Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-06-08
A DoUBI.E-ENDER.
Good News. If True-A Boom for ser-
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| WAsHINcToN, June 3.-Those who
watch the Inducements rather than
the surface Of politics are beginning
to see that Mr.. Cleveland is far
shrewder manipulation of wires than
he is generally credited with being.
For instance, his object in promising
that he would support the candidacy
of ex-Secretary Whitney for the DEM
ocratic Presidential nomination, if
Mr. Whitney would consent to the
use of his name in that connection,
has now become apparent to those
who know the game of politics. In
stead Of being a remuneration Of his
own desire for another nomination,
as many at first supposed it to be,
that promise of Mr.. Cleveland's is a
very clever move by which he expects
to retain control of the Democratic
nomination, whatever the result of
the contest now going on between
the gold Democrats and the silver
Democrats may be. If the gold DEM
ocrats can control the next National
convention Mr.. Cleveland will take
the nomination himself, and if the
silver Democrats control it the nomi-
nation will go to ex-Secretary Whit
ney. thus making it certain that no
anti Cleveland silver Democrat can
carry of the empty honor of the nom-
ination.
That this move was taken by Mr..
Cleveland with the knowledge and
consent of Mr.. Whitney was proven
by the fact that Mr.. Whitney had NO
sooner got back from Europe than he
gave out an authentic interview stat
ing his position on the silver ques-
ton. His position is straddle, il
put to actual and immediate test, but
it is so interlarded with ataffy" fol
silver and opinions as to its speedy
rehabilitation as money metal by
the great commercial nations of the
world, that it leaves the impression
that he is very friendly to silver
which is just the impression it was
intended to leave. 1t is Whitney's
part of the game begun by Mr.. Cleve-
land when he promised to support
Whitney if he wanted the nomination
That Whitney really wants the nomi-
nation is improbable, although be
would doubtless willingly chip in foul
or five of the Standard Oil Company s
millions to become President. But
he is too smart to believe that any
Democrat can be elected President.
next year. His part of the game is
being played just to please Mr.. Cleve.
land, whose friendship has been val
liable to corporations in which Whit
ney is interested, and may be again.
Senator Carter, of Montana, who is
chairman Of the Republican National
Committee, is in Washington He
saws the National Executive Commit
tee will probably meet the latter part
of October or early in November to
decide where and when the next Ma
tional Convention shall be held and
that he would not be surprised if it de-
cided to hold it in May, instead OF
June, which has been the usual month,
as he finds the sentiment in favor of
the former month strong and grow
ing. In reply to question Senator
Carter said: The National Commit
tee as an organization will not take
any position for or against silver. 1t
is no part of the business of the COM
mittee to undertake to declare party
position on current questions. That
task is left to the party VIXEN assem-
bled in National convention"
There is rumor, too good to be
true, that Mr.. Cleveland will, in fill
ing the vacancy left in the Cabinet
by the death of Secretary Gresham,
endeavor to get a Democrat whose
Americanism isrobust enough and suf-
fciently we'll known to the public to
reinspire confidence in the foreign
policy of the administration. 1t
would be good thing for Mr.. Cleve-
land to make the attempt to do this
but unless the tenor of public opinion
has been misunderstood, there is only
one thing that will make the public
believe in the Americanism of the
administration, and that is the cleo
ton of Republican President. :.
Lots of Republicans from the great
northwest, who drop into Washing
ton from time to time, put in a good
word for Senator Dubois, and lots of
Republicans from all other sections
meet them with earnest "men."
Mr.. w. c. Leonard. of Butte, Mont,
speaking on this subject said: ut
would please our people not only in
Idaho but in the Northwest generally
if the Republican convention should
see its way to nominate Senator Du-
bois for the Vice Presidency. He
would make a great run. Personal
ly he is the strongest man in his
State, if not in the entire Northwest,
and il he is not Vice-President when
the time comes he will not have the
slightest difficulty in being reelected
to the Senate" OF course everyone
realizes that the selection of President
must be made before that of his run
ming mate, and that the section from
which one comes virtually decides
that from which the other must be
taken but there is no harm in ex-
pressing liking for so good man as
Senator Dubois. who could have any,
thing he desired, if the selection were
to be made by the votes Of his Repub-
lican colleagues in the Senate.
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