Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-04-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM our REGULAR correspondent
wAsarsoToS. D. c.. Aprll 9. II

81 starting nlS Doom Tor another
nomination by making gold speech
at Chicago, In accordance with the in
vits ton recently extended 10 him by
an alleged non-partisan committee
Of one hundred business men, as fay-
orably az he did before the returns
from the Chicago municipal election
reached Washington, and it is prob
able that he Will decide that ~iinpor-
tant public business" will prevent
his going 10 Chicago to make finan-
cial speech. He has his doubts about
attempting TO launch Cleveland or
any other democratic boom in a city
that has just gone republican by
more than 1900, particularly when
he remembers that the same city
was carried by 33O0majority in lsg2
BY the democratic presidential ticket
4 change Of more than 10000 votes in
the short space Of two years and a
half indicates even To the slow NOV
ing mind Of a. great an egotist a. Mr..
Cleveland that the democratic party
j. losing popularity in Chicago, a.
well as elsewhere.
The rumor that Secretary Gresham
intended to resign, which was re-
sascitated early last week, was the
source Of considerable an nsement
among those who are acquainted
with the situation. The denial that
quickly followed the rumor was not
needed 10 convince them that oecre-
tary Gresham would not resign I'M
less compelled to although be now
knows that the object for which he
changed his polities-the hope of
succeeding Mr.. Cleveland as presi-
DENTS impossible Of attainment.
But be needs the salary and he also
needs the friendship Of Mr.. Cleveland
upon which he depends for restor-
alton to place on the.bench. With
tile possible exception Of Secretary
Herbert, Mr., Gresham IS the poorest
member 81 the cabinet, and although
an able lawyer he has been SO long
out Of active practice that he fears he
would not find 1t profitable to resume.
Il il probable that Secretary Gresham
Will resign before the expiration Of
Mr. Cleveland's term, but it will be to
accept another office, and not to retire
to private life.
According 70 a story now being re-
peated around Washington. three
political and personal friends Of Mr.
Cleveland, one Of them member Of
the cabinet, were smoking their
after dinner cigars in room in the
white house the other day and dis
cussing the political outlook, when
one Of them said; speaking Of POI
litical predictions prompts me to
make one myself. The next presi-
Dental campaign will see two demo-
cratic parties ia the field. One Of
them, the first to nominate ticket,
Will have free silver man for its
candidate, and big, broad silver
plank foT him 10 run on. The other
VII be a democratic party of smaller
dimensions. 1t will stand for gold
alone Its candidate for president
will be an out and ont gold man-will
be called a gold bug or possibly a
gold elephant" by his opponents
and the financial plank Of the plat
form upon which his campaign Will
be made will advocate the gold
standard without any Ifs, and's or
butts. This party viii not expect TO
win. II will merely make the cam
paign for principle. Now for the
other side. The republican party
will have for its candidate man
who is friendly 70 silver without
being ali enemy to gold, and his
platform will reflect his views, and
he viii vim" When asked to com
plete the prediction by naming the
three candidates the gentleman said
"The idenity of the free silver man
and the man who i friendly to silver
is purely speculative at this time.
But the choice of the gold wing Of
democracy is foregone conclusion.
1t will be Grover Cleveland" Unless
All signs fail, two ~ this would-be
predictions promise 70 be-
come facts--the election Of the re-
publican candidate, and the nomin-
alton Of Mr.. Cleveland on gold
platform.
Mr.. Cleveland and his family tits
week moved out to their suburban
and the force Of detectives
who stand guard over his precious
person viii nov have to work a little
harder, a. some of them always ac
company him on his trips 70 and
from the white house, and regular
patrol duty has TO be done night and
day over the grounds 81 his majeSty's
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