Middletown transcript., 1895-03-30

MT Isle has jus
spent sewers
~1ES days in NeN
>~S>SrARas1NkVCTJ York, ostensibl
fLMIE W upon busines
iKNXgeaTA connected wit
INV IL the customs ser
NV Mm,,.. ~ vice, but ther
\Mhffm,. are reasons
good ones, too
for the belief that his visit had mucl
more important object. Ever since
before the adjournment of Congress,
there has been talk in Washington
about an alleged secret agreement be.
tween Mr.. Cleveland, some of the
leaders of his party, and a few of the
money kings, having for it's object
the denomination of Mr.. Cleveland on
straightout gold platform. 1t was
because OF this talk that the Bland
Bryan silver manifesto was issued a
few days before Congress adjourned.
That manifesto was intended TO make
the scheme to re-nominate Mr.. Cleve-
land on gold platform impossible,
but it had directly contrary effect.
1t got so few signatures that it greatly
encouraged the managers of the Ceve-
land scheme to believe that they would
have little trouble in controlling the
Democratic nominating convent. An
other thing that has encouraged them
is the fiat failure OF the American
BI-Metallic, or, as it is more COM
monty known, the Sibley silver party,
which has received few words of en-
couragement from any source-that re-
solution of the Nevada legislature
counts for very little when it is remem-
bered thIt Senators Jones and Stewart
are the principal sponsors for what
they fnndly hoped at one time W uld
br ne.* national patty. L is believed
thai Secretary Caulisle's principal r+a-
son for going tn New York was to con-
fer with the money kings and their
representatives, who are relied upon to
furnish the large amount of cash that
will be necessary to carry the Cleve-
land denomination scheme through. in |
order to further perfect the details.
Republicans hope the scheme will sue
ceed they will enjoy defeating Mr..
Cleveland more than they would de-
feating anybody else, and they know
that the'e isn't money enough ON earth
to re-elect him.
Things are not at all satisfactory at
the headquarters of the Slbley Silver
party. Letters are being received from
some of those who were without their
knowledge made members of the execu-
tive committee of the S. s. party, and
they are not what was expected. For
instance, the following from ex-Gov.
Prince, of New Mexico, who was made
a member of the executive committee
"While appreciating very highly this
recognition of my strong faith in the
principle of bi-lnetallism and the eff
Orts have made in its behalf, yet am
to decline the position, as
do not approve of separate political
action at this time. believe that the
duty of the hour is to educate the peo- t
pie of the east on the financial question !
md as soon as the people are we'll in
formed party organizations will be OBJ d
iged to correct views and act accord
ngly. l have full faith that the re-
publican party, which has always been
he friend of the oppressed, the cham
ZION of equal rights, the protector of
American labor and the exponent of I
talwart Amercanism generally, will a
till be found true to its best traditions II
nd those who destroyed human slav- =
ry will not permit financial slavery to T
xist; and that those who saved the ma v
ion itself in 1861 will not permit the
estruction of national prosperity by
nancial selfishDess and oppression in u
o96. "
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The administration is having reg 81
lar monkey and parrot time with the
'rsign complications already on hand
nd there are indications of "a bran-new ~
ne with France, if the stories that XII
ak out about the meetings of the Cab vii
et can be relief upon, and they prob eas
,ly. can. Gresham seems to be in bad i've
lor with nearly all of his colleagues he'
the Cabinet, and to be in danger of 'ne
sing the ascendency he has heretofore M Me
ell able to maintain over Mr.. Cleve- veo
nd in'all matters pertaining to the act
reign policy OF the government. The boy
her members of the Cabinet-none Res
whom were consulted-have not Va
lied to make the most of Gresham's
1ecent haste in making that peremp-
y dem and upon Spain for an apol-
y, and the result is seen in the stand wa
1t Mr.. Cleveland has taken. AL "o'
,ugh Spain has neither made that =
,logy nor even intimated that it 7,
uld do SO, Mr.. Cleveland has decided =. -.
It he will grant furher time before i''
king another demand, notwithstand '
the efforts of Mr.. Gresham to gel ,'o''
! 10 agree to make demand that =,
uld IN plaiu English mean imm.d- ~ !,
: apology or The f)rciDle SEIZURE of wv,
ia by the United States. He has :,
e even fur her, by issuing orders ,.,u
ngm The previously arranged lou,e
Admiral Meade's feet so AS to keep ~ -.
-, ,a., a., - ."e gist:
bit be construed by Spain into inti-
way
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