The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsHINGToN, May ~, 1895.

bOhlOCloblO ChhulNobOJ VI hN 10 IL
possession of knowledge which en-
ables HIM to play shrewd trick on
his party. He has agreed to throw
the entire influence of the admins
tration to ex-Secretary Whitney, If
that gentleman will allow his name
togo before the national convention.
Opinion is divided as to whether
Mr.. Cleveland has become convinced
of the impossibility of his own noml-
nation, or knows that Secretary
Whitney has no desire to lead a
Democratic forlorn hope, and made
the promise knowing that he would
not be called on to keep it, and that
the mention of Mr.. Whitney's name
would have a tendency 10 keep
other possible candidates out of
the field, thus enabling him to push
his own candidancy.
Senator Aldrich is now the only
Repu bllcan member of the Senate
committee on Rules, the term of
ex-senator Maderson, the other Re-
publican member, having expired
March last. A meeting of this
committee Will be held this week,
and, although Senator Blackburn,
the chairman, finds himself too busy
looking after his reelection to at
tend, quorum will be present IN
the persons OF Senators Aldrich,
Harrison and German. The meet
ing was called to consider certain
proposed changes in the Senate
rules. But no important action is
probable, as Senator Aldrich will,
there is reason to believe, enter a
protest against any action being
taken upon any matter of importance
by the committee as at present or
gained, owing to its being domi-
mated by representatives of the
minority of the Senate. 1t is
believed that the committee will
only transact routine business, leav-
ing the question of changing the
rules to be considered by the full
committee on Rules which will be
named when the Senate is re-organ-
lied next December.
Senator Sherman has gone to Ohio
to preside over the Republican State
convention to be held at GAINESVILLE
and the impression is general in
Washington that in his speech to
the convention he will outline the
probable Republican financial policy
IN next years Presidential cam
paign. Of course Senator Sherman
will not presume to speak for the
Republican party, but he is known
to have always opposed monometal
lism, which has been adopted by
the administration, and any sugges-
ton he makes looking towards
practical bimetallism-as is well
known he considers the free
coinage of silver at a ratio Of 1G to l
as but another form of monometal-
lism - will carry great weight
with Republicans everywhere. Sen
ator Sherman is a firm believer in
the extensive use of silver in our
monetary system and it is hoped,
and believed, that he will suggest a
plan that will be feasible and at the
same time acceptable alike to con-
sentative silver men and those who
oppose the free coinage of silver
under existing. circumstances.
There is one thing that can be set
down in advance as certain of any
plan proposed by Senator Sherman:
1t Will provide only for dollars worth
100 cents, and for the maintenance
of the credit of the government I'M
der any and all circumstances. He
has devoted a long life and great
ability to the study of finance and
what he says on the subject is always
worthy Of the country's attention
and always gets it. 1t is daily be-
coming more apparent that it is to
the Republican party that the silver
men must look for succor that
amounts to anything; the Democrats
are all monometallists, one faction
favoring a gold basis and the other
a silver basis, while the Republican