The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-26
GROWERS OPINION
OF THE PLATFORM
He Says the Chicago Declaration Was
Not Democratic.
MAHOMET GOES TO THE MOUNTAIN
The Result OF the Meeting Between
Bryan and Hill Is Awaited with In.
terest. . Bad News from the Mormon
Country. Enthusiasm on the Wanc.
Bureau Of The Tribune,
sol l4th street, N. W.,

sol 14th street. N. W.,
Washington, Aug. 25
Secretary Hoke Smith will not pub
lish the correspondence between Presi-
dent Cleveland and himself. 1t can be
published with impunity for all the
president cares.
Mr.. Smith penned his resignation and
the letters appertaining to it with the
view to their publication. He had hoped
to catch Mr. Cleveland mapping up there
at Buzzard's Bay during this sultry
weather. Not SO. Mr.. Cleveland's let
ters We're honest, but hit straight from
the shoulder as usual. While he de-
piored Mr.. Smiths resignation he was
not led into expressing any sympathy
for the attitude he had assumed. To
Mr.. Smiths statement and reference
to the fact that he had promised to
support the Democratic nominee Mr..
Cleveland reminds him that from Mr..
Smiths own former position that he
cannot hold the nominee to be a repre-
sentative Of Democracy. He says very
pointedly that no man can be bound to
support any nominee simply because he
claims to be q Democrat. He then goes
on. according to my informant, who
mas seen iut W tllc
wherein the platform Is not Democratic
nor the nominee a representative of
Democratic principles. He further goes
on to say that there are other things
in Democracy besides the money ques
tion and that the declarations at Chi
cago We're the worst blows ever leveled
at Democracy.
The whole letter is pitched far above
the mere question of gold and silver,
and sets forth fully the Presidents ideas
of Democracy and a complete denuncia-
ton of the Chicago platform. This Is
the substance of Mr.. Cleveland's let
tiers, and SO much do they belittle Mr..
Smiths own attempt to state his case
that it is little wonder that Mr.. Smith
insists upon suppressing them. If the
last letter which Mr.. Cleveland wrote
to Mr.. Smith could be made public at
this time it would come as an avail
anche of destruction to the Democratic
Populistic alliance.
MAHOMET GOES TO THE NOUN
TAIN.
The result of the meeting of Can
didate Bryan and Senator Hill is being
u"uliNu Will CulloslN
homet Bryan waited for Mountain Hill
to come to him, but he came not.
Hence MahOmet has gone to the Noun
tain What the final effect of the
Seeting will be can only be conjec-
fured. 1t is pretty generally believed
among politicians here that Mr.. Bry-
an will find Mr.. Hill pretty hard
horse to curry. If Mr.. Hill intended
to support Mr.. Bryan and his Popo-
cratic platform he would have mount
ed the free silver band wagon long
ago. Hill is too smart to be caught by
Bryan and his glittering free silver
arguments. The senator knows full
well that If he is to have further po-
litical honors thrust upon him he must
look 20 New York state for them.
He also knows that New York is not
for free silver Hence his shyness IF
Mr. Bryan and his gang of free silver
fanatics. If the Buffalo convention
should endorse Bryan and free silver
IT is possible that Senator Hill will
give the Chicago ticket his quasi en-
dorsement. He cannot be expected to
do more. If he We're to come out bold
ly and unequivocally for Bryan and
silver it will end Mr.. HIS political ca
reer in New York as well as else
where. Mr.. Bryan's visit to VOL
fert's Roost, therefore is not likely to
result in the conversion of Mr.. Hill
to the cause of free silver.
Unless all signs fail Maryland will
go Republican this year" said Senat-
Or-elect Wellington today The sena-
tor thinks that Senator Germans r--
fusal to take a place on the Democrat
ic national committee indicates very
clearly that the Democratic boss has
little hope of carrying that state.
From out West comes more bad news
for the Democrats This news is to
the effect that Oregon, Washington and
Utah are likely to so for Mckinley.
The Mormon vote has always been
conservative, and there is no citizen
on the globe more careful Of his pock-
etbook than the Mormon. The elder
Cannon has more influence than the
younger-thc senator. Very recently
he has become interested in some en-
terprises, the money for which Is put
up by New England capitalists. Re-
ports come from Utah, now that the
elder Cannon has become deeply
interested in Republican success that
he can and will throw that state
against Bryan and Sewall
Mr. Addison e. Atkins, one Of the
best posted newspaper men in this city,
has Just returned from a tour of the
West, and he has confirmed the re-
ports as received at Democratic head
quarters. Mr.. Atkins says that Ore
gon and Washington will surely go for
Ink iy,1 un i,,1y. th,
Western states. possibly with the ex-
ceptiOn of California, will give their
electoral votes to Bryan. But when
the Democrats were counting on car
rying every state in the West, the
reports that they are likely to lose
these three states strikes them as a