The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-15
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Washington Letter.
Washington, d. c., March 5, lS95.-
The new silver party was launched this
week by the executive committee of the
B Metallic League, together with the
suggestion that X-RepTesentative Sibley,
OF Pa. who was elected 10 the Fifty
third Congress as Democrat aud who
gained an unenviable notoriety 10y
biaCkguardIng a Democratic President
in one Of the dIrtiest speeches ever made
on the floor Of the house and who be
came an avOwed pOpuliSt long before the
expiration of his term, should be the
nominee of the new party for the PresI
dency. Sibley was given this dlstinc
ton solely because he has money and Is
willing to spend ii. A. matter OF fact
there Is every reason to believe that the
new so called silver party II nothing
more than move to compel the Repub
lIcanS to nominate presidential candI
date who, If not personally favorable to
silver, Will at least promise 10 sign Il free
silver bill, If he Is elected and congress
passes one during hISterm. That's why
candidate was suggested instead of
nominated. 1t was this suspicion that
the new party Is merely intended to be
tail to the next Republican national
convention that has prevented such pr
nOunced SIiveS Democrats as Bland, of
Mo, and Bryan, OF Nebr.. endorsing It.
They, and the silver Democrats general
ly, believe il uuwise for Democrats to
join new party at this time, and expect
that the platform Of the next Democrat
lc national convention will show the
wisdom of that belief. Representative
Newlands, of Nevada. Il to be in eXecu
tive charge of the headquarters of the
alleged new party, which are to be eStab
lished in Washington. Mr.. Sibley let
the cat out of the bag when he SAID that
If the Republicans would nominate Sen-
atOr Cameron for president the Ameri
can Bl-Metallic party-that's the hame
of the new party would support him
The only two senators identified with tie
new party are Jones and Stewart, of NJ
vada, both of whom are devoted friends
to Cameron. 1t looks like 1.-The Gamer
on party" was the right name for it.
Hon. W. c. Gear, one of the five
Democratic members Of the Ohio state
senate, Is in Washington. He has this
to say of the political situation in his
state: The uuterritied Democracy of
the Buckeye state have never yet been
dismayed, and will toe found fighting
with all the Old-time aggressivenesS
when the next campaign Is inaugurated
very much desire to see Hon. Paul j.
Sorg the nominee of our party for gov
ernor. He Il the strongest candidate
that could be put up, and if there Is a
possibility Of Democratic success, ii Is !
with Sorg to lead the ticket His Ger
man descent makes him popular with
IeutOnIc voters. His standing with la
boring people Is the highest. Paul |
SOrg has proved his friendship for the |
worklngman in the most practical way. |
\ large employer Of labor, ne has never |
cut down wages, and his business has |
not suffered from strikes The OHIO |
Repuhllcans are ranged in hostile fac |
tons, and If the bitter feeling between /
the partIsans of Foraker and Mckinley |
continues to grow IN intensity. there /
Will be great chance for Democratic /
victory
the court Is happy To welcome an /
old acquaintance IN new relation.
waS the response Of Chief Justice Fuller 1
to Attorney General Oluey'- official i'm
PRODUCTION Of Hon. Holmes Conrad. ia,
new solicitor General. tu the. -lprrm,
court at the opening Of the case invoIv
ing the cOnSutuuUualItv of the income
tax. Attorney General Olncv. Assist
ant Attorney General Whitney and -
HcI,Dr Genera. Conrad are defending th,
cousuuuoua.Ity ~ the tax. while op- .
posed To them are a round dozen Of the /
most prominent lawyers in the United /
states. The greatest interest Is felt ia /
this decision. About fifteen wears ago |
the supreme court decided the old in /
come tax Ia have been constitutional !
and the impression among laymen l. /
that II Will 80 decide again, hut il mus,
not be forgotten that there mas been an /
almost entire change in the personne.
of the court since that decision was /
made
There Is considerable speculation
about that monetary conference. which |
aS yet l. only among the probabilities
1t Is expected that the call for it. II |
issued at all, will come from Germany |,
1t VIII be entirely discretionary with J
President Cleveland whether he accents
the invitation for this country to partic
lpate, but there Is no reason TO doub,
his acceptance. 1t is not certain that
the three commissioners to be selected |
by the President Will be named until the
Invitation for the conference has been
issued and accepted. The six commits
sloners. named by the senate and house
Jones, of Ark; Teller, of Colo. |
and Daniel, of Va, and Representatives
Crisp, of Georgia, Culbertson, of Texas. |
and Hit, OF Illinois,-are, with the ex
ceptlon of Mr.. Hit, all silver men.
Secretaries Gresham and Carlisle were /
much disappointed at being prevented |
at the last minute by important official |
business from accompanying President |
Cleveland on his hunting and fishing |
trip. NJ
The Water Too Low.