The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

1t is said by friends of Cleveland at
Washington that the differences between
Senators Hill and Murphy and tho presi-
dent might have been settled at the be
ginning of the administration, had the two
senators been willing to accept the olive
branch OF peace rendered by the admins
tration. More than year ago overtures
of peace were made to the New York SEN
ators by man directly representing the
administration. They were told that they
should have more than the lions share of
the federal patronage il they would make
terms with the administration, and in re-
turn give adherents Of the president in
| New York fair share Of the state pat
ronage The administration did not ask
for half Of the state patronage, but said
it would be satisfied with O small
er amount. In pursuance of this
scheme Of reconciliation, Messrs Hill and
Murphy were invited to the white house
to dinner at which time it was purposed
to bury the political hatchet forever. The
invitation to dinner was coldly declined,
as were also the overtures for peace.
Since then, according to the admins trait ion
people, by whom this chapter of unpub-
| lished political history is now given out
| for the first time, the two New York sen :.
ators have waged unceasing war upon the
administration. They have held up scores
of nominations of men who belonged to
the wing of the party represented by the
president, and in other ways have used
their influence to embarrass the admins
tration,
Congressman w. A. Stone OF Pittsburg,
who will stump with Hastings this week,
does not anticipate any new legislation on
silver this winter. "The sober second
thought of the people will, l think, die
tate against the radical proposition for
free silver" he said. ''If some restrictions
were placed upon foreign silver it would
be possible to do something. am in favor
of protecting the silver interests of Amer.
lea as well as any other, but to adopt the
ideas that are now advanced would be
simply suicidal for this country. For the
Mexican dollar, two American dollars
could be obtained and somebody would be-.
come immensely wealthy in this manner.
All the silver used in the arts would be
turned into coin, and the currency of the
country would depreciate. All tho small
paper currency should be retired and in
this way force silver into circulation"
General Daniel H. Hastings, the Re-
publican candidate for governor, possesses
a memory Tor races and names that is
nothing less than marvellous" says the
Philadelphia Record. "As adjutant gen.
eral Of the state In his many campaign
tours, and in bis business relation, he has
been beought into contact with great num-
bers Of persons and to friend be recently
remarked that he believed he could call
60, 900 people by name. To most people
600 names would be burden on the
memory, but the general carries his 90, 600
with an ease that astonishes his friends, -
The nomination yesterday of Represent.
ative D. B. Heiner, of Kittanning in the
Twenty first congressional district breaks
a deadlock which occasioned not little
uneasiness and insures the return of safe,
conservative and painstaking member of
congress. His competitors for the nomi-
nation, having gracefully retired in obedl-
ence to the party's best interests, will de-
serve future remembrance.