Show lOUR I CAPITAL riOPICS The Weekly Let er From Washington City DEFENCE OF SENATOR GOEHAil What His Record Phoivs Secretary Whitney la Not Likely to liesign WASHINGTON D C Septembr 25th Spcdel to tOe SALT LAKE HEEALD Republicans who ale at then wits end to find something to say about the Democratic organization for the cam I sign have been encaged for two or three weeks past in fabricating all kinds of s atementd regarding the alleged troubles in the bosom of the National Democratic Committee The principal oDJects at whom their shafts are directed is t CALVIN 8 BRICE the chairman of the executive commit t e aud if half he stories told of him could be btlicved or had JD Lam eLy thing of truth then Mr iJrics would clearly be unfit to corduct even tue smallest prtion of a campaign thai ibo i-bo ng run one p irely business hsue So far the only charges that have net n made against Mr Brce have reference to ins business capacity and those rumor i think can bet be reiuied by giving a little scrap out of the colonels history It was during the panicky days cf the Grant and Ward turmoil when all Wall Strtet was shaky aud wnsu no man trusted his fellow f r uioie than 10 cents unless there ws an ample xna visible security Wuai wits known as his Ssney syndicate Wi3 very largelj interested in the street at teat tune and two of the leading members of it were Calvin Brce and his partner Colonel Samuel Thomas Tfcoiusa wi b away in England when the trouble fell so Brice had TO act for both One morning when he reached his office Brice found upon his desk calls from every broker with whom he had been dealing He was carrying a line of stocks amounting to nearly 8CO 000 and be says it would have been impossible impos-sible for a Vanderbilt to raise such an amount of money during such an excitement ex-citement He gazed somewhat blankly at the pile of unwelcome calls for a moment then went on to the str et and walked into the office of his principal broker There was a secret door to the brokers office to which Mr Brice had a key As he turned to open the door he came face to face with the senior member of the firm a staid old broker who never came to the office except when a crisis was on As they met the broker gravely announced to Mr Brice that their firm was in need of money and that Mr Brice must pay up at once It was a desperate situation situa-tion Brice turned around and walked out into ihe street wondering what be should do to raise half a million dollars dol-lars He suddenly bethought himself that his brokers were doing a large line of business with a bank where he himself him-self was well acquainted He walked into the bank and sought the president to whom he said We are lDferestel1 together in a Hoe of stocks Ualess I can raise 500000 in au hour these stocks will be turned en the market and we shall all go to peces The man of money responded without changing a muscle We cannot extend our loans a dollar at a time this like Mr Brice met this reply by inquiring inquir-ing if the bank was not carrying a large amount of the stock mentioned for the broken firm that had made a big call on him Receiving an affirmative response re-sponse he said to the president Make a call on that firm at once to take up these stocks Dont delay a moment With a ready perception of the situation situa-tion the banker called the loan Mr Brice meanwhile had returned to the brokers office and was there when the bank messenger came in When the senior member of the firm opened the note and perceived its contents the perspiration stood out on his forehead Fe called his partners aside and communicated com-municated its contents and then perceiving per-ceiving Mr Brice he quickly connected cause and effect You neednt respond to that call I I made on you this morning he said We will carry you for a million dollars dol-lars if necessary The brief but exciting battle was over and Calvin Brice had saved his fortune This is the man at whom the political politi-cal gossips are firing their small talk and of whom they say He has no business sagacity THE POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE is full of changes Men who are di3 satisfied with candidates or pldtforms or party surroundings change their base and Affiliate with those who have hitherto been their opponents The tariff question is responsible for the most of these flops as they are irreverently irrev-erently termed Hundreds thousands of men are daily receiving light on that abstruse idea and as they know more they become more independent Those who believe that tariff reformjs necessary neces-sary or who think the success of the country depends upon a rapid movement move-ment toward free trade jump at once into the Democratic ranks and wcfrk for Cleveland although four years ago they would have resented as an insult the imputation that they could over support sup-port him Many Democrats who were with Cleveland in 1831 have come to the conclusion that protection high protection is the panacea for all ills and COnsEquently they have flocked with Republicans under the banner of Harrison even Congressmen and ex Congressmen have not been able to withstand the converting Influence WHEN EOSCOn CONJ > LING DIED the halfbreed Republicans rejoiced indecorous a in-decorous manner that the apparent cause of much disaffection had been forever removed by an allwise Providence Provi-dence and they fondly hoped that all would be harmony now that they were on top But they forgot that Conkling bad friends numerous and powerful friends whose memories had notfaded > k J > i out whose brains and tongues would ttill advocate the pricciples upheld hy their late leader and wno would canyon cany-on the war if any man t8S bold enough to fight Head and shoulder above till othr of Couktiuja friends and second to nonenot even tn Ins dead chieftain in his hatred of Blame is GEORGE C GORHAM of California at < ne time Secretary o the Senate of the United Stales Mr Gorham has always disagreed with Elaine but Je has never until ro wavered in his allegiance to the I II M u lican paty At this moment and ior this Cimpaign at least he is a Democrat Demo-crat out and oat and as sucu ne foa been abused by tte Republican press ot the land Speaking of the cross fire of personalities which such obHribp have caused the Washington Pant now nn iodeoendent journal pnn s an editorial editor-ial cf which toe follow nt is a portiol and it can be read with > qual advauitue by the aaheren s of both ptirtitE BI cause a man char ge < his party so that his views and his vote may be in accord ac-cord he should not ba char ed with dishonesty or insincerity Says the editorial One of the changes recently reported is that of Hun Accrue C Gorham wb has decided 10 support the Democratic tIcket He finds thp platform on whieu Mr Glevclar n I stands mote 11 harm ny with Ins viewa I than that ou which Gtneral Harnsoi stands We suu < ct too that ti denomination influence of Mr iJlaii e I in tbe RepublicMii party is I more limit 1 Mr Gorharn cues to endure for lie i decidedly tile lUoJtinh lIe in hs host ity to the M1 lino Statesman of all ti surviving stalwarts But wnaUver rnu > be his motives in uoing over to the Democrats Dem-ocrats it is unfair to assume ma tbv are riot honorablettnd those Republican journas which are hurling abme tt him are making a discreditable pxhibi tion of partisan uialic < The Augosrn Me Journal formerly edited by Mr I BlaiCe and still regtirdid as his p r sonal organ speaks of Mr Gorham as of unsavory reputation worthies fellow ana adds The Republicans book him off y ears ago but his brazen effrontery and want of moral sense prevented pre-vented him from realizing it He is a fitting supporter of the Buffalo adventurer adven-turer This is of course untrue Mr Gor ham would have bee i welcomed very heartily and flattered by tile pena thl tare t-are now ttssailig himhad he decided 10 cone oUt for Harrison Ho sulked with Conkhng in 1881 but prior to ihit time bo had done a deal of hard work for the Republican party ic was George C Gorham who changed M Lhone and his Readjusters into Republicans The Republicans owe to George C Gorham the control of the United States Senate for two years by the vote of Mahone and the pres nt control of that body bv the vote of Hiddlebfr er Mr Gorbam was one of the best secretaries the Senate ever had intelligent honest square in nia official transactions It is quite likely that Blaiuophobia haswarped Mr Gprh ms judgment to some extent but it should be remembered remem-bered that he was the intimate friend of Roscoe Conkling and naturally inherited in-herited trm great leaders sentiments toward Mr Blaine Mr Gorham was also a friend to the late Judge Folger and knew the secrets of the campaign of 1SS2 in the State of New York At ail events it is his right to support Mr Cleveland aod it is his duty to do so if he is opposed to the maintenance of high protection SECB5TARY WHITNEY Ever since the day when W C Whit ney entered President Clevelands cabinet there has been one continuous rumor to the effect thst he was just about to resign was tired had something some-thing more congenial to attend to couldnt do as he pleased The Secretary Secre-tary has at last come out in a most emphatic em-phatic denial and yesterday one of his most intimate friends said to me that there was no man in the cabnet less likely to retire from pubic lite than Secretary Whitney aud the principal reason why could be found in the Secre tarys devotion to politics His tastes so1 this friend are all in that direction To assert that a man who is such a thoroughly devoted politician will reire from a cabinet position into private life seems thoughtless to say the least of it A politician never re i igns a position of power and honor It is for power and honor tbat he is a politician I should not be surprised to see Secretary Endicott or Attorney General Garland or some other Cabinet Cab-inet officers resign for they are not politicians at all But Secretary Whitney will remain I believe until he has built up the new navy if the electors will only allow his party to remain re-main in office eo long There are thirty two new steel vessels of the best modern mod-ern type either built or building and in four years more this number would probably be more than doubled which would make a very nice and effective navy After planning and organizing the new navy and having successfully laid the foundation for this great work Secretary Whitney will not retire and entrust the completion of it to somebody some-body else who might not continue the worn as well as it has been begun and who would come in for all the credit which undoubtedly belongs to Mr Whitney No Mr Wuitney wont resign re-sign this year |