Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-07-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IsrEoIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR.
Washin yton, June "a, 1895.


Secretary Carlisle's success in rout-
ing the silver democrats of Kentucky
has given him the big head, and if the
democrats carry that state this fall
a gigantic if, by the wayne will be
certain to take the presidential fever
in its most violent form. In his fight
for Blackburn's seat in the Senate Mr..
Carlisle has the earnest support of
the administration, for it is largely
Mr.. Cleveland's own fight, but when
it comes to presidential nomination
that is another matter entirely. 1t is
unquestionably Mr.. Cleveland's pres
emit intention to take the nomination
himself, if he can get it. However, as
Mr.. Carlisle is this week going on his
vacation, which will be spent in the
neighborhood of Buzzard's Bay, per-
haps he and Mr.. Cleveland can come
to an understanding, if any under
standing is necessary. Kentucky re-
publicans say they are going to carry
the state, and if they do Mr.. Carlisle's
presidential aspirations will be deader
than those of Sibley.
There is democratic plot hatch
ing in Washington which bodies no
good to Mr.. Cleveland's ambition.
The national association of demo-
cratic clubs is organizing party of
stump speakers to make tour through
the West and Northwest. The secre-
tary of that association who will be
in charge of the to ur, is not over
friendly to Mr.. Cleveland, owing to
his having failed to get one of the big
federal offices in the District of
Columbia; and Senator Morgan, who
is to be the star orator of the party,
is an outspoken enemy of Mr.. Cleve
lands financial and foreign policy. It
may be presumed, therefore, that
this party will in a quiet way do what
it can to increase Mr.. Cleveland's I'M
popularity with the democrats of the
West and Northwest. Taken al
together Mr.. Cleveland will have no
easy task to obtain that nomination;
and no possible chance !of being
elected should he succeed in getting
it.
Small democratic officials who have
been notified that their dismissal from
Office would speedily follow any dec
laration or work or on their part
in favor of the free coinage of
silver, are much interested in the
case of Mr.. William r. Morrison, who
draws $500 year and perqs., for
performing the comparatively light
and pleasant duties of a member of
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. Mr.. Morrison has for some
years enjoyed the credit of carrying
the greater part of the Illinois de-
mocracy around in his vest pocket
and has had the desire to be nominal
ed for president by the democrats in
his heart. Some two months or more
ago Mr.. Morrison had a conference
with Mr., Cleveland, and Immediately
afterwards it was semi officially an
nounced that Mr. Morrison had gone
to Illinois to aid the administration
democrats in their fight against the
silver democrats. But Mr.. Morrison
didn't do anything of the kind; he
stabbed the admins tration in the
back, so to speak, while supposedly
acting as one of its accredited agents.
And that isn't all he has done. One
of his henchmen = ex Congressman
Forman- is now in Washington,
booming Morrison as the free silver
candidate for the democratic nomina
7ho% &c
Morrison's knowledge and consent is
gener ally believed, and the small
officials want to know what Mr..
Cleveland is going to do about this
open defiance of the administration
edict by big official. The silver
democrats are chuckGng over the
affair they say the administration
will not dare try to discipline Mr..
Morrison, while the anti-silver dem
ocrats say he must be disciplined, if
the administration expects to prevent
the control of the National Conven
ton by the silver democrats.
The democratic party in Missouri
must be in bad way if reports which
reach Washington can be depended
upon. Mr.. Richard Gentry, Kan
sas City railway builder, now in
Washington, says GAS far as the
political situation in Missouri is con-
cerned I am of the opinion that the
state will be carried by the repub
licans next year, although belong to
the democratic party. One of the
chief reasons for thinking the repI1b-
licans will win is that large number