Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-21

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
| NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 1922.
/ Sens tor Jones has been here waiting for
4 orders with reference to the meeting Of the in
! ternationaI conference on the silver question.
| "Of course it is impracticable," said he, talk
/ ing with The STAR correspondent, ITO hold a
I conference under the present condition of the
public health in Europe. / do not know when
We shall be able to hold it. Everybody is wait
ing I suppose, for a subsistence of the cholera"
Meantime you are having opportunity
| to study the political situation here somewhat,
| Senator?"
Yes he answered, II have been here a
couple of weeks and during that time | have
talked with good many people from this state
and elsewhere.
..And how do Won find the situation?''
81 think the republicans going to win.
1t seems TO me they are gaining ground very
| rapidly in this aud other manufacturing states.
"In what wsyF"
"On the tariff question and on personal
grounds also there il a great deal of personal
opposition to Mr.. Cleveland in this state.
find lots of men who have been in the demo-
cratic ranks for a long time who tell me that
thew intend to vote against Cleveland this time.
Then the tariff, too, is having very great
effect in changing votes from the democratic to
the republican ranks. The manufacturers see
the situation very differently this time from
what they ever did before. They are beginning
to see the democratic party in its true light OF
free trade party. and they cannot stand this.
They know that free trade means
destruction of their business. Hence you find
such large manufacturers as have been quoted
recently in the papers leaving the democratic
party and going into the ranks of the repubh-
cans. The effect of this can but be important
npOn their employees. When the men see the
employers going from democracy to republican
fsT,, for no. fNf thAly Q9S
from destruction they will naturally want to
vote with the republicans for the same reason.
They will recognize the fact quickly enough
that if free trade is bad for their employers
business it must be bad for their prospects of
continued employment. On this single ques-
ton alone. | think. the republicans have the
material with which to win.
SPEAKER CRISP ON GEORGIA.
Speaker Crisp is here looking quite himself.
tie has got little opportunity for rest since
the adjournment of Congress, though he finds
his bands full of work IN his own state.
Il have been hard at work in Georgia pretty
much all the time since the adjournment said
he. but manage to get away long enough to
get n brea hing spell
How did you leave the situation in your
state:'
II think the democracy will get majority of
40 900 or so 600 votes in the coming election.
as the third party accom- lishing much
there?'
Its leaders are active and are effecting an
organization in each county in the state. They
have nomina ed full state ticket for governor
and state house officers. The republicans have
made no nominations. and the third party
people, gather, hope 10 get the support of the
re- ubhcans' Our state election comes off on
the first Wednesday in October. / think il is
conservative estimate that the house majority
at that election will be at least $4,000. Our
,l-1wa
are addressing them almost every day
and every night. and are having
what we nigh. cali a democratic revival down
there. Exactly what the strength of the third
party is we don't know, but Discussion of the
issues before the people seem to convince them
that their best interests would be subserved by
the success of the democratic party. Times
are hard there, the price of cotton is very low,
farming Is not remureratiye, and naturally
there l. a feeling of unrest.
The leCi -iatou. however, of which the
farmer generally complain was enacted by the
rel ublican party and oppc ed BY the. demo-
cratic party. | think people see hat re-
duc-ion Of the present high tariff laws would
afford them relief more than any other legsla-
tiOn- Our PEG. lie complain of dearth Of cur
reucy. but this is brought about by the tariff
and think they will begin to see il. The
south owes 80 much to the democratic party
hat Thoughtful man would see the
necessity of adhering to it. 1t has
preserved for Us local self-government. 1t
has given in all the southern
states an economical and a just administration,
and We feel that a republican triumph now
would fa- zen upon the unjust laws Of which
complain and deprive us OF the privilege of
fair and free elections. Taking the Lodge bill as
a type of the election laws which the republican
party want 10 pass, our people see that the real
purpose i 20 defeat and not to promote the
purity of elections. We are very much gratified
20 ind such harmony among the democrats of
New York We fully realize the necessity of
CARRYING hi, state. and think if our friends
here will hold together and keep New York in
line that the south viii be at this election as it
has been for twenty wears past solldly demo-
cratic
Faces familiar to Washingtonians are to be
seen ever, where nowadays. Senator Allison
COuSrrs man CUInmi =. eN-Congressman Ma
son. Congressman BOurke Cochran, Secretary
Noble. Secretary OF State Foster senator Jones
Of Nevada. and other- who have been 70 long in
Warrington as members of Congress. or in
public life. thar they seem almost like Washing
tonians are among those pro minently seen.
SENATOR ALLIsoS's IMPRESSIONS.
Senator Allison is Just in from quite ex-
tensiye tour Of speech making. He finds the
question Of free trade and free banking the
chief isSues of he campaign and SAYS that the
attempt to maze the force bill issue is not
success.
- ] ne people everywhere that | have been, ;"
said he understand hat the real issue is in re-
gard To the tariff. They recognize that the
real contest this time j. a square issue a. to
whether the present tariff system shall be COM
/ pleielv over Thrown and whether free trade
shall! be adopted, an entirely new feature of our
policy.
+ And what do you iud the feeling on this
| subject. Stnatorr'
Very clearly defined "a against free trade
/ ! think the number of converts from the ranks
Of the democracy is very great and will con
/ TIME steadily as the campaign progresses
/ Already. a. ha- been announced in the papers,
large number of business men. manufacturers
and others of that class are announcing their
withdrawal from the democracy because of the
dlssatisfaction with free trade doctrines. Their
course L. having marked effect upon the bust
ness men and the labOring men OF the country"
In what section OF the country?'
"Everywhere that have been. east and west
the feeling Is very strong against a change in
the tariff policy
Does the banking question cut any igure?"
Yes very important one. The people
/ seem to be very much disturbed over the prop
OslilOn OF The democratic party for the re-estab-
hshment Of state bank circulation. They are
well satisfied with the present arrangement bv
which she government stands behind and guar
/ antees the value OF all currency and / do not
believe there is anybody really wants to