Arizona republican., 1894-10-12


 Wilson in accepting the invitation to the dinner of the London chamber of commerce worries the Democratic con- gressional committee more than its off, cers are willing to confess. The shrewd politicians at the head of the com mittee find it difficult to comprehend how man of any political experience in MT. Wilson's position could have been induced to go to such 8 place, and having once been drawn into the com promising situation they do not com prehend how he could have made such an utter imbecile speech, filled as it was with abuse of the institutions of his own country, throwing himself open to the jibes and jeers of his British hosts when he endeavored to persuade them that the success of the free trade propaganda in the United States would not ultimately work for the advantage of British producers.
 1.-The Republican committee is filled with delight. Nothing has yet been done with regard to circulating the speech, although the press dispatches are sufficient in themselves to form the basis of formidable campaign docu- ment, but before the close of the cam paign millions of copies of the speech will be sent through the country to- gether with graphic accounts of the dinner at which it was spoken. Chair man Babcock has sent over to London for copies of all the British papers con- taining reports of the dinner, and as soon as these arrive the committee will set about the preparation of campaign document which it is believed will have tremendous effect in showing the true animus of the British interests in the free trade movement in this country, and in exhibiting to the American people how completely the chairman of the ways and means committee has been made the dupe of the shrewd English business men whose divine favor he has attempted to curry.
 "A delegation from Mir. Wilson's dis trict happens to be in Washington. Among them are Alexander Cohen, the chairman of the Republican committee of Berkeley county, and other promi nent Republicans. They have had 8 long talk with Chairman Babcock, and the report they gave him of the situa- tion in the Charleston district was in the highest degree encouraging. They believe Wilson will be defeated. Mir Cohen said this afternoon that not only was he confident of Wilson's defeat, but he should not be surprised if 8 great many votes were cast against him by members of his own party. When ask ed whether he had seen the London speech MT. Cohen replied: Yes, I saw it in the papers this morning, and we shall make the most of it; but; he added, we will not have to do much about it. The speech talks for itself. ''The Democratic leaders have sent word to Wilson begging him to make no more speeches while abroad. One dispatch to this effect was signed by ! Senator Faulkner, it is said. The West Virginia chairman of the congressional committee believes that Wilson vii have to make great many speeches or this side before he can counteract the effect of the London demonstration.
 It is really dreadful state of affairs when the chairman of the Democratic congressional campaign committee ii obliged to cable the leader of the Demo cratic house not to give the party away in foolish speeches made to2tickIe for eign ears. But that was all there wal for Wilson to do if he desired plauditl for his work in congress. The people of his own country are disgusted witt it, while Engl1shmen are pleased, and after working so hard on the su bject, i was natural that the chairman of th, ways and means committee should fee = like opening his mouth and talkinI freely when in the company of thos