The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-11
WASHINGTON.
from our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. sth, 1907.

a
somewhat gloomy gathering and Mr..
Mckinley was chief mourner. Secre-
,ary Sherman looked as mournful as
the rest of them, but it he felt so it
was probably because he feared that
the official count in Ohio would not
meet democratic expectations by
making Boss Hanna's return to the
Senate impossible, and not because of
, the general rebuke administered to
the administration by the increase in
the democratic vote and the decrease
in the republican vote in every State
in which an election was held. When
speaking for publication, the republi-
cans try to make light of the results
and to claim that such is always the
case at the first off year elections held
under new administration, but they
do not talk that sort of rot among
themselves. They know the extra.
ordinary efforts made by their Nation
al Committee to hold together the
vote given to Mckinley last year and
the enormous amount of money spent
in those efforts, and they see the re-
suits for just what they area popu-
lar rebuke to Mr.. Mckinley and his
administration. They see, too, that
it is iore-runner OF the election of
democratic majority of the House of
Representatives, next year, which will
in turn pave the way for the election
Of democratic President in 1000.
With the exception of New York,
where disgust with the alleged "re-
formers" of the republican municipal
administration brought about the cy-
clone which restored Tammany to
power by an Unexpectedly large plural
lty, and Maryland, where the silver
question was lodged and the anti.
German democrats, headed by the
Baltimore Sun, acted with the republi
cans, the democrats made their largest
gains in those States where they push
ed the free coinage of silver to the
front as the leading issue of the cam
palgn. This fact shows very plainly
that those who pronounced the ''silver
craze" dead last year were not we'll
informed. 1t also shows that not a
few of the republicans who voted to
put the Mckinley administration in
power resent the continuation of the
Ceveland-Carlsle financial policy by
the present administration.
Democrats in Washington are dis
posed to give MIR. Bryan large share
Of the credit for the splendid showing
made by the party in Ohio, and the
remark has been made many times,
,ha, if the entire campaign in that
State had been made along the same
aggressive line as the speeches made
in the closing days by Mr.. Bryan, the
democrats would have elected their
entire state ticket as we'll as have
assured the defeat OF Boss Hanna.
VI course those who make these re.
marks know that it is much easier to
say after campaign is over what
would have been the winning policy
than 1t is to make the choice in the
midst of campaign, but the knowl-
edge may, be useful all the same, as it
may be used to prevent similar mis-
takes IN the future.
The only depressing feature about
the elections, from a democratic point
OF view, was the election of republl-
can majority of the Maryland legisla
ture, which means that Senator Cor.
mans successor will be republican.
Delegations ofgentlemen represent
ing communities which would like to
nave that proposed government armor
plate factory continue to present them
selves and their able Arguments be-
lore the Board of Naval Officers having
charge OF the investigation to ascer-
TAIN the best location for such plant,
which indicates either lack ofknowl-
edge of the attitude of the administra-
uon towards the project or belief
that Congress will act IN the matter
regardless OF the opposition of the ad-
ministration.
Hon. Hannis Taylor, who was U.
). Minister to Spain under the last
administration and until the arrival of
Gen. Woodford, the present minister,
at Madrid, several months ago, and
VINO is at present staying in Washing
ION, fails to perceive how occupying a
position as diplomat should operate
10 deprive him of the right to have
and express an opinion of his own
after his return to private life, and is
therefore not inclined to bother his
mead about the absurd talk that solne
o' the friends of Spain and of the ad.
m'nlstratlon have INDUCED in since
'ne publication of a 7ery strong and
truthful magazine article written by
Mr. Taylor and dealing with Spain