Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1896-07-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 10, '96.

form is the all-absorblng topic IN
political circles. Neither was re-
ceived with any more enthusiasm
than were the St. Louis ticket
and platform by the republicans,
month ago. In fact, if there is
to be any enthusiasm III this cam
paign it has yet to make its ap-
pearance in Washington. About
the first question asked when two
men meet is, "will the populist
and silver conventions endorse
the democratic ticket and plat
form?" The answer dep G n d S,
of course, largely upon what the
wishes of the speaker may be,
The populists who are in Wash
ington decline to commit them
selves at this time, but it is easy
to see that they like the platform
much better than they do the
ticket.
1t seems to be conceded by most
politicians that if the popnlists
and silver men, who are to hold
conventions at St. Louis on the
22nd of this month, nominate
separate tickets, instead of en-
dorsing the Chicago ticket, it will
add largely to the chances of re-
publican success. Silver men
would have a fighting chance to
win, if they all voted one ticket,
but not otherwise; not even if the
gold democrats should put up a
ticket Of their own, because the
gold democrats are mostly in
states which would go republican
anyway. While the probable at
titude of President Cleveland
towards the democratic tic ket t
nominated by the cow G II n
which made several hunillatlng
references to his administration
in its platform, is naturally a
subject of much discussion, there
lis no reason to believe that it can
possibly affect the result anyway.
! Mr.. Cleveland has not in the past
turned the other cheek when
struck, and it is not likely that
his nature has recently undergone
change for the better. Two
planks in the democratic platform
are so distinctly anti-Cleveland
4 that they would prevent his sup
porting the ticket, even if the
plank for the free coinage Of sill
yer was not enough to have made
him oppose it.
People who have noticed the
regularity with which alleged
Cuban fillibusters have been ac
quilted when tried by the Florids
courts will be interested in few
, personal remarks made by Mr.
Frank Clark, who is u. S. Dis
trict Attorney for Florida, AM
who is at present visiting Wash
ington. Cuban matters were be
ing discussed when Mr.. Clarl
said: 81 know from personal ex
perience how ardent is the sym
pathy of the American people TO
the Cubans. I have had severa
cases against people who were un
doubtedly engaged in fllibuster
ing, but although the evldenc
against them was as strong a
could be, they were invariably lie
off. 4 jury couldn't be got tc
gether in Florida that would cor
: vict any American arrested 70
d rendering aid to the Cuban reve
h 1utionists. 1t is simply imposs,
8 BILE to make a case stick on az
G count of the universal sentimer
G in favor of the Cubans."
e It is difficult for many of tn
), old timers to realize the growt
l. of hapdoodleism, which is goo
G enough name for the almost TN
IS versal worship Of men who al
a conspicuous by reason of the
e wealth, political position or an
e other reason. One of those ol
W timers---ex-C Congressman Wrlgh
= of TENN, who served four tern
Ii in the house just previous to Il
Ie war, is how visiting in Washing
l. ton. Just to show that he doesr
n keep up with the fapdoodle1sm
4 =