The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-17
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.

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1t is known that Mr.. Mckinley
feels very keenly the rebuke admins
tered to Algerism by the voters OF the
country at the Congressional cleo
tions, and probable that if he had it
all to do over again, he would not be
willing to stand sponsor for Alger.
The first Cabinet meeting after the
election was very mournful affair /;
it lasted nearly four hours and was
devoted entirely to attempts to ex.
tract few crumbs of comfort from
the result in the few states in which
the republicans held their own, and
from the fact that they will have a
majority in the Senate of the next
Congress. The mourners are feeling
a little better now, over the probabi-
lity that the republicans will by the
skin of their teeth barely hold control
of the next House, but they are afraid
TO count too much even upon that
little, for fear that the official count,
necessary to determine the result in
number of c,ose districts, will leave
the republicans in minority.
When all the circumstances connect
ed with the campaign are taken into
consideration, and the vote cast is
compared with that Of 90, it will be
seen that this weeks elections were
great triumph for the democratic
party--a triumph that was really ex-
traordinary IN the face of the OBJ
stacles which confronted the party.
1t seems incredible almost that an
administration which had the undivid-
ed support OF the country in fighting
to triumphant close a foreign war
should have so soon forfeited and lost
so much of that support, although all
sorts of appeals, ranging from patriot
ism to cupidity, were used to retain it.
If the democratic party maintains its
present aggressive attitude, it will
surely win the Presidential election
two years hence.
Senator Jones, of Ark, chairman
OF the Democratic National Commit
tee, does not regard the election OF
Roosevelt as a serious loss to the
democracy of the country. On the
contrary, he talks as though he be-
lieved it would be decidedly benefi-
cial. He SAYS the democratic leaders
in New York went estray on the
party platform and that he regards
the defeat of the party IN that state
as the legitimate reward of straddlers
and piecemeal politicians. There are
many other democrats who are not
sorry that the party failed to carry
New York, some for one reason and
some for another, but the most of
them because they think that Tam
many should be satisfied with the con-
troll of the party in the city of New
York and not seek to control in state
and national affairs. They say that
if Van Wyck had been elected COVER
nor, Mr.. Crocker would have attemp-
ted to control the National conven-
tion, in 1900, and that such attempts
bring nothing but injury to the party.
There were several surprising things
connected with the testimony of Gen.
Lawton, who commanded a division
of Skaters army, in the Santiago
campaign, which was taken by sim
gle member of the Commlsslon-Col.
DENLY. His testimony, as whole
did not square with things he had
said to Gen. Miles, and which Miles
had repeated to others, and he has
said since testitying that he did not
tell some things he knew. All these
things have resulted in determina-
tion to give Lawton another chance
to testify when the whole Commission
will be present. Capt. Clark Howell,
of the commission, is said to have
information that will enable him to
make the cross examination of Law
ton interesting. Some other interest.
ing things are likely to be uncovered
by the Commission, now that the ad
ministration does not feel called upon
to keep them quiet for fear of their
effect upon the elections. individuals
who thought they were to be perman
emily protected by the administration
are likely to be found guilty of short
comings and punished therefor. Tht
report of Gen. Miles, now in the
hands of Secretary Alger, ought to bt
interesting reading 10 the Commission
if it really wishes to get at the bottom
of things. 1t contains some pointer
that would not have to be followed