The times., 1898-12-02
GENERAL POLITICAL GOSSIP

ciaiinS 10 pe III tne ieau, OUT JeiI iHsiSte
that he has the call The Texas gentle
man is disposed to pole fun at his New
York rival. Il
who in the devil ever heard of Levy?"
he says. He has never been in Con-
gress. knows nothing of parliamentary
usage. and must be a consummate ass to
aspire to the leadership"
Levy retorts somewhat after this fash
ion: Joe Bailey thinks that l am an
ass, does he? Well. he ought to know
something about asses. having trained in
that class for so long. If cannot DEM
onstrate conclusively that am not as
big an ass as Bailey, 1 will cheerfully
retire in his favor"
This would seem to be n matter for ar
bitration. If left to a popular vote 1t
would probably result in tie. and then
the Hon. William Sulzer would doubtless
come to the front.
The talk of Admiral Dewey as possi-
bic Presidential factor in 1900 is agitating
political circles. Dewey will retire under
the age limitation in year, and many
of his admirers believe that he would
make the strongest kind of candidate
for the Presidency If he could be induced
to accept the nomination. 1t is not
known whether the hero of Manila Bay
has any political ambition. and, in fact.
1t Is not quite certain to which party he
belongs. He comes from Republican
trOnghold-Vermont-bu an occasional
Democrat is found In that State. If Dew
ey is nominated in 1900 for President it
VIII probably be by the Democrats, as
there will be enough officeholders among
the delegates to the Republican national
convention to insure the denomination of
Mr.. Mckinley.
IF Dewey will accept the Democratic
nomination" said a prominent Democrat
yesterday, The will be good enough
Democrat for US. Grant you will remem-
Der. had always been a Democrat until he
was nominated by the Republicans for
President 1t is not necessary for us to
inquire what Dewey's political affiliations
have been in the past. If he will accept
the Democratic nomination in 1900 he can
have ii. and he would be elected by a
practically unanimous vote. Mr. McKin-
ley and his friends should keep an eye on
Admiral Dewey"
There is TO instance Of naval hero's
ever becoming a candidate for political
honors. At The same time there is moth
ing in the Constition of the United
States which forbids ii.
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Representative Grout of Vermont be-
lleves that we should hold on to the Phil
ippines at all hazards. He said yester-
day:
Let the croakers" and scolds say what
they please. we are going to hold on to
the Philippines. l don't know yet how
We are going to manage ;them. but every
dictate of conscience. OF humanltarianism
and of good business should tell us not to
let them go. siu
II do not have amy patience with the
dark forebodings of those who would
have us believe that the country Will be
swamped by taking hold of the Philip
pines. Why, the same thing was sa
about the Louisiana Purchase. There
were Josiah Quincy. Senator Plumer Of
New Hampshire, and many others who
went so far as to declare that dismem-
berment of the Union was threatened by
taking over the Louisiana territory.
THE Philippines have come to us and
We must assume the responsible ity placed
upon us. We will do it and will work out
the problem
Representative John Allen of Mississip-
pi used TO have a reputation as a humor-
ist. The expansion problem has sobered
him somewhat. In conversation yester-
day he is quoted as saying:
"I am kind OF conservative about this
expansion business. You know, when you
stop and think about the trouble We are
having in this country with an inferior
race that has had the benefit of thirty
years of civilization and education, it
Sort of appalls me to consider what we are
going to do with the people of some of
our new possessions, who are not even
up to the average of the lowest of our
inferior race.
"Then there is the question of self-gov-
ernment which kind of bothers me. We
have been proceeding upon the theory of
allowing people to govern themselves and
l don't know what we are going to do
with a million or two of people who are
not qualified for self-government."
Senator Quays friends in Washington
We're shocked yesterday to learn that the
court in Philadelphia had refused to
grant the postponement of his trial for
the misuse of State funds which the
Pennsylvania senator had requested.
They had been led to believe that Senator
Quay had as big a pull with the courts
of the Keystone State as he has had with
the voters of that interesting Common
wealth. However, it is said that Quay
has not reached the end of his string
yet. Some friendly judge may yet be
found who will come to Senator Quays
rescue.
If one can judge from outside reports,
all is not perfect harmony between Gov
ernor-elect Roosevelt and Senator
Thomas c. PIatt. The trouble seems to
be due to the fact that Mr.. Roosevelt in
sists upon making some appointments on
his own account. If Mr.. Roosevelt per-
sists in this determination, which is not
unlikely, according to the talk of New
Yorkers he will soon arrive at an open
rupture with Senator Platt and his or
ganiZation. If Roosevelt and Platt should
happen to have d falling out Chauncey
NJ. Depew's senatorial aspirations would
be likely to suffer. Mr.. Depew is at pres
ent Mr.. Platts choice for the senatorship,
but there are half dozen other candi-
dates in the field, and if Roosevelt should
join the anti-Platt contingent Mr.. Depew
would not have a walk-over by any
means Gov Black is himself an active
aspirant for senatorial honors, and he
will, It is believed, have a considerable
following in the Legislature.