Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-06-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Special Correspondence
WASHINGTON. d. q. lime 10 ,ai

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 10, '98.
For the eleventh time the representa-
tives of the Republican party have as
sembled in National Convention, formu-
lated a platform of principles and nomi-
mated a Presidential ticket. There are
no new departures in the platform, it is
merely a reiteration of the doctrines
which have been followed by the party
since its birth and which have given the
country its longest and greatest period
of prosperity. While, of course, no ticket
could have been nominated that would
not have disappointed some good Re-
publicans, certainly no ticket could
have been named that would have
peleased more Republicans than the one
that was named. Both gentlemen have
records of which the party has a right
to be proud, and of which it will be
prouder after they have served out their
terms as President and Vice President.
There was only one regretable fea-
ture about the st. Louis convention.
That was the boiling of some of the
silver Republicans, because the financial
plank Of the platform did notmeet their
views. 1t is hoped and believed that
those they represented will before the
campaign has advanced far see that they
will gain nothing by leaving the Repub-
lican party, and that in the end they
will be found supporting the ticket
nominated at st. Louis. Political parties
are necessarily ruled by a majority, and
those gentlemen were overwhelmingly
defeated in the convention upon an issue
which they were themselves largely re-
sponsible for forcing upon the conven-
ton. They asked for a new departure in
party principles and the convention
denied their request, simply because a
majority opposed it. If the minority in
every convention bolted, political par
ties would oon be nothing but factions.
Stick to your party and hope for better
luck next time is.always the right thing
to do.
Some of the South C%arolinians who
come to Washington are very indignant
when anybody speaks of Senator Till
man as a typical citizen of their State.
w. G. Glass, a well known resident of
Charleston, said: "Tillman lives on
notoriety and is making a show of being
in the Presidential race merely to keep
his name before the country. He will
no doubt get the votes Of the South
Carolina delegation, for he controls it
absolutely, but l don't think the dele
gates of another State will support him.
Why,half the people in he United States
class him as an anarchist, and a big per
cent of the remainder put him down
with Waite and Pennoyer in the ciank
category
\ counterpart Of Comptroller Bowler,
in the person of Sixth Auditor Howard,
has been making so much trouble by
holding up postofice accounts that it is
said Postmaster General Wilson has
notified Mr.. Cleveland that if Howard
isn't fired he will himself resign. The
clerks in the Sixth Auditors office,
commonly called "Botany Bay" are
much interested in the outcome of this
squabble. They hate Howard, who il
fussy, selfconsequential sort of a duck
but, of course, do not dare to say so pub.
licly. But Howard has a pulp some.
where. He was made Chief Clerk of the
Postofice department by Mr.. BisselI
after he became Postmaster General, and
Nyac 10 tar nrnnntaI tp ha Siyth A ,,J;tnr
This position is under the Treasury, but
|, it is said that Mr.. Cleveland appointed
Howard without consulting Secretary
Carlisle.
Mr.. Cleveland,s announcement tina
his only desire hereafter is to he a pri
vate in the Democratic party is regarded
as a sort of last ditch expedient to pre-
vent the adoption of a free coinage plank
) by the Chicago convention. 1t may
have that result, but the best Informed
Democrats in Washington doubt it
/ Some time ago Senator Brice begged
l Mr.. Cleveland to make a plain an
nouncement that he would not be a can
didate for the Democratic nomination
and it was because of Mr., Cleland's re
fusal to do so that Brice abandoned the
fight he had intended making agains'
the silver Democrats in Ohio, and tolC
: his friends that he didn't care a cont
mental what either Cleveland or the
Chicago convention did. So far as Mr.
Cleveland's announcement relates to
: third term nomination for himself it il
1 absolutely meaningless, and was entire
ly unnecessary. The Democrats haC
: themselves already made it SO plair
that he who ran could read that Mr.
Cleveland would hereafter be only
, private to the party. In plain Englisl
2 he has simply declined something thai
i he had been convinced that he couldn',
{ get, just as Jack did his supper in th'
Y nursery book. ...
He-It seems a shame that we are no
allowed to ancore tina chnir r