The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-21
SOME POLITICAL NOTES.
Maryland Is Certainly Solid for
sound Money.

washington. June "a. Lee Knott nj
Maryland, who was second Assistap,
r5smaster General during the first ad-
,rinistration Of Mr.. Cleveland. takes a
very encouraging view of the politic7,
.rlati0n. from a democratic standpoint
r1- only in his own state. but throughout
the country generally. While in Wash
.asson a few days ago he thus expressed
himself on the democratic outlook in
-,e5. He says the democracy is in Us good
.haue for a national contest as the re-
Iuhlcans are at the present writing. The
latter are as badly torn up on the fnan-
caI question as are the democrats. and
-ltre is not a national issue upon which
tley are united. The democratic admins
tfl= sion was somewhat handicapped bv a
-asA Of practical experience when it was
placed in absolute control of the govern
utnt, but every day shows that the pres
,u- officials are improving as they become
more familiar with the details of the du-
ties they are called upon to perform.
According to Mr.. Knott the Democratic
party will be obliged to so out side of
New York for their next presidential nom
iuee for the rank and file of the party
are weary of the Empire State monopoliz-
i.g the first place on. the ticket, as il has
done since the war. There is a prefa-
dice against New York among southern
and western democrats that cannot he
disguised. That was apparent at the last
national convention at Chicago. and il
was frequently demonstrated during che
recent sessions Of congress.
Gen. Knott says there are daily evil
denccs in Baltimore that good tines
are returning. He is not afraid that the
Maryland democracy will so astray on the
financial question. The people of his
state, both democrats and republicans.
are for sound money, and they will lot
Doe carried OFF their feet by the free sill
Yer wind that is now blowing in other
parts Of the country In the democratic
ranks the rank and file are not going to be
Influenced by past events. They realize
that the time has arrived for them to
present a united front to the republican
hosts in the state, who are claiming
that they are going to elect their COVER
nor next fall.
Senator Don Cameron has taken reef
in his fee silver sail, that he bent on to
his presidential boom. He has hauled his
craft in close to shore and has his weather
eye on the gathering cloud Just off the
sound money coast" This is the way
nautical friend of the senior senator from
Pcnnsylyania expressed himself a few days
ago. While discussing Senator Cameron's
cautious movements Of Senator Cameron
and free silver supporters, it is said that
ha has large corps Of missionaries at
work in the south and west for him. lie
has a well-equipped literary bureau in
this city which is engaged constantly in
the distribution of free silver literature of
various styles. His correspondence is
something enormous. and it requires a
diplomat to reply to some of the inquiries
and requests he is constantly receiving.
The crafty Don is playing safety in his
answers to correspondents, and he has
regular form of letter, which he sends to
those who tender him their support 1t is
one Of those non-cOmmittal kind of letters,
which include a grateful acknowledgment
and a desire to supply the correspondent
with an assortment of free silver tracts,
etc. That is as far as the Pennsylvania
senator is dispoed to proceed, since his
colleague, Senator Quay, came out for
sound money. 1t is the intention of Sena-
tor Cameron to create the impression that
he is doing absolutely nothing to float
his boom, but he is casting his "silver
plated bread" upon the water in all direc-
tons.