The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04

rtDiY EARNEST - n story OF t'resiuet
Jsckson-F Food For Thought Tor a Id
cal snob.
WASHINGTON. April O. Special. l-Th
ambitions of women always play q NOR
or less important part In politics. and thi
TO the rule. AT least two Of the men VIII
have been prominent as aspirants for tn
presidency this year were, according TO tn
prevailing belief In social circles, induces
10 come out by their wives, who are mucl
more ambitious than their husbands.
speak OF Governor Morton of New Yorl
and Senator Cush Davis of Minnesota
Both are admirable men, well fitted fol
the presidency or any other distinguished
honor, but have heard on pretty gooC
authority that neither cared much about
coming out as candidate till his wife
induced him 20 make the effort. Mrs.
Morton has had one taste of Washington
life, In which she was distinguished sue
cess She has always been eager to return
20 this city in an official way, and stately,
admirable mistress of the White House she
would make. Mrs. Davis Is we'll known
as one OF the most attractive and ambi-
tious women of Washington. She Is thor.
oughly devoted TO her husband and 10 his
future Mr. Davis is an exceedingly mod
est man and would never have asked the
Republicans OF his state TO support him for
president, which he did do about two years
ago, II it had not been for the influence OF
Mrs Davis. Womanlike, she aspired TO
go into the White House as the first lady
of the land, and, womanlike again, she
could see no reason why "Cush" should
not ak his friends TO rally TO his support
Two Extreme Views.
Senator Brice of Ohio takes a rather ex.
treme view Of the silver outlook. He says
the campaign In favor of free silver is vir.
tually at an end in this country. In his
opinion the triumph of sound money in
the South Dakota Republican convention
marked the downfall of the crusade for
free coinage. Silver is no more TO be
considered as n money metal" said Mr..
Brice in his positive way. 1T will con-
inue 10 be used as a token of value, as
copper and nickel are and some other met
us. But IL has no more future as a real
money metal than copper or brass or lead"
This exceedingly partisan statement is |
by most OF the friends of sill |
er. Senator Teller for instance. said a
ew days ago that tho cause of silver was |
ecoming the holy cause of civilization. Ii |
as grown far and beyond the producers |
I silver and has become the crusade OF |
he downtrodden masses the world over.
he outlook for the ultimate remonetiza-
on OF silver was never brighter than it Is
the present moment
Some OF Senator Teller's friends say he |
about the only earnest, thoroughly sin.
re, heart and soul free silver man in the
nited states senate Most of the others
no defend free silver are more or less pro-
ssional advocates. They are for silver
cause their states are for silver They
n change If tho sentiment of the people
their states changes. Some of them ad-
1t this TO be true But it is not so with
r Teller. The senator from Colorado,
id one OF his colleagues ON the floor. sis
" only enc Of the most brilliant men in
Iblic life, but one OF the greatest. He
- what some one has called the divine
nviction. He believes with all tho en-.
sy and thoroughness of his intense ma
re that silver must be remonetized or
world will see terrible revolutions, in
lich blood viii flow in rivers and the
rch OF arson Will wave up and down the
nd. He believes in fighting for silver,
Is lighting foY humanity against oppres-
m for the poor against the rich, and he
ii go on lighting till he is dead"
Anecdote of Jackson.
congressman Jack Robinson Of Penn
vania has come to the front as one of
humorists of the house. He never
res the floor for speech, no matter how
1rt without working in story or two,
some CT his tales are much appreciated.
ring the debate on the naval bill, for
tance, Mr.. Robinson, who was against
reased appropriations, said:
L am not afraid of England or of tho |
glish navy, and the American people
not afraid of her or of her navy. In
great Olympian race of nations we are
going to compete with her in this
)rmous nautical militarlsm. We fear
not. recall a story in regard to
esident jackson. He was riding one
with the French minister around the
irons OF Washington when riding there
not so pleasant as 1t is now. Jack
J, win all his other accomplishments
Amerlcanism, did not understand
'nch, but he had an interpreter, q secre.
y, riding at his side who did the French
for him, and while this secretary and
French minister were conversing very
matedly old jackson, with his cloak
appel around him, was in state of
etude. After awhile, however, he
neu TO the secretary and asked, What
10 Jabbering aboutY' The secretary re-
d. Mr.. President, he was telling me
French fleet could come up the
ad sweep and reaches Of the Potomac.
within Runshot of the capital, and how
IL would be for such a foreign fleet to
the capital Old jackson, that iron
we'd, lion hearted old patriot, turned
una TO the secretary and said, Take
q "
For a Local Snob.
one OF my recent dispatches told the
y OF prominent society woman who
gooDled seat ut the opera belonging
mother person and refused to give II
when asked by the usher. A local
,, who hangs about the edges of polite
ely by suherance, and who therefore
glnes his pen must be used TO defend
ETY. whenever any one cares to criticise
any of its devotees, questioned the
Of my statement in the Wash.
on Post accompanying his remarks :
the ribald blackguardism which Is
'actoristic of snobs who are flattered
sef confidence by the privilege Of
ing up few crumbs from the tables
the socially pretentious, whereupon
very young man who was defraudcd q
OF MS rights at the opera by the grand z
e OF society Of whom complained
es letter TO The Post giving the
!. 1t Is pity so good a paper as the
hington Post should permit it's col
IS to be used by cad whose delight II
waste good type and printers ink In r
use OF those who have been generous \
gh now and then to invite him IN
er' WALTER WELLMAN.