The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-20

BALTIMORE, Jan. 19.-That Senators
German and Hill havo formed conf
bination to run tho Dcmocraticparty in
the coming national campaign is amply
in evidence by recent developments at
Washington. Their plans include tho
dictation OF silver and tariff legislation
at the present session OF Congress, and
the making OF tho Presidential platform
OF tho Democracy, as well US the naming
Of tho ticket, in case ncithero ono OF them
shall be upon it.
Arthur P. German is one OF the most
socrctivc characters in public life re-
garding his own purposes and his party
plans. He has not for ten years past
consented 10 talk TO q newspaper man
about himself or what he thinks should
be party policy, but he has few per-
sonal friends in this city to whom he is
not SO rcticcnt, and they occasionally
let drop some offerings OF his political
wisdom and genius.
One OF them, II former secretary OF
the Maryland Democratic state com
mittee and closely allied to Mr.. German
and in possession OF as many OF his
secrets as any man could he, under Il
pledge OF concealing his name, gave out
for the Pres what he believes to be the
senator's exact position in the party,
his views OF the coming campaign and
his ideas as to what course the party
should adopt to win in the November
battle at the polls.
AS a PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
at is no secret" he said, "that Mr..
German is 4 candidate Tor the presiden-
tial nomination as 4 compromise in
case OF fierce wrangle or deadlock over
Cleveland, Hill, Flower and the West
ern Democratic leaders who are men,
toned for the head OF the ticket. |
have his own authority for saying that
he will not oppose the claims OF any OF
the gentlemen named, except Mr..
Cleveland, whom he regards rs having
forfeited all his prospects for again
heading the ticket by his defeat in 1883,
and his insistance that q wholesale at
tack upon the Mckinley law is the
paramount necessity OF Democratic
policy.
81 am inclined to think that Mr.. Cor
man is in sympathy with the move
ment to select q western man MS the
presidential candidate, but he is ham
pered with the paucity OF good mater
ial for the head of the ticket west OF the
Mississippi river. Senator Palmer and
Governor Boies are the only names that
loom into prominence, but the former
is handicapped by his age, while Mr..
Boies is not well enough known in the
south and east to arouse the voters to
strenuous contest. However, I am JUS
titled in predicting that ii a western man
is nominated Mr.. German would be
willing to stand for the vice presidency,
and that the least he expects is cabi-
net portfolio ii Democratic President
{ is elected this year, always with the
reservation that he will not DO Mr..
Cleveland.
GoRMAN's INTIMACY WITH HILL.
"As to Mr.. Germans increasing init
macy with Senator Hill, it is founded
upon the highest respect for the New
York mans capacity in politics, and the
identity OF their views regarding silver
and tariff legislation. I predicted in
August last the election OF Mr.. Crisp as
speaker OF the house through the Hill
and German influence, and said then
that it meant union OF the anti-Clcve.
land forces OF the Democratic party
upon either German or Hill for the
Presidential nomination. Since then
have been compelled to modify my
views upon the national ticket, mainly
because am convinced that western
statesman will be found, big and broad
enough to fill the party's demands.
Il have good reason for the convic-
ton that Mr.. German has been laboring
with Mr.. Hill to bring the latter over
to his view OF the situation, and that he
has had a.measurable degree OF success.
Mr.. German is disposed to regard the
enmity OF the followers OF Cleveland as
fatal to Hills chance OF carrying New
York state"
SILVER AND THE TARIFF.
"What is the programme Of the Cor
man-liill combination upon tariff and
silver legislation at this session."
1t was thoroughly outlined by Mr..
Springer IN his speech at tho jackson
banquet in New York and the bills he
has introduced in the house. Mr..
Springer, by the way, is member OF
the Hill and German combination, and
he represented it in his offering OF the
bills to attack the Mckinley tariff in
detail by providing for free wool, free
iron orc and other raw materials OF
manufacturing, instead OF attempting
to smash tho present tariff at blow
and thereby mourning q negative vote
in the Republican senate or an execu-
tive veto.
81 know that this policy was agreed
upon at meeting between Senator
German and Mr.. Crisp ut Mr.. Crisp's
Georgia home during tho senator's
Southern tour last summer, and at tho
same time it was decided that the silver
question should be minimizcd as much
as possible this session SO rs to avoid
giving otlense on the one hand to the
rampant lree-silvcrites OF tho West, and
the gold bugs OF the East on tho other,
AN uSnoLY ALLIANCE.
"It was then thought best to limit
the demands OF tho Democracy to the
repeal OF the Sherman bill OF the last
Congress and the introduction of a
4 measure for tho free coinage Of all sill
yer, the product OF the mines of the
I United States; but, az Mr.. German Mt
that time pointed out to Mr.. Crisp, it
might be possible to form an alliance
with the Western low tariff and FREQ
silver Republicans, in pursuance of
which what are now known us the