The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-26
Washington Letter.
From onr Regular Correspondent. !

President Cleveland's letter Stain.
st he. "as an unflinching democra
a has been honored by his party an,
N desses hereafter NO greater polit
A privilege than to occupy the plac
nrivste il. is ranks" could not hav,
len surprising to readers OF this cor
,nndence, in which it was positive
stated, by authority, many months
! that President Cleveland was no
IA would not be candidate befor,
4 Chicago convention, and that h,
mid whenever he deemed such ac
h desirable write letter to that eff
Il VIII was stated then has now
me to pass That letter has been
Ejtten. 1t was not surprising, either
yiew OF Mr.. Cleveland's consis tent
positlon to silver, that he should have
ed that letter to make fresh attack
bon the free coinage Of silver. There
A very decided difference of opinion
hong democrats as to what. if any,
ect the Presidents letter will have
on the Chicago convention, and only
Ne will tell which are right. Repub-
ans say they will use the letter as a
|mpaign docum mt if the Chicago con-
htion adopts free silver platform.
Secretary Lamont probably talks as
HE to the public ear as any man in
bile life, but he has way of accom-
shing what he starts out to do that
Inv more talkative men lack. When
eretary Lamont wrote a letter oppos-
the bill to revive the grade of Ut.
|neral of the army in order that Gen.
les might be promoted thereto, aud
ting the reasons for his opposition,
bny supposed that Congress being
administration in both branches
|uld pass the bill just because the
hinistration didn't want it passed,
tyour Uncle Daniel knew better.
|nybody will take the trouble to hunt
6own that Miles bill will be found in
Pmmittee~oom pigeon-hole, nicely
|ered with dust and cobwebs, and
IRE it will probably remain. You
|ldn't persuade Secretary Lamont to
a word about it now. He got what
wanted and that ends it with him.
representative Amos Cummings is
pittcdly an authority on N. Y. poll
|. While in Washington this week
paid: II am sanguine that New
* will 60 democratic this year, it
|ters not what the Chicago couven.
does on the financial question.
people of Few York state are thor
ply disglsted with the reform ad-
strations that have produced the
pes bill and other monstrosities of
Station. They are mad all the way
ugh and 80 per cent of them are
9 Interested in turning down par
nat encroaches on their liberties
brings back an era of blue law and
'anism than in the platform of a
onel Convention"
!. W. G. Conrad, a banker and cat
an, OF Montana, and good demo-
says of the political situation in
state: The democrats can carry :
'tate for a silver candidate for the !
'dency, and if they com mbine with {
which they probably
they can elect the Governor easily. {
might carry the legislature, too, I
mat would not be of supreme inn |
'nce seeing that no U. 5. Senator |
Oe chosen by tina. body. Governor :
seems to be the favorite Presiden- S
out our way; at least we /
more about him thnn of the rest. S
gels the nomination there is no c
OF his getting Montana's electo- d
Dte." I
'er Was the result of a National o
'ntion received in Washington t
more apathy than that of the one C
mas just been held at st. Louis. C
''Se' when one stops to think. o
not difficult to account for. S
DO not enthuse over the an o
-ement CT cut and dried affair, u
le enly thing that was ever for a o
Ut IN doubt about that conven- d
as who would be the candidate a
ce PRESIDENT. Car Reed remain u
washington to hear the news, ei
ne would only tell what he thiaks fl
i'-out he won't. Democrats do 81
gard the ticket nominated at st, h
r. q strong one. On the contra 81
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