The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-21
Washington Letter.
{ Fro. sar Regular Correspondent. ,

The Quay-Platt-R Reed combine put
new comedy on the political board
this week by announcing the candida
cy of Senator Quay for the republica
Presidential nomination. 1t was ex
pected to make a political sensation
but it didn't. Quay's candidacy, al
though followed by Qualified denla
from him. may be accepted by the gul
lible republicans of Pennsylvania as
thing of life, just as many New Yorl
republicans have accepted the candida
cy of Gov. Morton, launched by tn,
Same combine, but, bless your soul
that doesn't make it so. There ism,
the slightest doubt among politician.
that this combine wants Reed nominal
ed, nor that this alleged Quay boom is
like the Morton boom only intended by
the combine as another step toward
Reeds nomination. In addition to
that, this Quay boom Is being used 10
let Senator Cameron, who has already
been forced by Quay to announce that
he would not be y candidate for re. elec.
ton to the Senate, understand that the
money he has put into his literary bu-
reau, established to boom him as re
publican silver candidate for the Pres.
idential nomination. has al, been vast
ed and that his political aspirations
may now be pigeonholed for good and
all. Quay wants to ccntrol The Penn.
sylvania delegation, just as Platt does
that of New York. They will at the
proper time throw them to Reed. unless
II becomes apparent before that time
that Reed can't be nominated. In that
case they will throw them to the man
they can make the most advantageous
deal with. They are out to win. They
would prefer doing it with Reed, but
will not hesitate to throw him over
board If it becomes necessary to win
~ ith SOM other man.
The republican Senators are still very
mnch in doubt about their future pro.
gramme. They are trying to make
some s'rt of deal with the populists
to ge' the House tariff bill through the
Senate without amendment They have
not yet attempted to elect the Senate
officers nominated by their caucus with
the exception of the Assistant Door
keeper who was elected to fill the va
,ancy caused by the death of Captain
Bassett.
The papers covering the Waller case
we're this week sent to Congress by
President Cleveland, in answer to a re-
'ent resolution asking for them. And
t they do not make certain republicans
Who have been using this case to make
'olitical capital feel like fools they
must be queerly constituted. Instead
f having neglected Waller because he
vas a negro, as thes. republicans have
o loudly asserted, the administration
as, because he is an American citizen
ueceeded in getting the French gov
rnment to release him from prison,
Though the papers sent to Congress
rove beyond doubt that he was gull
= of the offense for which he was SEN
eDced-treasonable correspondence
onserning the movements of the
rench in Madagascar. The papers
mt to Congress also show that Walters
legged valuable concessions from the
overpment of Madagascar are not be- ;
eyed in by anybody but himself. and ,
ave nothing official upon which to
and. The French government agrees
} release Waller, as courtesy to this =,
merely stipulating that he ,
lall make no claim for damages ex-
,pt through the French courts. Thus
,deth the disagreeable chapter.
The Senate this week adopted res-
ution directing the Secretary of Agri-
llture to resume the free distribution
seeds. q
II Speaker Reed has counted upon y
e support of any silver republicans /
his fight for the Presidential nomi- n
Ition he would better scratch them .
ON bis calculations. They know him o
w for their enemy. Not because Of n
e vote by which the House refused 10 ?
'ree to the free coinage substitute for a
e House bond hill, which was passed o
the Senate, because they knew all y
e time that large maj rity of the [