The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-07
GoRMAN ON THE ISSUES OF 1900.

GORMAN ON THE ISSUES OF 1900.
In an interview. published in the New
York World on Monday. ex-senator Cor
man, in answer 10 the question as TO what
the prominent issues in the next presiden-
/ tial campaign would be. said: The ques-
tons of miHtarism and OF restricting or
ganized capital from its encroachments
on the public" Further along in his in
terview he said: MY Deliberate judgment
is that the battle against that class Of
trusts which obtain by legislation undue
power to restrain trade will be the over
whelming issue"
If Mr.. German Is right in his view Of
the political situation, it is by no means
certain that Mr.. Bryan will be the Demo-
cratic nominee for President next year.
In order to make him the nominee it will
be necessary TO keep silver in the fore
ground That is what Mr.. Bryan is try
ing to do now, while those who do not
favor his nomination are trying to force
silver into the background. In an inter
view in London last Sunday, Chauncey NJ.
Depew, who is a keen political observer,
the Democratic party made anti-mili-
tarism. and-imperialism and antitrust
the leading features of their platform,
either Mr.. German or some other man hold
ing views similar to his would be the Dem
ocratic nominee, but that IL silver were
made the leading issue nothing could pre-
vent the nomination of Mr.. Bryan. Mr..
Depew is not of course, In a position TO
speak for the Democratic party, but he is
a politician of wide experience, and hence
his opinions on political subjects are OF
considerable value.
Mr. German was strongly opposed to de
handing the Philippines from Spain. He
favored sending our commissioners 30 the
treaty conference back to Paris with in
structions 10 demand only Manila, and
sufficient contiguous territory for naval
and coaling station. He contends that if
that had been done we wouldn't have the
war with the Filipinos on our hands. He
doesn't believe the end of the war with
the Filipinos is yet in sight, but he says
that there is nothing for this country to
do now but continue the war until the
insurreetion is quelled.
Mr.. German admits that the country Is
unusually prosperous at present 1t could
hardly be otherwise, because the demand
for nearly all kinds of manufactured arti-
cles was greatly stimulated by the war.
While this prosperity continues it will be
difficult he thinks, 10 get the people TO
give the great questions which have arisen
since the war with Spain began the con-
sideration which they deserve, but in his
opinion the present prosperity isn't likely
to be long-lived, and when it begins 10
decline the people will be ready to consider
the questions which they now practically
ignore. They will want to know what
they have gained for the heavy burdens
which have been placed upon them, and
they will hold the Republican party re
sponsible for militarism, and for imperial
ism, which will naturally follow militar-
ism. He says: 1.-THE time will come, as
certain as fate, when the men who are
now being idolized as the creators of pros
perity will be caught in the full sweep of
an angry publlc's wrath
Mr.. German is one of the ablest of the
Democratic leaders. He isn't as popular
with his party now as he was a few years
ago, and it is doubtful if under any cir
cumstances he could get the nomination
for President next year, but it doesn't
follow for that reason that his views on
the political situation are valueless. He
declares that the Democracy has a good
chance for winning the next national
election, provided IL is united, and he
thinks that the chances that it will be
united are excellent.