Show HAMMONDS AMMONDS CAMPAIGN He know It but John Nays Hays Hammond In politics Is one of ot the hu humorous humorous developments of the year It was all aU right for him to think he was a aI I Candidate for tor the vice presidential nomination at Chicago o even If Ir he stand any more show In that aggregation atlon than a girl In Ina Inn ina a n ballet competition Anybody has han a aright aright aright right to be a candidate for vice pres pros presidential presidential nominations If he hankers for stiff sUt assessments and comfortable ob ol obscurity But John Hays Has has gone further than that Hes president of ot the League of Republican Clubs and after atter a confer conference conference ence nce with the president has announced that he will make a tour of the Rocky mountain state in the Interests ts or of the Republican ticket Just why he should have consulted the president nt instead of or Taft Tatt or Hitchcock does not appear anyhow anho hes headed this way wa and andin andIn andin in the language of or the dispatch it is believed by the Republican campaign managers that his appeal for tor Taft will willbe willbe be bl effective In Colorado Wyoming Montana Utah and Idaho None could I lold old a higher opinion of ofIr Mr Ir Hammonds technical ability than thane wt e nor is there any an question as to his personal charm But we may be par pardoned pardoned for questioning the political ad art advantage vanta vantage e of having haing a Guggenheim ex 1 rt canvass ca the mining states in be behalf behalf behalf half of or Mr Ir Taft or any other candi candidate candidate candidate date Of all aU the trusts that have held up UT the miners of the country count none has hasben ben been quite so and rapa dous ious icus as the smelter trust Capitalized i at a rate that waterlogged the securities securities ties lies it has calmly calm appropriated as much of the mining production of oC the th west for Its own as was needed to pay pa dividends and support the market value of oC Its bonds and stocks There has been no court of appeals for the miner except In the rare and fortunate case ca of ot such competition as has been afforded by the United States Company I and Is now promised on a small scale scaleby scaleby by b the Tintic smelter When the mine owners have hale ven yen ventured ventured to protest against the robbery of the trust they have been met with a sardonic smile and an Invitation to do better It if they could Having what is t known hereabouts ns tie a cinch they the lave have cinched their victims until they were vero breathless and then added a few more pounds of pressure for good treasure measure Conscienceless in method arrogant In attitude defiant of com corn non decency and common law as well the trust trost is not the sponsor po political party need display as a recommendation recommendation In the tho Rocky mountain states That Is why Mr Ir Hammonds notion that he can do the Republican party Rood good out here has some humor in it itHe ItHe ItHe He may be welcomed in Colorado be because because because cause the Guggenheims have acquired title to the state but in Idaho or Mon Ion Montina tina or Utah much as he Is liked per perlona lona ll his lIs political expedition is isto di df sired ir d to be a gloomy failure |