Evening star., 1898-08-17
Impressions Gatheredib by Representa-
tive Hull of Iowa.
SILVER QUESTION NOT PROMINENT
He Believes Republicans VIII Hold
Their Own.
SENDING OUT LITERATURE

| of the executive committee of the republi-
! can congressional committee has returned
| to the city after spending two weeks at his
| home in Iowa and in Illinois. He was in
| each of these states one week, and besides
being closely in touch with the people
| wherever he went he had interviews with a
number of prominent republican leaders
! having an excellent opportunity to learn
| how the campaign is progressing during
] it's first weeks. Mr.. Hull was at his desk
| at the headquarters of the congressional
committee, where he was seen by Star
reporter.
When asked how he found republicanism
| progressing in the states he had visited he
| replied:
In Iowa l found bright outlook. both
| materially and politically. The farmers I'm
that state will have fine crop and every
where l went / found the people feeling in
good spirits. The newspapers, without re-
gard to party affiliations, are giving the ad-
| ministration a great deal of praise At
Des Moines, Iowa, the leading democratic
paper announced it's belief that Mckinley
Is nearer the hearts of the people than
ever before
What issues are being made prominent"
Mr.. Hull was asked.
Praise of the Administrations.
There are no issues. Both parties there
are praising the administration. OF course
the democrats will scrape up some issue
later, but 1 do not know just what they
will advance. / suppose they will endeavor
to criticise the subordinates of the admin
istration in their conduct of the war with
out especially criticising the administration
They will probably keep the silver issue to
the front out there, but it will be in a half
hearted way. They will do that, of course
Ihey don't know what else to take I'D as
an issue. don't believe they are pinning
their faith on 1t, or that they care about it
any more.
"Al the talk / heard in Iowa is about the
war and the new policy of the government
Ihe feeling is very general that we should
Keep everything we have taken. l had let
tiers yesterday from some of the leading
men IN Iowa, IN which they referred to the
foreign policy that should be pursued by
the administration. They do not know
what to do with the Philippines but they
are all opposed to giving them back TO
Spain. or course, the feeling is that Al the
insurgents there were class of people who
could establish and maintain a government
they should be given. control of the islands
but the character of the insurgents is such
that they have no faith In their ability to
govern themselves. There is no difference
OF opinion between democrats and repub-
l1cans regarding the disposition of Cuba
and Porto Rico"
NO Criticism of War Tariff.
Is the war tariff causing discomfort
among the people?" he was asked
1 do not think the people care two cents
about the war tariff" he replied. 1.-THE
only kick in relation to that tax heard of
was that men could not get stamps fast
enough. The people in my state would a
great deal rather be taxed right along than
to go In debt too much. Thay are prosper
Gus In their own affairs, and they prefer
paying as they go. They are greatly pleas
ed that the people of the United States sub
scribed for sevsn times as many bonds as
there were to be used. That fact has slim
ulated their pride in the financial strength
Oh the government, and the fact that we
are going to have small bondholders In all
the little cities of the country is going to be
a very potent factor In maintaining the
credit OF the government. A man who has
even s1Oo in bonds is not crying out against
bondholders very much"
How about the democratic criticism
against th9 Issuing of bonds at all ?" he
was asked.
That is only populistic talk I do not
thlnk that can be made issue in Iowa.
II may De an issue in Texas and Missouri,
but II cannot be in Iowa. We had to have
money before the tariff and internal reve-
nue. could secure funds. The money had to
pe % alhed at cnce. Our people had no OBJ
Jectlon on earth to the sale of bonds'
row 90 You expect the election to go?''
L think Iowa is more strongly republican
t"oay than 1t was last year. Without a
doubt we will elect every one of our repre-
sentatives.
Illinois Strongly Republican,.
think Illinois in the main is strongly
republican, but l shall not be surprised II
we nave a loss of two representatives
there. These districts are naturally demo-
cratic and our candidates will have to run
ahead OF their tickets and be stronger than
the party generally. In order to win at all
II we can hold the same elements together
tnat were held two years ago. we can hold |
our strength, but there is always danger
of not holding them.
think, to take the country all over.
our gains in the next Congress will fully
balancc our loses. 1 think we will have as
Dig majority in the next Congress as we
nave IN the present one. But of course it
Is gong TO take fight as it always does
10 eject candidates in the close districts
speaking OF the literature the committee
Will send out. Mr.. Hull, said a number of |
applications for this material were received |
today
The demand is for literature regarding
the war and the revenue law" he said, |
Ihere Is not much demand for literature |
on the silver question, though two years |
ago that was what was wanted everywhere
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