The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-26

/ onions. He called him back, and in
tone of voice that could be heard across
| the room. said: Waiter, am going
| to see a lady tonight. / will take the
| steak without the onions" A man
sitting near by, said: Excuse me, sir,
| but you need not change your order.
Let him bring you the onions with your
steak. When he brings you your bill, 1T
will take your breath away.
The President and tie cuclxoos would
support Reed fer President If the Re
puhlicans had nominated him, but they
do not take so kindly to Mckinley.
They feel that as the case stands, to
quote the Star of this city, they are
compelled to make a choice between
Clevelandism and Mekinleyism This
has determined them TO run an indie
pendent ticket. The decision is final.
Carlisle was first choice for the head
of the ticket, but he is not willing to
accept the position. Nr. Cleveland and
his cabinet entertain some sort OF
theory that after Mckinley is elected
he is not going to prove success as n
gold man, and that then the gold Dem
ocratic party which is TO be launched
at Indianapolis will become a potential
factor in politics four years from now.
Carlisle, therefore, wants to hold him-
self in reserve for this ingeniously am
ticipated opportunity, and is not will
ing to be slaughtered for the cause
now. 1t is not necessary to comment
on how absurd this may be. IL is fact.
Carlisle thus being taken out of con-
sideration, the intention is to select
the head of the ticket from either In
drama, Ohio, or Illinois, Their fight
during the campaign is TO be confined
chiefly to these three States, Mime
sofa, North Carolina. Georgia, Ken
lucky, Alabama and Texas. They do
not expect TO make any campaign In
those States where it is believed the
bulk of the gold Democrats would vote
for Mckinley if the independent ticket
were not in the field. In the States
named they believe that most of the
gold Democrats would, if an independ-
eat ticket were not in the field, either
vote for Bryan or else not vote at all
Mr. Cleveland intends to publicly de-
clare himself about the time of the
meeting of the Indianapolis conven-
ton, and from that time all the in
fiuence of the administration and all
the machinery available at their hands
will be directed to the support of the
Indianapolis ticket. Neither Mr.. Cleve-
land nor any member of his cabinet
at that time will recognize the Chicago
convention as representing the Demo
cratic party, and loyalty to the new
nomination will be expected from every
one attached to the administration. The
support of Bryan by any one attached
to the administration will be looked
upon as the support of Harrison would
have been during Mr.. Cleveland's first
term.
G'Brien Moore, one of the best news
paper men in the country, writes to the
ST Louis Republic:
II hear that Justice John NJ. Harlan,
of the Supreme court, is very much
inclined to publicly declare his inten-
ton to vote for Bryan for President.
Justice Harlan believes that the Chi
cago platform is the most patriotic
declaration of principles that any poll
tical party has enuneiated in quar-
ter of century. Four years ago,
when Judge Gresham declared for
Cleveland, there was much ado over ID.
Harlan and Gresham were lifelong
friends. Harlan has always been a
Republican. He was appointed TO the
Supreme court by Hayes. and is re-
garaed as one of the ablest lawyers
of that tribunal. Judge Harlan be-
lieved in the constitutionality OF. the
income tax and rendered the opinion
of the minority of the court