Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-09-07
A DOUBLE BACK ACTING MACHINE
Lamont's Offer As to Harrison
That Same Old Dodge.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 2.-Per-
haps those who pooh pooh the idea
that Mr. Cleveland is seriously work
ing for denomination for third
term for himself are right, but so far
as indications can be trusted they are
wrong. The following summary OF
the situation is made by Democratic
Ex- Congressman-Conn of Indiana:
1.-The administration was never be-
fore so much in politics. Democratic
dissension i'll Kentucky, Maryland,
and Ohio has aroused the turgid par
tisanship of President Cleveland and
instead of breaking out in choleric
platitudes he is using the machinery
of the administration to bring sweet
peace to warning Democratic factions,
III the interests of his third term.
German, with his sugar trust record !;
Brice, the champion OF senatorial cor
porate rings, and Blackburn, the free
silver idol. have suddenly become en-
dowed with angelic qualities, and be-
cause they are supposed to control
the party majority in their respective
States, they are being held to the
Presidents heart to be warmed into
Cleveland Democratic life To Secre-
tary Carlisle is entrusted the CONVEX
sion of Kentucky Bourbonism. His
voice will soon be mingled in unison
with that of Free Silver Joe in behalfof
party harmony, whether it comes from
10 to I calamity organ or a gold
mounted corporation concert grand,
just so it is equipped with Cleve-
land subbass attachment. If the
Democratic deed of trust which Sena-
tor Brice carries in his inside pocket
can also be franked with the Cleve-
land cuckoo crest, Ohio will be as
safe for a third term as if counted
among the heavenly host. But in
Maryland the situation is somewhat
different. Senator Germans pull is
only three finger hold, and it is
doubtful if even President Cleveland's
magnetic influence will mesmerize
enough Democrats to elect the ring
ticket To complete the circuit and
third term current into the next
national convention it will also be
necessary to capture New York, In
diana, and another important State or
two. New York has its Democratic
troubles, for which Senator Hill holds
the panacea, and the next effort of
OF President Cleveland will probably
be to secure control of the Senator's
medicine box. Indiana is considerably
wrought up over the silver question
and it will be necessary to prosylete
Senator Voorhees, in order to vote
that delegation. This was done once
before and perhaps the same charm
can be worked again. In any event
an extraordinary effort is being made
to wheel the Democracy into line for
Cleveland, third term, and contin-
uation of the national fishing club at
Buzzards Bay"
The publication of Secretary La
mont's very generous offer to advance
$50, 600 from his own pocket to be
used in paying soldiers salaries,
Congress having failed to appropriate
enough for that purpose, while it
could not be legally accepted, served
to draw attention to the difference be-
tween Dan Lamont's financial circum-
stances when he made his debut in
Washington as Mr.. Cleveland's Pri-
vate Secretary and at this time. Then
he was so poor that Mr.. Cleveland
paid him 81, 900 year in addition to
the salary of Private Secretary, in or
der that his family might be able to
keep up respectable social
appearance. Now he talks of
advancing $50, 900 as nonchalently as
he would then have asked friend to
take beer with him. Dan isn't the
only one of the crowd who got rich.
Mr.. Cleveland has become multi
millionaire anda number ofthe others,
then poor are now wealthy.
Nobody seems able to say just how
or when the idea began to take root
but it is certainly very prevalent
among Republicans in Washington,
that General Harrison will in the
near future let it be thoroughly I'M
derstood that he does not desire his
name to go before the National Con-
vention as candidate for the Presi-
dental nomination.
1t has come to my knowledge that
the Democratic managers in Kentucky
and Maryland in their desperation are
preparing to revive the dodge they
have worked so successfully in all
the Southern States for many years
to arouse race prejudice.
Hon. Lloyd Lowndes. the Republi-
can candidate for Governor of Mary
land was guest at its last meeting
of the Union Republican Club of this
city. He made speech that made
an excellent impression upon those
who heard it. No buster or brag,
just quiet, gentlemanly expression
of confidence in his election. He said
if the election were to be held this
week the State would, he believed, go
Republican by more than 5000 ma
jority.
President Reed of the State Editori-
a. Association is making great pre-
parations for the annual meeting to
be held at Clarksburg, Sept. II and