West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02
Gu? Weekly Letter From The Home
OF Uncle Sam" And Bill
Mckinley.
Sew' Aud Notes And Items or Inter.
est Picked Up And Penciled Down
For Argus Readers.
- our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c..
November 30, 1897.

eat certainty, but, unless some
very shrewd students Of things poll
iical are wrong, it. has also made
Mr.. McKinley's denomination for
he Presidency almost an impossi-
bility. According to current Cos
sup, Senator Foraker will lead a
sight OH Mr.. Mckinley in his own
state, and the anti Plat RepublI-
cans in New York will use the
Citizens Union" organization,
which hls been made permanent,
to down Plat and prevent his car
fying out the deal to give Mr.. Nc
Kinley the solid vote of New York
IN the Republican National Con-
vention of 1900. While these
movements may not be directly in
the interest Of Gar Reed, as some
say they are, he IS likely to occupy
the best position for being benefit
ted by them, il they succeed, as
his friends are known TO be at
work in New England and else
where, to keep the following b had
last year together, and to add to it.
Piatt and Hanna, in addition to
the enemies he has made in the
distribution of pie, will be heavy
load for Mr.. Mckinley to carry,
and the chances will certainly be
against his ge.tingnominated again.
TIT
Democrats are inclined TO poke
fun at Senator Lindsay, of Ken
lucky, and to accuse him of having
been asleep for few mouths, ow-
ing to his having returned to Wash
ington singing the same old Cleve
llnd-Carlisle song about the only.
clrrency legislation needed being
that which will retire the green
backs. Most advocates Of the re.
tlrement Of the green backs propose
some other sort of currency in their
place, but Mr. Lindsay would have
the enbacks retired ss fast US
they are presented at the Treasury,
and nothing issued IN their places.
In other words, he believes, or
thinks that he believes that the
people could prosper under system
OF enforced contraction of the cur.
rency that is already less in volume
than the country needs. However,
there are not a sufficient number OF
sharers in that belief to cause any
un easiness.
TT
Representative Gaines, of Ten
nessee, has letter written to him
by Hon. w. J. Bryan in reply to
an inquiry as to the truthfulness Of
a newspaper statement that Mr..
Bryan had decided to retire from
politics. The letter says "The
newspaper item is not true. ex-
poet to remain in politics all my
life. Whether I shall ever run for
Office again depends on circum.
stances" Mr.. Gaines hasn't tho
slightest doubt that Mr.. Bryan will
bead the Democratic ticket in 1900
and be elected President.
tit
EX-CoDgressman Paul Sorg, Of
Ohio, who passed through Wash
ington this week on his way 10
New York, is enthusiastic over the
Democratic outlook. De says the
party is in healthier condition
thau IL has been for sometime, and
that there is a greater desire for
harmony prevailing inside the
party lie expressed the opinion
that by 1900, all friction aud feuds
Within The ar'ywiIl have vanished
anil that BOO thc national election Of
that Yetr. lhe Democratic Parry
VIII triumph. Sir. Sorg declined
too1prsss any opinion for publict.
ton about DE Hanna. Foraker scrap
iu Ohio, although IL was inferred
from bis manner that he thought
Hanna would win. That IS tho
prevailing opinion amoug Ohio
Democrats in Washington. They
also believe that llanna's success
Will sound fho death suel. OF Re.
pYblIc,n rule u Ohio.
I'll
Representative Hepburn ~ Iowa.
las lct The Republican fnsac.a cat
out ~ ius bag and shown way TIE
Republicans aoolI not dare, even
ifthey controlled both branches Of
Congress. to put Secretary Cages
ideas into statute, By saying