Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-06-29
IN KENTUCKY AND MISSOURI.
Chaotic Condition of the Democracy.
rlr. Hit.

has given him the big head, and il
the Democrats carry that State this
fall--a gigantic il, by the way-he
will be certain to take the Presiden-
tial fever in its most violent form.
In his fight for Biackburns seat in
the Senate Mr.. Carlisle has the earn
est support Of the administration, for
it is largely Mr.. Cleveland S own fight
but when ii comes 10 Presidential
nomination that is another matter
entirely. 1t is unquestionably Mr..
Cleveland's present 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, perhaps he and Mr.
Cleveland can come TO an understand
ing, il any understanding Unnecessary.
Kentucky Republicans say they a;e
going to carry the State, and if they
do Mr.. Carlisle's Presidential aspira-
tons will be deader than those OF
Sibley.
There is Democratic plot Matching
in Washington which BODIES no good
to Mr.. Cleveland's ambition. The
national association Of Democratic
clubs is ORIGINATING a party of stump
speakers to make a tour through the
West and Northwest. The Secretary
of the association who will be in
charge of the tour, is not over friend
ly 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
1t may be presumed, therefore, that
this party will in a quiet way do what
it can to increase Mr.. Cleveland I'M
popularity with the Democrats Of the
West and Northwest. Taken alto
gether Mr.. Cleveland will have no
easy task to obtain that nomination
and no possible chance Of being elect
cd should he succeed in getting it.
Small Democratic officials who have
been notified that their dismissal
from office would speedily follow any
declaration or work on their part in
favor Of the free coinage Of silver, are
much interested in the case of Mr..
William R Morrison. who draws ST.
500 year and perqs., for performing
the paratively light and pleasant
duties OF a member OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Mr.. Morri-
son has for some years enjoyed the
credit of carrying the greater part OF
the Illinois Democracy around in his
vest pocket, and has had the desire to
be nominated for President by the
Democrats in his heart. Some two
months or more ago Mr.. Morrison had
a conference with Mr.. Cleveland, and
Immediately afterward it was semi-of-
ficially announced that Mr.. Morrison
had gone to Illinois to aid the admin
istration Democrats in their fight
against the silver Democrats. But
Mr.. Morrison didn't do anything of
the kind; he stabbed the administra-
ton i'll the back, SO to speak. while
supposedly acting as one of itsaccred-
tied 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 Dem
ocratic nomination. That Forman is
acting with Morrison knowledge
and consent is generally believed, I'd
the small officials want to know what
Mr.. Cleveland is going to do about
this open defiance of the administra-
ton edict by the big official. The sill
yer Democrats are chuckling over the
affair; they say the administration
will not dare try to discipline Mr.
Morrison, while the anti-Silver Demo
Gratis say he must be disciplined il
the administration expects to prevent
the control of tie 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, a Kan
sas City railway builder, now in Wash
ington, says: LAS far as the politi-
cal situation in Missouri is concerned
am of the opinion that the State will
be carried by the Republicans next
year, although l belong to the Demo
cratic party. One of the chief rea-
sons for thinking the Republicans will
win is that a large number of Demo
ocrats are sick and Disguised with
their leaders; and tired of the men
who have dominated the party for
years to its detriment and to show
their disgust will give aid to the op-
position.
Representative Hit, of Illinois, has
apparently won his long and at times
doubtful fight for life, and it now APP
pears TO be only a question of time
before he regains the robust health he
SO long enjoyed. He has been ill for
many weeks, but has grown strong
enough to travel and has gone to the
Rhode Island coast to spend the
summer. Mr.. Hit, if he regains his
health will almost certainly be the
next chairman of the House Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, a position he
has held before and which his exper-
fence III the Department Of State and
in the Diplomatic Service has thor
oughly equipped him for, and posi-