Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-24
W AsHINaToN LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent. }

have at least one coed result
abroad. 1t ought to convince all
Europe that, partisan politics In
the United States has nothing
whatever to do with the Monroe
D0ctriue; that 1t is a principle
thoroughly and enthusiastically
endorsed by our people, regardless
of Domestic political opinions,
and that 1t is going to be firmly
maintained regardless of coDse'
quences. Once let Europeans be
come convinced on this subject,
and there will be no further
trouble about the general European
recognition OF the Monroe doctrine
uotwlngstaDdIug the assertion OF
Lord Salisbury that it had no
status as International law. An
assertion of doctrine b. the Official
representatives of ten million oil
the worlds finest lighting uen,
which Is precisely what the adop'
ton of this Monroe doctrine re-
solution by Congress will be, IL
quite strong enough to stand
without the support of lnternat-
lonal law, and it Will sand, see II
it doesn'G.
The politicians regardless OF
party are deeply Interested in Tue
National Conference of silver men
TO be held here this week. This
conference was called for the pnr-
pose of trying to unite the var
ious independent bimetallic organ !.
zatiOns, but there is a movement
on foot to have it go much further.
This movsment is being pushed
by those who believe that 1t is
already practically certain that
neither the republican nor demo
cratic party will favor silver in
its National platform, aud that 1T
IS simply waste of time for the
silver men IN those parties to wait
until June sixteenth and July the
seventh, respectively to find that
out. They say that If any fight Is
to be made for silver in the Nation
al campaign, it must be started al
once, aud it they have their way
this conference will take steps
which Will result in the holding OF
a National silver convention to
nominate a Presidential ticket at
an earlier date than either of the
other conventions will be held.
They want to have the silver ticket
in the field first. The pOpuliss
are not in this mo! ement, although
they are not opposing 1t. They
have decided 10 hold their Nation
al Convention July 22ud, and
should this pew movement succeed
the pOpulist Convention might
indorse its ticket and platform,
instead of pntting out one of Its
own. 1t is claimed that the entire
democratic organization in several
southern states will 60 iUtO this
new silver party if things are
rightly managed. Jlst here it is
we'll 10 say that it Is q compare
lively easy thing to make Gains.
TIE Southern democrats IN Con-
gress who favor silver, and most
of them do, are as a rule dong
very little talking about what they
Intend to do if their party plat
form endorses President Cleye.
lands single gold standard ideas.
1t is doubtful whether the most of
them have made up their own
minds or will do so until Obliged
10. The average Southerner re.
CARDS his political party almost as
reverently as he does his family
tree, and it takes a great deal to
cause such men 20 change their
party. Besides, 1t must not be
forgotten that the Southern demo.
Gratis have become accustomed to
supporting platforms they had
little to do with making.
Tue House has passed the
Pension Appropriation bill and
will now proceed to kill time un
til one Of the other regular ap.
preparation bills is reported.
which will probably be sometime
this week. Tne Senate is still
debating The free coinage substitute
for the House bond bill and the
same will continue all this week,
after the "mornIBg hour Ssna.
tor Pugh, OF Ala, will endeavor
to force vote on his resolution,
declaring that the obligations Of
the government shall Do paid in
either gold or silver.
Tue Ho1se tariff bill is still
deadlOcked III the Senate Finance
Committee, owing to the silver
senators insisting th 1t it shall not
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