Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1895-06-28
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Secretary Carlisle's success IN
routing the silver democrats OF
Kentucky has given him the big
head, and if the democrats carry
that state this fall-a gigantic II,
by the way-he will be certain to
take the presidential fever IN It's
most violent form In his fight
for Black burns seat in the Senate
Mr.. Carlisle has the earnest sup
port of the administration, Tor 1t
is largely Mr.. Cleveland's own
fight, but when it comes to a pres
idential nomination is another
matter entirely. 1t is question
ably Nh. Cleveland's present in
tention to take the nomination him.
self, if he can get it. However, as
VT. Carlisle is this week going on
his vacation, which will be spent
in the neighborhood of Buzzard's s
Bay, perhaps he and Mr.. Cleve-
land eau come to an understand
ing, if any understanding is neces-
sary Kentucky republicans say
they are going to carry the state,
and if they do Mr.. Carlisle's presi-
Dental aspirations will be deader
than those of Sibley.
IS
There is a democratic plot hatch
ing in Washington which BODIES no
good to Mr.. Clev velapd's ambition.
The national association of demo-
cratic clubs is organizing party
of stump speakers to make tour
through the West and Northwest.
The secretary of that association
in charge of the tour, is not
over friendly to Mr.. Cleveland,
owing to his having failed to get
one of the big federal offices in the
district of Columbia; and Senator
Morgan, who is to be the star ora
tor of the party, is an outspoken
enemy of Mr.. Cleveland's financial
and foreign policy. 1t may be pre-
sumed, therefore, that this party
will in a quiet way do what it can
to increase Mr.. Cleveland S unpop-
ularity with the democrats of the
West and Northwest. Taken al
together Mr.. Cleveland will have
no easy task to obtain that nomi-
nation; and no possible chance of
being elected should he succeed in
getting it.
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Small democratic officials who
have been notified that their dis
missal from Office would speedily
follow any declaration or work on
their part in favor of the free
coinage of silver, are much inter
ested in the case of Mr.. VIM. r.
Morrison, who draws 81, 800 a
year and perqs., for performing
the comparatively light and pleas
ant duties of a member of the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Mr.. NJ orriSon who has for years
enjoyed the credit of carrying the
greater part of the Illinois demo
cracy around in his vest pocket,
has had the desire to be nominal
ed for president by the democrats
> in his heart Some two months OF
more ago Mr.. Morrison had a con-
ference with Mr. Cleveland. and
Immediately afterWard it was semi
officially announced that Mr.. Nor
rison had gone to Illinois to aid
the administration democrats in
!, their fight against the silver dem
Gratis. But Mr.. Morrison didn't
do ANYTHING of the kind: he stab
bed the administration in the back,
so to speak, while supposedly act,
ing as one of its accredited agents.
And that isn't all he has done.
One of his henchmen-ex-c congress,
man Forman-iS now in Washing.
ton, booming Morrison as the free
silver candidate for the democrat
, ic nomination. That Forman is
" acting with Morrison's knowledge
and consent is generally believed
;, and the small officials want tC
know what Mr.. Cleveland is going
to do about this open defiance O
the administration edict by big
= official. The silver democrats are
chuckling over the affair; they say
the administration will not dare