West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-06-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
PRESIDENT cLEygLAND'S LETTER
DECLINING A Third TERM
AND OPPOSING FREE
SILVER
Very Little Enthusiasm Over The
Republican National Ticket.
Prom our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. !
Jane 20. 1896. (

ctttleman, Of Montana, and good
Democrat, says OF the political sit.
uaiion IN that State "The Demo.
Gratis can carry the State for silver
candidate for the Presidency. aud
IL hey combine with the Popnlists.
which they probably will. they can
elect the Governor easily. They
might carry the Legislature, too,
but would not DO OF supreme i'm
portance seeing that no u. S. Sena.
tor is to be chosen by that body.
Gov. Bnies seems to be the favor
lite Presidential candidate out our
way ; at least we hear more about
him than Of the rest. IL he gets
the nomination there is no doubt
Of his getting Montana's electoral
vote"
Representative Amos Cummings
is admittedly an authority on New
York politics. While in Washing
ton this week he sud Il am
sanguiae that New York will go
Democratic this year, it matters
not what the Chicago Convention
does on the financial question.
The people of New York State are
thoroughly Disguised with the re.
form administrations that have
produced the Raines bill and other
monstrosities of legislation. They
are mad all the way through and
80 per cent. of them are more inter
ested In turning down party that
encroaches on their liberties and
brings back an era of blue law and
puritanism than in the platform Of
a National Convention.
lHNN
Secretary Lamont probably talks
as little to the public ear as any
man in public life, but he has
way of accomplishing what he starts
out to do that many more talkative
men lack. When Secretary Lamont
wrote letter opposing the bill to
revive the grade of Lieutenant Gen
eral Of the army in order that Gen.
Miles might be promoted thereto.
and giving the reasons for his oppo.
sltiou, many supposed that Con
gress being anti administration in
both branches would pass the bill
just because the administration
didn't want it passed, but yonr
Uncle Daniel knew better. II
anybody will take the trouble to
hunt it down, that Miles bill will bp
found in committee-room pigeon
hole, nicely covered with dust and
cobwebs, and there it will probably
remain. You couldn't persuade
Secretary Lamont to say word
abont it now. He got what he
wanted and that ends it with him.
President Cleveland's letter stat
ing that be, "as an unliinching
Democrat who has been bonored by
his party and who desires hereafter
no greater political privilege than
to occupy the place of private in its
ranks" could not have been sur
prising to readers of this CORES
pondence. it was positively stated
by authority, many months ago that
President Cleveland was not and
would not be candidate before the
Chicago Convention, and that be
would whenever he deemed such
action desirable write letter to
that effect. What was stated then
has now come to pass. That letter
has been written. 1t was not sur
pFising, either, in view of Mr..
Clevelaud's consistent opposition
to silver, that he should have used
that letter to make a fresh attack
upon the free coinage OF silver.
There is q very decided difference
of opinion among Democrats as to
what, If any, effect the Presidents
letter will have upon the Chicago
Convention, and only time will tell
which are right. Republicans say
they will use the letter as a cam
paign document if the Chicago
Convention adopts free silver
| platform.
EdEB
Never was the result OF q Nation.
al Convention received in Washing
ton with more apathy than that oil
the one which has just been held AT
ST. Louis. Of course, when one
stops to think, that is not difficult
to account for. People do no
enthuse over the announcement oil
a cut-and dried affair, and the onl,
thing that was ever Tor moment
in doubt about that convention wa.
who would be the candidate foi
/ Vice President. Gar Reed re-
NAMED IN Washington to hear tho
news, and if be would only tell
what lie thinks about lt--but bc
won't. Democrats do not regard
The ticket nominated at St. Loui.
az a strong one. On the contrary.
they think it would have been diff
cult for Che convention TO have
picked out on that would have been
weaker. Aside from the enmity