribution o.
patronage gets fully underway
Then We shall have the kicking
which is always the striking tea
ture of the frat few months OF
every administration. They ap
pear to fully realize that the re
tention of the favor Of the voters
who have given them another
lease of power depends upon tbell
ability to give the country thu
prosperity thsy have promised
aud there is no doubt of their In
tention to do their level best IL
that direction. They claim that thu
boom in industrial and commercial
clrc es which started as soon al
the result of the election wa
known will be permanent and thu
people, regardless of their politics
are most heartily with them II
hoping that 1t may be. We al
want prosperity, no matter VIII,
gets the credit for 1t.
While the conferences of Gen
Fltz Lee with President Cle' eland
aud Secretary Olnsy have raised
fresh crop of Ouban rumors, there
is nothing In sight to Indicate any
change of policy by this Govern
meht. Some think that President
Cleveland, will, In his annusI
message to Congress. make sous
some positive recommendation on
the subject, but it IL more probable
that he will merely state the situa
ton, as shown by Gen. Lees re
port aud leave the responsibility
of any action IN the hands of Con
gress, and of his successor.
In the specdlatlOns as to who
W II be members OF President-elect
McKinie,'s Cabinet, three names
OF prominent republicans have al
ready been eliminated. MIR. Mark
Hanna, who could doubtless have
had his PICK of the portfolios, took
his name off the list by making
the positive statement that ht
would accept no office under the
coming administration; Senator
sherman's intimate friends sa'
that bis age would prevent his &C
either the Secretary'hip OF
the Treasury or OF State shouId
either be offered him, and Speaker
Reed shonId never have been
put on the list as probable
me " Der of the Cabinet. Major
Mckinley would doubtless be only
too glad to have the strong person
atty OF Speaker Reed added t.
his family OF oficIal advisors aud
SllI probably tender him a place
in the Cabinet, bit without any
idea that it will be accepts d. Ever
il his party did not need his ser
vices in the House, Mr.. Reed
would not be likely to be in the
Cabinet. The sDeakership OF the
House il q much bigger place than
the best position in the Cabinet
and can he made to serve tue an
bition of man who is a candidate
fos his party's Presidential nOnl'
nation, as Mr.. Reed unq lestlona
bly, L. to u much gre ster extent.
One of the odd features Of thu
Senatorial situation Is that, al
though a majority of the Krntuck,
legislature mill be republicans,
Secretary Carlisle IS being pushe d
to the front as candidate to sac
coed Joe Blackburn in the Senate,
and seine of his friends speak as
though they believe he will win
although they do not explain VIII,
the republicans in Kentucky leg
islature being able to elect a Te
publican Senator sho aid instead
elect Mr.. Carlisle. Que explains
ton has 1t That Mr.. Carlisle al
ready IN accord with the 6nancia
policy of the republicans will JON
that party, and another that thu
expectation of Mr.. OarlIsle's FREUD
is based upon the we'll known feud
between prominent republicans
which they believe will preveu
any republican being abe to con-
mand q sufficient number OF vote