The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-24


CHICAGO, ILLS, March 20.-Edit0r
COiHDIJid HerdLd:-l was handed
letter written this week by a very
prominent politician, residing in
New York City, whose fight for BIZ
metallism two years ago not only
made him very prominent figure
in state politics, but also resulted in
his withdrawal from the society
known as "Tammany." 1t was writ
ten to local i2etallst, whose
fame is national, but who requested
that no names be given in connec
tlon with the letter. Among other
matters, the writer ays:-"You BIZ
metallists out in the great middle
west are doing great work. Keep it
uc and it will not be long before the
cheap politicians Of Tammany Hall
will get in line or hunt for cover.
We can whip them to death if good
fight is put up down here, but it may
be best to let them make their own
path, and incidentally, dig their own
grave. God never tried to make a
more contemplate creature than a
loyal adhereut to Croker, yet he did
make the polecat, the hyena and q.
Cleveland, to say nothing of Bene-
dict Arnold and others of his ilk.
DO not attempt to plaCate, tempOrize
with, or please them. Let Ihis Tam
many Hall outfit understand right
in the beginning that they cannot
swing Democracy over to the gold
standard, and you may perhaps in
the end, if you are firm, gain their
respect and also their support for
the regular nominee of our party in
1900. Nothing is to be gained by
recognizing them as Democrats,
when they show, by their advocacy
of the gold standard, that they be-
long to the class that has been read
out of the Democratic party by
everyone of its prominent leaders.
II now have the complete story of
the Dewey boom for President.
Croker is behind it and is endeavor-
ing to pull Hearst in too. 1 get this
from the inner circle of the inner
temple of the Tammany Society,
Notwithstanding Dewey has de-
clined nomination they are still
at him, for they want to kill off w.
j. Bryan, and the issue of bimetal-
lism. Look out any day for new
boom for Dewey. In a word, the
opposition are getting desperate"
W.
Knowing that w. H. Harvey, Gen
eral Manager of the Ways and
Means Committee was in close touch
with the political pulse of the coun-
IN IN
that his views of the move of East
ern gold standardites to drift the
party from bimetallism, would be OF
interest, Iasked him yesterday what
he thought of it?
II know there is combination al
work." said Mr.. Harvey, managed
by New York gold democrats, tC
run Admiral Dewey for President or
the Democratic ticket next year
This is why we hear that the climate
; of the orient does not agree with his
health. If they can get him tC
come home the scheme will be
sprung and pushed for all it is worth
They will rely OH his immense pop
ularity to pull him through anC
make him the democratic nominee
in l900-and the same phenomena
prestige to secure his election"
"What do you yourself think o.
him as candidate for the Presiden
cy?" asked.
ut would be very unwise," he re
piled. He is military man anC
our relief depends upon peaceful
methods that rely on statemanshiI
through economic laws. Militaryisn
means cruelty and conquest; witt
the minds of the people diverted
from those problems, without tn,
solution of which, the Republic mus
soon cease to eXist,-tenantry, slav
cry and European conditions, Oul
fate. Admiral Dewey has had M
connection with civil questions anC
he could naturally be expected, OF
economic problems, to be the mouth
. piece of the capitalists of the Eas
who will bring him out as a candi
date and put up the money to ruI
! his campaign. He would be used a.
, "A spectacular drama to obscure anC
sidetrack the great questions nov
pressing for solution which involv,
, humanity. The issue is now between
/ greed and humanity; and the mill
. tary has ever been used, consciously
, or uncOnsciOusly, as the strong righ
arm of greed. Dewey is IA hero o
the American people; but as tn,
Presidential candidate of the capi
talists of the East, he is a positiv
danger