Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL ooRREsPoHDENcE OF THE MONITOR.
Washington, July s, 1896.

entail whether the populists swallow
the democrats, or the democrats the
populists, at Chicago this week. They
cannot see how any ticket on any
platform that could be gotten up by
the Chicago convention can prevent
the triumphant election of Mckinley
and Hobart. Consequently the wor.
rying and fretting which the demo
Gratis and populists are going through
on account Of what the Chicago con
Vention may do or not do merely
furnishes republicans amusement, as
they fan themselves and try to keep
down the humidity which accompa-
mics the present warm weather. This
is the republican year. Nearly four
years of definite. bond issues and hard
times generally have caused a MAORI
ty-an overwhelming majority, as
will be seen in November-of the peo-
pie to definitely decide that the party
which gave the country % years of
the greatest continuous prosperity
ever experienced by any country on
earth is the proper party to have
charge of this government, and moth
ing that the conglomeration of isms
and sore heads which meets this week
in Chicago will change that decision.
The asses may bray, but that will
change nothing, people prefer capa-
city to incapacity.
Secretary Olney has slipped away
from Washington, and all inquiries at
the State Department as to his where
abouts are met with the mysterious
reticence which officials of that de-
partment have invariably assumed
since this administration has been in
power. 1t is a good guess, however,
that he is at Gray Gables, and that he
carried with him the much written
about report of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
on Cuban affairs. 1t is not probable
that Mr.. Cleveland is as much inter-
ested in that report as he expected
he would be when he nominated Gen.
eral Lee to be Consul General to
Cuba. Then he expected that the
nominee of the Chicago convention
would be Grover Cleveland, and hop
ed that the nature of the report
w ould be such that he could use it as
basis for action that would result in
arousing such tidal wave of patri-
otto enthusiasm throughout the coun
try as might reflect him. Now he
knows that the nominee Of the con-
vention will be a man who holds
views directly opposite to his, and
that his administration will be con-
demned by the convention, by impli
cation if not in direct words. Know
ing this he has lost interest in the re-
port, and will probably make no use
of it until he writes his last annual
to Congress. 1t is reason
ably certain that he will not use it, or
a ny thing else, to make votes for the
ticket, even if he does not
p ublicly bolt that ticket. 1t is gener
ally believed in Washington that Mr..
and majority, if not all
of his cabinet, will refuse to support
the ticket nominated at Chicago. Mr..
Cleveland is said to personally favor
the nomination of democratic gold
ticket, but that is something which
will be determined later. At least
one prominent democrat has suggest
ed that Mr.. Cleveland lead the for
Iorn hope by accepting the nomina-
ton of the gold democrats.
While Governor Mckinley is a
strong and convincing public speaker
here is general disposition among
republicans to rejoice because of the
that it has practically
oeen decided that neither Gov. Nc
Kinley nor Mr.. Hobart would make
any stumping tours during the cam
oaign. There wouldn't be the slight
sst improperly in either of these
gentlemen or both making speeches
during the campaign, but most peo-
pie cannot get rid of the idea that it |
IS a lowering of the dignity which /
should naturally belong to the candi-
dates for the high offices of President |
and Vice President for gentlemen
who are nominated for those posi-
ions, to take the stump for them
selves. The republican party has
plenty of orators to do the talking,
and in November it will have plenty
Of voters to elect Mckinley and Ho-
bart, and there is no occasion for |
their going on the stump.
There is at least one Louisiana dem |
Ocrat in Washington who doubts the
ability of the democrats to carry that |
state this year. He is Mr.. FL. Dugas,
and he says: Louisiana is by no
means certain to go democratic this
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