The record-union., 1891-02-23

hardly expect one delegate from any of
the Southern States, and he is practically
out Of the race. From the way the South
ern members talk to-day, to me he is
politically dead.
This premature demise, however, must
not be counted for Governor Hill. He is
equally opposed to silver, and, it will be
recollected, rudely refused to send dele
gate from New York to the st. Louis Sill
yer Convention last fall. German of
Maryland is the man at this present writ
ing.
Many say that this sudden eclipse of
Grover is not disappointing to them; that
between now and the National Conven-
ton he would have made some other
equally fatal mistake, because it is so far
off and because he is wading too deep
trying to keep up with Hill, Gray of Indf-
ana, Morrison, German and other promi-
nent men now mentioned.
RECUPERATIvE FORCES.
In all the Congressional interviews and
newspaper opinions which have occupied
so much space during the past week since
Mr.. Cleveland's reckless" silver coinage
letter, the anti-free coinage men and par
tisan supporters of that gentleman have
been adroitly hedging. They assert that
his letter shows courage in his convic-
tions," a spirit indicating that he would
''rather be right than be President" and
the sentiments were "outspoken and
honest" and many more of those old
time doleful platitudes.
| That is doubtless a very adroit way of
| reaching the old-fashioned partisan of the
bucolic "deestricks,'' but it won't go
here. Everyone will readily recall the
| time when Scott OF Pennsylvania, Mr.
Cleveland's mouthpiece on the floor of
| the House of Representatives of that Con-
gress, introduced his famous Chinese Ex-
i,,I,
to have originated in or was the author
lied sentiment of the President on that
measure. 1t passed the Democratic House
of Representatives with boom and went
to the Republican Senate where it was
confidently believed it would be strangled,
murdered or mangled beyond recogni-
ton. Contrary to the desired expecta-
ton, the Republican Senate passed it.
Then the executive dodging, trimming
and squirming Mr.. Cleveland, resorted
to ut that time in order to get the bill re-
called to the Senate, amended or tied up,
so that he would not have to sign or veto
it, has already entered into the political
history of the country.
1t Will also be recollected how long he
hesitated before signing it, but finally
did SO through the sanguinary representa-
tions of the Democracy of the Pacific
| Coast that q veto would be fatal to the
party on the eve of a Presidential cleo
ton.
He had tried to obtain political goods
| under false pretenses and was caught in
| the act. He was outgeneraled by the Re-
publican Senators.
These inside facts being well known
here and among the leading men of the
! country, all effort to employ those old
chestnuts to elevate Mr.. Cleveland to the
rank of statecrafJ can hardly find any
| considerable number of believers outside
| of homes for the feeble-minded
Mr.. Cleveland is doubtless chafing un-
der this manifest fact that, while he made
a good enough President, having little
more to do than fill the Federal offices,
| he has no ability or sagacity as a party
leader, for the reason that every time
| his party places him in power he tries to
get on top of it to ride them in the mud.
These criticisms of his mediocrity
among the Democratic leaders worries
and irritates his vanity, and he seems to
| be determined TO offset that impression
among the people by periodically pro-
mitigating some ridiculous thing in order
| to try to convey the impression among
the masses that he is great leader OF
| fearless opinions and character.
His free trade message in 1888, his pen
sion vetoes, and this last reckless silver
coinage letter stamps him as a sensation
| alist and not q thinker.
Had Mr.. Cleveland said nothing, and
relied on perfect quiet and the fortunate
! forces which put him where he was, it is
been the occupant of the White House to-
| day.
| This wouldn't satisfy him. He appar-
emily retains the story book tales about
! the questions of men who were kings and
| Presidents, when the reverse is nearer
| the truth.
TEE LOGIC OF THE SITUATION.
| If both parties nominate anti-free coin
| age men in 1892, the silver issue will be
| simply a stand-off, and the old fight OF
last fall may retire silver to the rear. II
| both nominate pro-silver men, it is a
| question simply whether the Republicans
of the North will vote their ticket straight,
| as they have done with one exception
since the war in a Presidential contest.
| If the Democrats nominate pro-
| silver man and the Republicans do not,
the Democrats will lose New York, New
| Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts,
representing 50 electoral votes, which
makes large hole in the 165 from the
! Solid South.
! If the Republicans nominate a pro-
silver man and the Democrats do not, the
latter would be showed under-except
that fraudulent 165.
from now that the Republicans will
nominate an anti-tree coinage man for
| President, makes Grover Cleveland a
possible nominee by the Democracy. 1t
should be understood that any Demo
cratic nominee will get the Solid South.
| They are in nowise particular about the
| race, color or previous condition Of a
| Democratic nominee, as long as he is q
| white Democrat.
| From my present unbiased obServa-
| ton, Tor | have no reason whatever to care
| whether silver is free or enSlaved, / am
constrained to entertain the opinion, after
! privately talking with a great many lead
ing men from all sections of the country,
| that outside the money center a very
large proportion of the majority class in
both parties radically believe in free coin
| age to-day.
| predict that one year hence, however
much we may honestly differ about our
treatment of the silver elephant, that the
national conventions of the two great
parties Will embrace in their respective
| platforms resolutions favorable to the free
coinage of American silver, and the one
which ''resolutes" the strongest will Sc
cure the popular vote.
| This last week has been the liveliest
monkey and parrot time that Washing
ton has seen for many day, and it is
still boiling over.
THEoSoPHY MADE CLEAR.
In September, 1875, Nine. Blavatsky
| and Colonel Olcott founded what they
called a Theosophical Society in New
York. Within the past few years it has
spread over large portion of the United
States and Europe.
'The Catholic University of America
! is located a few miles from the city o1
Washington. Every Wednesday after
noon is devoted to an erudite lecture by
some one of the faculty, and they are
largely attended by the scholarly men
and women of the country, many o:
whom do not accept that spiritual belief
This weeks lecture embraced the ques-
/ ton, what is Theosophy ?' by Merwin-
Marie Smell, who devoted himself an
hour and a half to an account of its orr