Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-07-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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Chairman Babcock, Of the republican
Congressional campaign committee. who
has just returned from a conference with
Maj Mckinley, and Chairman Hanna, OF
the National Committee, is again on duty
at the committee headquarters He ex-
presses little interest in the populist con.
vention to be held this week at ST. Louis.
Like most republicans. he is Of the opinion
that nothing the populists can do will pre-
vent the election of Mckinley and Hobart
and a sound money Congress. 1t is gen.
orally believed in Washington that the
populists convention on will indorse Bryan
the populist candidate. and the populist
platform adopted at Chicago, and that the
talk to thecontrary is merely bluff made
for the purpose Of making better deal.
Insignificant as was the part played BY
Mr. Bryan in the two Congresses in which
ae served, he will find that it was sufficient
to stamp him as being untitled for the
Presidency Of the United States. Pro-
gTessive Americans have to a man been
in fovor of the building and maintenance
of Navy sufficiently strong to command
the respect Of foreign nations, and the
events of the last few years have fully jus
tified,the correctness and patriotism Of that
position. There have been several times
when the strength Of our Navy has been a
factor-the principal factor many believe-in
preventing war Mr.. Bryan proved his
unprOgressiveneSs when he was in the
House, and when our Navy was more that
twenty-five vessels weaker than it it to day
by opposing the Strengthening of our Navy
on the ground that it was then strong
enough. It's such things as these. and
not platudinous speeches delivered in so
norous tones and with dramatic gestures,
which demonstrate the calibre of a man
Mr.. Bryan could not be elected President
on his record no matter what sort of plat
form he stood upon He simply isn't up
to the presidential standard.
The prominence that Senator Quay, as
as a member of the Executive Committee,
is to take in the management of Mckinley |
and Hobart's campaign is very gratifying
to the admirers Of the brainy Senator from
the Keystone state +; besides, it shows what
excellent judgment Chairman Hanna has
used in selecting the men who are to help
fight anarchy, disorder, and reputation
and to elect a Ioo-cent president
According to news received BY promi
nent 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 Con.
gressional elections in Maine. which will
occur in September, in order to show the
country the faisty of the claim put for
ward by Mr.. Sewall. the Democratic can
iidate for Vice-President, that the silver
sentiment is on the increase in Maine and
n New England. He believes that the
,est way to show this is to pie up an
Republican majority in Septem- :
yer in his State, and he intends spending /.
lit his immense power as a campaigner
Owards the accomplishment of that end
would be well nigh impossible for big
TOm Reed to add to his popularity among
he Republicans of the National Capital, :
nut if anything would do it it would be Just :
What he has started upon and in other
'laces where he is not known, his action :,
lil make him new and staunch friends,
ecause it will show, what at all of his ,
ersonal Misunderstanding Gov Nc Kin
.y-already knew, that he is not sore
eaded because he didn't get the Presiden-
al nomination u
The actions of man. and not his pro
,ssioRs, are what he should be judged by. a
striking Illustration of this is found in n
lie case of Senator Stewart, millionaire n
liver mine owner, free silver advocate, P
nd owner of the Slice, Knight, a news !
aper published in Alexandria, Va, but y
sued under a Washington date line No u
Ian is louder in his profession of a great v
nd all-consuming desire to raise up the G
boring men who are trodden under the n
ct of the employers of the country. Some n
the aforesaid down trodden labOrng u
en- who possess brains as well as skill II
it'll their hands, have been asoertaining Il
wv wide apart are Senator Stewards pro. u
ssiOns and his acts. He vowed his paper q
ON Washington to Alexandria, solely be- !
use that town has no Typographical or u
Union, and he now pays his q
inters and pressmen So a week for six &C
Us of nipe hours each, just about half of
hat the Union establishments in Wash g
gtou pay for the same work and, as III
ough to add insult 10 injury the men he 81
iploys are required to be members of the NJ
Mon elsewhere. so that it can be claimed Dc
at Union men only are employed on the IN
per That's the sort of love Senotor y
ewart has for iabOring men. III