New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-08
EVEN THE BOLDEST SCARED
THE ASSUMED CONFIDENCE OF ADMINS.
rRATIoN, DEMOCRATS ONLY A MASK
REVOLT AGAINST THE souNp-Movry cprs
AND PRESIDENT cLEvEI.AND's Arlrcrn
THlRD-TERM AsPIRATIoNs-rHE SIT.
UATIoN IN THE SOUTH.
ERIN STATES


tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrrrxr1
washington. Aus. while the Aa,,,.
tion Democrats in Washington. who. II may no
said in passing. are mainly offce-ho,ders ana
government employees try to wear an o,r -,
confidence and put on n bold front. II Is easv
10 discover that even the bravest and holdast
Of them are uneasy on account of the marty
outlook; that the more tfrnid are despondent
not discouraged, and that many of them
Who are free-silver men at heart hut who
have been constrained by breadandhu,,.r
considerations to play the role of Sound
Money Democrats" are not only uneasy hut
Hsccntented and angry The IMPRESSION &c
steadily growing among the aforementioned
class that scheme has been laid which II
successful. Will result in the denomination of
President Cleveland next year. and they are
Bitterly hostile TO It, The fact that their hands
have been tied and their mouths closed by
Executive warnings and threats simply adds
Intensity to their anger and dissatisfaction
These men must. therefore. be left out of the
ouestion an active and Jealous division of
the army that the Administration has placed
in the fielo to fight the majority of its party
IN number of States that have hitherto been
counted safely Democratic
NOT IN SYMPATHY WITH THE CRUSADE.
PRESIDENT Cleveland anC the members or his
cbnet undoubtedly realize this fact, as we'll
a the further fact that throughout the South
m and Western States are scattered thou
ends upon thousands OF Democratic office
,oders who free-silver men at heart and
AVE no sympathy with the Administrations
SCALED Sound Money crusade. They can
gcbably be depended on in party conventions
shere they are under the personal observa-
ION Of their official superiors, but not for active
and aggressive operations elsewhere That
President Cleveland and his active lieutenants
Carlisle. Hoke Smith, Patterson Clarke. Of
Alabama; My Dear Catchings" and. the rest
feel sadly embarrassed by this feature of the
situation, and that II is one of the chief causes
Of their present uneasiness are evident 10 every
careful political observer in Washington; but
still more patent cause is found In the victories
that the Administration has won. as well as in
the reverses il has suffered since the opening of
the campaign. 1t may be true that the silver
craze in the Democratic party is dying out.
as Secretaries Carlisle and Hoke Smith. Post
naster-G General Wilson and others assert, but
tangible proofs sufficient to reassure even them
selves much less President Cleveland, appear
TO be lacking.
THAT VICTORY IN KENTUCKY
Even the great Administration "Sound-Money"
victory in Kentucky does not seem to have been
decisive one The reaffirmaton by the Demo
cratic State Convention Of the money plank of the
Democratic National platform Of 1892 settled moth
ing Who does not remember the fierce and bitter
fight between the Democratic factions in Congress
in 1893 over that plank the strongest faction con-
tending that II meant free and unlimited coinage
Of silver we'll as of gold, and the weaker rae
zion contendine that il meant nothing of the sort
That fight is on again In Kentucky TINS year ana
rda- min he infI
ton over the voters Of the Democratic party IN
that State must be as powerful as II was over
their representatives in the Lllld Congress Inc
partisans of Senator Blackburn assert That MS
successor will be either himself or Republican
and appearances at present seem to indicate that
the election of Democratic Legislature would re-
suit in his reelection to the Senate That such
result. which would be a crushing defeat LOT the
and end MIR. Carhsle's pontcal
career. is regarded as exceedingly probable by
many Administration Democrats there Is the
strongest reason 10 believe and say. II the Re-
publicans should elect their candidate for Gov
ernor the result would be regarded not only as
humiliating defeat for the Administration, but
Democratic party disaster Of National proper
lions. Ii is natural that such possibilities. not to
say probabilities. should cause grave uneaslness
TO the President and his cuckoo" supporters.
In Mississippi the Administration is already
hopelessly defeated. Its candidate for Governor
has fed from the field and Governor stone,
the Sound Money" candidate for the Senate
TO succeed General George, will not be sup
ported by corporal's guard in the Legisla-
ture which is 10 be elected this fall ,.a.
The free-silver Demo-Popusts OF Arkansas
control everything in that State In texas
the free-silver Democrats appear to De gaming
strength. and even that "Sound-M Money cham-
pion Senator Mills. who is brave TO rashness
is taking a comprehensive but silent, obser-
walton OF the prospect from the topmost rail-
Of the fence that divides the Democratic fac
tons in the Lone Star State.
In Missouri the Administration Sound
Money" Democrats. many of whom We're active
and Jealous partisans OF free ana unnm heeu
routed by silver Dick Bland in the State Con-
yention. which adopted a is to resolution ana
denounced the financial policy OF the Admlnlstra-
ton
In Alabama Governor Oates and Representa-.
tive Clarke are hopeful that the sound Money
faction will win. and they nave trsu 10 iiIiu s
that hone into President Cleveland ana mem
bers OF his Administration. but not with any
great degree of success
HOKE SMITHS OPTIMISM.
OF course. Secretary Hoke Smith cherishes a
strong hope IL not belief, that he can reVoiu-
tion,ze marty sentiment In Georgia on the
money question by making few more speeches.
and distributing few hundred thousand copies
~ his own and Secretary Carlisie's sound
,one,." sneeches but II Is candidly admitted
nv conservative Democrats who are Thoroughly
oonversant with the situation In that STATE
that the Administrations victory thcre, IL III NJ,
al all. will be won against hs S.i,h vii soon
announcement that Secretary smltn VIII soOi a
re,urn 10 Georgia and make an extensive anu
thorough canvass is a sufficient ihulca'o" ina"
he takes similar view OF the prospects, oyod
In Florida according 70 inloam araeS az trust
here frorn sources that are Regarded as .lu.
n.,A silver sentiment In the Democratic
party Is overwhelming anu an '
act II have thus far failed Attic, and - the
.s,.'s N,ano,.. Democrats in North Carohna
poye srons enough to control the party orsan
zatIon ,be ADMINISTRATION will be most agreeao''
surprised. 49, administration
hn,ids s.rone b~nes which seem TO be laresH
based on the near proximity OF tnat oa,ciaI nat
National Capital and the potency u o''''"' '
ronage A.. l.. on,ha IRA ssed
In Louisiana the Administration Is ,aray in
not only by strong sentiment IN a.n 20 bmt also
favor Of free and unlimited silver ns me sugar
BY the controversy over the payment Oh .n con.