The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-09
Is STILL FOR FREE SILVER.
0EyAfoR JONES DBLIEvEs II n
TuE PARACHUTE Issue.
TAinks the Next Canpsisn VIII -
TeugAt with the same Candidates
aaA Patterns - IN 1so0. With
AAaitaoA Of Anti-InDestalisa.

NEW YORK, Oct S-Unissd Statea Sen
atcr James X. Jones, Of Arkansas chair
man Of the Democrats national commits
tee. and wife, were passengers on the
Cunard liner Lucania that reached New
York today. They have been travelling in
England. Ireland. Scotland. Switzerland
and Wales for several months. Senator
Jones said that had been much bene-
hted by hi0 lengthy European travels and
felt ready 70 50 into the werk necessary
In getting ready for tbs presidential cam
paisn-
Senator ysnss. when asked to give his
views On the political situation, said that
owing 70 his long absence abroad he was
not fully informed ~ to tho political con-
When asked his opinion a. to the prob
aseuty 8 TIE psmocrsuc noninasion go
Thers g - doubt that Bryan win re
tdsnt." and added: Has anybody any
doubt on that question: Bryan b sure 70
On tho attitude Of Richard Croker -
Senator Jones had little to Ay. merely re-
plying e direct question: Croker Is
As to the possible outcome Of the ma
said he believes that the free silver idea
would have greater following than in
the campaign OF IN He based this a.
. DS v on me s.e s n ns n %
IN lSss." he said. ..hers we're many
Repabiicans and oshsrs who believed that
Simetaiiisn, he declaration vac in all
etneerity. These same men now doubt the
81. s'ns:sisy Of the plank OF the Republican
when asked what effect he thought the
apparent prosperity In the Western states
would have on Democratic issues. senator
ny &. snSr t:' * :s, T:ssess.
condition. and perhaps that - correct from
certain standpoints; but cannot say
that there = any great prosperity
e. Il do dos nos appear 70 have snecssd
the farmer. nor has IL done much a. yet
for the labortng man in general. Cotton
and wheat have not made any advance to
readily answered when the time comes. OF
course, there has been an increase In the
output Of gold. and that 10 bound to AFFECT
politics IN some degree. greater o. less
advanced by US In 1Ss& that what the coun-
try needed Wa greater volume of money
When asked what effect ne thought the
ALLEGED prosperity would have on the voter
In general he said In emphatic tones:
1T win affect only those men who are
very narrow In their political and social
views. That voter Il will influence but in
reality i WIN be an argument In favor Of
He said that II was his opinion that The
opposing candidates In 1900 would b Bly,
On and Mckinley. The Democratic plat
form he declared would be launched In
that year on comparatively the same basis
and certainly with essentially the same
planks ~ IN lSo6 The party would declare
Tor free silver At the same ratio. and he
thought about the only. addition to or
ment would be 4 plank relative 10 anti
imperialism. That. he asserted, would un-
dou I be one q the important issues
the matter any moro than TO say with .
wave OF he hand: "Evsrybody knows
what imperliasm means. The question un-
der discussion means just the reverse"
During the afternoon and evening sew
sral men prominent In political life called
on Senator Jones Among them was
George Fred Williams. Of Massachusetts,
and Il r. presumed thsrs was . conference
over political matters and plans for the
coming campaign PREPARATIONS