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Show 'ol. SALT 3, Mo. 1. BAKE CITY, UTAH, In.': .the Political i Several things have happened in lows who weai whiskers in the place - 1 1' field of Democratic national where sociiety fears collars, and making a good fefow of himself. If he can get a grip on the city, and then enforce the uit rule, Hill will be all right. His friends say the third term boomers have (shot off all their ammunition and pat Cleveland does not stand a bit o t show for the nomination. Hill hasj fixed up a combination of some sort jith Bryan,, so the wise ones claim, axu while ostensibly he is against the policies of the Nebraskan, he has handled the deal well in his own interests It was not his play to make any movement until after the pol-- j Of course, every one jws Tom Johnson won out in shio and that Bryan fell into line vith him and is now getting ready o stump the state for the Johnson icket, including, of course, John H. Clarke, the gold standard man, who recently. 1 as been selected to make the race .gainst Hanna, for the senate. Bry-;explains, his conduct in the following statement: T would have preferred some one who was an active supporter of all the planks of our platform, but the convention, which endorsed the Kansas City platform, also endorsed Mr. Clarke, and since I have talked with him and heard him speak, I feel satisfied that he stands with the people in their fight against organized wealth. If he is elected senator he can be trusted to stand for the reforms demanded by the Democratic 4 n jS ; 4 t party. His views on imperialism, Ohio convention, but now that has been settled David knows where to light. Of course, if Hill should se- cure the delegation, that eminent authority on Cleveland, the Brooklyn Eagle, would bolt Dr. McKelvey has so stated, tipes without number. If Hill should be nominated McKelvey would bolt, unless perchance Morgan and Rockefeller, who own him, paper Hill will and all, sai4 otherwise. shrewd enough to make them in case he receives which is not at all on, the tar- certain. Whether- or not, if he secures the delegation from New York he will be in a position to dictate who shall or who shall not be nominated. iff, income tax, government by injunction, and popular election of United States senators, are proof that he does not belong to the plutocracy. He differs with us only on the money question. Believing as I do that his sympathies are right, I shall trust him rather than give encouragement to the election of a Republican, even though I still think he erred grievous- - Judge Gray of Delaware, the chairman of the anthracite strike commission, who has been mentioned as a likely candidate for the presidency on the Democratic ticket, is out with a ly in 1896. look good to the Democrats who have been contending that Bryan would desert the party in the event gold( standard men were selected. If he concedes to Clarke in this case, how easy it will be for him to fall in line in 1904, when the na- but I do not tkke any of them seriously. I do not think there is anything in any of them. I know that it cannot be, and for that reason I give the matter no thought. It is not even boom will a possibility. The and for that reaamount to nothing, son I do not care to discuss it. Of course, I am pleased to think my friends think so highly of me, and apso-call- ed tional ticket is placed in' the field. Really, it does not look so bad for Democracy after all, for the other fellows will not bolt, because there is no reason for such action on their preciate their compliment. only man to 'part. Bryan was the a bolt cause fear through Of course, that by no means settles J Jt Because if Judge Gray was nomClosely following Bryans conce- it would accept and would ssion to the gold standard element inated he comes the news from New York City make as good a run as any man. By the way: Why is it that the eastern to the effect that no sooner had John- Democratic papers are fighting so shy son won in the Ohio convention than of Gray? If his name were a dynaDavid B. Hill slipped from his perch mite bomb, which the slightest jar up in Wolferts Roost, put on a pair would explode they could not be of gum shoes and hiked across Brook- more careful in handling it. Yet he is , lyn bridge to hold a consultation with Hugh McLaughlin relative to a solid delegation for himself from New York state next year. Mr. Hill has the farmers fixed all right. He has been traveling through the commonwealth speaking at the county fairs, shaking hands with the old felup-count- ry . - i candidate. He is sound a first-clas- s on the money question, is sane and fearless and has a character above reproach or suspicion. There are a great many cans who do not Bee Republi- the necessity for Price 12, 1903. discussing the chances of this or that Democratic candidate. Let them not be too exhuberant. The election isnt over, and Mr. Roosevelt is by no means elected. One of the great conservative papery of New York City has a Washington man who makes some statements which are worth remembering. He relates that Quay and Platt, and surely they are two of the most astute politicians the party has, have had a consultation and that they scent danger. He says: It is becoming more and more, evident every day that the Republican leaders are not nearly as confident of winning the next presidential election as they would have the general public believe. The fact that Senators Platt, Quay and other old war horses deprecate the idea of a special session and advocate an early adjournment of h the congress shows that to take any not inclined are they chances. They realize that the minority party in the next congress, led by Senator Gorman, who is one of the ablest political organizers and most effective fighters that ever appeared on the floor of the senate, will be willing and ready to take advantage of every weak spot in the armor of its Republican adversary. These old Republican leaders know full well the dangers to the party in power of a prolonged session of congress with the many opportunities it affords to place the party in control on the defensive. The official scandals, the wrong doings and the dishonesty that have been shown to exist in the great departments of the government, like the postoffice, the interior and the war fifty-eight- statement. lie says: branches, will furnish abundant DemIt is. I have read the stories mentioning ocratic campaign material. my name as a presidential candidate, therefore, not at all surprising that That must . SEPTEMBER these seasoned political fighters are anxious to see the next congress off the presidents hands as soon as possible. They are not thinking about the needs of Wall street or the financial centers. They desire at this session, which convenes on the eve of a national election, to play politics and not become entangled in the passage of tariff reform measures or radical remedial financial legislation. & It is stated that Gorman has recently declared, when asked about the issues, that this fellow Perry Heath is one of the issues, and the longer the other side keep him in the national committee the greater he becomes. Perry has not seen fit to resign yet, although Truth confidently expected he would send in his resignation long ere this. Perhaps he has, and they are going to let him down easy. It may be that he isnt quite ready for that Japanese trip, and his letter will be published after he passes Honolulu. Recurring, however, to the coming session of congress, which our own dear Senator Kearns 5 Cents says lie will attend whenever the president calls him good man that he Is there are prominent Republican senators like Aldrich of Rhode Island, who are in close touch with the business interests of the east, who would' like to at least do something in the way of financial legislation, although they are fully aware that nothing like extensive tariff reform is possible. The president knows what the country needs and he earnestly desires to play fair with the voters, although this policy may afford to the opposition party in congress the opportunity to make capital. But he Is embarrassed by the situation that confronts him. of the matter is there is so much personal jealousy and bad feeling among some of the Republican senators and between the senate finance committee and the house ways and means committee that it will require all of Roosevelts tact and ability to get through even the limited special legislation that he desires. The-fac- t J & It is stated on excellent authority that the outside public docs not really appreciate the bitter feeling that some of these Republican senators have toward each other. To those who watched the statehood fight last year it was a patent fact It is safe to say that anything that Senator Aldrich wants Senator Quay will oppose. He has had it in for Aldrich ever since the latter voted against his admission to the senate, and Quay is a man who neither forgives nor forgets. Quays friends tells the president that Aldrich is not his friend, and that he is entirely too close to certain big Wall street Interests to be in a position to suggest legislation that will help the party in the country. . & i The defeat of the Aldrich bill last spring was brought about by the clever manipulation of the enemies of the Rhode Island senator. 'When Aldrich and his friends knocked out the statehood bill they made impossible the passage of any measure bearing the name of the chairman of the finance committee. It is true that Senator Quay did not take any active part in this opposition, but his close friends. on the Democratic side who had been allied with him in the statehood fight effectually blocked the Aldrich measure. Of course, should Senator Aldrich withdraw his opposition to the statehood bill, which will undoubtedly be introduced again early in the next congress, he may be able to make some sort of a deal by which the hostility to his financial bill will be declared off, but this is not thought likely or possible. It is said that the most the president can hope for is the passage of one or two of the features of the Aldrich bill. So It will be seen that all is not rosy with the party in power. |