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

Col. Garrison Of Iowa is en- route to the
Pacific coast, accompanied by several
prominent politicians from New York and
Pennsylvania. He declares that his trir
has no connection with politics. but the
fact that he IL one of the principal Allison
boomers and has just been chosen dele
gate-st-large to the st. Louis convention
prevents u 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-Nckinfey 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.. Plat 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 protracting the ballottng
q: st. Louis Will be by that much improved.
And the frightening Of the distance in any
race with the field against the favorite
makes it the more difficult for the favorite
to win.
Protection Has n New Value.
The west is an interesting section just
now for another reason besides that relat-
ing to silver. Protection there has acquired
a new value, ard this is being studied.
The question is coming UP at St Louis,
and will have to be 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 are very
much alarmed on this score. Japan is al
ready undertaking America in Certain lines
OF manufactured goods. and the list is
pauper labor of Europe has been much
inveiShed against: but that danger is triy-
ial in comparison with this. If the markets
of this country are to be open to the pro-
ducts of people vino able to live and
many of whom do live on less than ten
cents day, the American laborer will be
forced to such tumble as never he took
in his life before. 1t is for the purpose,
along with other things. of examining into
TINS matter thoroughly, and estimating
combinations that may be 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
solute necessity of keeping projection fig
ures high enough to shut out all objection
able traffic, whether fran Europe or Asia,
maze SO by the starvation wages paid TO
labor. The more protection is lauded, the
greater the necessity for it is conceded 10
be, the better they shall like it.
Fell No Uneasiness.
Colonel Clarkson's journeyings, there
fore, are giving the. Mckinley people no
uneasiness. They believe that his mission
is political, but theya have no fear of the
result They regard their line in the west
as being invincible, and as we'll so by rea-
son of their favorite's attitude as a bimetal.
nst as Tor the fact that he represents all
world.