The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-03
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Wilson fd The Democrats, Norton
for the Republicans.

turbed by Morton's Prospects, While
Reed and Mckinley Are Alarmed.
Morrison or Wilson May Lead the
Democrats in 1S96-The Campaign
Books Being Prepared.
Washington, Sept 2-It is credited to
Speaker Crisp that he said "the man who
can lead the most successful fight against
monopolies and trusts for the next two
years will be the successor of Grover
| Cleveland Whether this came from
Speaker Crisp or not, it has true ring of
prophecy about it, and sounds like his
sentiments. His chairman of the ways
and means committee Mr.. WILSON, has
| spoken in uumistakable terms in
this spirit, and he has announced
his intentions to continue his
efforts which were baffied by the Senate
during the last session TO disembowel the
power Of capital. In his last speech upon
his denomination he dismissed the Repub-
lican party in this scornful manner:
''lf we have anywhere uncovered a
trust and found it too strong for COM
plete dislodgment in tho first attempt. We
have never failed to find the republicans
sturdily and solidly arrayed for its de-
fence. This is the cry that his advocates
in West Virginia will send ringing around
the country. West Virginia has coined
the expression wisconsin is contradis-
tinction to Gormanism"
| This is the line on which Wilson'S
| friends intend to make his fight for a
place on the presidential ticket
Already there is a nucleus Of politi-
clans forming around w r. Morrison and
l William | ANilgAn f,rEf H. 81
ington the seed is being sown for this
ticket. A combination of the west and
! the east they think popular one. Nor
rison is living here, being
commissioner on the interstate COM
| merce commission, aud for six
months there has been a Morrison boom
on the horizon of politics. The nlinoisan
keeps concealed in his hole and will
neither be interviewed nor allow his
friends to be, but, all the same, he keeps
! one eye open and is pretty friendly with
| the Wilson faction. 1t is somewhat early
! yet to begin to speculate as TO the next
! presidential ticket, but the seeds which
are being sown now are bound TO spring
and blossom in the next year, but whether
| they Will bear fruit is only matter of
grave conjecture.
MORTON BOOMING Up.
Turning from democratic topics for
| moment and throwing an eve over the
| republican field the situation there
presents some funny goinss on. The
Harrison boomers see large cloud rising
| in the distance in the form of Levi -
Morton. The enemies of the Indianian
have not forgotten the failure OF the
national republican convention TO renomi-
nate Morton along with Harrison for
second term, and they attribute this
to the selfshness of the ex-Presi-
dent, who failed to turn either
| n i'm IT,,
| Morton. Morton now has the gubernato-
rial nomination Of New York republicans
| in his hands. Should he carry the empire
state and defeat Flower, he will be very
likely candidate for the presidential nom
ination. This is what the Harrisouians,
| so TO speak, fear, and they will do
| precious little TO secure New York for
| Morton II he takes the nomination. He
is practically outside of the breastworks
| OF the tariff bungalow in which Reed and
Mckinley are fighting for first place.
Reed has already apnounced his line OF
! policy and intends TO fighti out with Nc
| hlnley on his own ground. II is true that
! Mckinley framed the defunct Mckinley
! bill, but then Reed appointed Mckinley
| to do 1t, and If there is any glory in pro-
| lection Reed feels that he is entitled TO as
much of it as Mckinley. He raised his
standard for higher protective duties in
| his speech delivered at Old Orchard.
this lick up. Dubois is an enthusiastic Reed
/ man and has been appointed Reeds lieu
| tenant-colonel in the trans Mississippi DO
! litical department. Though an ex-cow-
boy, Dubois is pretty foxy. IL was he
! who got Reed to write his silver letter.
and he expects to spread this as Reeds
! platform in the west. This is where
Reed and Mckinley separate. Mckinley
| Will stick TO the gold standard
and rest his faith on the old doc
trines Of the party. But Morton's
| sudden appearance in the arena has more
or less spread dismay among the follow
ers of Reed and Mckinley Senator Hoar
| Of Massachusetts said the other day,
SHOULD Morton carry New York there is
nothing which can defeat him for the
! presidential nomination, for they will do
| pend upon him to keep that state In line"
| This Is the presidential gossip which is
weaving itself in and out Of congressional
| campaign thought, and it is well 10 stick
pin in it for future reference.
CAMPAIGN BOOKS.
Democratic and republican campaign
| committees are busily at work on the
national campaign books which will be is
| sued within the next two or three weeks.
! The republican campaign books will con-
| sist Of distortion of the democratic con-
| gress and with excerpts from democratic
| speeches which do not add luster to the
| democratic cause. II will give a review OF
! the protection doctrine and all that il has
accomplished for the good of humanity
| from the time of Moses TO Mckinley. IL
/ will close with Reeds invective against
! the democrats delivered at the close of
the session and reiterate his promises to
raise wages and bring about millennium
| in the labor world.
The democratic campaign book will
point with pride TO what congress has
done. II will cite the repeal Of the fed
eral election law the repeal of the silver
purchasing clause of the Sherman act:
and the passage Of the tariff bill. IL will
include Mr.. Cleveland 8 last letter show
ing that the light for tariff reform has
but begun and that the struggle for the
people against entrenched capital will
be continued II there are any pages left
they will be filled with future promises.
Senator Faulkner Of West Virginia is
chairman Of the congressional campaign
committee and his choice has caused
some friction between the Senate and tho
House members, because IL is believed
that his selection is due 20 the influence
OF Senator German. The trouble first be-
gan when a circular prepared by Senator
German was spread broadcast over the
country giving comparison between the
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