, 1896-09-09
THU POLITICALOITLOOK
SENATOR WARREN BELIEVES
M'KINLEY WILL SWEEP
THE COUNTRY.
The Last Democratic Ticket Will Help
McKinley-Kentucky and Texas
Will Go Republican-Wool Market
Observation-Disclosures of the Wilson
German Bill.

an absence OF three weeks uullHS WHICH
time he has visited Boston. New York.
Washington and Chicago. besides pay
ing a brief visit to his family in Massa-
chusetts. The senator's desk was piled
up with a mass of unanswered CORE
~spondcncc. Il he took the time to give
the Sun-Lpadcr Il few observations on
the political situation. The senate
has gone through too many battles to
feel very friendly towards the enemy,
and does not hesitate to score them in
I rather rough way.
He says Mckinley is going to sweep
The country like n whirlwind. and the
foes of good government will get such
a whipping they will not be heard from
for another generation. The present
ground swell or tidal wave is going to
make almost a farce of Bryan's can
iidacv. The nomination of a regular
democratic ticket at indianapolis in
surcs to Mckinley a number of states
that were looked upon as doubtful. es-
pecially Kentucky, n several of the
southern states. Mckinley will carry
every northern state, with perhaps the
possibly exception of Colorado and one
or two states west of the great plains.
Owing to the peculiar conditions that
exists in Texas that state is sure to go
for Mckinley. The differences there
between democrats. populists and ma
tional democrats will give Mckinley a
plurality of votes.
Speaking of the business conditions
east Senator Warren says they could
hardly be worse. Everything is at a
s%tandstill and prices of all commodities
history of the country. He found the
wool market at Boston thoroughly de-
moralizcd, the price of wool being 10
per cent less than in England. He was
unable to make any satisfactory ar
rangmement about the shipment of
wool because there is no margin left
after paying expenses and the costs
incident to sending it to market. Like
all other staple products there is no
money in marketing them at this time.
The senator visited his native town of
Iiinsdale and found that the last WOOL
en- mill of five of the most prosperous
manufacturing establishments Of the
town had just closed down.
Men who have grown old in the man
ufacture of wooden goods are now left
penniless, and all because of the infa,
nous Wilson-Gorman tariff bill. What
is true of the wool industry applies
more or less to all manufacturing in
terest in New England. Thousands of
operatives are out of employment. The
Arlington mill, one of the largest es-
Establishments in Massachusetts, has
closed down for the first time in its
history, and the owners have been COM
PEELED to ship back to England $4,000
bales of wool imported for their use
early in the season. 1t is found impos-
sible to compete with the cheap manu-
features of foreign countries. The re-
moval of the tariff and cheap labor has
done the business, and until there is
some legislation that will insure pro,
lection to American industries there
will be no improvement in the present
condition of things. The operatives in
New England factories were able to
buy good meat to eat. but many OF
them are now living on rice and beans
and other cheap foods. The same is
true in all the large cities and the re,
suit has been to destroy the market fol-
these products. Our people are holding
back their cattle and sheep because
there is no money in marketing them
at this time. AS long as people canno,
get work to do they are unable to buy
but a limited supply of the products OF
the farmer and ranchman.
Senator Warren met numerous advo-
Gates of silver in the esat, who said
they were going to vote for Mckinley
because the republican party was the
only party that had been the true friend
of silver. AS for Bryan. he never raised
MS voice LOT silver Willie Ill COLlSTeSS
but was the uncompromising enemy OF
protection in every form. He was the
most ardent advocate of free trade on
the foor of the house of representa-
tives. The friends of silver in the east
believe that when good government
and protection is established under a
republican administration. that silver
will receive its due consideration. What
the people want to do now is to put
down the advocates of anarchy, those
who seek to overturn the courts and
the most cherished rights of every pa
triotic citizen. II this can be accom-
plished We all know that good times
will soon return.
Senator Warren called upon the sec
rotary of war to see what was being
done in regard to the contemplated i'm
provements at Fort Russell. Every
thing appeared to be tied up, and it
took considerable effort on the part of
the senator to impress upon Secretary
| Lamont the necessity of having the i'm