The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-03-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

w ASHlNGION, MAI. -, 1000.
Secretary Carlisle has just spent
several days in New York, ostensl-
bly, upon business connected with
the customs service, but there are
reasons-and good ones too-for the
belief that his visit had much
more important object. Ever since
before the adjournment Of Congress
there has been talk in Washington
about an alleged secret agreement
between Mr. Cleyeland, some of the
leaders Of his party, and a few of
the money kings, having for its
object the denomination of Mr.
Cleveland on a stralghtout gold
platform. 1t was because of this
talk that the Bland Bryan silver
manifesto was issued a few days
before Congress adjourned. That
manifesto was intended to make the
scheme tdorenominate Mr.. Cleve-
.. A assafd fsa9P55 Id platform impossible,
4u4 1t hIS 4directly contrary effect,
1t got so few signatures that it
greatly encouraged the managers of
the Cleveland scheme to believe
that they would have little trouble
in controlling the Democratic nom
mating convention. Another thing
that has encouraged them is the
fiat failure of the American bi-Met-
allie, or, as it is more commonly
known, the SIbley Silver party,
which has received few words of
encouragement from any source
that resolution of the Nevada legIs-
lature counts for very little when it
is remembered that Senators Jones
and Stewart are the principal spon-
sors for what they fondly hoped at
one time would be a new national
party. 1t is believed that Secretary
Carlisle's principal reason for going
to New York was to confer with
the money kings and their repre-
sentatiyes, who are relied upon to
furnish the large amount Of cash
that will be necessary to carry the
Cleveland denomination scheme
through in order to further perfect
the details. Republicans hope the
scheme will succeed, they will enjoy
defeating Mr.. Cleveland more than
they would defeating anybody else,
and they know that there isn't
money enough on earth to re-elect
aim.
Things are not at all satisfactory
at the headquarters of the Sibley
Silver party. Letters are being
received from some of those who
were without their knowledge made
members of the executive committee
of the S. S. party, and they are not
what was expected, For instance,
the following from ex- Governor
Price, of New Mexico, who was
made q mem Der Of the executive
committee: "While approaching
very highly this recognition Of my
strong faith in the principle of BIZ
metalsm and the efforts l have
made in its behalf, yet [ am COM
PEELED to decline the position, as |
do not approve of separate political
action at this time. | believe that
the duty Of the hour is to educate
the people of the east on the finan-
cial question, and as soon as the
people are we'll informed party
organizations will be obliged to cor
rect views and act accordingly. |
nave full faith that the Republican
party, which has always been the
friend of the oppressed, the cham
pion of equal rights, the protector
of American labor and the expo
nent of stalwart Americanism gen.
orally, will still be found true to its
best traditions; and those who
destroyed human slavery will not
permit financial slavery to exist;
and that those who saved the nation
itself in 1861 will not permit the
destruction of national prosperity
by financial selfshness and oppres-
sion in 1896"
The administration Is having a
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