Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-23
JDOINGS AT WASHINGTON.
What our Regular Correspondent SAYS
about the Capitol and it's People.
Washington, MAY Il. 1895.

Washington, May Il, 1895.
Hon. Thomas B. Reed paid Wash
ington an unannounced visit this
week which started no end of stories
about his having been sent for in con-
nection with the calling of an extra
session OF Congress and his candidacy
for the republican Presidential nomi-
nation. None OF these had any con-
nection with Mr.. Reeds visit He
was brought to Washington by one
of the most holy ties which bind men
together--friendship The condition
of Representative Hit. of Illinois. no
has been dangerously i'll and who is
not vet entirely out III danger, was
the magnet which drew Mr.. Reed to
Washington. They have been for
years the closest of friends. personal
and political, and Mr.. Reed wanted
to see if his presence would not help
his friend. That's the whole story.
but Washington news is not over
plentiful just now and the CORE
spondents are working this highly
praiseworthy visit OF one friend to
another for all its worth, not bother
ing about facts, but giving the ir
imagination free rein. Mr.. Reed only
remained in Washington few hours.
1t is given out by those connected
with the adv Illustration that the rea-
son the idea of court-martialing Adj
miral Meade for his recent criticism
OF the un-America1 policy of the adj
ministration was abandoned was that
Admiral Meade declined to answer
questions as to his responsibility for
the newspaper interview in which the
criticism appeared and the absence
man who interviewed the Admiral to
testify before naval court martial.
But that was not the reason at all; it
was merely a pretence. The real
reason was the fear of public opinion,
which was quick to see that Admiral
Meade was goaded into making the
remarks which constituted techni-
cal violation of the naval regulations,
but reflected the sentiments of seven
tenths of the American people, and
would have been equally as quick to
resent any attempt to punish him by
the use of packed court martial.
Admiral Meade has given the country
forty years of gallant service, having
a record unsurpassed by any living
officer OF our navy, and the admins
tration will do well to make the rep
rimand which it proposes to give him
as mild as possible,
There is little doubt that the presi-
dencv of the Pullman car company
has been rendered to Secretary Ores
ham A gentleman whose relations
with several directors of that company
are close expresses the opinion that ii
Mr.. Gresham declines the position ii
will be offered to ex-Secretary Robert
I. Lincoln
An open rupture between Mr..
Cleveland and Vice President Steven
son is in the opinion of many. Ger
tain to occur in the near future. All
of the news received in Washington
points to the probable capture of the
democratic party of Illinois by the
silver men, and it is no longer denied
in any quarter that the entire silver
movement in that state has been from
the first in the interest of Mr.. Steven
sons candidacy for the democratic
presidential nomination, and Mr..
| Cleveland believes that Mr.. Stevenson
was the moving spirit in the whole
/ business and does not hesitate when
talking To his friends to call him a
ga traitor to the administration oil
which he is a part" and other I'M
complimentary things. Should the
two men meet, it is believed that q
quarrel is certain.
Some people seem determined tc
drag silver into everything. A prop.
osition has been made to the governor
of Delaware to appoint a democratic
silver man Senator to contest the seat
to which republicans claim Col. Du-
pont was elected, and if the governor
agrees an attempt is to be made OF
get enough populist votes to make
when combined with the solid vote
of the democratic Senators majority
of the Senate, and to seat the man
appointed by the governor, regardless
of the report that will be made by the
committee on Elections, not because
they will believe him entitled to the
seat, but because the man can be
counted upon to vote for silver at al
times. It's difficult to believe that
such scheme rs this can be put
through, and your correspondent is
confident that should Gov. Watson
give his consent it will be found thai
somebody has hepn trViuer IN dispost
Of what they did not control. The
Senate is controlled by the silver mel
anyway, and the shrewd silver Sena
tors will be quick to see that such {
scheme would be certain to lnjure the
cause of silver with the public al
large, while the vote that would be
gained in the Senate would not be o.