The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-06-07
NO. -
" aShingt0n Letter.
From our regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Nav u 1898
Mr.. Cleveland has either changed
his mind about again being the demo-
cratic candidate, or he is in possession
of knowledge which enables him to
play shrewd trick on his party He
has agreed to throw the entire influ
ence of the administration to ex-
Secretary Whitney, if that gentleman
will allow his name to go be-
fore the national convention.
Opinion is divided as to whether Mr..
Cleveland has become convinced OF
the impossibility of bis own nomina-
ton, or knows that eX-Secretary
Whitney has no desire to lead demo-
cratic forlorn hope, and made the
promise knowing that he would not
be called to keep it, and that the men
ton of Mr.. Whitney's name would
have a tendency to keep other possible
candidates out of the field, thus enabl-
ing him to push his own candidacy.
Senator Aldrich is now the only re-
publican member of the Senate corr
mittee OF Rules, the term of eX-
Senator Henderson, the other republi
can member, having expired March i
last. Ameeting of this conmitee will
be held this week, and, although
Senator Blackburn, the chairman,
finds himself too busy looking after
his reelection to attend, II quorum
will he present in the persons Of
Senators Aldrich, Harris and German.
The meeting was called Co consider
certain proposed changes in the Senate
rules. But no important action is
probable. As Senator Ald;ich will, there
is reason to believe, enter :; protest
against any action being taken upon
any matter of Importance by the COM
mittee as at present organized, owing
to it's being dominated by representa-
tives of the minority OF the Senate.
It is believed that the committee will
onlv transact routine business, leaving
the question Of changing the rules to
be considered by the full committee on
Rules which will be named when the
Senate is Ie-organized next December.
Senator Sherman has gone to Ohio
to preside over the republican state
to be held at GAINESVILLE,
and the impression is general in Wash
ington that in his speech to the con-
yention he will outline the probable
republican financial policy in next
years Presidential campaign. OF
course Senator Sherman will not pre-
sumo to speak for the republican party
but he is known to have always oppos-
ed on-metalism, which has been ad-
opted by the administration, and any
suggestion he makes looking towards
practical bi-metalism-as Is we'll
known he considers. the free coinage
Of silver at a ratio OF Is to l as but
another form nonmetallism--Wlll
carry great weight with republicans
everywhere. Senator Sherman is q
firm believer in the extensive use Of
silver in our monetary system and 1T
is hoped, and believed, that he will
suggest a plan that will he feasible
and at the same time acceptable alike
to conservative silver men and those
who oppose the free coinage OF silver
under'exis ting circumstances. There is
one thing that can be set down IN ad-
vance as certain OF any plan proposed
bv Senator Sherman; it will provide
only for dollars worth 100 cents, and
for the maintenance OF the credit OF
the government under any and ali cir
He mas devoted
long life and great ability to the
study of finance and what he
saws on the subject is always worthy
the country's attention and always
gets it. It is daily becoming more
that it is to the republican
party that the silver men must look
for succor that amounts to anything;
the democrats are all nonOmetalllsts,
one faction favoring a gold basis and
the other a silver basis, while the re-
publican party favors now, as it has
ALWAYS, bimetallism.
Senator German has had little
difficulty in knowing out the oppos1-
ton to his control of the democratic
State machine of Maryland. He had
hardly got his guns into position when
Hon. Isdor Rayner, the man who
thought he had chance to become
the anti-Gorman democratic candl-
date, threw up the sponge and announ-
ced his withdrawal. Senator German
was never worried about his demo-
cratic opponents, but he is consider
ably worried, although he would PROB
abty deny it to any but his closest
friends, by his fears that the repubil-
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