The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-03-15
WASHINGTON.
,srom our Regular Correspondent.

lillo WCCh NY Tic OhSSubifS
Of the Bi Metallic League, together
With the suggestion that ex Repre-
sentative Sibley, of Pa, who was
elected to the Fifty-third Congress as
a democrat and who gained an unen'
siable notoriety by Safeguarding
democratic President in one OF the
dirtiest speeches ever made on the
floor of the House, and who became
an avowed populist long before the
expiration of his term, should be tie |
nominee of the new party for Presi'
dency. Sibley was given this distinc-
ton solely because he has money and
is willing to spend it. AS matter OF
fact there is every reason to believe
that the new so-called silver party is
nothing more than move to compel
the republicans to nominate Presl
Dental candidate who, if not person
ally favorable to silver, will at least
promise to sign free silver bill, If he
is elected and Congress passes one
during his term. That's why can
didate was suggested" instead OF
nominated. 1t was this suspicion that
the new party is merely intended to
be talk to the next republican Ma
tional Convention that has prevented
such pronounced silver democrats as
Bland, of Mo, and Bryan, of Nebr.,
endorsing it. They, and the silver
democrats generally, believe it unwise
for democrats to join new party at
this time, and expect that the plat
form of the next democratic National
Convention will show the wisdom Of
that belief. Representative Newland,
of Nevada, is to be in. executive
charge of the headquarters of the al
legged new party, which are to be es-
tablished in Washington. Mr.. Sibley.
let the cat out Of the bag when he
said that if the republicans would
nominate Senator Cameron for Presi
dent the American Bi-Metallc party
that's the name of the new party
would support him. The only two
Senators identified with the new party
are Jones and Stewart, Of Nevada,
both of whom are devoted friends to
Cameron. 1t looks like "the Cameron
party" was the right name for it.
Hon. w. c. Gear, one Of the five
democratic members of the Ohio
State Senate, is in Washington. He
has this to say Of the political sltua-
ton in his State: "The unterrifed
democracy of the Buckeys State have
never yet been dismayed, and will be
found fighting with all the old time
aggressiveness when the next cam
paign is lnaugurated. 1 very much
desire to see Hon. Paul ]. Sorg the
nominee of our party for governor.
He is the strongest candidate that
could be put up, and if there is a
possibility of democratic success, it is
with Sorg to lead the ticket. His
German descent makes him popular
with the Teutonic voters. His stand
ing with the laboring people is the
highest. Paul Sorg has proved his
friendship for the workingman in the
most practical way. A large employ
er OF labor, he has never cut down
wages, and his business has not suffer
ed from strikes. The Ohio republi-
cans are ranged in hostile factions,
and if the bitter feeling between tine
partisans of Foraker and Mckinley
continues to grow in intensity there
will be great chance for democratic
victory"
"The court is happy to welcome
an old acquaintance in a new rela
tion," was the response of Chic
Justice Fuller to Attorney Genera
Olney's official introduction of Hon
Holmes Conrad, the new Solicito
General to the Supreme Court at tht
opening of the case involving the con
stitutionality of the income tax. AT
torney General Olney, Assistant At
torney General Whitney and Solicito
General Conrad are defending tn
constitutionality of the tax, while op
posed to them are a round dozen c
the most prominent lawyers in tn
United States. The greatest intere.
is felt in this decision. About fftee
years ago the Supreme Court decide
the old income tax to have been col
stitutional, and the impression anon
laymen is that it will so decide agail
bot it must not be forgotten that tnei
has been an almost entire change i
the personal Of the court since thi
decision was made.
There is considerable speculate
about that monetary conferenc
which as yet is only among the prob
bihties. 1t is expected that The CT
for it, if issued at all, will come fro
Germany. 1t will be entirely discr
tionary with President Cevelar
whether he accepts the invitation f
this country to participate, but the
is no reason to doubt his acceptanc
1t is not certain that the three col
missioneis to be selected by the Pre-
dent will be named until the invitati