The Southern herald., 1899-03-31
Our Washington Letter.

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encs has naturally been the princi-
pie topic Of conversation among
democrats since it was made public.
All sorts of opinions are expressed
concerning its effect upon the next
years campaign, ,butthe generalten-
dency is that Col. Bryan only did
what any other man of spirit would
have done, in striking back at the
snes who have been hitting at him
for months,a and that the fight which
the correspondence has precipi'at-
cd had TO come anyway and that It
| is better TO have it now than next
year. ltis an open secret that the
element Of the party represented by
Mr.. Belmont, which bolted the reg
ular party platform and ticket IN
'96, has been working to down Col.
Bryan and to get control ofthe next
National convention Of the party
Col. Bryan's friends have contend
ed that men who bolted in '96 and
who have openly threatened to bolt
again in 1900, if the same platform
is adopted, have no right in reason
10 dictate to the democratic party;
that these rule or ruin men have
not a single electoral vote that they
can promise with a reasonable de-
gree of certainty, even if they were
allowed to dictate both candidate
and platform, and consequently that
= their detection will not reduce the
electoral vote of the democratic
party by a single vote; also thatthe
party in every state that went dem.
ocratic in '97 is overwhelmingly in
favor of readoption of the princi
pie planks Of the Chicago platform
= next year. The discussion OF thli
correspondence will have atenden
cy TO show whether these claim
: are correct or not; also to cause tn
q . rank and file of the party to max
e sure that they are properly repre-
]. sented in the next National conveI
le ton. A movement has alread
N y been started to make every delega
at admitted to that convention
Of pledge himself to support the tick
Ct nominated and the platform whit
~ is adopted.
y. When they have no power to
le- otherwise, republicans are alwa
no fair. A case in point is the dist
on or button Of the Senate patronaG
When the republicans were in |
at the minority they thought the pl
me of dividing the patronage oftheSt
"a. ate among the democrats, reput
the cans and populites, in the prop
ing ton to the strength of each in
rn- Senate, as just right, as it unqu
mt 'o tionably was. But now, havinI
lat. majority of the Senate, they b'
undergone a change ofmind and
Nc advocating a change that will g
all. them entire control of the Sen
lis patronage, end without waiting
him a change TO be formally adopt
ad- democratic employees are being
the missed to make places for the
and publiCans.
cor There are some men in the
Or ger party, now on the way to VI
J., be that are ashamed Of being with
cks. or else he has some along hi
3 to ashamed Of, as particular pains '
De- taken to prevent a complete lis
sr OF the eight or ten men getting
aus lished.
arm Secretary Hay had a bad I
that when il was learned that the
The port ofex.Sec .Sherman's death
oc' false. He had caused copies
J; il article highly eulogizing the
For lie career of Sherman to be Sc
q his number Of the big newspaI
He isn't much of politician,
ature he knew with Sherman alive
than his attitude in Ohio politics u
II rise certain. neither Mckinley v
on 10 wish the administrator to sp'
ixam. for any praise OF the man the!
forced out Of the Senate and o
pssch the Cabinet. TelegramS wer'
! ls ,s. 80. requesting that the eulogy be
. line pressed,