Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-05-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
wAsHIHGTos. ID. c.. May 10. 1926

wAsuIEGToT, d. c.. May h. 1926
There has been for some time a
concerted attempt on the part Of the
Washington correspondents of the
most prominent democratic papers
to make II appear that whenever
three or four prominent republicans
happen to be in Washington at one
time, they were engaged in conspir-
ing for or against some one OF the
gentlemen who have been mentioned
as probable republican presidential
candidates, and il is the result OF
orders from their home offices. First,
they had IA conspiracy being formed
against Mr.. Reed and in favor OF
Senator Allison; then Gov. Morton
was the favored individual, and their
last attempt in that line was In favor
Of Gov. Mckinley. Needless to say
that there was absolutely no founda-
ton for any of these misrepresenta-
tions. Even granting that there are
prominent republicans who are Will
ing to enter conspiracy, either to
secure the defeat or the nomination
of any of the gentlemen named, the
exercise Of a little common sense
would make ii apparent to even an
ordinarily intelligent man that they
would not do so more than year
before the holding of the nominal
ing convention; also, that Washing
ton, where they are all we'll known
to the newspaper men, would be
about the last place they would meet
to arrange such conspiracy. There
IS double purpose in the false pub
LEGATIONS. First, the hope that they
may help take public attention from
the hopeless condition Of the demo-
cratic party; and second, the hope
that they may result in stirring up
I'll Will between the supporters of
the several candidates for the repub
lican nomination. But there is no
probability Of either hope being re-
allied. The republican party recog-
nzcs the "cinchn it has, and will not
throw il away because Of democratic
misrepresentation.
Attorney General Olney paid Sen
ator sherman u very neat compli-
ment when, after quoting some re-
marks by him, he said III his argu
ment before the supreme court for
rehearing of the income tax cases:
when quote from Senator Sher-
man, ! cite one who is possibly as
much of statesman as amy counsel
who has addressed the court in this
case, and who, even when found de-
Tending the principles OF an income
tax, no one will venture to eharac-
terize as a populist or Jacobin, orr
an anarchist
Secretary Morton is out with an
other single gold standard letter,
which makes il clear that Mr.. Cleye-
lands alledged robuke, given him
for writing the first one, was Just
what il was intended g he-merely
an anchor east to wiudward which
might be i handy thing to have IL
case Mr. Cleveland should he driven
TO abandon the single gold standard.
Meanwhile he winks III Morton u
lie keeps UP his gold standard argu-
ments.
The report that secretary Carlisle
had positively stated that, in the
event Of the next democratic con
yeution declaring Ii favor Of the
tree and unlimited coinage Of silver
at a ratio Of 1910 i. IL would sur
Port the republican candidates, and
imimated that Mr.. Cleveland would
dc the same, has rnstd much talk
among the politicians There Is lit
ite Doubt THAT secretary Carlisle
made the statement. hut Il Vas prob
avis lily intended for i blum in the