The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
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Washington Letter.
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UrOm Our Regul Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct. 18th, 1899.
Senator Jones, chairman OF the demo
cratic national committee returned "a
Washington this week entirely restores
to health. Since his arrival he has ia
miiiarized himself with the political out
look, and says the situation in Kentucky
while somewhat invol ed, Is not serious
and that he is confident Goebel will win
Ex-senator Black burn, who was 10
Washington several days this week. Gays
he was never more certain OF anything
in bis life than that Goebel will be the
next governor OF Kentucky. Senator
Jones says that all the Information he
has had from Ohio has been decidedly
favorable to democratic success in the
state.
Speaking Of the proposed removal of
headquarters of the national committee
from Chicago TO Washington, Senator
Jones said it was matter of facs that
would be left largely to the judgment OF
vice chairman johnson, who has had
charge of the committee affairs for some
months. OF the general outlook Senator
Jones said: Nationally the democratic
party is in the best of shape. We have
the best OF it on all issues. We are op-
posed to trusts, and We shall put our
selves on record as being against them.
The anti-expansion sentiment is growing
every day, and the people know that the
democratic party is consistent in it's op
position to Imperialism. l can only re
affirm the position which was taken be- |
lore | went away. l cannot see how
man can believe in the Declaration Of
Independence and at the came time cIa-
NOR for the subjugatio1 Of a people who
are fighting for freedom"
Wall street operators always know
that when republican administration
Is in power they can count upon assist
ance whenever their manipulatlons .
create stTiEgency in the money mar ,
ket. Consequently they never hesitate =
to create s,rngency If thereby they
can secure profit. 1t ia the old. old !,
story and nobody waa surprised at the i
official announcement made this week, \
that the u. S. treasury had once more =,
lent its aid to the money sherpers OF !,
Wall street by deciding to anticipate the \,
payment Of the interest upon the entire
public Gebt for the remainder of the fis-
cal year ending June 40, 1900.
Otis hasn't any admirers to spare out.
side of the war department, but there ls
a generel iis,@aition to object to his be-
ing made made a scspegoat because Of oil
mis- inability, lrcm snatural causes, to
carry out orders which never would have OC
been Issued but Tor Hanna's report that
something must be done to arouse some :.
enthusiasm in Ohio, "
r Ehs war betweeu- Great Britxin and
the Transyaal republic seems likely to 10
result IL giving the commander OF the
south Atlantic squadron prominence eri
Lat was not not thought Of when Admi- 10.
fai Schiey was assigned to that position 7
)ne of the the ships OF that squad. on ed
he Montgomery-has already been or rov
lered to S1uth African waters to look =
ut for American interests, and it is said 80
t the navy department that the Chica ~ ~
o, which will be Admiral SchIey's flag
hip, will follow as soon as che can be
ot ready to make the trip, which will "o
% in about two weeks. When Schlsy ant
tarts on that trip be will carry the good cu'
ishes OF Thousands, who would like to /
70 him win new honor, and who know Gr'
lat be will do so if the opportunity Of me
rs. ay