The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
A MORE CONSERVATIVE VIEW OF THE
EFFECTS OF CLEYELAND'S
ANTI-SILVER LETTER.
Planning Junketing Tours From
Washington and All at Uncle
Sans Expense.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G.-Mr. CleVe
la,d's letter against the free and I'm
limited Independent coinage OF sllVe
did not create the excitement In con
gres, that the sensational newspaper
have said it did. In the first place
tbc views expressed by Mr.. Cleveland
ara precisely those held by him ano
pul icly expressed just before his III
al,plration as president in 1855, so that
"a re- teration of them was no surprise
I'D those acquainted with the III or
,.ur.e there are differences of opinion
aucng Democrats in congress as to the
v.is ON of having taken this time to
roitnrate them, but Mr.. Cleveland's
f.,8lds point to the fact that he did
10, do so until asked to take part i'll
the anti-slver meeting in New York.
They say that if he had not given his
arinion in answer To that invitation
~. would have been open to the charge
of towardice, and everybody knows
thaj there is nothing approaching
COW ardice in Grover Cleveland's make
up.
Many eminent democratic senator,
and representatives in their dlsap-
continent at seeing the last hope of
4 ~ passage OF the free coinage bill by
tao house at this session vanish as ii
,Ja with the publication OF Mr.. Cleve-
Ia DIS letter. said upon the spur of the
mOment things upon which cool Sec
oui thought they will probably re-
yrgt. Mr.. Cleveland may or may not
ba the nominee of the democratic
party next year, but it does not an
ear probable to an appropriated
lu nd that his expressing personal
Cprnion, which he was well known 10
hcId, eighteen months before the
meeting of the national convention of
the party would absolutely elm
iuate HIM from the pres
il initial field. Successful politics.
sad democratic senator to-
day, are always practical and if when
the CONVENTION meets its members
hall be of tho opinion that Mr.. Cleve-
land is the strOuge,t man he will re.
rnjve the nomina ion, otherwise no
aid the rank and file of the party, |
VINO want the man nominated thai |
con win, not any particular man, will
Ta Cify the choice of the convention
whoever he may be. A year and
half is good while. Let us all keep
cool and meet the issue when they con.
~ 30 tn ho -,
much can be lost, 10y being precipi'
Lite"
Washington, where both men had
many warm friends, was greatly
shocked by the d aths of Admiral
Porter and Gen. Sherman, one o.
Friday and the other on Saturday,
and many kind and loving regrets have
been expressed ny all classes. The
enemies of civil service reform, rs she
is run by the present commissioner,
came very near succeeding in flank
movement in the house, the object OF
which was to cut off the supplies OF
the immssiOn 10y reducing the APP
uropration for the hire of clerks.
'Nhe movement failed, but it resulted
in some plain talk about the manner
in which the commission works that
could not have been pleasing to the
commissioners.
There are certain indications of the
near approach of the junketing season
coming IN sight. Mr. Harrison is pre-.
pairing to make thirty day tour of
the Pacific coast in the private Car of
tle would be presidential candidate.
4 anator Stanford. and the senate has,
by resolution, authorized two commit
tees, naval affairs and Canadian rela-
tons, to travel around at government
expense next summer Senator Plumb |
stirred up the bile of some of the mem
beers of the latter committee by saying
that he met the committee in Cali
iornia last fall and felt inclined to
present. it with map. so that it could |
tiud out where Canada was.
Mr.. Harrison has not yet demanded |
the resignation of Pension Commiss-
Toner Raum, notwithstanding his un
fitness for the Office, which was fully |
proven, in spite of the efforts of the
on the committee to
SHE d him by the late investigation. |
Senator Voorhees, who has been quite
i'll is slowly getting better Senator
II earst's condition remains unchanged. |
No one appears now to anticipate
an extra session of congress this spring |
al hough of course it is possible There
ia a rumor that the Republicans of the
So late are going to try to rush the
force bill through during the closing
h urs of the session, but | don't |
thnk there is anything in it.
nCnIrGI JEEJSIATJnN