Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-10
IN THE HOTEL coRRrpons.

sr have Just returned from trip In IL
south. I" said George ssoarns Of Chieopoe, Mas,
who was Cnitcd States district attorney under
Mr.. Cleveland, 70 Tue sTas representative 81
the Riges this morning, and am not In town
Incidentally after an Office.
They have had q very successful year IN
Florida tins season, and, in fHct. through The
entire south. There 10 no state in the Union
where 90 much Independence 10 exercised by
iss voters a. in my state, a. Is shown by The
fact that We elected . democratic governor,
when the state Is really republican Both par.
ties have 10 pot mp the strongest men, Tor there
are mugwurnps among the democrats 90 veil
- among the republicans.
An interesting comparison may be drawn
between tho two partie. In Massachusetts,, par
ticularly as 10 the respective leaders thereof,
The democratic party is the party u advance.
ment and OF the young man. la leaders ere
all young men. Gov. Russell Is termed a boy
but be Is bright one. Then Josiah Quincy,
Mayor Matthews of Boston and 2. II Carroll, Who
ran with Russell for lieutenant governor, are
all young men, while eN-Coagrsssman sherman
Hoar, George Z. Williams, Joseph O'Noi end
John Crosby are youths In age compared 70
the republican leaders In fact, the demo-
cratic party holds ice doors open 60 the younger
element and they are not SLOW 90 take advsn.
tase OF the opportunity offered
Dut the republican party pi esent differeEt
aspect Its places all held by old men ana
when vacancy occurs an old man with grav
hair, STOPPING shoulders and orutches Who hes
grown decrepit In the party. gets the ONCE.
The republican party in Massachusetts runs IN
deep ruts- III you 60 TO q republican campaign
meeting Won viii hear people say, 'why, We
beard al this thirty years ago and have been
hearing Il ever since The republicans kent
their forces IN line IN Massachusetts for ye.rs
upon the southern brigadier-generaI issue, and
whom that was gone they waved the free-trsds-
scare Tag that al the mills wo I'D be closed ths
people reduced 60 starvation and such nonsense.
and for q time actually hoodwinked the people,
All the grand old party has got nov lie the recul-
lection OF Its old glorles and victories IL has
dropped its war slogan and Is nov working the
FEARFUL boo-hoo racket and entreating lie fol-
lowers 10 stand firin.'
Massachusetts II rapidly becoming n low
tariff state. We are a manufacturing state and
want our raw materials free, and 1t is Simply
suicide for Massachusetts, Co cling to a tariff
that taxes her raw material This the people
now realize. The Mckinley lin in . time Of
peace doubled the war tariff aud purposed
stopping importing, yet imports are greater
than ever. Since the main object OF a govern
ment and the great desideratuin Is 30 make tho
noccssaries OF life of lowest cost Co the people
why should thousands of men be taxed even n
quarter OF a cent that one man NAV be q mil
honairel IL has been long time coming, but
the majority Of the republican party IN old
Massachusetts will certainly eventually 10
wiped Of the slate"
The total output of gold q my state" ssid
ex'Lieut Gov. John Daggstt OF siskiyou
county, Cal, IFS at present about SIS, 0o0, 900
per annum. The indications are that this out
put will be increased at least 10 00o, 900 year
very shortly and this amount Of yellow metal
added to the worlds supply. Since 1919 the
total output of gold from California has been
Si, SOC. 000, 900.
MANY OF the old mines which we're sup.
posed 70 have been worked cut have been re-
opened and they are paying we'll There u also
great deal Of virgin gold Htill awaiting the
prorpector's discovery. Most OF ths gold ~
present extracted comes from quartz mines.
This is because the legislature passed an sct
prohibiting hydraulic placer mining in nssigs-
BILE streams upon the demand OF the farmers
that the streams were becoming filled up with
debris This law has, however, been 90
amended that work may be resumed, and II 10
estimated that in one enterprise In Nevada
county with an expenditure Of eS00yo thsy
can take out $4,000, 900 worth % gold.
There Is enough land In California for
hydraulic mining TO iast hundred years. The
prohibitory Ian gave mining In the stAte Q
black eye, but under the amendment il may DO
resumed with tho increased output bave
mentioned. In the northern part VI she state
On streams which were .sieclAred not 70 be
navigabie the mining has beea continued end
great quantities OF gold been taken out. In
tact. there 10 % be a revival Of gold mining IN
terests In the golden state, but without any
gold fever"
Frank w. Beane, q mem Der Of chs demo
cratic national committee from Idaho and
John @. Brown, state senator from the same
| state. arc at the Riggs.
"At the next election" said Mr.. Bsaue 10
The Stan representative, 1900 now votes yin
DO cast which will have great deal 10 do with
deciding the political supremacy Of my state.
Since 1885 tho Mormons, who nearly number
this figure, have been unable 30 take the test
oath and have been excluded from the privilege
OF franchise 10 consequences. The legislature.
however, at the last session repealed one Sec
ton Of the law. which will nov enable tho Nor
mons 90 take the necessary oath, while the Nor.
mon Church has renowned rolyGAmy officially
aud formally.
up 20 1856 Idaho wns democratic. AZ the
last election the democrats withdrew the
Cleveland electors and Endorsed the Weaver
electors. We believe that D great majority Of
the Mormon votes aud also % the voters who
have recently come into the state VIII be dcm-
ocratic. Tho Mormon vote il naturally DEM
ocratic, and am satisfied that We viii get more
than 50 per cent OF it.
"Auother important point Is that tho Nor
mons are dividing on party lines, and don't
think the church is dominating them in politics.
This is shown by the defeat of Frank J. Cam
non. son OF George q. Cannon. the great Nor
mon leader, in the congressional contest IN
Utah, where Mr.. Rollins defeated him by an
overwhelming majority.
AT the present time the third party b strong
In Idaho. but its permsnency vii depend
largely upon many local issues and circum-
stances and party management Immigration
Is good and the development of Idaho in sgri.
culture and mining ID In every respect sst.s-
factory. The interests OF the state are largely
diversified, agriculture in the north and min
ING in the southeast. We consider forty bushels
OF whoat 20 the acre small yield on our I'm
gated lands"
"one reason why the Russian people should
not have Q constitutional government" said
Alfred stephens, q traveller from Boston. st
the Randall. ''is because they are not entitled
to It, Americans, who are m enlightened and
progressive race, are apt 70 iken other people
10 themselves. II il q different country. .
different civilization and q different people,
particularly cast OF the Nolga,
These half-nomadic tribes, which tnhAbit
this vast territory, maintain their tribal rels-
tons through acknowledging the sovereignty OF
the They have beautiful folk lore.