The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-10
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Has Joe Blackburn Made Deal ?-That
Sugar Bounty MOney-Democratic
Ideas of EcOnOmy--Timid Ma
ture of the Cleveland
Administration.

WASHINGTON. July 81 1895.
Has Joe Blackburn made a deal with the
administration? A gentleman who is
usually we'll informed upon inside democratic
| happenings assured me that he had. The
DEAL according to this gentleman, provides
| that Blackburn shall not talk free silver dur
ing the remainder of the Kentucky campaign,
and in return for his assistance in keeping
the silver question in the background the
administration promises that it will present
no candidate for the Senate. against Black
burn, if the democrats retain control Of the
| legislature. While not pretending to vouch
for the accuracy Of this story, will say that
many tips received from the same source
have proved to be straight. There are also
corroborative circumstances, as the lawyers
say. First, blackburn's coming to Washing
ton in the midst Of the campaign; second,
| his refusal to talk; third the talk Of admins
| tration democrats abe ut Blackburn being re-
elected to the State. IL the democrats carry
the Legislature, because of his personal popu-
larity regardless Of the silver question. To
take in the full significance Of the last 1t must
same administration democrats were shout
ing "anybody to beat Blackburn They do
not love Blackburn now any more than they
did then, but they fear republican success In
Kentucky more Secretary Carlisle wishes to
have his name presented to the democratic
convention as Kentuckys candidate for
President, and he knows his last chance
| eli ,tn.v h. hoc
out OF possible one hundred, anyway-the
day Kentucky WAS carried by the republic
cans. Some OF Blackburn's friends have not
hesitated to say that they would rather re-
publican be elected to succeed him than
Cleveland democrat. Maybe that WAS only
bluff, but 1t frightened the other fellow. 1t
was evident to Mr.. Carlisle, il not to the re.t
Of the administration, that with Blackburn
and his friends doing their level best, the
republicans would have an even chance to
win, and that with Blackburn and his friends
indifferent the republican success was certain;
hence the necessity for making deal OF
some sort.
The Louisiana Senators having failed in
their appeals to Caesars men, Carlisle and
Bowler, to let their sugar growing constitu-
ents have the money Congress appropriated
for them. have taken their appeal to Caesar
Cleveland himself. These Senators know
just as we'll as everybody else does that their
appeal will be useless, the holding up OF that
sugar bounty money having been sanctioned
by Mr.. Cleveland long before little Bowler set
himself up as a sort OF one-man Supreme
Court. to decide the constitutionality OF Acts
OF Congress appropriating money; but having
made Secretary Carlisle put himself on
record in Bowler's support they wish to COM
pei Mr. Cleveland to do the same. Little
Bowsr's action is Il foregone conclusion
although he will, on August 7th go through
the farcical proceeding Of listening to argu-
ments in favor Of the constitutionality OF the
sugar bounty lay. He has been ordered to
hold up that money and he will do it.
1t is somewhat difficult to understand DEM
ocratc ideas of economy. One member OF
the Cabinet Secretary Morton-has, he says,
as measure of economy abolished the distri-
button of seeds to the farmers Of the country,
in defiance of Congress. which appropriated
the money to buy the seeds and to pay for
their distribution. Another member OF the
Cabinet-Secretary Herbert-has started on
a six weeks tour of the Atlantic Coast summer
resorts, on board of the U. S. Dispatch Boat
Dolphin at public expense. He didn't say
that his pleasure trip was also Il measure of
economy, be tries to disguise its real nature
by pretending that it is made for the purpose
Of inspecting the Government Navy Yards on
the Atlantic.
The nations of the world seem to know the
timid nature of the Cleveland administration
quite as well as Americans do. Months ago
France was asked to furnish copy Of the
papers in the case Of Ex-Consul Waller, who
is now in French prison, and it refused an
Unprecedented thing to do. Another demand
has since been made for the papers, and State
Department officials express the opinion that
another refusal will in due course be made.
Meanwhile an American citizen is languishing
in French prison, on what he claims to be
trumped up charges and an unfair trial.
This administration seems TO be opposed to
protection for Americans either at home or
abroad.
| Memory is n little treacherOus now and