Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-03-30
CLEVELAND A FOURTH TIME.
To be the Candidate of the GoIdbugs-
Gresham Losing Caste.
From our regular correspondent

but there are reasons-good ones, too
for the belief that his visit had a
much more important object. Ever
since before the adjournment of Con-
gress there has been talk in Washing
ton about an alleged secret agreement
between Mr.. Cleveland, some of the
leaders of his party, and few of the
money kings, having for its object the
denomination of Mr.. Cleveland on
straightout gold platform 1t was be
cause OF this talk that the Bland Bry-
an.silver manifesto was.issued asfew
days before Congress adjourned. That
manifesto was intended to make the
scheme to renominate Mr.. Cleveland
on a gold platform impossible, but it
had directly contrary effect. 1t got
so few signatures that it greatly en-
couraged the managers of the Cleve-
land scheme to believe that they
would have little trouble in CONTROL
ing the Democratic nominating con-
ventiou. Another thing that has en-
couraged them is the fiat failure of the
American Bimetallic, or, as it is more
commonly known. the Sibley Silver
party, which has received few words
of encouragement from any source
That resolution of the Nevada legisla-
ture counts for very little when it is
remembered that Senators Jones and
Stewart are the principal sponsors for
what they fondly hoped at one time
would be a new national party. 1t is
believed that Secretary Carlisle's prin-
cipal reason tor going to New York
was to confer with the money kings
and their representatives, who are re-
lied upon to furnish the large amount
of cash that will be necessary to carry
the Cleveland denomination scheme
through, in order to further perfect
the details. Republicans hope the
scheme will succeed, they will enjoy
defeating Mr. Cleveland more than
they would defeating anybody else,
and they know there isn't money
enough on earth to re-elect him.
Things are not at all satisfactory at
the headquarters of the Sibley Silver
party. Letters are being received
from some of those who were without
their knowledge made members of the
executive committee of the S. S. par
ty, and they are not whatwas expect
ed. For instance, the following from
Ex-Governor Prince. of New Mexico,
who was made member of the exec
utive committee; "While appreciat-
ing very highly this recognition of
my strong faith in the principle of BIZ
metallism and the efforts have made
in its behalf, yet | am compelled to
decline the position, as | do not ap-
prove of separate political action at
this time | believe that the duty OF
the hour is to educate the people OF
the East on the financial question;
and as soon as the people are well in
formed party organizations will be
obliged to correct views and act ac-
cordingly. l have full faith that the
Republican party, which has always
been the friend of the oppressed, the
champion of equal rights, the protec-
tor of American labor and the expon-
ent of stalwart Ainericanism general
ly, will still be found true to its best
traditions; and those who destroyed
human slavery will not permit finan-
cial slavery to exist; and that those
who saved the nation itself in 1861
will not permit the destruction of ma
tional prosperity by financial selfish
ness and oppression i'll 1896"
The administration is having reg
ular monkey and parrot time with the
foreign complications already on hand
and there are indications of bran
new one with France, if the stories
that leak out about the meetings of
the Cabinet, can be relied upon, and
they probably can. Gresham seems
to be in bad odor with nearly all of
his colleagues in the Cabinet, and to
be in danger Of losing the ascendency
he has heretofore been able to main
tain over Mr.. Cleveland in all matters
pertaining to the foreign policy of the
government. The other members of
the Cabinet-none of whom were con-
sulted-have not failed to make the
most of Gresham S indecent haste in
making that peremptory demand
upon Spain for an apology, and the
result is seen in the stand that Mr..
Cleveland has taken. Although
Spain has neither made that apology
nor even intimated that it would do
so, Mr.. Cleveland has decided that he
will grant further time before making
another demand, notwithstanding the
efforts of Mr.. Gresham to get him to
agree TO make demand that would
in plain English mean immediate
apology or the forcible seizure of
Cuba by the United States. He has
gone even further. by issuing orders
changing the previously arranged
route of Admiral Meades fleet SO as
to keep its vessels out of Cuban wa
t.rs for the presence of the ships might
be construed by Spain into intimida-
/ ton.
The demand for the recall of Mr..
Thurston, the Hawaiian minister,
meets with GENERAL copdeonat;o, nc