Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13
COL. CLARKSON'S TRIF
Considered an nti-McKinley Movement
by the Old Combination.
VIII Endeavor to Break Into the
Ohio Mans List of Delegates
His Friends Not Uneasy.

| Col. Clarkson of Iowa is en- route to the
| Pacific coast. accompanied by several
| prominent politicians from New York and
| Pennsylvania. He declares that his trip
has no connection with politics. but the
| fact that he is one of the principal Allison
| boomers and has just been chosen dele
| gate-s t-large to the st. Louis convention
| prevents L too serious meaning from being
| attached to his assurance. The general
| opinion is that he and his friends will be
heard from in a political way as soon as
| or soon after they reach their destination
An Anti-Mckihlcy Movement.
| The maneuver is regarded as anti-Mc-
Kinley in aim. The Ohio candidate is ac-
credited with good deal of strength in the
west and up to this time 1t has escaped
attack. His strength in the south has for
some time been under fire. The Reed, the
Morton, the Allison and the Quay people,
all have been moving on his works down
there. and in several states with effect.
| Is the warfare to be extended to the west?
| Col. Clarkson's travelling companions are
! thought to represent Mr.. Platt and Mr..
Quay 1t is the old combination and stands
| for anything to beat Mr.. Mckinley. If the
Mckinley line in the far west can be
| broken as his line in the south has been,
| the chances for prptracting the balloting
u. ST. Louis will ne by that much improved.
And the lenstheni1g Of thedlistance in any
race with the field against the favorite
makes it the more difficult for the favorite
to win.
Protection Has a New Value.
The west is an interesting section just
| now for another reason besides that relat-
! ing to silver. Protection there has acquired
new value, and this is being studied.
The question is coming UP at st. Louis,
and will have to he dealt with. This is the
question of competition with Asiatic coun-
tries, which, with Japan at their head, will
soon be formidable in the markets of the
world. The people Of the west very
much alarmed on this score. Japan is al
| ready underselling America in S/rtain lines
OF manufactured goods and the list is
growing. In the past, competition with the
pauper labor of Europe has been much
| inveiShed against; but that danger is triv-
ial in comparison with this. If the markets
OF this country are to be open to the pro-
ducts of people VINO are able to live and
many of whom do live on less than ten
cents day, the American laborer will be
| forced to such a tumble as never he took
IN his lif. before: It is for the purpose,
along with other. things, of examining into
this matter thoroughly, and estimating
combinations that may he evolved from it
at st. Louis, that Colonel Clarkson is now
travelling across the continent
What Mckinley Men Say.
The Mckinley men claim to have already
looked into the situation, and to be assured
OF reaping the full fruits Of whatever the
question may yield. They declare that it
is precisely in the line of their contention.
1t emphasizes all that they are asserting.
1t demonstrates, as they believe, the alb
soiute necessity of keeping projection fig
ures nigh enough to shut out all objection
able traffic. whether from Europe Asia,
made SO by the starvation wages paid to
labor. The more protection is lauded, the
greater the necessity for it is conceded to
be, the better they shall like it.
Fell No Uneasiness.
Colonel Clarkson's 5ourneyings. there
fore, are giving the Mckinley people no
uneasiness. They believe that his mission
Is political. but they have no fear of the
result They regard their line in the west
as being invincible, and we'll so by rea-
son of their favorite's attitude as b:metal-
hst as for the fact that he represents all
there is in projection as against all the