The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-05
HE LOOKS FOR TEDDY TO WIN.
REV. CHARLES II. STRONG ON THE
POLITICAL SITUATION NORTH.

the Tough Riders - Impressions
Received by st. Johns Rector
While In the North A Fever of
EmOtiOnnIism Reigning There.
People Seem Prosperous and the
Air Is Full of Optimism.
Rev. Charles H. Strong returned to the
city yesterday, after a months absence
at Washington, where he attended the
Episcopal convention, and in New York
and New Jersey. where he visited Old
friends and passed some days very pleas
antly.
Tomorrow morning Mr.. Strong will
tell his congregation of the character and
work of the convention, giving a broad,
comprehensive view of the business trans
acted, the important questions debated,
and the effect of the legislation on the
future progress of the church. At night
he will discuss the question of marriage
and divorce, with especial reference to
the discussions in the convention on the
subject of prohibiting the marriage of
divorced person by an Episcopal clergy
man. These two addresses will give
those who have the pleasure of hearing
Mr.. Strong a clear and fairly thorough
idea of the important matters that com
manded the attention of a convention
which included in its membership many
OF the leading inteilects Of the country.
But Mr.. Strong, while away, did not con-
fine his interest solely to church matters.
His broad and active sympathy with all
fields of human thought and activity led
him into political as well as religious cir
cles and discussions while North. AS
result of his own observations, and the
impressions he received from many intel
ligent and well-informed men in New York
city and the state al large, he reached the
conclusion that Col. Roosevelt is New
York's next Governor, and that the Re
publican party will be reinforced in the
United States Senate by another Republi-
can from that slate. In other words, Mr.
Strong looks for an overwhelming Repub-
lican victory.
The Democratic leaders in New York
city" said he last night, 81 believe are
putting up big bluff. They are playing
for high stakes on a losing hand; they
realize it and they are endeavoring to
conceal their weakness by buster and
loud claims. Out in the state you do not
find the local Democratic leaders saying
much. They know the trend of the current,
that it has set in steadily for Roosevelt
and Republican control and that the state
outside of Greater New York will poll an
enormous Republican majority. 1 am not
politician, nor a prophet or the son of
a prophet, but when / saw and felt the
enthusiasm for Col. Roosevelt, when
found in New York city many men who
are Democrats in principle but who will
vote for Roosevelt and other Republican
candidates, I could not help feeling that
the colonel's chances for sitting in the ex-
ecutive chair were quite brilliant. The
more 1 looked into the matter the more
convinced / became that the Republicans
would triumph.
Il found that a large element of the
best class of Democrats, men who do their
own thinking and who vote to suit their
convictions and not a party boss, are stll
inclined to fear the free silver craze, have
not lost the belief that those in control of
their party propose to force the free silver
! issue again 10 the front That well-defined
fear will serve to keep many
of them from supporting Demo-
cratic candidates this year. Then there
is a veritabe fever for territorial expan-
! sion among business men there. We have
not felt it here to any extent but it is in
/ lull pay III the 4NOIJu IutES tlltN lOOh
! for vast trade expansion in the far East,
as a result of the Presidents policy, which
| is becoming rapidly a Republican policy,
| and, as Roosevelt is inseparably linked
| with the war and its results, is staunch
| advocate of a greater United States, of
Selling every opportunity for extending
our commerce and trade he will gel the
/ benefit of this new fervor. In New York
! city 1 found a strong feeling arising
I
rally Democrats, over the wide open"
! town they see about them. This will also
contribute, I believe. to Republican sue
/ cess. 1t looks to me like an off year for
! Democracy in that state
! MIR. Strong was amazed at the sudden
wave of emolionalism or Mysteries. that
seems to have swept over the North. He
ran across il everywhere, saw HoDson
! lionized and Roosevelt almost worshipped.
/ 81 thought that the South was considered
! the emotional section of the country"
said Mr.. Strong, but We will have TO yield
! the palm to the North at present. They
are wildly enthusiastic up there over every
| man who has the slightest tinge of the
war hero TO him. They are absolutely
non-sectional about it, just as wildly de-
srous to honor Joe Wheeler and Hobson
| as Roosevelt or Sampson. | can't mag
| inc what would happen to Dewey il he
/ were 10 COAllt IOAilG just ilOW. 1 he ldlO
of war glory that hangs over Roosevelt
/ Is not to be discounted in its influence as
a vote getter. With such a feeling run
ming rampant Roosevelt has elements of
| strength that no one else the Republicans
could have put up would have possessed.
But dropping politics, as seen by the
| clergy, let me tell you one thing, they
seem 10 be enjoying an era of new pros
perity North Evidences of it are seen
1 n
in the air. You get it as soon as you reach
the city. The people seem TO be making
money and spending it freely. 1 heard
from various sources that the future look
ed bright. 1t really seemed as though
we were entering on another seven years
of plenty. We must all feel the benefit
of it, sooner or later."
STREET RAILWAY TOO BUSY.
City Not Attempting to Force Com