The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-07-05
NO. %
From our regular CORRESPONDENT.

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I Secretary CarliSle's success in rout-
/, ing the silver democrats of Kentucky
has given him the big head, and if
the democrats carry that ate this
fall-a gigantic if, by the way,-he
will be certain to take the presidential
fever in the most violent form. In his
fight for Blackburn's seat in the SEN
ate Mr.. Carlisle has the earnest sup
port of the administration, for it is
largely Mr.. Cleveland's own fight, but
when it comes to presidential nomi-
lnation that is another matter entirely.
1t is unquestionably Mr.. Cleveland's
Ipresent intention to take the nomina-
tion himself, if he can get it. How
lever, as Mr.. Carlisle is this week going
on his vacation, which will be spent
in the neighborhood of Buzzard's Bay,
perhaps he and Mr. Cleveland can
come to an understanding, if any un-
derstanding is necessary. Kentucky
republican, say they are going to
carry the state, and if they do Mr..
Carlisle's presidential aspirations will
be deader than those of Sibley.
There is democratic plot hatch
ing in Washington which BODIES no
good to Mr. Cleveland's ambition.
The national association of democTa-
tic clubs is organizing a party Of
stump speakers to make tour through
| the West and Northwest. The secre-
| tary of that association who will be
| in charge of the tour, is not very
friendly to Mr.. Cleveland, owing to
his having failed to get one of the big
federal offices in the District of Col
umbia; and Senator Morgan, who is
to be the star orator at the party, is
an outspoken enemy of Mr.. Cleve-
lands financial and foreign policy.
II may be presumed therefore, that
this party will in quiet way do what
it can to increase Mr., Cleyeland's I'M
popularity with democrats of the
West and Northwest Taken altogeth-
er Mr.. Cleveland will have no easy
task to obtain that nominations and
no possible chance of being elected
should he succeed in getting it.
Small democratic officials who have
been notified that their dismissal from
office would speedily follow any decla-
ration or work on their part in favor
of the free coinage of silver, are much
interested in the case of Mr. VIM r.
Morrison, who draws ST 500 a year and
peras., for performing the compare
lively light and pleasant duties of a
member of the Interstate Commerce
commission. Mr.. Morrison has for
some years enjoyed the credit of carry
ing the greater part of the Illinois
democracy around in his vest pocket,
and has had the desire to be nominat-
ed for president by the democrats Of
his heart. Some two months or more
ago Mr.. Morrison had conference
with Mr.. Cleveland, and Immediately
afterward it was semi-officially an
nounced that Mr. Morrison had gone
to Illinois to aid the administration
democrats in their fight against the
silver democrats. But MIR. Morrison
didn't do anything of the kind; he
stabbed the administration in the
back, so to speak, while supposedly
acting as one OF its accredited agents.
And that isn't all he has done. One
of his henchmen -ex-Congressman
Forman-is now in Washington,
booming Morrison as the free-trade
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton. That Forman is acting with
Morrison's knowledge and consent is
generally believed, and the small off
cials want to know what Mr. Cleve-
land is going to do about this open
defiance of the administration edict
by big official. The silver democrats
are chuckling over the affair; they
saw the administration will not dare
try to discipline Mr.. Morrison, while
the anti-silver democrats say he must
be disciplined. if the administration
expects to prevent the control Of the
National Convention by the silver
democrats.
The democratic party in Missouri
must be in bad way if reports which
reach Washington can be depended
upon. Mr.. Richard Gentry, Kansas
City railway builder, now in Washing
ton, says: GAS far as the political sit
uation inMissouri is concerned I am
of the opinion that the state will be
carried by the republican, next year
although / belong to the democratic
party. One of the chief reasons Tor
thinking the republicans Will WIN is
that large number of democrats are
sick and disguised with their leaders;
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