The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-10
Jones Clings to Silver.

Now York. oct 9-United states SEN
ator James *. Jones. Of Arkansas. chair
man of Ike Democratic national commit
tee and wife were passengers on The Gu
nard limo steamship Lucania, that reach
ed New York city oday They have beeir
travelling IN England Ireland, Scotland.
sWizoIand AMI wales for several
months Senator Jones said that he had
been much benefited by his lengthy Eu-
ronelu ravels aud felt ready Go go into
the hard work uecessay in getting ready
for ih4 presidential campaign.
Senator Jones. when asked To- give his
views on the political situation. ~ail that
owing Co his long absence abroad he was
NOT 81 fully informed as to political con-
ditions he hoped TO- bee ia few weeks.
| Whom ked his opinion as TO the uroba-
bility on the Democratic nomination for
the pre- .dency going ia w. }. Bryan he
said. There is no doubt that Bryan VIII
receive tie Democratic nomination for
pre-. ident and addel; "Has anybody any
doub. on that question? Bryan ls sure 10
win
on DE attitude Of Richard Croker as
to the nomination of Bryan for president,
| Senator Jones haa little TO say, merely
replsug to a direct question. Croker is
already IN line"
As to the possible outcome of the ma
tional campaign OF 1900. Senator Jones
said he believed that the free silver idea
would have a greater following than IN
the campaign of 1896 He based this asser.
! ton on The fact thar the Democratic
party would receive support in 1900 from
new source,
"In 1896" he said, there were many
Republicans and others who believed that
when the Republican party declared for
bimetanism. the declaration was made IN
all sincerity. These same men now doubt
the sincerity of that plank OF the Repuh-
ncan platform"
when asked what effect he thought the
apparent prosperity In the Western states
would have on Democratic issues Senator
Jones said:
ayes. / know they say at Washington
that the country IS In highly prosperous
condition and perhaps that Is correct from
certain standpoints. But cannot see tha'
there Is any great material prosperity
among the agricultural and similar
CLASSES II does not appear 20 have affect
ed the farmer, nor has it done much az
yet for The laboring man In general Cot
ton and wheat have not made any ad
vance TO speak OF in price. That sargu
ment can be readily answered Sfvnen m
time comes. OF course there has bee
an increase IN the output OF gold and tina
Is bound 10 affect politics in some dr
gree. greater or less But that Is onl
proof of the arguments advanced by u
in ls9d-tn what the country needed wa
a greater volume Of money in circula
ton
When asked what effect the allege
prosperity would have on the voter m gen
eral he said in emphatic tonea'
"It viii affect only those men who ar
verv narrow in their political and socla
Views The voter 81 viii influence, but j
reality it viii te am argument in favor O
our party"
HIe said that it was his opinion that th
opposing presidential candidates In ~
would be Bryan ana Mckinley The Dem
ocraao platform, he declared, would b
launched in that year on compmattfel
! the samo basis and contain essentially On
same blanks IN 1896. The party would Dc
clare for free silver at the same ratio an
he Thought about the only addition 10 O
, change ln the party platform of any me
ment would De- "a plank relative 20 ant
2 limpariall m. That. he asserted. would uI
!. doubtedly be one OF the important issue
. lin the campaign lie refused 10 discuss u
J matter any more than 90 say with way
OF one hand Everybody knows what iH
peria4sm mean The question under di
cussio means just the reverse
E Senator Jones said he ala not know no
!. lone h- would remain in New YORK II
plans are stnl informed lie saida ho'
ever he might 60 to Washington op Tue
CAV an business matters.
parme the afternoon ana evening e
/ ersl n.en prominent la political life CALI
on senator I1nes az his hotel Amor
them was George Fred Williams of ma
sachusetts. members Of the national cor
L miiioe. ana b IS presumed there Was
le conference over political matters a.
plans Tor the coming campaign prepa'
q ilous.
be Noal came 70 local Democratic einl
70 today that. n Chairman Jones. or
Democratic national committee COZ
have his way, Chicago would not be