Milford chronicle., 1895-05-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Mr.. Cleveland has either changed his
mind about again being the democratic can
didate, or he is in possession of knowledge
which enables him to play a shrewd trick
or his party He has agreed to throw the
entire influence Of the administration to ex
Secretary Whitney, if that gentleman will
allow his name to go before the national
convention. Opinion is divided as to
whether Mr. Cleveland has become convin-
eed of the impossibility OF his own nomina,
ton, or knows that ex-Secretary Whitney
has no desire to lead a democratic forlon
hope, and made the promise knowing that
he would not be called on to keep it, and
that the mention Of Mr.. Whitney's name
would have a tendency to keep other posi-
bic candidates out of the field, thus enabling
him to push his own candidacy.
Senator Aldrich is now the only republi-
can member Of the Senate committee on
Rules, the term Of ex-senator Henderson,
the other republican member, having expired
March 4 last A meeting of this committee
will be held this week, and, although Sen
ator Blackburn, the chairman, finds him
self too busy looking after his reelection to
attend, quorum will be present in the per
sons of Senators Aldrich, Harris and
German The meeting was called to con
slider certain proposed changes in the Sen
ate rules But no important action is pro-
babe, as Senator Aldrich will, there is rea-
son to believe, enter a protest against any
action being taken upon any matter Of i'm
portance by the committee as at present or
gained, owing to its being nominated by
representatives of the minority of the Sen
ate. 1t is believed that the committee will
only transact routine business, leaving the
question of changing the rules to be con-
sidered by the full committee on Rules which
will be named when the Senate is re-organ-
lied next December.
Senator Sherman has gone to Ohio to
preside over the republican State convention
to be held at Evansville, and the impression
is general in Washington that in his speech !
TO the convention he will outline the proba |
bic republican financial policy in next years /
Presidential campaign. OF course Senator |
Sherman will not presume to speak for the
republican party, but he is known to have
always opposed mOnometallism, which has
been adopted by the administration, and
any suggestion he makes looking towards
practical bimetallism as is well known he
the free coinage of silve at a ratio
If 10 to I as but another form of monone- I
carry great weight with re
'ublicans everywhere Senator Sherman
5 firm believer in the extensive use of
iilverin our monetary system audit is hoped
md believed, that he will suggest plan
hat will be feasible and at the same time
acceptable alike to conservative silver men
md those who oppose the free coinage OF
liver under existing circumstances. There
S one thing that can be set down in ad-
'ance as certain of any plan proposed by
senator Sherman it will provide only for
dollars worth 100 cents, and for the main
enances. He has devoted a long life and
.reat ability to the study of finance and
What he says on the subject is always
worthy of the country's attention and al
lays gets it. 1t is daily becoming more
pparent that it is to the republican party
hat the silver men must look for succor
nat amounts to anything the democrats
re all monometallists, one faction favoring
gold basis and the other a silver basis, /
ihile the republican party favors now, as t
has always, bimetallism. S
Senator German has had little difficulty q
knocking out the opposition to his control Y
the democratic State machine of Mary b
md. He had hardly got his guns into c
Osition when Hon. lsidor Rayner, the man
no thought he had a chance to become h
lie arti-Gorman democratic candidate, o
rev up the sponge aud announced his d
'ithdrawal. Senator German was never b
orried about his democratic opponents, n
ut he is considerably worried, although he a
ould probably deny it to any but his Il
osests friends. bv his fears that the re- +
lblicans will carry. the State p
Mr. Cleveland took another step towards L
seping democrats in office under the next v
which will be republican, y
hen he extended the classified civil ser n
&c rules to cover all the chiefs of division q
ID bureaux, except the chief of the Weather
lreau under the Department of Agriculr a
re This is taken as an indication that c
the chiefs of divisions in the other de- o
rtments will soon be given the same n
election The motive of Mr.. Cleveland g
o,,ld i,a,-s bas,, lase c,,,,, d, --;4;-;. la 1 n