The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-25
WASHINGTON.
Prom our Regular Correspondent.


and who desires hereafter no greater
political privilege than to occupy the
place of private in its ranks" could
not have been surprising to readers of
this correspondence, in which it was
positively stated, by authority, many
months ago that President Cleveland
was not and would not be candidate
before the Chicago convention, and
that he would whenever he deemed
such action desirable write a letter TO
that effect. What was stated then
has now come to pass. That letter
has been written. 1t was not sur
prislng, either, in view of Mr., Cleve-
lands consistent opposition to silver,
that he should have used that letter
to make fresh attack upon the free
coinage of silver. There is a very
'declded difference of opinion among
democrats as to what, if any, effect
the Presidents letter will have upon
the Chicago convention, and only
time will tell which are right Republi-
cans say they Will use the letter as a
campaign document if the Chicago
convention adopts a free silver plat
form.
Secretary Lamont probably talks as
little to the public ear as any man in
public life, but he has way of ac-
comphshing what he starts out to do
that many more talkative men lack.
When Secretary Lamont wrote
letter opposing the bill to revive the
grade OF. General OF the army in
order that Gen. Miles might be pro-
NOTED thereto, and giving the reasons
for his opposition, many supposed
that Congress being anti-administra-
tion in both branches would pass the
bill just because the administration
didn't want it passed, but your Uncle
Daniel knew better. II anybody will
take the trouble 10 hunt it down that
Miles bill will be found in a com
nittee.room pIgeon-hole, nicely covet-
ed with dust and cobwebs, and there
il will probably remain. You couldn't
persuade Secretary Lamont to say
word about IT now. He got what he
wanted and that ends it with him.
Representative Amos Cummings is
admittedly an authority on N. Y.
politics. While in Washington this
week he said II am sanguine that
New York will go democratic this
year, it matters not what the Chicago
convention does on the financial
question. The people of New York
state are thoroughly disgusted with
the reform administrations that have
produced the Raines bill and other
monstroslties of legislation. They
are mad all the way through and 90
per cent of them are more Interested
in turning down a party that en-
Croaches on their liberties and brings
back an era of blue law and puritan
ism than in the platform of a National
Convention"
Mr.. w. G.. Conrad, a banker and
cattleman, of Montana, and a good
democrat, says of the political situa-
ton in that state: "The democrats
can carry the State for silver candi-
date for the Presidency, and if they
combine with the populists, which
they probably will, they can elect the
Governor easily. They might carry
the legislature, too, but that would
not be of supreme Importance seeing
that nc U. S. Senator isto be chosen
by that body. Gov. Boies seems to
be the favorite Presidential candidate
out our way at least we hear more
about him than Of the rest. If he
gets the nomination there is no doubt
of his getting Montana's electoral
vote"
Never was the result OF National
Convention received in Washington
with more apathy than that Of the one
which has just been held at St. Louis.
Ot course, when one stops to think,
that is not difficult to account for.
People do not enthuse over the an.
nouncement of cut and dried affair,
and the only thing that was ever for
a moment in doubt about that con
ventlon was who would be the candi-
date for Vice President Car Reed
remained in Washington 10 hear the
news, and If he would only tell what
he thinks about it-but he won't
Democrats do not regard the ticket
nominated at St. Louis as strong
one. On the contrary they think il
would have been difficult for the con
vention to have picked out one that
would have been weaker. Aside from
the enmity of many of the republican
leaders because of the methods adopt
ed by Mark Hanna, Mckinley will fai
to get the votes of many republicans
who regard him as one-idea man.