Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-04-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
The German Presidential Boom-KiP-
Iing's Promised Novel.
From our regular correspondent.

Senator Germans friends played one of
their highest trumps when they started
that demand for southern man at the
head of the next democratic national
ticket. Needless to say, it was played
against Mr.. Cleveland; and so cleverly
was it played, that it caught the imme-
date endorsement of Senator Hill, who
apparently forgot, in his anxiety to thwart
Mr.. Cleveland's hopes, that he was prac-
tically committing himself to the Cor
man boom.
The manner in which this demand was
first made public, was calculated to blind
great many ordinarily shrewd people to
the fact that Senator German was pulling
the wires. 1t was on the editorial page of
the Washington Post, an alleged indie
pendent paper, that the demand first saw
the light, in all the conspicuousness of
the double loaded type.
Now, it is fact well known to those
who keep posted on such things, that the
independence of the Washington Post
has been upon more than one occasion
made commercial commodity, to be ex-
changed for cash or personal favors.
That being the case it did not require
Pinkerton to connect that demand with
recent conferences in Washington of
prominent democrats, who are opposed
to any further party favors being
granted to Mr.. Cleveland, although few
of them are actually committed to Sena-
tor Germans candidacy. The making of
the connection was aided by the knowl-
edge that the Post is controlled by
democrat-ex-C Congressman Beriah Will
kuns, of Ohio, who has the Ohio mans
natural love for political deal, and no
special liking for Mr.. Cleveland, al
though he doesn't object to asking for,
and accepting, executive favors.
Senator German was far too smart to
have this demand for southern candi
date have any outward appearance of
German boom. Yet that is exactly what
it is. While the demand is calculated
in fact, was intended-to tickle the ambi
tons of a score of southern democrats,
should it grow into power great enough
to control the next democratic nominat-
ing convention, there is only one man
who is big enough and smart enough to
take advantage of it, and his name is
German. There may be ADLER southern
democrats than Mr.. German, but if there
are they have successfully hidden their
ability, lille Mr.. German has forced the
democratic Senate to retain him as leader
against the wishes of a democratic Presi
dent.
Mr..Cleveland recognizes this demand
for a southern man as very shrewd
move, and he knows the source from
whence it emanates. He is afraid of Mr..
German, not having forgotten the humil-
lat ing defeat he suffered at his hands
during the late Congress, but he proposes
to fight, not only for himself, but to pre-
vent the nomination of Mr.. German.
These contests for the empty honor of
the democratic nomination are decidedly
amusing to epublicans, who regard the
election of democratic President in 1896
as an impossibility. But they are inter-
esting, all the same.
The exceptions to the income tax made
by the supreme court decision, are calcu-
lated to add to the unpopularity Of the
tax, which will, it is believed, be repealed
at the next session of Congress.
Cuban affairs are attracting much atten-
tion in Washington just now. 1t is clear
that the revolution is much more serious
affair than it was at first supposed to be,
and speculation is rife as to what will be
the position of the admin istration should
the Cubans succeed in setting up gov
eminent of their own. Without the
moral support of this government, or
some other, it will be a physical impossi-
bility for the Cubans to maintain their
independence of Spain, even should they
succeed in establishing temporary gov
eminent. Will this government extend
its moral support? That is the question.
The administration must have, through
something disagreeable to Rudyard Kip
ling, the talented but eccentric English
author who bsckguards everything
American and still lives in America
through choice.
Mr.. kipling has been in Washington
for month or so, and is credited with
the intention to write a political story, in
which Mr.. Cleveland and all the men,
bers of his cabinet are to figure. What
ever his intentions may be, Mr.. Kipling
succeeded in getting himself passed by
the sentry boxes, which, by the way,
| have since been removed, and the Gordon
| of White House detectives and into the
cabinet room, while his Majesty, Gro
Yer l, and his ministers of state were
+ holding pOunciI-nerhap ne n Appide
whet her the United States should apollo
gize to Great Britain for having raked
up such disagreeable old thing as the
Monroe doctrine. Mr.. kipling is as happy
over the unusual honor paid him as the
small boy is when allowed to visit the
menagerie while the animals are being
fed. Secretary Lamont, who guided Mr..
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