The Republican., 1896-07-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular CorrespondentJ
WASHINGTON, July 20, 1896.


lican Congressional campaign com
mittee, who has just returned from
a conference with Maj. Mckinley
and Chairman Hanna, of the Ma
tional committee, is again on duty
at the committee headquarters.
He expresses little interest in the
Populists convention to be held this
week at st. Louis. Like most Re-
publicans. he is of the opinion that
nothing the Populists can do will
prevent the election ofMcKinley and
Hobart and a sound money Congress
1t is generally believed in Washing
ton that the Populists convention
will indorse Bryan, the Populist
candidate, and the Populist platform
adoYted at Chicago, and that the
talk to the contrary is merely bluff
made for the purpose of making a
better deal.
Insignificant as was the part
played by Mr.. Bryan in the two
Congresses in which he served, he
viii find that it was sufficient to
stamp him as beng untitled tor the
Presidency Of the United States.
Progressive. Americans have to a
man been in favor of the building
and maintenance of a Navy suffi-
GENTLY strong to command the re-
spect Of foreign nations, and the
events of the last few years have
fully justified the correctness and
patriotism of that position. There
have been several times when the
strength Of our Navy has been a fac
tor-the principle factor many be-.
Heye-in preventing war. Mr..
Bryan proved bis unprogressiveness
when he was in the House. and when
our Navy was more than twenty-five
vessels weaker than it is to-day, by
opposing the strengthening Of our
Navy, on the ground that 1t was
then strong enough, It is such
things as these, and not platitUdi-
nous speeches delivered in sonorous
tones aud with dramatic gestures,
which demonstrate the calibre of
man. Mr.. Bryan could not be
elected President on his record no
matter what sort Of a platform he
stood upon. He simply isn'tup to
the Presidential standard.
The prominence that Senator
Quav,as a member Of the Executive
Comml5tee,i is to take in the manage
ment Of Mckinley and Hobart's
campaign is very gratifying to the
admirers Of the brainy Senator from
the Keystone state; besides, ,iJ shows
what excellent judgment Chairman
Hanna has used in selecting the
men who are to help him fight anar-
chy, disorder and reputation and
TO elect a 100-cent dollar presi-
dent.
According to news received by pro-
minent Republicans, Speaker Reed
is not only going to take an active
part IN the National Campaign, but
he is also going to whOop things up
for the State and Congressional
elections in Name, which will occur
in September, in order to show the
country the falsity Of the claim put
forward bv Mr.. SewalI, the Demo
cratic candidate for Vice President
that the silver sentiment is on the
increasein Maine and New England.
He believes that the best way to show
this IS to pile up an enormous Re-
publican majority in September in
his state, and he intends spending
all his immense power as a campa-
igner towards the accomplishment
Of that end. 1t would be well nigh
impossible for big Tom Reed to add
to his popularity among the Repub-
licans of the National Capital, but
If anything would do it it would be
lust what he had started upon; and
in other places where he is not so
veil known, his action will make
him new and staunch friends, be-
cause it will show, what all of his
personal friends, including Gov.
Mckinley already know, that he is
not sore-headed because he didn't
get the Presidential nomination.
The actions of d man, and not
his professions, are what he should
be Judged by. A striking iIlustra
ton of this is found in the case Of
Senator Stewart, millionaire silver
mine owner, free silver advocate,
and owner of the ''Silver KuIght,
a newspaper published in Alexan-
drla, Va, but issued under Wash
ington date line. No man is loud
er in his professions of great and
sll-consuming desire to raise up the
laboring men who are trodden under
the feet of the millionaire men who
possess brains as well as skill with
their hands have been ascertaining
how wide apart are Senator Stewart
professions and his acts. He moved