Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-25
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Presidential ACCOMPLISHMENTS nj
land Says He will Not Run
1awares Senator will b.
Seated.

our Regular CorrespOndent.)
AsmNGroN, May 20, '95 -Circum-
ces unimportant in themselves have
ght republican Presidential posi-
es very much TO the front in WoRh-
bn during the past few days. Ex-
Aker Reed was in Washington for a
CIV hours last week, and although his
= visit was to see sick friend, Represen-
tativ4 Hit OF / l., il started Presiden-
tial gossip, as he is generally recog-
4 nized as one of the leading candidates
for the republican nomination. Gen.
s Harris on's visit Ito New York has also
furnished food for gossip. Col. Kitchener
ofInd close friend of Gen. Harrison's
who has a law Office in Washington,
says OF that visit: Gen. Harrison has
been to New Jersey to receive a medal
1ntk0n enc Historical society Of that state
#aNk is now in Now York TO sit for a por-
tr&st 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 blunt
ly whether Gen. Harrison was candi-
date for tho nomination Col. Kitchener
replied: "1ie says heis not' and changed
the subject.
Elk : nntor Warner Miller, of New
York, a present in Washington, says
on the slbiact Of the next republican
Jun NaAOA lMclc mas UCSu
any effOr TO get together on the part
of the leadiDg men of the party to come
to an uaders landing. 1t would be
much better TO let the leading men go to
the convention aud have the question
ola nominee decided there. Any at
tempt at II. Sing in any one in advance
will fail, asst ought to fail. 1t would
not be wise torany oneto attempt such a
nand ! don't believe the attempt
I'll.
8ttempt to do so they will not
% Speaking OF the general out
Mr.. Miller said: every thing
Is to republican victory. The dem
5cratic party has disappointed the peo-
" pie, showing an incapacity for govern
ment The democracy is not progress
sive. 1t is composed of obstruction.
lists"
The administration "sound money
platform is to include an endorsement
of the repeal of the Federal tax on cur
rency urged by State banks, although
the last Congress Overwhelmingly demo
cratic as it was, refused to pass a bill
repeating that tax, or 10 adopt al
amendment to the tariff bill for its re
peal There has been and is much doubi
about what MIR Cleveland wishes the
country to believe he means by "sounC
money" a single gold standard is wha'
he wants, but he has so far lacked tn
courage to say so in plain words, a.
Secretary Morton did but there is n,
doubt about what the repeal of tn
State bank tax means. 1t means viii,
cat money, issued by irresponsible PEG
pie which would be about as unsounl
money as could be put into circulation
Mr.. Cleveland's present advocacy of tn
repeal of this tax ID merely an attemp
to get the support of the Southern dem
ocrats who say they favor the free cOiT
age Of silver for no other reason thal
that they want the amount of money i
circulation increased, but the silver me
are already charging that the repeal {
the State bank tax would have been a,
complished at the last session of Cor
gress had not Mr.. Oeveland's influenC
been used to prevent.
The mails of the Department of Ju
.tice are full of letters of complaint frOl
u. S. Court officials, who find it difficu
to understand why their salaries are nc
paid. This is only another illGstratio
of democratic ideas OF economy. Whe
the democratic Congress cut $3.50, OC
from the amount estimated to be neet
ed to pay the expenses of the DeDar
ment of Justice, which pays all II.
court officials and witness fees and OF
er expenses Of u. S. Courts for the Gu
rent fiscal year, the seven by nine state
men chuckled and called themselves I
formers. Now as a consequence depu
marshals, bRiliffs and other necessa,
employees of the courts cannot get the
salaries and the families Of some
them are reported to be in distress, al
when the next Congress meets it "
have to make a deficiency appropri
ton to pay them. Meanwhile the
people will have to work without q,
ting their salaries until the fest of A
gust when they will receive their Ju
salaries out of the appropriation 1
the next fiscal year.
Ex-senator HIGGINS, OF Delaware.
in Washington. He says he has not I
slightest doubt about the seating of h
republican successor, Senator elect ID
pOnt; that he has received the opinio
ola number Of the beading constir
tional lawyers and thew all agree til
the Speaker of tbhe Delaware Sens
ceased to have PIE right to act as Sp
ker when 1e'Decame the governor Of
Members of the administration v
not tall about the Supreme Courts