The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-06-13
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


Washington, June S, 1895.
Vice. President Stevenson is about the
only man who has been prominently men,
toned as probable Presidential candidate
who has not announced in one way or
another his position on the ali absorbing
silver question, and so much has been said
about this omission that it has been decided
to attempt to compel him to quiet the claims
now being put forth by certain interested
parties, by q definite announcement OF
where he stands. While that point has not
been fully decided. it is probable that this
attempt will bo made by writing Mr.. Stew
enson . letter that he must answer in
manner to make plain his position. 1t is
the silver men who propose making this
attempt to draw Mr.. Stevenson out, but the
Cleveland Democrats are equally anxious to
know whether he is with them or against
them. All this seems a little queer in view
of the statements made that the silver agita.
ton in Illinois was started for the purpose
of booming Mr.. Stevenson. 1t is only
another instance of silence begetting curios
ity. and curiosity begetting suspicion.
Journal Clerk Crutohfield Of the House
has Just returned from his home, and those
who know him regard his opinion of politics
in his State as unsurpassed. He says of the
situation there: II see by the papers the
general disposition to make people believe
that the free silver, l6 to sentiment in
Kentucky is dying. Kentucky is my home
and l may safely pretend to know some.
thing of existing sentiment there. Ken.
lucky was never more strongly for any pro-
position than it is to-day for free silver at l6
to l. know this from personal talks with
and letters from Kentuckians. The conven.
tion will be for free silver at Is to The
sentiment of the Legislature will be the
same, and as q result Blackburn will be
elected to the Senate to succeed himself.
The free silver people haven't as many city
papers as their opponents, but they have in.
finitely more votes" A personal friend of
Secretary Carlisle's says the Secretary has
given up any hope Of defeating free silver in
Kentucky, but still clings to the hope Of
preventing Blaokburn's reelection. Presi.
dent Cleveland particularly desires to see
Blackburn defeated, and efforts to that end
will not cease until the Legislature has been
elected and has elected Senator.
The silver men are rather inclined to
poke fun at ex-Secretary Whtney's publish.
ed opinions on the silver question, which
are supposed to be important because of the
chance Mr.. Whitney has of being nominated
for President by the Democrats One of
them said the whole interview with Mr..
Whitney might have without loss of sense
substance been condensed into II am friend.
ly to silver, but in favor of waiting for
Europe to remonetise it,
According to Senator Carter Of Montana
who is now in Washington, the Rocky
Mountain and Pacific Coast country will
work industriously to secure the nomination
of Senator Cameron for the Presidency by
the Republicans.
If Representative Otey, of Virginia, i:
not misinformed as to the sentiment of his
State, the silver revolt has also got foot
hold in the Old Dominion. Mr.. Otey says
I'm my judgment the delegation that will
90 to the next National Democratic conven
tion to nominate President will be solidly
in favor OF candidate who will come out fo
free coinage. Cleveland could not again b,
the choice of the Virginia Democracy, OF
account Of the policy he has adopted towards
silver
Senator Germans friends are quietly lay
ing the wires by which they hope to make
him the Presidential candidate of his party
Mr.. Germans whole political policy is com
pretended in one word-compromise--
asa compromiser he has been great sue
cess in the Senate. He has seldom failed il
that line. His two most noted successs
we're the compromise with the silver Reput
licans by which he defeated the Federa
election bill and the adoption of the presen
tariff.