The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-05-23
POLITICS AT WASHINGTON.

Washington an unanOunced visit
this week which started no enu OF
stories about his having been sent
for in connection with the calling
of an extra session of Congress and
his candidacy TO. the republican /
Presidential nomination.. None of /
these things had any connection
with Mr.. Resd's visit. He was
brought to Washington by one of.
the most holy ties which bind men
together-friendship. The condit-
ion of Representative Hit, of H.,
who has been dangerously i'll and
who is not yet entirely out of dan
ger was the magnet which drew
Mr.. Reed to Washington. They
have been for years the closest of
friends, personal and political, and
| MIR. Reed wanted to 81 if his pres
ence would not help his friend.
That's the whole story, but Wash
ington news is not over plentiful
just now and the correspond
ents are working this highly praise
worthy visit Of one friend to anoth-
err for all its worth, not bothering
about facts, hut giving their imagi
nation free rein. Mr.. Reed only re
manned in Washington few hours
1t is given out 10y those connec-
ted with the administration that
the reason tie idea of court mar
tiaiing Admiral Meade for his re-
cent criticism Of the un-American
policy of the administration was
abandoned was that Admiral
Meade declined to answer quest
ions as to his responsibility for the
newspaper interview in which the
criticism appeared and the absence
, of any law to compel the neWspa
per man no interviewed the Ad
iniral TO testify before a rava
: court martial. But tn At was no
the r oson at all; it was merely !
prctence. The real reason was thu
fear Of public opinion, which was
. quick to see that Admiral Mead
> was goaded into making the re
y marks which constituted a tech
= nical violation Of the naval regula
! tons, but reflected the sentiment
! of seven-tenths of the American
3 people, and would have been equal
ly as quick to resent any attempt
7. to punish him by the use of a pack
tied c0urt-martial. Admiral Meade
has given the country forty years
Of gallant service, having record
unsurpassed by any living Officer
y of our navy, and the administra
N ton will do well to make the repri
4 mand which it proposes to give
him as mild as possible.
y There is little doubt that the pres
idency of the Pullman car com
Il pany has been rendered to Secre
y tary Gresham. A gentleman
y whose relations with several di
y rectors of that company are clos
expresses the opinion that if MI
: Cleveland declines the position |
!, will be offered to ex-Secretary Rob
y ert r. Lincoln.
An open rupture between MI
Cleveland and vice Presiden
Stevenson is in the opinion Of man.
u certain to occur in the near future
e All of the news received in Wash
y ington points to the probable cap
e ture of the democratic party of Hi
c nois by the silver men, and it is n,
I. longer denied in any quarter tina
l. the entire silver movement in tina
l. state has been from the first in tn,
q interest of Mr.. Stevenson's candl
l. dacy for the democratic Presiden
g tial nomination, and Mr.. CLEVELAND
Is believes that Mr.. Stevenson wa
a the moving spirit in the who'll
}. business and does not hesitate whel
n talking with his friends to call hin
q "a traitor to the administration O
j. which he is part" and other I'm
d complimentary things. Should tn
g two men meet it is believed that
g quarrel is certain.
e Some people seem determined t
J. drag silver into everything.
Il proposition has been made to tn
n governor af Delaware to appoint
70 democratic silver man Senator {
l. contest the seat to which republ
r cans claim Col. Dupont was electe,
{. and if the governor agrees an al
'e tempt is to be made to get enoug
g populist votes to make when com
m bined with the solid vote of tn
y democratic Senators majority q
" the Senate, and to seat the man.ar
40 pointed by the governor, regardless
y of the report that will be made b
IT. the committee on Elections, not bt
cause they will believe him entitle