The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-17
N SHORT IT'S But A GAME WITH
A PRESIDENCY FOR THE
STAKES.
SOME OF ITS PECULIARTTIES AND
INCONSISTENCIES.
The Vital Issues Dropped in KENTUCKY
and Ignored in Maryland-The Cam
paign is Somewhat Subsiding,
Though Created in a Storm.

money" crusade, the silver craze in the
Democratic party il dying outs, in
fact. on it's last legs. Members Of Pres
ident Cle7eland's cabinet, as well as
Cuckoo" senator's and congressman,
mite in assuring the country that there
will not be enough free oliver delegates
in the next Democratic National conyen-
ton to create even ripple of discord.
So frequent and loud, indeed, are these
assurances as to provoke suspicion that
the chief, if not the sole object Of the
sound money" campaign, which was for
nally opened by the secretary OF the
treasury in Kentucky some months ago,
and which has been prosecuted with
more or less vigor since that time IS 10
gain control Of the National convention
and of the presidential nomination. II
President Cleveland and the members
and partizans Of his administration are
really and only engaged in playing a
deep political game with the nomination
of a candidate, say Mr. Cleveland him
self, for the presidency as the stake,
some of the peculiarities which mark the
campaign appear to be natural enough,
and some of its apparent Inconsistencies
are not so difficult to reconcile.
These peculiarities and seeming incon-
sistencies have puzzled good many
persons as the campaign has advanced.
They saw Secretary Carlisle go forth in
full panoply, after weeks of seclusiOn
and preparation, to fight the 'slyer
craze" which he had done so much to
engender and nourish in his own State.
1t was widely and yociferously proclaim
ed that three things were vital in the
triumph Of the cause Of sound money"
in HfHtucky-the election of n majority
Of delegates to the Democratic State
convention who would adopt Sound
money" platform; tine nomination OF
sound money" candidate for governor
and the election Of Democratic legisla-
ture which would elect sound money"
man to succeed Mr. Blackburn in the sem
ate Of the United States. The State
convention reaffirmed the money plank
of the Democratic National platform of
1892, which has been a bone of conten-
ton in the party ever since it was adopt
ed, and it approved the financial policy
Of President Cleveland, and everywhere
this was proclaimed by administration
partiZans and newspapers as a Sound
money" triumph. The Democratic party
Of Kentucky had officially declared i'll
convention in favor of sound money"
and the administration, and the admin
istration's Sound money" champions re-
turned to Washington loaded with prais-
es and dccked with laurels of victory.
What has become of the other two
vital issues" of the administration
Sound money" campaign i'll kentuckyt
The State convention nominated as the
Democratic candidate for governor q
free silver man who was too honest TO
be a political hypocrite and too brave or
obstinate to surrender his convictions,
and the administration today is giving its
support to him. Not word of sympa-
thy or encouragement have the honest
Sound money" Democrats received from
that quarter, as far as anybody knows.
ON the contrary, friends of the admins
tratiOn are supporting Hardin for COVER
nor "for the sake of the party" Does
the administration expect, or has it re
ccivcd assurances, that Hardin and his
free silver followers will reciprocate next
year by sending delegates to the National
convention who will vote for the nomi-
nation Of Grover Cleveland or his ire
sduary legatee?" Be that as it may,
it is clear that the administration has
dropped one of the vital issues" of its
sound money" campaign in Kentucky.
AS to the other vital issue"-the sena-
torship-Champion Carlisle remains very
mute, even when Senator Blackburn
boards him in Washington and declares
that the secretary Twill not make an
other public appearance in Kentucky in
this campaign" and that "Mr. Carlisle
knows why he will not do So" There
is no doubt, however, that the admins
tration is quietly exerting all the influ-
cnce in it's power to defeat Mr.. Black
burn. In other words, it is passively
supporting a free silver candidate for
governor "for the sake of the party"
and passivcly opposing free silver can
didate for United States senator "for
the sake of the party" and doing both,
as some persons are beginning to believe,
with an eye single to the next Demo
cratic nomination for the presidency.
Now let us turn to Maryland. TO be
sure, the cause of Sound money" is in
no danger there, but the Irregular" Dem
ocratic ticket appears to be in danger of
defeat. In fact, members of the adj
ministration have been repeatedly sought
and importuned to come to the rescue
for the sake of the party" The ap-
pcals and opportunities have been in
vain. Why is this? Can it be because
there would not seem to be any pros
poet, in case Senator German should win,
that the Maryland delegates to the next
favor the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland
or his "rcsiduary legatee? The spec
tacle of ''sound money" administration
giving the cold shoulder to a Sound
money" Democratic candidate for gov
crnOr Of Maryland, and giving its pass
i've if not open support to free silver
Democratic candidate for governor of
Kentucky, is Mt least an interesting one,
even if it is not calculated to inspire
confidence in the sincerity and unselfsh-
ness of that administrations Sound
money crusade.
The sound money" campaign in Geor-
gia also offers at least two pcculiari-
ties which challenge attention and invite
In both Kentucky and Mary
land State officers and legislatures are
to be elected this year. In Georgia there
is TO be no State election, and the only
other political contest of any Importance
was in the Tenth congressional district.
The administration, however, seems to
have considered it absolutely necessary
TO prosecute Il vigorous "sound money"
campaign in that State this year-so
necessary, in fact, that Secretary Hoke
smith of the interior department was
compelled to fOrsakc his official duties
m Washington and spend most of
his time in delivering Sound
money" speeches in the Empire State
81 the South. From time to time glow
ing accounts have been published of the
success of the missionary efforts. and
me country has received confident and
a n tod