Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-05-27
Iho Politician.


days, attended the opening night of
the fireworks, held a public recer zion
and received the memsers of visiting
organizations during his Office hours.
The celebration was a success, al
though the attendance from outside
was below expectations.
Official dispatches from General Otis
and from Presldent Schurman, of the
Philippine Commission prove the falls
ity of the report that there was SER
ious difference of opinion between the
civilian commissioners and Gen. Otis
as to the terms that should be given to
the Fillpinos.
Two of the leading candidates for
Speaker OF the House-Snerman, of
New York, and Hopkins, OF Illinois
are In Washington. .joth of them ex-
press confidence in being elected.
Ohio Republicans who come to
Washington these days are very near
unanimous in saying that the Demo-
cratic machine in that state is behind
the movement to run Sam Jones as an
independent candidate for governor,
the aforesaid machine having dlscov-
cred some time ago the impossibility
of carrying out the frs scheme, which
was to make Jones the regular Repub-
lfcan candidate. Mr., NJ. ]. Wardner,
of Cincinnati, said OF the new scheme:
Congressman Lentz and other aspir-
ants for the Democratic gubernatorlal
nomination are anxious 10 have Mayor
JONES' of Toledo, run as an indepen-
dent candidate for Governor. Their
aim is so apparent that nobody is de-
ceived. They think that Jones would
draw off enough Republican votes to
allow a Democrat to win. But they
are nursing a delusion, for even should
the Toledo man be foolish enough to
run, ms race will be very weak one,
and the regular Republican nominee
can beat both him and the Democratic
candidate with the greatest ease"
Ex-Representative Cadmus is one of
the numerous Democrats who is dis
disguised with the present attitude of
that party,of which said: The trouble
with the Democratic party is the fail
ure of the leaders to realize that the
great issue on which the battle of '96
was fought is virtually dead. 1t looks
as though the free silver men were
bent on nominating Bryan, which, in
my judgment is an act ol the greatest
folly, since there is no earthly chance
to elect him. He will be worse beat
en- than in SO. New Jersey and New
York are indispensable to the election
of Democratic president. In all the
time the electoral votes of those states
who advocates his views on money. If
the South and West want to make of
the Democracy perpetual minority
party, all they need do Is to keep up
their present program. Until some
glpmmer of common sense returns to
the Democrats of those sections, east
ern Democrats will keep on voting the
Republican ticket"
Representative Gillet, of Massachus-
etts, secured a promise from President
Mckinley to visit Springfield when he
and Mrs. Mckinley go to Mount Holy
oke to attend the graduation OF their
niece, Miss Grace Mckinley. The
President said it would give him pleas
ure to meet the people of Springfield
Representative Cannon, of Illinois,
who is now in Washington working
for his colleagues election to the
Speakership, is just as frank as ever
When asked about his withdrawal as
a candidate, he said Yes, am out
of the race. Hopkins beat me by one
vote nthe Illinois delegation he is a
better politician than | am. | always
play fair, and so | am doing every
thing / can for the election of Hop
kins; We Illinois people think he ought
to be elected and will be elected.
should have liked the honor; it is the
next Office to the Presidency in Import
ance."
Secretary Wilson, who has just re-
turned from an extended trip through
the South, speaks well of the agrlcul-
tural and manufacturing prospects of
that section, in which the Department
of Agriculture is engaged in many in
terestlng experiments. He said, among
other interesting things: 1T is only
question o ftime when the South will
produce all the tea that the people of
the United States will want This de-
partment proposes to push the expert
ments along that line. We intend to
establish tea farm in every
southern state as soon as that
can be done intelligently. We propose
to get tne finest varieties OF tea to be
found in the Orient and to have the
planting done where growth can be
forced through irrigation, so as to get
plenty of tender shoots. The young
people of the South can earn enough to
clothe and board themselves during
the school period by picking tea. Mr..
onepard, of Summerville, S. c., now
has fifty acres successfully cultivated
as a tea farm"
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