The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-05-16
POLITICS. AT WASHINGTON.

hiOOt BoPNto
to make it appear that W enever
three or four prominent republic
cans happened to be in Washing ton |
at one time they were engaged in
conspiring for or against some one
of the gentlemen who have been
generally mentioned as probable
republican Presidential candidates,
and it is theresult of orders from
their home Offices. First, they had
1t conspiracy being formed against
Mr.. Reed aud in favor Of Senator
Allison; then Gov. Morton was the
fav.led individual, and their latest
attempt in that line was in favor of
Gov. Mckinley. Needless to say
that there was absolutely 10 found
otion for any of these misrepresen-
tations. Even granting that there
are prominent republicans who are.
willing to enter a conspiracy either
to secure the defect or the nomina
ton of any of the gentlemen named
the exercise Of u little common
sense. would make it apparent to
even an or linarily intelligent man
that they would not do so more
than year before the holding of
the nominating convention; also,
that Washington, where they are
all we'll known to the newspaper
men, would be about the last place
they would meet to arrange such 4
conspiracy. There is double pur.
pose in the false publications
First, the hope that they may help
to take public attention from the
hopeless condition of the democrat
ic party, and second, the hope thai
they may result in string up il
will between the supporters OF the
several candidates tor the republi
can nomination. But there is nc
probability of either hope being re
allied. The republican party rec
ognizes the "cinch" it has and viii
not throw it away because of demo
cratic Misrepresentation.
Attorney General Olney paid
Senator Sherman very neat com.
pliment when after quoting some
remarks by him, he said in his ar.
gument before the Supreme Court
for rehearing Of the income tax
cases: When quote Senator
Sherman, l cite one who is possibly
as much of statesman as any
counsel who has addressed the
court in this case and who, even
when found defending the principle
of an income tax, no one will ven
kure to characterize as a populist
Or a communist, or Jacobin, or al
| Anarchist" Mr.. Olney's argument
Is considered by lawyers to have
been very poor one; it was merci
lessly ridiculed by Joseph H
Choate, the great New York lawyel
who spoke against the Constitu
tionality of the income tax, ant
even the sedate justices could no
restrain the smiles brought out by
Ch0ate's bitter sarcasm at Mr.. Oh
ney's expense.
Secretary Morton is out with an
other single gold standard. letter
which makes it clear that Mr.
Cleveland's alleged rebuke givel
him for writing the first one wat
just what it was intended to be-
NEARLY an anchor cast to wind
ward, which might be a handy
thing to have in case Mr.. Cleveland
should be driven to abandon thu
single gold standard. Meanwhile
he winks at Morton as he keeps VI
his gold standard arguments.
The report that Secretary Car
Isle had positively stated that il
the event of the next democratic
national convention declaring In
favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at a ratio of l6 tt
| /, he would support the republican
candidates, and intimated that Mr.
Cleveland would do the same, has
caused much talk among the poll
ticians. There is little doubt tina
Secretary Carlisle made the state
ment, but it was probably only in
tendid for a bluff in the game
which the administration is playing
against the free silver wing of thu
democratic party.
There is considerable talk of al
extra session of Congress to pro
vide money for the government
The Treasury deficit continues t.
grow at an alarming rate and none
of the predictions of Secretary Car
isle of increased revenues have
turned out to be true, and there il
nothing in sight to indicate any