The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-17
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

Editor Herald:
Cleveland and his advisers are almost
in panic; they are giving up there and
clutching there in order to keep the tot
tering old party on its feet. Early this
| week there was a conference held be-
tween Secretary Fairchild, Speaker Car
Isle and Senator Beck. The object of it
was to settle the fate of the bond-pur-
chase bill which was passed by the house
some time ago, and to which Senator
Beck, as the representative of the silver
men, attached an amendment, compelling
the secretary of the treasury to purchase
silver bullion and coin the same to the
full amount of all national bank notes
surrendered under the bill
Messrs. Carlisle and Fairchild repre-
sented Mr.. Cleveland's well known anti
silver ideas. They triedto bring Senator
Beck around, but he got his Scotch
blood up, and read the riot act to such
an extent that the other gentlemen
agreed that the administration should
keep its hands off, and that if the amended
bill could be carried through the house,
Cleveland would agree to sign it. The
secret of this action on the part of the
administration is the silver men control
good many votes and Mr.. Cleveland is
willing to sacrifice any or all of his pred
judices-until after election-if he can on
ly secure the votes. -.-
A movement is on foot among the
southern republicans to urge the nomi-
nation of VIM. o. Bradley for vice presi-
dent. It is alleged that Bradley's can
vass last year for governor of Kentucky,
reducing the enormous democratic major
ity of that state to few thousand, was
made on a campaign fund of only $3.50,
and under circumstances much less favor
able to the republicans than those now
existing. And it is claimed that with
him on their ticket, the republicans
would, in all probability, carry the state
this fall.
AS a preliminary step to this move
ment the republican members of the Ken
lucky legislature and the recent republi-
can state convention at Louisville have
formally recommended him for vice pres
ident to the Chicago convention.
Mr.. Bradley, though under age at the
time, rendered valuable military service,
gun in hand, in behalf ofthe Union cause.
From early manhood he has been con-
spicuous in Kentucky as lawyer and
orator. He was delegate to the repub-
ican national convention of 1880, and
as chosen spokesman of the stalwarts,
followed Conkling in support of Grant.
Hon. Geo. M. Robson, who was sec
rotary of the navy under President Grant
is having hard streak of luck, financial
ly. All of his elegant household effects,
furniture, carpets, bronzes, cut glass, etc.
are to be sold at auction next week, I'M
der deed of trust.
Senator VOORHEES, apologized on Tues
day for the ungentlemanly language he
used in his reply to Senator ingalls,
speech, but not until he found out that if
he did not, a resolution censuring him
and expunging the Objectionable Ian
guage from the record, would be passed
by the senate. He deserves little credit
for having chosen the least of two evils.
The senate ratified the Chinese treaty
without a division, Senator's Seller and
Mitchell made speeches against it, but
did not demand vote.
The democratic members of the house
held caucus on Wednesday evening for
the purpose of discussing the proposed
amendments to the Mills tariff bill. They
discovered before the meeting was called
to order, that it would be impossible for
them to agree, so instead of discussing
the amendments they passed aresolution
requiring the democrats who proposed
offering amendments to first submit them
to the ways and means committee to be
considered and reported to another eau
Gus. Mr.. Randall gave notice that he
would not be bound by any caucus &C
ton.