The times., 1898-11-28

iHe character OF III. 1t ne StafiS out Win
a settled policy clearly defined and states
his position in plain unmstakable terms
his task will be comparatively easy; the
/ situation will be greatly simplified. But If
he INDUCES in generalities and meaning
| less metaphors in his Forthcoming message
to the Congress life will be made burden
to him. and his party will suffer serious
loss of prestige both at home and abroad.
/ This is no time for quibbing or Juggling
| with words. The people of the country
! know what they want. The popular ver-
! diet on the live issues of the day has
+. been rendered and the people will expect
! lnr. Mckinley to carry 1t out. Personally
| ] believe that he will not fail in doing his
duty. Al the same time there is no use
/ denying The fact tha ,werful Influences
/ are being brought to Dear on him 10 cause
| him to swerve from the course which he
| has mapped out. II is Impossible TO fore
! tell just what effect these influences will
! have on the President. but as 1 have said.
confident that Mr.. Mckinley will
not weaken. However his message next
week viii throw "a great deal Of hsht-oi
the subject"
/ at would be particularly unfortunate
| from party point of view, this gentle
man added. "if Mr.. Mckinley should
! make slip al this time. 1t would give
/ our Democratic friends Il chance to.rush
in and steal most of our thunder. As
the situation stands today We have almost
| forced the Democrats as Il party to antag-
| oniZe the policy of expansion. II We can
! hold the Democratic party in that posi-
tion the Republicans viii probably remain
! in control of the Government during the
| life time of the present generation. But
| If the President --5bles. while it will not
| change our destiny. which is practically
! settled.-it VIII deprive the Republicans of
I the chance of making much political
I capital .out of it. Mr.. Mckinley must not
/ forget that the future Of the Republican
party is in't tlis hands
4
II appears from reports from New Jer-
/ sey that former Representative John
! kean is not going to have Il walkoyev in
4 his fight for Senator james Smiths
seat in the Senate 1t is said that Attor-
( ney General Griggs would not be averse
4 to exchanging his seat il the Cabinet for
| one in the Senate II Griggs decides TO
enter the race his friends believe that
/ he vii! win. His retirement from the Cab
I met would give the President an oppor-
j tunity 10 provide place for some one
I Of Senator Platt's New York friends II
! has been remarked by careful observers
! that there has not been an important
| official vacancy for the past twelve
months that Senator Platt has not had
/ New York man ready to shove into the
/ place. Senator Platt's motto is: IF you
I don't ask for what you want you will new
/ er get anything.
Opposition to the recollection of Senator
! William r. Bate is developing down in
/ Tennessee Senator Bate is chargd with
| being ''lukewarm in the recent cam
/ i,aign in his State II is charged that he
I declined TO make any speeches and only
7 made paltry contribution of 800 10 the
/ State campaign fund. Senator Bare's
! friends claim that he gave as much III
/ proportion to his means as any man in
| the State. They appear to be confident of
| his ultimate success and say that when
| the time comes for showing of hands
| in January that the opposition to him
will be found to be insignificant. Gov
! ernor-elect McNIiliin. who had senatorial
! aspirations some time ago. has declined
! to enter the field against Senator Bate.
| The opposition to Bate seems to be cer-
| tering around Judge John Chiidress.
Richard Crokers press agent started
! the story the other day that Mr.. Croker
and former Governor William ]. Stone,
of Missouri, had had conference with
! the view of forming combination to con-
| troll the Democratic Presidential nominal
| ton in 1900 Mr.. Stone enters an emphatic
denial, which was scarcely necessary. He
| says that he favors continuation of the
| fight for bimetallism. and ne is not strong
| " impressed with the idea of turning over
the management of the Democratic party
| to Tammany Hall.
Senator Quay, it is said, is working hard
to have his trial on the charge of the
misuse of State funds postponed until
after the election of his successor, which
occurs next March. One of the grounds
on which Mr. Quay will ask a postpone
ment, it is understood, win be that his
presence will be required in Washington
this Winter on matters of the greatest
Importance and that it will be impossible
for him to appear in Philadelphia and
stand trial before the 4th of March next
without serious injury to the public in
terests of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania. The chances are that Senator
Quay, it is said, will be able to secure the
postponement he desires. Then. IL the
legislature at Harrisburg, In March,
should decide to make Mr.. Quay his own
successor, his followers believe that the
case against him will be dropped alto
gether. Mr.. Wanamaker and Dr. Swallow
do not take this view of the matter. They
still insist that "Quay's doom is sealed"
Gov. Black, of New York. it is reported,
has decided to make a grandstand play
for the senatorship and at the same time
deprive his successor, Col. Roosevelt, of
the honor of smashing the canal ring 1t
is said that he will, in few days. remove
George w. Aldridge from the position of
superintendent of public works and ap-
point a new man in his place Mr.. Aid
ridge has had charge of the canal i'm
provements by which several millions of
State funds have been, it is believed,
either wasted or stolen. Aldridge has
been a close friend of Gov Black but
even the closest friends in politics are
sacrificed to meet an emergency The re-
moval of Aldridge and the appointment
of a new man by Gov. Black would seri-
ousiy embarrass Col. Roosevelt. The lat
ter would probably refuse to approve
Blacks appointment, but Blacks man
would hold office until the confirmation
of his successor by the State senate
That body will be close after January /,
and Blacks friends claim that they can
defeat the confirmation of any man
Roosevelt may name unless he appoints
Blacks man. Some interesting develop
ments In this connection may be expected.
Queen Likes Mrs. COLGATE
(From London letter.
Mrs. Colgate. the American woman who is
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