The times., 1899-03-25
GENERAL WASHINGTON
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

ministration concerning trusts. 1t VIII De
recalled that when Mr.. Blaine was running
for President fin 1884 certain man by the
name of Burchard made great deal OF
trouble for the Republican party and, IN
cidentally, Mr. Blaine by springing MS IA
nous Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion
proposition. Four years later Mr.. Cleve-
land was defeated for reelection, as many
people think, by the "Murchison incident.
A party by the name of Murehison ad-
dressed a decoy letter to Sir Lionel Sack
ville-West, Her Maiesty's representative In
this country asking his advice as to now
British subject who had become citizen
of the United States ought TO vote at the
forthcoming election and best serve the
interests of the mother country. Sir
Lionel, not suspecting trap. answered
the Murchison letter in all seriousness,
recommending his correspondent to vote for
Cleveland. The publication of the corre-
spondence brought about the recall of Sir
Lionel, hut the mischief had been done.
Benjamin Harrison, perhaps. owed his cleo
tion to the Murchison letter. The opinion
is expressed that Mr.. Griggs has been vic
timized the same as Blaine and Sir Lionel
Sackpille- West. The identity of Mr.. Bor
radalle," who writes to Attorney General
Griggs as Republican" regarding trusts.
is not disclosed. and it is not important. The
chances are. however. that "Mr. Borra-
dale" is very far from being good party
man. Trusts are believed to be destined
to become one of the principal issues of the
Presidential campaign next year. The
Democratic managers have been attempt
ing for some time past to place the re-
sponsibility for the enormous increase In
the number of trust combinations upon the
Republican party. That party has been
charged with fostering and encouraging
trusts. Mr.. Griggs very innOcently or 9TH
erwise confirms this assertion. Mr.. GriggS
in his letter makes this frank statement:
las matter of fact. all of the compa
nies which you refer to as now organizing
for the purpose of securing complete or
partial monopoly of different branches of
manufacture are similar to the sugar COM
bnation, and are not within the jurisdic
tion of the Federal courts II amenable to
any law they are amenable to the laws of
the respective States. With ref
erence to these large combinations of cap
ital which are now forming my own judg
ment Is that the danger is not SO much TO
the community at large as 1t is to the peo-
pie who are induced to put their money
into the purchase of the stock
''The Attorney General has gratuitously
made the announcement" said a Repub-
lican almost tearfully last night, that the
Government Is pOwerless to prevent or reg
ulate the formation Of combinations of cap
ital to control the manufacture of the nee
essaries of life, and he winds up this re-
markable statement with a fiippant re-
| mark about the danger of Investing in
trust stocks. Mr.. Griggs is in a fair way
I to become a second Burchard to the Re-
publican patty. Just wait until he hears
| from Hannar'
Postmnster wIIetts Successor
The inside gossip points to the selection
of Col. Thomas III. Anderson as Mr.. Will
let's successor as Postmaster at WASH
ington. There has been long drawn out
contest over this place. At least dozen
candidates have filed applications for the
job. Anderson is from Canton. the Presi-
dents home. and he belongs to the original
Ohio Mckinley syndicate. He is about the
only member of the combination that has
not been rewarded by the Administration
up 10 date. % -
A Rival of Mr.. Brynn.-Former Gov
ernor William j. Stone, of Missouri, may
give Mr.. Bryan some trouble at the Demo-
cratic National Convention next year Mr..
Stone is quite as radical as Mr.. Bryan on
silver and other matters contained in the
Chicago platform. He has a strong fol-
lowing, and il, as 1t is reported, he has
entered the Presidential race on his own
account, he is quite likely to give Mr..
Bryan a run for his money. as they say in
the betting ring. 1t is said to be due TO
Mr.. Stones influence that Mr.. Bryan was
not invited recently to address the Mis-
souri, Legislature.
Bryan and -:-There has been as
yet very little speculation regarding the
nominee for the second place upon the
Democratic Presidential ticket next year
Even IL Mr.. Bryan heads the ticket again
il is not regarded as at all likely that
Arthur Sewall will be selected as his run
ming mate. Some Eastern man, however,
will probably be named. There is some
| talk OF George Fred Williams. of Massa-
chusetts. in this connection. But the drift
of sentiment among the friends of Mr..
| Bryan seems to be in favor of selecting
some man with a Spanish war record for
I the Vice Presidential Homination-some one
| like Gen. Joe Wheeler for instance
Friends of Bryan have been sounding
| Wheeler on this subject, but 1t is not te-
| lieved they have found much encourage
ment However the Democratic National
| Convention will not meet for some time
yet.
| Mckinley and Hobart Again.-It
has been practically settled by the McI<n-
| ley managers that if Mr.. Mckinley is re-
| nominated next year that Mr.. Hobart will
| be named for the second place. The rule
| in the Republican party has been not to
| renominate Vice Presidents, but the rule
will be broken next year. if the friends of
Mr.. Mckinley control the Republican Ma
| tioral Convention. The relations between
| Mr. Mckinley and Mr. Hobart have been
very close both personally and politically
! ever since the beginning OF the present
! Administration. Mr.. Hobart has been con-
! suited by the President upon all matters
| of public importance. 1t is perhaps the
| first time that really cordial relations have
existed between the President and the
Vice President. The Administration slate
| at the present time contains the names
of Mckinley and Hobart.
Return of observation-disclosures of the
| Census Merriam is expected to return to
| Washington today. He will find a small
| army of anxious ofiiceseekers waiting to
/ greet him. Director Merriam will COM
mence at once upon his return to arrange
! for the disposition of the patronage of his
bureau Most sof the important places In
! the Census Bureau will be filled, 1t is under
| stood, within the next thirty days The
| supervisors and however who
| will number about 40, ,000 will not be ap
! pointed until next year, when the actual
| work of taking the twelfth census will be-
| gin. 80
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| Indeed the Indian is in many ways n superior
| of the Filipino He may be cruel and he may
| be averse to the control of white men. but he is
! manly and honest not a tricky treachernus, fall