Middletown transcript., 1895-06-01

Sn1oWd trlck
on his party. He has ageed to throw
the entire influence of the Administra-
tion to ex-Secretary Whitney, if that
gentleman will allow his name to go
before the National convention. Opin-
ion is divided as to whether Mr.. Cleve-
land has become convinced of the i'm
possibility of his own nomination, or
knows that ex-Secretary Whitney has
no desire to lead a Democratic forloln
hopr, and made the promise knowing
that he would not be called on to keep
it, and that the mention of Mr.. Whit
ney's name would have a t. ndency to
keep other possible candidates out of
the field, thus enabling him to push
his own candidacy.
Senator Aldrich is now the only
Republican member of the Senate
committee on Rules, the term of ex-
Senator Henderson, the other Repub-
lican member, having expired March
4th last. A meeting of this committee
will be held this week, and, although
Senator Blackburn, the chairman, finds
himself too busy looking after his re-
election to attend, quorum will be
present in the persons of Senators
Aldrich, Harris and German. The
meeting was called to consider certain
proposed changes in the Senate rules.
But no important action is probable as
Senator Aldrich will, there is reason to
believe, enter a protest against any
action being taken upon any matter of
Importance by the committee as at
present organized, owing to its being
dominated by represer tatives of the
minority of the Senate. 1t is believed
that the committee will only transact
routine business, leaving the question
of changing the rules to be considered
by the full committee on Rules which
will he named when the Senate is re-
organized next December.
Senator Sherman has gone to Ohio
tn preside over the Republican State
convention to be held at GAINESVILLE, |
and the impression is general in Wash
ington that in his speech to the con-
ventiOn he will outline the probable |
Republican financial policy in next |
years Presidential campaign. Of
Senator Sherman will not pre-
snme to speak for the Republican party,
but he is known to have always opposed
mOnometallism, which has been adop-
ted by the Administration, and any
suggestion he makes looking towards
practical bimetallism-as is well known
he considers the free coinage of silver
at ratio of 16 to as but anolh her
form of allism-will carry
great weight with Republicans every
where. Senator Sherman is firm
believer in the extensive use of silver
in our monetary system and it is hoped,
and believed, that he will suggest a
plan that will be feasible and at the
same time acceptable alike to consel-
Tative silver men and those who oppose
he free coinage of silver under exist
M n t.,n Iii |
hat can be set down in advance as
certain of any plan proposed by Sena-
lollars worth 100 cents, and for the
naint enance of the credit of the gov
'rnment under any and all circum-
stances. He has devoted a long life
md great ability to the study of finance
md what he says on The subject is
Ilways worthy of the country's atten-
ion and always gets it. 1t is daily
'ecoming more apparent that it is TO
he Republican party that the silver
nen must look for succor that amounts
o anything; the Democrats are all
one faction favoring a
old basis and the other silver basis,
While the Republican party favors
ow, as it has always, bimetallsm.
Sena or German has had little diff
ulty in knocking out the opposition
D his control of the Democratic State
1achine of Maryland. He had hardly
OF his guns into position when Hon.
sidor Raynor, the man who though he
ad chance to become the anti-Gor-
ian Democratic candidate, threw up =
he sponge asd announced his with
rawal. Senator German was never
'orried about his Democratic op.
onents, but he is considerably worried, =
Though he would probably deny it TO !
ny but his closest friends, by his fears :
lat the Republicans will carry the
tate.