Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-22
WARRINGTON LETTER.
From ..r Regular Corr.sponasK,)

WHO dIo iu Nv 'htHB H'Vui ""~N
MIR. Teller stated his intention to
bolt the ST. Louis Convention IT
something is not done for silver In
ITS platform. Tue question OF
course, fslls 20 the ground II
gold or Cl-Yeland democrats
s .cc, ed in contrO ling tie
Chicago convention. That the
t. L1u's convention will be
dominated by the gold republicans
is conceded by nearly everybody,
aud by the time that convention
meets a much better idea can be
termed about which wing OF the
democratic party will be on top at
the Chicago convention. If the
gold men win 1t Is be ;eved that
President Cleveland will be re.
nominated. Tue men who want
Senator Teller nominated 1t the
silver men win argue that even If
the gold democrats 30 not bolt the
convention I tue silver platform is
adopted, thy vii ID little or moth
Ing to help elect the ticket, and
that it will DO necessary to WIN
over silver republicans to make
up for the detection. Tuey say
that Colorado has already made it
plaiu that it will follow aud sup
port Teller, and that Montana,
Idaho, Utah and California and
probably other states could be
carried by him, of course Senator
Teller isn't going TO sayin advance
of a formal offer whether he would
accent such nomination, but
that doesn't prevent lis being talk.
ed about.
The meeting of the Supreme
Council of the A. p. A Just closed
was probably the most stormy in
the history of that organization.
Gov. Mckinley was the bone Of
contention. While the Supreme
Council is supposed to keep out OF
partisan politics, it really doesn't
do any thing of the kind. 1t is also
supposed that members of the A.
p. A do not carry their politics
into matters connected with the
organization, bat they do all the
same. A large majority Of the
Supreme Council are republicans
and most OF them Mckinley men;
hence the reputation of the boy.
cJtt put on Mex inley by the Ad'
vlsory Committee of the A. p. a.
In fact that com nittee repudlated
its own action and threw the blame
upon those who gave 1t iutOrna-
tIon which caused the boycott.
The pOpulists Senators furnished
proof that the silver question can
I've made to cut both ways when
they jIined the democrats and
voted 10 keep Col. Ddpont out OF
the A.nalc, and succeeded by a
majority Of l. 1t has been an
open secret around Washington
that the opponents OF silver wOul d
not allow the admission of any
more territories to statehood until
the silver question haG been dis.
posed of. As a s ndtOr Col. Dupont
would have been a recruit to the
anti-siiver ranks, but he dldD't
become q Senator, although one
pOpnhst vote would have seat ed
him. Tit for tat may be an I'M
dignifled game for Senators to
play at, bnt when man becomes
Senator he dOesn't cease to
human, aud the average man
doesn't turn the other cheek
when struck, bit swlpesthe striker
with all his might. 1t is really a
a matter for regret that the Senate
should have divided upon partisan
lines on such an important con-
stitutiOnal question as that in
volved in Col. DspOnt's claim for
IA seat.
Notice has ben given that an
attempt Will be made IN the Senate
to get a vote on the resolution
prohib ting further Issue OF bonds
without the specific consent of
Congress. This resolution could
probably be adopted It vote
could be had upon 1t, bat no vote
is likely to be reached upon it at
the present session, although 1t is
generally believed that more bonds
will he issued under that old law
before the close of the Cleveland
administration. The gold reserve
will probably be below the $780,
1000 mark Dot IRE Congress all
iOurns, unless there Is let up In
the demand for gold or Congress
shall adj urn much earlier than
expected.