Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1895-05-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
Washington, May -, 1895.

possession of knowledge which en-
ables him to play a shrewd trick on
his party. He has agreed to throw
the entire influence Of the admins
tration to exSecretary Whitney, |
if that gentleman will allow his |
name 10 go before tie national con
vention. Opinion is divided IS
to whether Mr.. Cleveland has be
come convinced of the impossibili-
ty of his own nomination, OF
knows that eXSecretary y Nhitney
has no desire to lead a democratic
forlorn hope. and made the prom
Use knowing that he would not he
called on to keep it, aud that the
mention of Mr. Whitney's name
would have a tendency TO keep
other possible candidates ont OF
the field, thus enabling him TO
push his own candidacy.
Senator Aldrich is now the only
republican member of the Senate
committee on Rules, the term of
ex-senator Manderson, the other
republican member, having eX
pired March 4, last. \ meeting
of this committee will he held this
week, and, although Senator Black
burn, the chairman, finds himself
too busy looking after his re-elec-
ton to attend, quorum will be
present in the persons Of Senators
Aldricb, Harrison and German.
The meeting was called to consider
certain proposed changes in the
Senate rules. But no important
action is probable, as Senator Aid
rich will. there is reason to be
lieve, enter protest against any
action being taken upon any mat
ter of importance by the committee
as at present organized, owing to
its being dominated by represen-
tatives of the minority of the
Senate. 1t is believed that the
committee viii only transact rou-
tine business, leaving the question
i OF changing the rules to be con
sidered by the full committee or
il Rules which will be named wheI
: the Senate is re-organized mex
IS December.
S Senator Sherman has gone t,
d Ohio to preside over the republi
a can State convention to be held a
I'd GAINESVILLE, and the impression i
Is general in Washington that in hi
3e speech to the convention he vii
:. outline the probable republican
e, financial policy in next year
n Presidential campaign. OF cours
Senator Sherman will not presum
&c to speak for the republican party
i, but he is known TO have alway
m opposed monometallism, whicl
o. has been adopted by the admins
nj tration, and any suggestion h
40 makes looking towards practica
o. bimetallism-as is well known h
nt consider free coinage of silver a
y a ratio Of Is to | as but anothe
40 form of monometallism-will car
in ry great weight with republican
~. everywhere. Senator Sherman i
4 firm believer in the extensive US
OF silver III our monetary systel
IN and it is hoped and believed, tia
K he will suggest a plan that will b
N feasible and at the same time az
ne ceptable alike to conservative siI
id yer men and those who oppos
Is the free coinage of silver under eX
he listing circumstances. There
C. one thing that can be set down i
y. advance as certain of any pla
ry proposed by Senator Sherman:
ny Will provide only for dollars wort
ed 100 cents, and for the maintenance
rs of the credit of the government Ill
III der any and all circumstances
He has devoted Il long life an
o. great ability to the study of tinanc
l., and what he says on the subject
ho always worthy of the attentio
IA OF his countrymen, and a
;s ways gets it. 1t is daily becon
~ ing more apparent that it is to IL
republican party that the silv,
men must look for Suceor tn.
". amounts to anything; the dem,
Gratis are all monometallists, oil
-, faction favoring a gold basis an
the other a silver basis. While ii
:. republican party favorS now. as
has always, bimetalllsm.