West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE FOR THE
PEOPLE.
Political Pointers On The General
Situation
From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.,
Auuust % 1900

'tNun our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.,
August 90, 1896. (
Not a little amusement has been
the result Of the Henry Watterson
boom for the gold boilers Indian
apolis nomination. Should Wat
terson head the ticket President
Cleveland would probably decline
tosupport hum for personal reasons,
as there has been ill-will between
the two men since early in the first
Cleveland administration, but as
most of the boilers are Cleveland
men, MIR. Cleveland will most like.
ly be able to head of the Watterson
boom.
TIT
One of the busiest places in
Washington Is the headquarters OF
the National Association of Demo
cratic Clubs. The formation of
Bryan and Silver Clubs in all sec
tions of the country are daily going
on at an unheaId of rate, even at
Mckinley's home, as may be seen
by the following extract from a let.
ter received from the Secretary of
the Bryan Free Silver Club of Can
ton, Ohio: "This Club is the cen
trail organization of the city and
county. We have in the city at
this time four other Bryan Free
Silver Clubs that are auxiliary to
this. These clubs are composed of
members Of all parties. Party poll.
tics and party names are scarcely
mentioned here any more. They
are either gold bugs" or "silver
men," and the "silver men" far
outnumber the "gold bugs" l feel
certain that McKinley's own ward,
city, county and State will be car
ried for Bryan"
TIT
Everybody around Democratic
headquarters has worn a broad smile
ever since Mark Hanna's interview.
trying to hedge on the silver quos-
tion, WAS published. Senator Faull1-
ner says of that interview: 81 never
saw n more significant interview APP
pear during a campaign. Mr.. Han
ma virtually admits now that unless
he can force some other issue to the
front he is beaten on the currency
issue. He recognizes, what is the
absolute truth, that the great
masses Of the people OF the United
States, in the west especially, are
bimetallists. He sees that they will
have nothing to do with a single
gold standard, and he proposes
now, with the election only ten
weeks Off, to SWING around and try
to undo the work OF the Republi-
can convention by claiming that
there IS no hostility to silver in the
Republican platform. lie admits
the Democratic contention that BIZ
metallism Is the proper thing for
this country, but / do not think
that he can fool the people by his
profession Of friendliness at this
late day"
TIT
Secretary Hoke Smith, who will
solely, because Of his determination
to support the regular Democratic
ticket, add the prefix "ex" to that
title, next week, did not at first in.
tend to take an active part in the
campaign, but IN answer 10 numer-
Gus requests he has agreed to take
up the stump in Georgia for the
State aud national tickets. Mis-
souri, Democrats in Washington re.
gard Che selection Of x.Gov. Fran.
cis as Secretary Smiths successor
as an attempt to throw that State
to Mckinley by building up tho
strength Of the gold boilers. Some
Of them say that Gov. Francis had
almost made up his mind to come
out for Bryan when he was ton
dered this position, although he
says he intended to bolt from the