Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-08-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug, o, '95


Republicans who are thoroughly
posted on the situation regard the cleo.
ton of a Republican Governor in
Maryland as q certainty this year.
Senator German overreached himself,
as the smartest Of political bosses are
apt to do sooner or later. He aow has
not only the Cleveland Democrats
against the ticket he nominated but a
number of his old time ~lieutenants
have revolted because of his having
deceived them at the recent State con.
vention. German has made a deal
with Dan Lamont, whereby that oily
tongued gentleman undertakes to get
the Cleveland Democrats into line for
the German ticket, but those who ought
to know say that he can not live up to
his contract. As a sample Of the con-
idence Maryland Republicans feel this
language used by A. P. McKissick Is
given "The Republicans are going to
carry Maryland this year as sure as
fate. Mr.. German has alienated thou.
sands of Democratic voters by his co.
operation with Raisin to force the nomi-
nation of Hurst for Governor. Hayes
was promised the nomination, and was
dazed at the eleventh hour to find out
that the promise was not to be kept.
l know hundreds Of Democrats who
will bolt the ticket, and all the fine
work Of Arthur p. German will not
get them into line. Hundreds more
will indirectly aid the Republicans by
refraining from voting, and the conse-
quence will be a big Republican vic.
tory. II they do not win by at least
$4,000 majority. the best political
judges will be mistaken"
A significant political move is the
action of certain prominent Cleveland
Democrats in feeling the Democratic
pulse by setting boom for Senator
Villas, of Wisconsin, to going. Altho'
Mr.. Villas Is neither the first nor second
choice Of Mr.. Cleveland he is o faithful
cuckoo and would be far preferable to
ex.Secretary Whitney who has a mind
and will Of his own. The politicians
who come to Washington do not con.
slider that Villas would have any show
for the nomination, even IL backed by
the Administration. He might in Ger.
tain contingencies get the support Of
Mr.. Cleveland and q portion of his
cabinet, but there are at least two
members Of the cabinet who would
oppose with all the strength at their
command the nomination of Villas.
Republicans would not object to his
nomination; he would be 80 easy to
beat.
The Department Of State did a very
~unfeeling thing when it refused to re.
ceive public contributions for the as.
sistance Of the wife and children Of ex.
U. s. Consul Waller, who is In prison
IN France, on What is believed to be O
trumped up charge. This woman and
her children are In Madagascar, in
want. The officials of the Department
Of State informed the counsel of Waller,
who are trying to get this government
to do something to get him out of
prison, If he is unjustly there, that
there was no public fund from which
money could be taken to relieve the
wife and children of this American
citizen, even though they were starv-
ing in a foreign land. The Consul then
appealed through the newspapers for
contributions, asking that they be sent
to the Department of State, 90 that
they could be transmitted at once to
the U. s. Consul in Madagascar. The
officials refused to either receive or
transmit contributions, on the flimsy
ground that there was no law author.
izing them to do 80. There may be no
man made law to cover q case of this
sort; but there is q higher law-that of
Humanity-which would have furnish
ed authority, which neither the Ameri.
can people nor their representatives in
Congress would ever have questioned.
had these Democratic officials used 1t.
The arguments for the payment of
the money appropriated by the last
Congress for deferred sugar bounties
were made this week before His Majesty.
Comptroller Bowler, according to pro-
gram, ex' Senator Henderson leading
of, for the Nebraska beet sugar people,
and the counsel for the Louisiana sugar
men following. His Majesty has not
made his decision. or rather he has not