Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-07-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINGToN. JUN 6. IS

WASHlNOlONs July o, ioYO'
Republicans don't care a continental
whether the Populists swallow the Demo-
Gratis. or the Democrats The Populists at
Chicago this week The cannot see how
any ticket on any platform that could be
gotten up by the Chicago Convention can
prevent the triumphant election of McKin-
lev and Hobarr. Consequently the wor-
rying and fretting which the Democrats
and Populists are going through on account
of what the Chicago Convention may do
or not dc merely furnishes Republicans
amusement, as they fan themselves and
try to keep down the humidity which ac-
companies the present warm weather. This
is Republican wear. Nearly four years of
deficits. bond issues and hard times gener-
allV have caused a majOrity-an over
whelming majority, as will be seen in No
Vember-Of the people to definitely decide
that the party which gave the country
twenty eight years of the greatest contin.
uOuS prosperity ever experienced by any
country on earth is the proper party to
nave charge of this government, aud moth
/ ing that the conglomeraton OF isms and
sore heads which meets this week in Chi
| cago can do will change that decision. The
asses may bray, but that will change moth
/ ing. People prefer capacity to incapacity.
Secretary Oney has slipped away from
Washington and all inquiries at the State
/ Department as to his whereabouts are met
with the mysterious reticence which off
Gals of that department have invariably
assumed since this administration has been
in power 1t is good guess, however, that
he is at Gray Gables, and that he carried
with him the much Written-abOut report Of
| General Fitzhugh Lee, on Cuban affairs
1t is not probable that Mr. Cleveland is as
much interested in that report as he eX
pected he would be when he nominated
General Lee to be Consul General to Cuba
Then he expected that the nominee of the
Chicago convention would be Grover
Cleveland and hoped that the nature of the
report would be such that he could use il
as a basis for action that would result in
arousing such tidal wave of patriotic en-
thusiasm throughout the country as might
re-elect him. Now he knows that the nom
inee of that convention will be man who
holds views directly opposite to his, aud
that his administration will be condemned
bv the convention, by Implication if not in
! QllElL MOl49- rNAlbWlAAS AAlo liz AAe9 iDoi
, inteIest in the report, and will probably
make no use of it until he writes his last
annual message to Congress Its reason.
ably certain that he will not use it, or any
thing else, to help make votes for the Chi
cago ticket,even if he does not publicly bolt
that ticket 1t is generally believed in
Washington that Mr.. Cleveland and a
majority, if not all of his cabinet, will refuse
to support the ticket nominated at Chi.
cago. 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 who is now at Chicago has sug'
gested that Mr. Cleveland lead the forlOrn
hope BY accepting the nomination of the
gold Democrats.
While Governor Mckinley is a strong
and convincing public speaker, there is a
general disposition among Republicans to
rejoice because of the announcement that il
has practically been decided that neither
Gov Mckinley nor Mr.. Hobart would
make any Stumping tours during the cam
lpagn There wouldn't be the slightest
improperly in either of these gentlemen or
both making speeches during the cam.
paign, but somehow most people cannot get
rid of the idea that it is lowering of the
dignity which should naturally belong to
the candidates for the high offices of Pres
ident and Vice President for gentlemen who
are nominated for those positions, to take
the stump for themselves. The Republi
can 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 occasiod for their
going on the stump.