The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-09-13
WASHINGTON LETTER


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WAuuS0IoS, Sept %, 1905.
The politicians are all just now cn.
gagged, in sporting balance. in playing
tr positions The newspaper inter.
views which are put forth in favor Of
thi. Or ihat man Tor the presidential
nomination OF one or the other Of the
old parties are put forth merely to feel
the public pulse. The talk about nom.
mating President Cleveland for q third
term is all ior the same purpose. The
politicians are all alike la one respect.
They want TO have a bold upon the man
nominated Tor president by their party.
but thov seldom commit, themselves TO
any one man a year before the meeting
ofthe nominating convention, Few Of
them ever hesitate about throwing over
an old friend II they think new one
has better chance 10 win. II Is Just
the same with issues Us with men. They
will do what they can to staye of Issues
OF which they are afraid or upon which
their records are not satisfactory. That
accounts for the evident desire among
prominent Republicans and Democrats
to prevent finance figuring ns an issue
In the presidential contest; they are
afraid II would place them at disad.
vantage. and enable new men 10 come
10 the front.
The nomination OF President Clevo.
land for third term is not seriously
considered In Washington. outside Of a
small coterie Of Cleveland worshipers
who would gladly see him king. There
Is little doubt that Mr.. Cleveland would
accept another nomination n he could
get II but, notwithstanding the aduli.
ton Of the aforesaid coterie OF worship.
ers and their disposition to misrepresent
public sentiment, II Is extremely doubt
ful whether no believes that the country
would tolerate u third term for him or
for any other president lie Is egotist-
zeal, but he Ia no fool,
Gen. Coppinger, who commanded the
troops sent TO Jaekson's Hole on account
otths reported refusal ef the hammock
Indians to obey the civil authorities Of
Wyoming. arrived In Washington this
week. lie brought his report, which
is now In the hands OF the secretary Of
war, and has had long conference with
Secretary Lamont, which was also at
tended by Indian Commissioner Brown
ing. Gen. Coppinger agrees with the
United states District Attorney and
deputy marshal, whose reports reached
the department Of Justice about two
weeks ago, sto the origin Of the trouble
being scheming white men. lie declares
the hammock indians to DO quiet aud
peaceable. Gen. Coppinger thinks II
would prevent any similar troubles In
the future Il the entire jackson Hole
country were annexed to the Yellow.
stone National Park, but Wyoming may
not regard the loss Of such big slice Of
territory as a satisfactory ending OF the
matter. Congressional action would be
necessary to make such a change.
Now that death has made vacancy
In the head Of 6sh commission, the
fight for the transfer Of that commission
TO the agricultural department, whore
many people think Il properly belongs,
viii be rcopened with yigor. There ia
no doubt that the 6sh commission has
done good work, but 10 has also done
much that must be classod us cxtava,
giant, such as spending large sums of
money raising fancy fish, which should
have gone towards replonishing thc
stock % food hsh in olrlakos and riycrs.