Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-01
J. HAMILTON LEWIS.
RETURNS FROM A SUCCESSFUL
MISSION.
The Gentleman was Treated with Marked Con.
sideration Across the Water--fiis Opinion on
Some Political Points-Convention Must De.
clare, However. the Line Of Party Policy.


clare, However. the Line Of Party Policy.
Review.
Colonel James Hamilton Lewis re-
turned to Seattle from His European
trip last Saturday, feeling well salts
fed with his mission abroad. The
Colonel looks in the pink of health,
having gained thorough rest on his
voyage.
In England, as we'll as other coun-
tries visited, Mr.. Lewis was treated
with marked courtesy and his appear
ance before England's cabinet officers,
before whom he placed the Atlin
miners case, was we'll received.
Since the Colonel arrived home he
has been kept busy with his mail and
legal matters which have accumulated
during his absence.
Speaking ON politics, Col. Lewis
said: al have said, and repeat, that l
have at this time no view on politics.
A man who has been away from his
country for the length of time 1 have
cannot know enough of the local situ-
ations to have any intelligent opinion.
Upon the subject of expansion l re-
peat that my views expressed in my
speech made i'll Congress and repeated
by me upon my return to Seattle at
the close of my public service, all
statements purporting to quote me to
the contrary have been the ingenious
invention of modern political Journal
ism. have said and repeat that this
is not the time to make party plat
forms, as the great parties may later
find themselves so affected by events
as to wholly undo all we may locally
declare.
"No declaration can be too strong
or action too pronounced against the
trusts. They are the birth of Repub-
lican administration, contrary to the
ideas of the rank and file of the party
and are daily being defended and ad-
vocated by Mr.. Hanna, chairman of
the Republican National Committee
and by the New York Sun, the au-
thnrizoI nruop of tko ,,rooont oJ,,;,,;,
tration. The Democrats must fight
them and nominate no man who rep
resents them.
"Mr. Bryan will be. nominated.
Schley will be sought to take the
Vice-presidency. Should he decline,
Danforth of New York will be put for
ward. Mr.. Bryan will be opposed for
the nomination by Senator German of
Maryland and ex.Secretary of State
Olney of Massachusetts,. In the South
Mr.. Bryan will be opposed by Waiter.
son of Kentucky and the Dallas News.
"New York will have no candidate
unless Bryan withdraws.
"With money so tight that the Gov
ernment has to lend the New York
banks twenty-five million dollars to
prevent panic, it must be apparent
that the question will be with us, no
excuse can be given by us, no excuse
can be given why the deficiency was
money not supplied by silver or green.
backs.
"The action of the Secretary of the
Treasury in denying just before the
late elections the intention of the gov
ernment to lend the New York banks
this money and then SO soon as the
elections were over doing it, was inde-
cent deception of the public. The al
lance now tacitly entered into with
with England, which was likewise de-
MED before election, admitted right
after by Choate, was another evidence
of how the public are being betrayed
and deluded.
"The people will awake to the
scheme of the 100000 standing army
and seeing its purpose to surround
every home and barricade every work.
shop, will at the next election throw
out the Preparations of these offenses.
The American public will remain
American"