Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-04-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Cleveland's Little Schemc-Our For
eign Complications.
+ From our regular correspondent

Secretary Carlisle has just spent several
days in New York, ostensibly upon bust
ness connected with the customs service,
but there are reasons-good ones, too
for he belief that his visit had much
more important object.
Ever since before the adjournment of
Congress 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 a
straightout gold platform.
1t was because of this talk that the
Bland Bryan silver manifesto was issued
a few days before Congress adjourned.
That manifesto was intended to make
the scheme to renominate Mr..
CLEVELAND ON GOLD PLATFORM
impossible, but it had directly con-
trary effect. 1t got SO few signatures
that it greatly encouraged the managers
of the Cleveland scheme to believe that
they would have little trouble in con-
trolling the democratic nominating con-
vention. Another thing that has en-
couraged them is the flat failure of the
American bimetallic, or, as 1t IS more
commonly known, he Sibey silver party,
which has received few words OF cneour
agemcut from any source-that resolu-
tion Of the Nevada legislature counts for
little when it is remembered hat Sena
tors Jones and Stewart are the principal
,Ponsor5 for v hat they iondly hoped at
one time would be new national party.
II is believed that Secratary Cari3le's
principal reason for going to New York
was to confer With the money kings and
their representative who are relied upon
70 furnish he large amount of cash that
Will he necessary to carry the Cleveland
denomination scheme through, in order
10 further perfect the details Repuhri-
cans hope the scheme will saceeed they
will
ENJOY DEFEATING MIR. CLEVELAND
more than they would defeating anybody
else, and they know that there isn't
money enough on earth to re-elect him.
Things are not al all satisfactory at the
headquarters OF the Sibiey silver party.
Letter, are being received from some of
nose VI no We're wit bout their knowledge
made members of the executive COM
mittee OF the :. :. party, and ney are not
what MAS expected.
Tor Instance, the following from e&-
,,Oyeraos Prince, OF New Mexico, who
Wa made a member OF the executive
committee: Nv lille approaching very
aighly this recognition OF ny Strong
faith in he principle of bine.alIi'm, ard
The efforts have made in its behalf, yet /
AN compelled to decline the position, a.
+ do MOI approve of separate political
action at this time. / believe hat the
DUTY OF he hour is 10 educate the people
Of he east on the financial question; and
Ms soon as the people are we'll informed,
party organizations Will be obliged to
correct views and act accordingly.
have full faith that the republican party,
which has always been the friend Of the
oppressed the champion Of equal rights,
the protector of American labor and the
exponent of stalWart Americanism gen
orally, will s,ilI be found trac to it' best
traditions; and those who destroyed
HdulaH sltNelE VIII Hot per hii"h l'l
slavery to exist; and that those who
saved the nation itself in 1861 will not
permit he destruction of national pros
perity by financial seltishnesS and oppres-
sion in 1886
FOREIGN COMPLICATIONS.
The administration is having a regular
monkey and parrot time with the foreign
complications already on hand, and there
are Indicate of bran-ne% 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 as