Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-05
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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they seem to like it. Publicly it is diff
ticult To get them to talk about it, fur
Their than TO utter the usual platitude'
about their being in favor of the nomi
nee, and peculiar circumstances sur
rounding the case which are not under
stood outside the state; but privately
they do not hesitate TO say that the
whole business was put up job. fol
the purpose of making Hill, who was
only "A short time ago in danger of being
publicly read out Of the democratic
party by his fellow democratic senators
because of his opposition to the tariff
bill, the leader of the democratic party.
His nomination has already proved de-
cidedly embarrassing 10 the managers
of the democratic congressional cam
paigD. They have been sending out
! literature in defence of the tariff bill,
and especially the income tax clause Of
it, and here is Hill. who voted against
the tariff bill, nominated for governor
of the great state of New York, on a
platform that specifically condemns the
income tax. They don't know what to
do. If they shout for Hill they offend
federal patronage until March +, 1857,
and if they don't they offend Hill, who
may be the democratic nominee for the
presidency two years hence. The re-
publicans. while conceding the truth of
Dan. Lannon'S comment, that "Hill is
a vote-getter'', are pleased with the
nomination, because they are confident
that ii will result in the election of NJ.
Morton and IN making the ELECTORAL
vote of New York certain for the rcpub-
lican nominees in 1896. They fully
agree with the administration men in
believing that Hills nomination was a
put up job. and that its author was
David b. Hill, but they think the adj
ministration ought TO be glad of il, as
Hill will be defeated and thus elimina-
ted as a factor in the national politics.
The administration men would be glad
enough OF the opportunity to assist in
the eliminating process were it not for
their knowledge that if New York elects
a republican governor this year it will
almost certainly go republican in the
presidential election.
About the smallest piece of political
work ever done by any administration
was the resumption in a small way Of
the coinage Of silver dollars, in order
that the coins might be used by stump
speakers and personal workers among
the more ignorant voters Of the south
and west, 10 convince them that the
Cleveland administration was so friend
" 70 silver that it was still coming
silver dollars. OF course this little trick
will not fool intelligent newspaper
readers. who know that Mr.. Cleveland
is the most bitter opponent OF silver
who ever sat in the presidents chair;
but from information received here
these few 1894 silver dollars are fooling
some voters. However, they are most
ly in sections where the populists, not
republicans, are injured. Still, it is a
piece of dirty work.
Secretary Carlisle evidently did not
greatly enjoy his visit TO Mr. Cleveland.
Perhaps the bad news he carried of the
democratic congressional outlook was
not well received At any rate, the
secretary, who is ordinarily man of
even temper and pleasant disposition,
has been in terribly bad humor ever
since his return. II is said that Mr..
Cleveland vetoed several proposals sub
mitted to him by Mr.. Carlisle concern
ing treasury business, and that one of
them was the proposed formulation Of
rules for the payment of a rebate upon
imported alcohol used IN the arts
Whether this be true or not your CORE
spondent does not undertake to say,
but it is borne out by the semi-oflicial
announcement that the treasury depart
ment will not undertake TO put into eff
feet the clause of the tariff law author
izing such rebate without further con-
gressional legislation.
The democratic congressional cam
paign committee contained a lot of |
Disguised individuals when
the cabled report of that fool speech |
made before the London chamber of |
commerce by Representative Wilson, of
West Virginia, reached Washington.
Some OF them privately admitted that !
any man who had little enough judg-
ment to make such a speech in foreign
country ought not TO be elected to con-
pracc and fpw of tham now think |