New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Washington. June %.

Washington, June o.
WHY pOPUI.IsM SUCCEEDED IN NE
RRAsKA-"Nebraska never wouid nave iaien uh-
der the domination Of the Populists out ior three
successive bad crop years, sa'd 'uus. 'o"" H.
49,. Of Lincoln, to-day 1T Is one OF the richest
states in the world, but with severai oaa yesf~
-" rosuIt Of droutb. the people took to Popuiism
.n' remedy for their ills. This year we nave an
',,s,,on for Supreme Court Justice ana Two I'M.
versy Ke oie viii G be light for is nothing IN
The contest draw out popular nnNinations think
hy w have fighting chance 10 WIN asansr
the s,a,e By the help of the
M syer Republicans He is stronger mSw snaa
his cause, fer great deal OF MS '"p'' '""'
rom To his personal popularity
ENDURANCE OF sTATEsMEN.-In recen. W.
ass and absence Of Senator Aidric" 'N'sw upon
,r,o ~ nj colleagues OF the sup-co''o va
r coa which framed the amendments TO the Ding
,"', hi the burden of carrying tnat measure
~. ., Tho Senate and II must be said that
,,'a, carried II without apparent distress ether
,oI mr. nhvsicaI Indeed, both or them appear
20 NJ. a, fresh to-day as they were "'oh'' aso'
In commenting on this fact ma" VIM noe 80
many years In public life. ana whose years "uiioe'
TT, soyortv was led TO moralize somewhat as
follows: .. ILL., ,,drch
re is only ffy-six. and has seen out esH tron
Of scryes IN like Alison and Pat OF
over n.ficn and might add Dingey, under the
strain sand up and appear cpiw did on Frdays
There must be some good reason Tor H. lheie ere, IS
Allison who sixty-eght years oid 1rto,xo yers
oder Than Aldrch-who has been thlrty-t"o ye.is
in Congress who chairman OF the Appfop ,hss
lions Committee, has had good Geal 70 m NO
Of the Finance COMMITTEE. ana VINO se,ins ~ 20 20
as sler, and strong IN mind ana pcdy yonnect,cnr
TWO years older than Allison ana ioutteen 49, nnn
older Aldrich After Al the STRAIN pue and
Of the subcommittee he appears as iresn ,bs anu
frisky az a bridegroom which he Is Ana ' nor
mitee that framed the bill which bears ms nr rtd
in eiher branch OF Consre'f ns sln"e De-
cember / last: md. let me tell you, Dingey Is
who tries % go 10 hs core S St years
Old and a nan Of such frail physiquemin TACT ne
has oOkec ike an invalid for ye95Sl anna cons s
scentiou. worker he was feared that he might
not be able TO endure l the s 81 aTs a and Means
lie seems well and as strong to-day AS on tnee
day wnsn as If h doesn't know as much about
the actor = the Senate on every one OF me com.
other member Of the Finance Committee does;
stasers Ike Allison and Plat and Dingley so
through with their work and appear TO thrive on
IT, when comparative youngsters Ike Aidrlch iaitr
and fal. by ihc waysde
SENATOR MENERY's POslTION.-There IL
one Southern Democratic Senator who does not de-
serve 20 be called "Ncighhorhood Protectionist."
lie l. Mr. McEnery. OF Louisiana, who is a thor
ough believer in and supporter OF Protection as
National policy. He toon pains TO nave his views
on thai question made known TO members OF the
Louisiana legislature before they elected him TO the
Senate 70 succeed y e. Bancndri free It ,9,ja
once ID Mr.. McEnery whether - is q Louisiana in
dustry or Maryland. or Pennsylvania. or New
produced or manufactured north or south OF Mason
and Dixons line or cast or west OF the Aleghanies