Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-05-25
PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES.
No "Setting up''-A "Sound Money
Idea Democratic Economy.

No Setting up''-A "Sound Money
Idea Democratic Economy.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, May ao.-Circum-
stances unirnportant in themselves
have brought Republican Presidential
possibilities very much to the front in
during the past few days.
Ex-Speaker Reed was in for a few
hours last week. and although his
visit was to see sick friend Repre-
Hit, of Illinois--it started
gossip, as he is generally
recognized as one of the leading can
didates forthe Republica nnominatior.
Gen. Harrisons visit to New York
has also furnished food for gossip.
Col. Kitchener. of Indiana, a close
friend Of Gen. Harrison's, who has
law Office in Washington, says OF that
visit: "Gen. Harrison has been to
New Jersey to receive medal from
the Historical Society of that State,
and is now in New York to sit for
portrait which is to be hung in the
White House. That is his real bust
ness in New York, although he
may also attend to some law business.
When asked bluntly whether Gen.
Harrison was candidate forthe NOM
ination Col. Kitchener replied: "He
says he is not, and changed thesub-
ject.
Ex-senator Warner Miller, of New
York, at present in Washington, says
on the subject of the next Republican
nominee: II don't think there has
been any effort to get together on the
part of the leading men of the party
or to come to an understanding. 1t
would be much better to let the lead
ing men go to the convention and
have the question of the nominee de-
cided there. Any attempt at ringing
in any one in advance will fail, as it
ought to fail 1t would not be wise
for any one to attempt such a thing.
and don't believe the attempt will
be made. Leaders will not do it, and
if others attempt to do SO they will
not succeed. Speaking of the gen
eral outlook, Mr.. Miller said: Every.
thing points to Republican victory
The Democratic party has disappoint-
ed the people, showing an incapacity
for government. The Democracy is
non-progressive. 1t is composed OF
constructionists."
The administration S "sound mon
ey' platform is to include an endorse
ment of the repeal of the Federal tax
on currency urged by State banks,
although the late Congress, over
whelningly Democratic as it was, re-
fused to pass bill repeating that tax,
or to adopt an amendment to the tar
if bill for its repeal. There has been
and is much doubt about what Mr..
Cleveland wishes the country to be-
lieve he means by Sound money" a
single gold standard is what he wants
but he has so far lacked the courage
to say so in plain words, as Secretary
Morton did--but there is no doubt
about what the repeal of the State
bank tax means. 1t means wildcat
money. issued by irresponsible people
which would be about as unsound
money as could be put into circula-
ton. Mr.. Cleveland S present advoc-
acy of the repeal of this tax is merely
an attempt to get the support of the
Southern Democrats who say they
favor the free coinage of silver for no
other reason than that they want the
amount of money in circulation in
creased, but the silver men are already
charging that the repeal of the State
bank tax would have been accom-
plished at the last session of Congress
had not Mr.. Cleveland influence
been used to prevent
The mails of the Department of
Justice are full of letters of complaint
from U. S. court officials, who find
it difficult to understand why their
salaries are not paid. This is only
another illustration of Democratic
ideas of economy. When the Demo-
cratic Congress cut 81 So, 900 from the
amount estimated to be needed to pay
the expenses of the department of
Justice, which pays all U. S. courts,
for the current fiscal year, the seven
by nine statesmen chuckled and call
ed themselves reformers. Now as a
consequence deputy marshals, bailiffs,
and other necessary employees of the
courts cannot get their salaries and
the families of some of them are re-
ported to be in distress, and when the
next Congress meets it will have to
make a deficiency appropriation to
pay them. Meanwhile these people
will have to work without getting
their salaries, until the first of Au-
gust, when they will receive their
July salaries out of the appropriation
for the next fiscal year.
Ex-senator Higgins, of Delaware, is
in Washington He says he has not
Che slightest doubt about the seating
of his Republican successor, Senator
elect Dupont; that he has received the
opinions of number of the leading
constitutional lawyers and they all
agree that the speaker of the Della
ware senate ceased to have the right
to act as speaker when he became the
governor of the State.
THE AFTER-VISION.
sometime. when all life's lessons have