The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-07
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspondent Talks in Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
WAsHINGToN. June 3. 1s9
From our Correspondence

There is nothing worth contradicting
in the revived rumors about President
Cleveland's health, tut just To show in
what a robust state of health he is, it
may be mentioned that, although Sat
urday was one Of the warmest June
days ever experienced in Washington,
he drove in from Woodley and spent
the entire day at work in the White
House, clearing his desk of the bust
ness which had accumulated while he
went to Chicago to attend Secretary
Gresham's funeral. President Cleve-
land isn't going to Gray Gables be-
caus he is sick, but because of the COM
fort and recreation he can find there
in warm weather.
Anybody is free to guess at the name
of the next Secretary Of State, but that
is all that can be done at this time.
The business OF the State Department
is not suffering while in charge of Act
ing Secretary Uhl, and there is no
reason for any hurry in filling the va
cancy. 1t is "A very important posi-
ton and President Cleveland will wish
to consult with number of leading
Democrats before he makes final de-
cision.
Mrs. Gresham, who went TO Chicago
with the remains of her late husband,
will not return to Washington. She
will make her home with her son, who
resides in Chicago.
Postmaster General Wilson has gone
to Oxford, Miss, where he will deliver
the annual address at the commence
ment of the University of Mississippi
Secretary Herbert will attend the
commencement exercises at the Naval
Academy, at Annapolis, this week,
and next week he will deliver an ad-
dress to the graduates of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, at Au-
burn, Ala.
The latest straddle combination
talked of by the Republicans is Morton,
of New York, and Dubois, of Idaho.
1t is calculated by the Republicans
who are trying to push this combina-
ton, that it would, like the negroes
coon scheme, "ketch 'em gwine and
ketch 'em comin.n Gov Morton would
get the support of the banking and
moneyed interests of the middle and
eastern States, and Senator Dubois
would raise the widest enthusiasm
among the silver Republicans of the
northwest, not only on account of his
very pronounced silver views, but
because of the belief that if the
ticket was elected he would almost
certainly be President before 1901.
Some people may consider such
combination too great an absurdity
to be success, and perhaps it is.
Nevertheless it is being seriously push
ed by men who do not waste their
time on what they do not think
they can make success of it. These
men will carefully watch the effect of
the silver straddle adopted by the 0. I I,
Republicans, at the suggestion or
communicable your choice-ot Sen
ator Sherman. If that straddle meets
with sufficient Republican favor in
other States to make it the basis of the
silver plank, it may be adopted by the
Republican National Convention, as
Senator Sherman and other prominent
are confident it will, the
men behind the straddle ticket of Nor
ton and Dubois will be confident of
their ability to nominate their ticket.
They argue that a straddle ticket
ought to go along with straddle plat
form.
EX-Secretary Whitney's views of COM
ing changes in the positions toward
silver of the great European nations
have been much discussed in Wash
lngton for several reasons. Mr.. Whit
ney has just returned from England,
where he has enjoyed unusual oppor-
to get at the sentiment of the
influential people; he is close observ-
err, and ii he so wills, his chance for
becoming the Presidential candidate of
the Democratic party is second to that
of no man. These are some of the rea-
sons which have added interest 10 his
words: | firmly b live that the CON-
mercial nations of the world are ran
idly falling into line on the silver ques-
lion. Germany has declared for silver
On some basis, France has recently
come forward with similar express
'ion. Europe would certainly like to
zee silver re-established in the none.
AIRY systems of the world. 1t all de-
bends upon England. In unofficial
circles and among political economists
connected with the great seats of learn.
ng in England the cry is for the remon-
of silver. Even among the
'ankers and merchants silver has
many strong friends, who do not fear
o speak openly and fearlessly in favor
II the despised metal. If this senti-
nent can be crystallized into a move
nent in favor of an International agree
nent upon silver, then England,
Which is at present the most formida-
lie enemy of the white metal, will be
rought into line In favor of it.