The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-19
STILL, AT II.
John II. Burke Turning Over
the Eastern Eel
lows.
With Trenchant Pen He Reviews Pres.
idential Candidates and Issues
for 1896.

Rockland, Me-, June 1S.-It is self
evident that the banking and corpora
ton elements of two old parties are de-
cidedly uneasy over the outlook for the
coming presidential campaign, and the
recent dinners given by Chauncey De-
pew to the possible and impossible cam
didates, has not tended to clear the at
mosphere though it has caused many of
the rank and file to stop and hold their
noses. as it were in disgust. Like Bel
shazzar's feast, this dinner may yet
become historical, and its memories
cause deal of political indignation. Es-
especially would this be the case if one
should read the history of the New York
legislature of 1881.
AS to who will be the candidate no
man can tell though it is reasonably GER
tain that Reed is too far last to be
available. Mckinley in the light of re-
cent vents in Ohio, is not now so promi-
nent as formerly. Sherman is too close
~ allied to Lombard street Harrison,
who never was over and above popular.
has apparently been good Lord, good
devil on the financial question and De-
essentially the moneyed candidate,
hence from the manner in which the So
called sound money organs are pat
ting Cleveland on the back it begins to
look as if he would be a candidate back
ed by the so-called Republican and Dem
ocratic machine, and l find from CONVEX
sation with many different people that the
e ia az hQ
the leadership of the two parties is iden-
teal. the rank and file may be
divided. Indeed only yesterday I
had a conversation with an active Re
publican who admitted these facts, and
stated that he and many others were
Disguised at the attitude of the Republi-
can leaders in making love to Cleve-
land and his blunders. So far as the
Democratic party is concerned, they do
not seem to be in 1t except by coalition
with railroad, Standard Oil and Tam
many element of the other parties, and
some Of the so-called dailies were advo-
eating VIM. c. Whitney, of the Standard
Oil Company, for secretary of state, sec
reary of the treasury, and the presiden-
cy.' Hence the Standard Oil, Roths-
child, the New York Central and other
iallTOduS playlnS LOT the DomOCTdLlC
nominate ton and the New York Central
Pennsylvania, Central Pacific, Roths-
child and Standard Oil Company playing
for the Republican nomination, the peo-
pie can we'll exclaim where are we at!
Since then the vacancies in the cabinet
have been filed but the talk concerning
Whitney and the other magnates is as
significant now as before. Recently,
when Mr.. Whitney returned from Egypt
it was the talk in New York that he had
returned at an opportune moment 1t
was recognized that he was the coming
boss, either in or out of the adninistra-
ton. Said New York paper
"Mr. Whitney is a handy man. Croker
was clumsy. So was Jacob Sharp. But
| Mr.. Whitney speaks good English moves
! in good society, dresses in mo fish clothes
| that fit him and does things in a smooth
and graceful way. Whether he wants a
| franchise for traction company or a
| campaign subscription in behalf of re-
| fom,' he manages things with delicate
| regard for the sensibilities Of the public
"Theresare not many men. for instance
who could have got $4,000 in cash at the
| close of an exciting presidential cam
! paign from rich nobody in aid Of re
| form and when reform had triumphed
| and was duly entrenched In authority
could have secured from 1T a first-class
mission abroad for the rich nobody with
| out a considerable sacrifice OF persona
credit. II quay nad OOne Such thing
| for instance, how the Democratic tom
| toms would have sounded! What tor
rents of reproach would have been pour
! ed on his head"
| The editor Of this paper is a little be-
| hind the times or he would have stated
| that Mr.. Whitney-who is connected will
| the Standard Oils reliably quoted 81
having expended 100000 to elect Cleve
| land. and John Wanamaker plunked ul
$4OO, 900 on Ben Harrison, and Of course
VIM. C. Whitney, being Tammany mar
| and q reformer, and John Wanamaker
| Sunday school man and a Christian, tlles,
| several amounts said to have been ad
| vanced could not have been for any cor
| rupt purpose nor with the expectation O.
procuring any favors from Cleveland Of
| Harrison.
It is worthy Of note that about the time
Harrison and the other possibilities an,
| impossibilities were filing their gullet
| at the festive board of an officer of tn,
New York Central and Lake Shore sys
tenn monument was being erected a
| Ashtabula, O., Ito perpetuate the whole
sale slaughter at that place in 1876" oc
casioned by the inordinate greed of tina
| same system in maintaining an unsaf
| bridge after it had been condemned