Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-27
WASHINGTON LETTER
Washington, Mag 20, 1895.

Washington, Mag 20, 1895.
Circumstances unimportant them
selves have brought republican Presi-
dental possibilities very much to the
front in Washington during the past
few days. Ex-Speaker Reed was in
Washington for few hours last week
and although his visit was to see q
sick friend-Representa Hit, Of
In.,-it started Presidential gossip, as
he is generally recognized as one OF
the leading candidates for the repub
Hcan nomination. Gen. Harrison's
visit to New York has also furnished
food for gossip. Col. Kitchener, OF
Ind, close friend of Gen. Harrison's
who has law office in Washington,
says of that visit: "Gen. Harrison has
been to New Jersey to receive a me-
dial from the Historic society of that
State, and is now in New York to sit
for a portrait which is to be hung in
the White House. That is his real
business in New York, although he
may also attend to some law business.
"When asked bluntly whether Gen.
Harrison was a candidate for the no
mination Col Kitchener replied: "He
says he is not" and changed the sub
ject.
Ex-senator Warner Miller, of New
York, at present in Washington, says
on the subject of the next republican
IL 1oe,
been any effort to get together on the
part of the leading men of the party
to come to an understanding. 1t
would be much better to let the lead
ing men go to the convention and
have the question of a nominee de-
cided there. Any attempt at ringing
in any one in advance will fail, as it
ought to fail. 1t would not be wise
for any one to attempt such thing,
and 1 don't believe the attempt will
be made. Leaders will not do it, and
if others attempt to do so they will
not succeed" Speaking of the gen
eral outlook. Mr.. Miller said: "Every
thing points to republican victory.
The democratic party has disappoint
ed the people, showing an incapacity
for government. The democracy is
not progressive. 1t is composed of
obstructionists.'
The administrations 'sound mon
ey'' platform is to include an endorse
ment of the repeal of the Federal
tax currency urged by State banks,
although the last Congress over
whelmingly democratic as it was, re-
fused to pass bill repeating that tax,
or to adopt an amendment to the
tariff bill for its repeal. There has
been and is much doubt about what
Mr.. Cleveland wishes the country to
believe he means "by sound money"
a single gold standard is what he
wants, but he has so far lacked the
courage to say so in plain words, as
Secretary Morton debut there is no
doubt about what the repeal of the
State bank tax means. 1t means wild
cat money issued by irresponsible
people, which would be about as un-
sound money as could be put into
circulation. Mr.. Cleveland's present
advocacy of the repeal of this tax is
merely an attempt to get the support
of the Southern democrats who say
they favor the free coinage of silver
for no other reason than that they
want the amount of money in circu-
lation increased, but the silver men
are already charging that the repeal
of the State bank tax would have
been accomplished at the last session
of Congress had not Mr.. Cleveland's
influence been used to prevent.
Ex-senator Higgins, of Delaware,
is in Washington. He says he has not
the slightest doubt about the seating
of his republican successor, Senator
elect Dupont; that he has received
the opinions of number of the lead
ing constitutional lawyers and they
all agree that the Speaker of the Del
aware Senate ceased to have the right
to act as Speaker when he became
governor of the State.
Members of the administration will
not talk about the Supreme Courts
decision in the income tax cases, but
it is easy enough to guess how they
feel about it; there is no occasion for
them to express themselves.
A murder trial at Ballston, n. Y,
the other day ended in a way no less
remarkable than the Harris prosecu-
ton in Rutland, says the Herald.