The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-06-12
Nashin gt0D Letter.

Washington, June 5th, 1S96--A
bombsheli has been exploded IN the
q mn of the iubilant Mckineyites 10y the
positive announcement that Speaker
Reed will not under any circumstances
play SECOND fiddle in the Mckinley or
ches;ra. Mr.. Reed is a thor. .nghly dis
guSted man. He thought lie had his
party in hand as we'll as he has had the
Republican majority of the II 'use, anu
II hurts him to he knocked out toy the
man who has less ability than any "f the
nroninent candidates for the nnmlna-
ton; and makes him mad To see men
who had pledged their support 10 hiii
falling over each other to announce theii
| allegiance to Mckinley
| President Cleveland was not surprised
wben congress passed the River and
| u,rhor hill over his veto, nor has that
! changed his opinion of the merits "f the
b;II and predictions are freely made that
q very small portion of the money APP
nron,i lated nv the bill. now a law, Will be
maid out bv the present administration
There are more WAYS to kill a dog than
hanging him.
The Butler bill prohibiting the further
issue of bonds without the consent OF
congress was passed by the senate, the
vote being 80 to %, silver being the dl-
viding line, but was quickly shelved
bv the house, which voted to lay 1t on
the table. after it had been adversely re-
nortad from the ways and means COM
, mlitee.
/ Unless the difficulty of keeping quo
| rum present in tine house, which Is be
coming greater every day, shall delay the
transaction of business congtesS Will ad-
iourn by the middle of next week, pro-
badly a little earlier. But there are sew
eral members of the house who stop every
thing by raising the point of ''no quo
urum" everv,tlme they.get the oppor-
tunIty There is no expectation of do
ing anything else than to finish up the
regular appropriation bills.
Ex-Gov. Campbell, OF Ohio, who Is
considered by many to stand good
show for the Democratic nomination,
is in Washington. He doesn't believe
there will be a split in the party at the
Chicago convention. Speaking about 1t,
he said: 81 feel quite certain that when
the Democrats meet in national conven-
ton at Chicago they will exercise gooC
/ enough wisdom and moderation to frame
a platform liberal enough and broaC
enough for all members of the party tC
stand upon. / believe that copserva
tism aud good sense will prevail, anC
that differences of opinion will be sub
ordinated 10 party welfare. The sIlve
men appear to be in the majority ant
will doubtless exercise the rights alway
accorded majority, but that is no rea
son for imagining that the party vii
split into fragments, as has been so cheer
fully predicted by good many peopi
!, who don't in the least know what the,
are talking about. The Democratic par
ty has survived too many ordeais t
dread shipwreck now, and it will con
tiuue to exist and to win victories as
has been doing from the beginning.
: It would be amusing, if it were no
such a really serious matter, to see tn
care with which the Republicans in con
gress are guarding their talk in Cubal
affairs Such men as Senators Sher
2 man and Chandler, who were talkin
nothing but ripSnortlug jingosim fey
, weeks ago are now as mum as Quaker
, on the subject. The reason is that some
how or other the Republicans have be
come convinced that President Cleve
land is getting ready to beat congress q
? lIc OWu SdHlSi ny au tdli ISSOsuiliOu l
the outright independence of Cuba
Whether the president has any such in
tention is matter about those VIII
e could speak by authority will not talE
p 1t is probable that the Republican scar
grew out of President Cleveland sayin
to Senator Sherman and two other men
bers of the committee on foreign rels
Il tions, who called at the White House I
t discuss Cuban affairs, that he thopgt
.. recognition of the independence of Cut
was preferable to recognizing the Cubar
as belligerents.
: 1t is now openly conceded even b
o such sturdy opponents of silver as SCI
n retaries Smith and Morton that a lars
majority of the delegates to the Chicag
convention will be silver men, but the
II is much less talk of a bolt by the opp,
d nents of silver than there was when IL
If control of the convention was in douh
g in fact, a number of the strongest adv
Gates of the gold standard in congrea
3 have voluntarily stated to silver DEM
:, Gratis their intention to support loyal
: the ticket and platform of the Chicas
v convention So far the Democrats
q congress are doing very little talkir
about any particular candidate for pres
'o dent, and while most of them have
re personal preference there is nothing iii
le concentration of sentiment upon an
IN one man. NJ