Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1895-06-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, June 20, 1895.

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 20, 1895.
Political sensations are not every day
occurrences in Washinyton at this
season OF the year, but one. of the first
magnitude has followed the statement
OF member of the cabinet, that Presi-
dent Cleveland regarded it as certain
that the republican and democratic
parties would both split on the silver
question and that the next campaign
would be fought solely on that issue,
and that all past differences would be
forgotten and the members of all par
ties would line up as silver or gold
men and not as republicans, democrats
and populists. He further stated that
President Cleveland considered him
self the logical candidate of the gold
party, and believed that he would be
nominated and elected. This view of
the situation has been taken by others,
but this is the first time that it has
been authoritatively stated as Presi-
dent Cleveland's view of it. The silver
men say they would ask nothing better
than a fight on that line against Mr..
Cleveland, who they regard as their
arch enemy.
Members of the administration are
shouting over the victory they claim to
have won over the silver democrats in
kentucky. They say that previous to
the publication OF President Clevelands S
anti-silver letter the silver sentiment
in Kentucky was stronger than in any
state in the south, with the possible
exception of Texas, and that if they
could win in Kentucky they can win il
all the other southern states. The
silver men admit that the news from
Kentucky is not encouraging to their
success in the south, but will not admit
defeat until the state convention which
meets next week acts.
Col. W. w. Dudley of Indiana was
for long time regarded as one of the
shrewdest campaign managers of his
party, but since the first Harrison
campaign he has not taken an active
part in politics. In published inter-
view he gives the republican party
some advice, which is highly pleasing
to the silver members of the party. He
said: VI am sure that the republican
managers would make great mistake
if they were to so conduct the cam.
paign as not to carry the requisite
number of states in the Electoral COL
lege, and thus throw the election into
the house of representatives. This
can only be done by SO framing issues
or enacting legislation as to drive the
western and northwestern states away
from their allegiance to the republican
party. To SO legislate, or SO act in
convention, as to make it impossible
for those states to give us their cleo
toral votes, would almost inevitably
result in driving them away from the
republican party permanently. If the
western and northwesterns states should
be lost to the republican party, in the
Electoral college what promise or hope
is there, the election being thrown
thereby into the house, that republican
representatives from those states, as
now selected, could be held to the re-
publican candidate? We must look
this danger squarely in the face, and it
can only be averted by great wisdom,
conservatism and patriotism on the
part of republicans. We cannot afford
to throw the election into the house,"
One of the objects Col. Dudley had in
view when he made public his opinion
is already seemingly in fair way to
be accomplished. That is, the killing
of the plan advocated by many anti
silver republicans, for throwing the
election of president into the house, in
case the silver republicans should OBJ
ject to the platform or candidate. Col.
Dudley has shown it to be very risky.
Senator Stewart of Nevada is presi-
dent of stock company which has
beenchartered under the laws of Vir-
ginia, under the name, Supreme Tenn
pie of the Silver knights of America" I"
with a capital Of 100000 divided into
shares of 800 each. The objects, as
stated in the application for charter,
being to establish secret society for
the purpose OF seeking to secure legis-
lstion providing for the free coinage of
silver in the U. S. and to make silver
legal tender for all debts, public and
private.
Representative-elect Skinner Of
North Carolina who it at present in
Washington, has been thinking about
next year and as result says: ga
good many people have not stopped to
consider that the two-thirds rule iu the
democratic national convention will
put an effectual check to the nomina-
tion of free silver candidate, and as
two-thirds vote for free silver cannot
be obtained it is idle to expect the