The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-07
ashingtOn Letter.
From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov 30th, 1894.


does not carry his dislikes of the news
paper man in search of an interview
to the extent OF contemptuously refer
ring to him as one of "them d lit
erary fellows" as his distinguished
father once did, he dislikes being inter
viewed for publication so much that
he very rarely meets such request
favorably. This fact is we'll known to
the takers who have been writing so
much tom foolery- about the political
partnership formed between Senators
Jones, of Nevada, and Cameron, to
promote the organization of a new
party with only two priH ciples-the
free coinage of liver of silver and pro-
tection-which is to nominate Sena-
tor Cameron for the Presidency in
1896 The builders of the story, or
series of stories, counted upon Sena-
tor Camerous publically expressed sill
yer opinions, his friends ip with Sen
ator Jones, and every mans willing
ness to become President, to give an
air of probability to their stories, and
judging from letters received in Wash
ington from all sections, they did not
count in vain. These stories were
first started just after Senator Jones
announced that he had become a pop
ulist, and soon died out, Within the
last two or three days they have been
given a fresh start with many addi-
tional details. AS fairy stories they
do credit to the Imagination of their
authors, but as political information
they are simply rot of the worst sort.
1t can be stated upon the personal au- :
thOrity of Senator Cameron that he
has never at any time even considered
withdrawing from the republican
party; that he knows of no 'ossible
combination of circumstances that
would cause him to do so; that he
does not expect to be nominated for
President by silver party, and would
not accept such nomination were it
rendered to him, although he fayors a
freer use of silver as money and hopes
to see the republican party take steps
toward that end in the near future.
Representative Savers, of Texas,
chairman of the House committee on
appropriation and one of the ablest
democrats in that body, does not
hesitate to say that nothing but re-
publican support saved him and one
other Texas democrat, Representative
elect Calhoun, from being defeated by
the populists. He also says of Repre-
sentative elect Noonan, who was
elected by the republicans in the
elevenen Texas District "He was IL
Union man through the war, and
since then has been regularly elected
judge in democra tic district against
all opposition. He is about sixty years
old, popular and capable That he
will like Congress, / am not sure. If
the republicans had nominated meu of
his stamp in all the Texas Districts,
and made straight fight on republi-
can lines, / believe they would have
elected four or five Congressman"
1t is generally understood that Mr..
Cleveland is now dividing his atten-
ton between a painful attack of the
gout in his foot and the preparation of
his annual message to Congress, but a
democrat who ought to know said:
"The idea that Mr. Cleveland is en-
gagged in writing his message with his
own hands is an erroneous one. I
happened to know that he isn't writ
ing his message at all. He has a
daily talk with Dan. Lamont during
which he goes over what he desires to
say upon certain subject, leaving the
writing and the literary shaping of it
entirely to Lamont, who makes full
notes and at the next interview car
ries what he has in the meantime
written out to Mr.. Cleveland and
leaves it with him for revision. That's
the way Mr. Cleveland is writing his
message"
By the way, speaking of the mes
sage, tits not certain that it will con-
tain any detailed recommendations as
to new financial system, notwith-
standing Mr.. Cleveland's recent init
nation that it would. The reason is
that great pressure is being brought to
have the financial part of the message
limited to recommendation that
Congress authorizes the President to
appoint nonpartisan monetary COM
mission TO make full investigation
and report what financial legislation
ought to be enacted. Two members
of the Cabinet, Olney and Morton.
are committed to the commission idea
and others are said to be favorablv in
clined towards it. but Mr.. Cleveland
has heretofore attached no weight to
Cabinet or any other opinions, except
when they agreed with his own.