The silver star., 1897-10-28
w WASHINGTON
LETTER.
From our Washington Correspondent

The administration can scarcely
conceal the satisfaction it feels at
the knockout blow administered to
Senator Wolcott's International BIZ
metallic commission by England,
but it is striving to hide it for sew
eral good and sufficient reasons. 1t
knows that it is already under sus-
picions of having given England a
tip, and, what is more important, it
knows that the votes of Senator
Wolcott and the other five Senators
Carter, Pritchard, Shoup, Warren
and Clarke-who remained in the
republican party, when other silver
republicans led by Senator Teller
abandoned it, solely because of their
belief that this administration would
be able to accomplish something for
silver through some sort of an inter
national agreement, will be needed
when the attempt to jam an admin
istration financial bill through the
Senate is made this winter. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether their votes
can be had. None ofthese men are
fools. Their attitude towards the
administration financial bill will
probably depend largely upon
whether Senator Wolcott has been
cured of his international hiinetall-
ism hallucinations by the rebuff
given him by the British govern
ment and whether he sees through
the game that has been played upon
him and his silver colleagues and
their constituents. Not only must
the administration get these votes
but it must also get those of the
gold democrats-Caffery, Gray.
Lindsay and Smith, and then get
the bill to vote in the Senate, In
order to pass it. And, as though
this outlook was not source Of
sufficient worry to Mckinley, Car
Reeds friends are dropping myteri-
Gus hints that he may not deem il
wise to allow the House to pass any
financial Legislation at the coming
session of Congress.
With all its numerous faults Eng
land never fails to see that the in
terests of the humblest Englishman
are protected in the most remote
portion of the world. Knowing
this, there is much interest felt in
Washington in connection with
what England will do about that
correspondent of London paper
who starved to death in the streets
of Havana, as a result Of his having
been robbed of everything he had,
including his passport, and being
unable to identify himself or COM
municate with friends at home and
obtain assistance. There are por.
tions or this story that seem incred-
ible, but If an investigation shows
its main points to be true. 1t is q
good ten to one shot that England
will speedily demand and get the
fullest reparation from Spain.
There is an impression among
prominent democrats that Hon
VIM. R. Morrison will enter active
politics again when his term as
member of the Interstate Commcrce
Commission expires, and be can
didate for Congress from his old dis
trict, now represented by his old
time political opponent, Jehu Baker
Mr.. Morrison s many democratic cd
mirers would like to sec him baci
in Congress, where he was once
such power.
Gamblers care nothing for men OF
political principles in an election
they bet.their money to win, ant
the fact that they are gladly taking
all the offers to bet against the reg
ular democratic candidates, ant
even giving odds Of three to one t.
temp. bettors, tells Its own story
and the gamblers are not the on,
men who regard the selection o
Judge Van Wyck, the regular dem
ocratic candidate for Mayor Of New
York city, as certainty. One wa
ger Of even money has been made
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