San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1894

WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1894.
Although Senator Cameron, Of
Pa, does not carry his dislike of
the newspaper man in search Of
an interview to the extent of con-
temptuously referring to him as
one Of "them dictionary fellows,
as his distinguished father once
did, he dislikes being interviewed
for publication so much that he
very rarely meets such a request
favorably. This fact is well-known
to the takers who have been writ
ing so much on foolery about the
political partnership formed be-
tween Senator Jones, of Nevada,
and Cameron, to promote the or
ganiZation of new party with
only two principles-the free coin
age Of silver and proteCtion-which
is to nominate Senator Cameron
for the presidency in 1896. The
builders Of the story, or series of
stories, counted upon Senator
Cameron publicly expressed silver
opinions, his friendship with Sena-
tor Jones, and every mans willing
ness to become president. to give
an air of probability to their
stories, and, judging from letters
received in Washington from all
sections, they did not count in
vain. These stories were first
started just after Senator Jones
announced that he had become a
populist, and soon died out. With
in the last two or three days they
have been given fresh start with
many additional details. AS fairy
stories they do credit to the imagi-
nation Of their authors, but as
political information they are
simply rot Of the worst sort. 1t
can be stated upon the personal
authority of Senator Cameron that
he has never at any time even con-
sidered withdrawing from the re-
publican party; that he knows of
no possible combination of circum-
stances that would cause him to
do SO; that he does not expect to
be nominated for president by a
silver party, and would not accept
such nomination were it rendered
to him, although he favors free
use of silver as money and hopes
to see the republican party take
steps toward that end in the near
future.
Representative Sayers, of Texas,
of the House committee
on approximation and one of the
abest Democrats in that body
does not hesitate to say that moth
ing but Republican support saved
him and one other Texas Democrat
Representative elect Calhoun
from being defeated by the popu.
lists. He also says OF representa-
tive elect-Noonan, who was elected
by the Republicans in the eleventh
Texas District: He was a Union
man throughout the war, and
since then has been regularly
elected judge in a Democratic dis
trict against all opposition. He is
about sixty years old, popular and
That he will like Con.
gress, am not sure, if the Repub-
licans had nominated men of his
stamp in all the Texas Districts,
and made straight fight on Re-
publican lines, l believe they
would have elected four or five
congressman"
MOneyed Democrats are show
ing very decided disposition to
sit down hard upon Senator Faux
ner, Of w. ", instead OF subsCrib-
ing money to aid his rainbow
scheme, of utilizing the machinery
Of the Democratic Congressional
Campaign committee to distribute
literature intended to educate the
Democratic masses up to a proper
financial level. 1t will doubtless
be remembered that Senator
Faulkner is chairman of that COM
mittee. One man who gave the
Congressional committee a check
with four figures was approached
by Senator Faulkner and asked to
subscribe to the new scheme, and
he is reported to have said: "Look
here, Eau lkner, if that committee
really has any machinery, sent it
to the nearest junk shop as soon
as you can, for it is worthless for
any useful purpose. And as for the
Democratic masses, | have my
doubts about their existence. l
have no more money to throw
down rat holes.
THEo. ARTzT'S ORCHESTRA.