The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09
THE POLITICAL
STORM CENTER.
Chicago the Battle-Ground
for Democracy,
HEADQUARTERS OPENED.
Liberal Responses are Being Made to the
Senator Turley a Contributor.


a correspondence with the HERALD,
it will be well to say that for the
next two years this city will be the
political storm center and headquar-
ters for the active work by both par
ties.
There was time when New York
City occupied this position, especial
ly in the democratic party. Tilden
in '76, Hancock in 80 and Cleveland
in 81, '89 and '92, marks a period of
sixteen years when the democracy
of the State of New York dictated
the policy Of the party-and the city
of that name was our news center.
But change came in 1896, when
the South and West asserted their
Importance and self respect, nomi-
mated Bryan of the plains of Nebras-
ka, and divorced the party from the
money bags and trusts of the East.
In the meantime this ci'y and the
West has grown in Importance. And
thus it is that to day we find the
great State of Illinois with its more
than three million population, the
pivotal state of the UniOn,and Chica-
60 the political news center of the
Nation. New York is no longer a
State to be reckOned with. In the
election of 1900 it will probably be
conceded to the gold trust aristoc-
racy combination, now iG posses
sion of the republican party.
1t was from this city, Chicago,
that Mark Hanna and Senator Jones
directed the two lines of battle in
1896 And so it will be again, in 1900
the headquarters of the two chiefs tt
be selected by the National Commit.
tees of that year. The Ways and
Means Committee of the Democratic
National Committee has opened OF
fees now in the Unity Building il
this city and the work for 1900 has
already begun.
The story is now going the rounds
that the republicans are sure tt
hold the Senate till 1905. The truth
is that in 1900 the legislatures will b,
elected that in turn will elect il
1901, thirty senators-l7 republicans
IL democrats, IpOpulist AID sive
republican. Among the gold. republi
cans who will 20 out will be WOlcOt
of Colorado, Baker, of Kansas, Carte
of Montana, Elkins of West Wiz
ginia, Mcbride of Oregon, ThurstoI
of Nebraska and CullOm of Illinois
If the democrats carry the necessa
ry number Of states to elect presi
dent in 1900, they will have decid
ed majority in the United State
Senate. 1t should be remembers
that among the recent gains mad
by the republicans, gold repUblica
5 senators were substituted for gul
/ democratic senator's; aud in chi
: there was no loss.
3 | had a talk this week with Nj
3 Harvey, of the Ways and Mean
g Committee, about Croker's visit I
= Chicago, and he tells me that theI
; is no bond of sympathy betwee
5 Croker and Elk Gov. Stone of Mi
5 souri,, or in fact any of the member
5 of the Ways and Means Committe
n Mr.. Harvey says that the publishe
= reports about Croker and stone EN-
r nate from Republican sources al
: are intended to create suspicion
: and distrust on the part of the rar
h and file of the democrats towaI
u such leaders as Stone. "StUne
Ii Mr.. Harvey says, SIS not after II
9 presidency or other office and ca
IS not be taken up on to a high mOu
o tain by gold democrats, shown
J. kingdom and made to sell his soul
r The Ways and Means Commit
9 is meeting with decided succe:
- From letters l have been shown
the committee rooms it looks as
j. the people welcomed this oppOrt
le nity to make themselves self |
If specting in politics. Heretofore t
v people have waited for some one
v financier their politics for the
" and they have found that the f,
"a men who put up the money, as
rule, did so with view to contrO
no ing party platforms and special lt
- islatiOn in Congress, aud that su
.r class interests got what they want
i. by thus having placed poltticia
~ and congressman under financ
- obligation to them. The peOl
;, seem to be grasping this question
IL they reflect on the plan OF the De
ST. ocratic Ways and Means Comm
e9 mittee. Among the things that I'll
Ie' have observed in the past, and n
10 know how to account for, is that
ee made no difference which part
OF candidate was elected to the pr,
so dency, the rich grew richer and
ne poor grew poorer. The key note
w. now been struck that accounts
IN it. If any one had any doubts as
lat the success of the democratic Cd
ed paign fund a confidential insight
pie the books of the committee, such
'es L have had, will remove the dot
ite Among letters | was permitted
en- copy extracts from at the rooms
of the committee are the following:
ss- A San Francisco banker writ
ar Enclosed please find blank I'll
ms out for So a month for 25 months,
Ter stead of 81 per month; also the
Idy payment. 1 am taking a great
the terest in the money question.
asst though a stockhOlder In two ba
Gus and director in one of them, |
ag- for the doubled standard, know
for full well that prosperous bank
ms. its money loaned OUT therefore
p safe is not full Of idle mOuey, but
stead, Of notes and mortgages;