Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-09
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ty'' of the Administration-F
whitney for President-LouIsian
safely Democratic.
Regular Correspondence of the STANDARD.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ., 1895.
The statement made in this cor
respoDdence several weeks ago, that
PRESIDENT Cleveland was not and
would not be a candidate for third
term, was this week corroborated bv
members OF the cabinet. Your cor.
respondent has no desire to spring the
l-told-you-so gag on your readers, but
he cannot forbear saying that he knew
what he was writing about when he
made that statement, and that he
never makes positive assertions on
anything less stable than rock
bottom foundation. Anybody can say
that, but you just keep tab on this pa
per and see lift isn't strictly true in this
case, just as it has been in the past.
President Clevelsnd's position, ac-
cording to those who have heard him
express his sentiments, in regard to
the next Democratic Presidential
nomination is Just about what would
be that OF any other man of strong
will and convictions occupying his po-
sition. He believes it necessary to the
welfare OF the Democratic party and Of
the country that the man nominated
for President by the Democrats should
carry out fixed policy. which he has
already indicated. and in order to be
sure that no mistake is made he wishes
to have hand in naming the candidate.
Wouldn't you, if you were in his place?
Wouldn't any aggressive man? OF
course there are Democrats who differ
with President Cleveland. That is a
privilege he has always conceded to
every Democrat. His plan and that of
his opponents will 60 before the Dem
ocratic national convention, which
will in its wisdom decide which shall
guide the Democratic party though
the next Presidential campaign, and
to that decision all good Democrats,
regardless of their present opinions,
will bow. Let all the fighting inside
the party be done between now and
the assembling of the National con.
vention, to elect delegates in accord.
ance with your views; after a majority
of those delegates have agreed upon a
platform and two-thirds of them upon
a ticket, let the fighting all be against
the common enemy, and for that plat
form and ticket.
Secretary Lamont's generally &C.
knowledged political sagacity causes
his opinions to be highly valued when
given, which is seldom. 1t has pleased
many Democrats to learn that he has
expressed the belief that ex-Secretary
William c. Whitney, of New York
would be the strongest man the Dem.
ocrats could nominate for President,
and that he could easily defeat any
candidate the Republicans could put
up. 1t has been known for some time
that the Republicans were very much |
afraid of Whitney and that they would |
do anything they could to prevent his
nomination. New York Republicans
visiting Washington have said that in
their opinions no member of their
party could carry New York agains st
Whitney. and New York Democrats
are positive that it could not be done
by anybody.
State department officials will not
discuss the Waller case, but there are
good grounds for the belief that the
reason Waller is still in French
prison serving out a sentence of 20
years imposed on him by French
Court Martial in Madagascar, on
charge of having betrayed certain
movements OF French troops against
the natives, is that this government
has no justifiable ground for interior
ing in the case. Waller is negro who
was for n time U. S. consul in
Madagascar. After retiring from Of
flee, against his will, he remained on
the island and engaged in business,
and some say his lawyer has denied it,
that he went so far as to acquire
citizenship there.
Some people have allowed themselves
to become frightened by the statement
that Louisiana would become Re
publican State ii Comptroller Bowler
decides, after hearing the arguments
which are to be made next week, the
original sugar bounty clause of the
Mckinley law to have been un-
constitutional, and declines to approve
the payment of money appropriated
by the last Congress to pay deferred
sugar bounties. In order to get the
opinion of one who is in position to
know, Judge Thomas J. Semmes, Of
New Orleans, who is in Washington to
assist the Louisiana Congressional
delegational in arguing in favor of the
constitutionality of the sugar bounty,
was asked if there was any probability
of Louisiana becoming Republican
State. The old gentleman's eyes
flashed as he said with vigor and
emphasis: Never, sir; never, while
there was some revulsion of feeling
and discomfort during the first part OF
Mr.. Cleveland's present administration,
the return of good times has removed
it all, and the State may always be
counted where she belongs--in the
good, old Democratic camp" Mem
bers of Congressional delegation
characterized the statement as q
SANDER upon the Democrats of the
State. DEN.
THE inquiry seems pertinent, at
this time of horrible atrocities, What
malign influence is turning the brains
of many people? The deliberate
crimes charged up to Durrant, on the
Pacific are only equaled by infamous
plotting of Holmes ON the other side
Of the continent. His crimes extend
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