Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23

NoAHlueI lHdt the. mayor OF NhlCuSo
holds the fourth or perhaps the third
place Of honor In the United States.
First comes the President; second, the
Speaker OF the House OF Representa-
tlves at Washington; third. the COVER
nor Of New York. and, fourth. the
mayor Of Chicago. l am not quite sure
but that the mayor Of Chicago should
rank higher than the governor Of New
York. He has more 10 do. lie has
more power and can accomplish more
What is the condition Of your city
tOday?' I asked.
any city In the United States" was the
reply.
NO CHANCE FOR CHICAGO
BOODLERS.
How about the boodlers and the
councll?"
THE boodlers are now the underdogs
in our municipal fight The majority IS
against them and they can do nothing.
our politics here are now as pure as
they are anywhere"
What does 1t cost you to run Chlca-
60 Mr.. Mayor" said I.
About slSOOO,Oo0 a year." was the
reply.
Eighteen million dollars Is a million
and half a month. Mr.. Mayor: that Is
fifty thousand dollars day. Isn't that
good deal 10 spend on one town.
No. Not for such a town." replied
Mayor Harrison. 1T should be more"
CITY GOVERNMENT AND THE CAR
LINES.
What do you think Of the new IDEAS
Of city government should Chicago own
It's own street car lines?"
II think II should" said Mayor Har-
rlson. II should own the street car, the
electric light and gas plant, and also
the telephone. ] wish ] could see some
way for the city TO get hold of them"
How about owning the newspapers?
Some Of the European cities, such as
Dresden, own such things
No, not that" said the mayor hur-
rledly. II would not Ike to see our
newspapers controlled By the city. |
was at the head Of a newspaper once
myself, and | think that municipal
ownership Of the papers would be bad
thing"
YOUNG MEN AND CHICAGO
TRUSTS
II see that most Of your businesses
here are going into trusts. Mr. Mayor"
said ]. win this not crowd out indi-
yidual effort? What are the chances
for young men In Chicago?"
Il think the chances are as good here
as anywhere. although the trusts do
initiate against the individual / don't
believe In trusts. ] think they are bad
for the people, and that they viii have
to be restricted in some way; but that
I, is too big a question to discuss on =
hand"
How about Chicago real estate?"
Ut Is now In good condition" said
Mayor Harrison. Values seem to be
rising In all parts Of the city. Real
estate comes up last, you know"
HOW THE SILVER REPUBLICANS
BOLTED.
In coming from Denver west through
Idaho ! have travelled on the sleeper
over the Union Pacific with former
Senator Fred T. Dubois Since leaving
the Senate Mr. Dubois has become a
farmer. He has ranch. near Black
foot where he raises alfalfa, hay and
fine cattle. He was just returning
from Omaha, where he had been mar
keting some Of his stock. Mr.. Dubois
II will be remembered, was one Of the
silver Republicans, who, headed by
Senator Teller, left the st. Louis con-
yention which nominated Mckinley.
During the conversation ] asked him
TO tell me the story Of that movement.
III replied
"The bolt Of the silver Republicans
from the party had It's origin several
years before that convention. We were
all delegates TO the presidential conyen-
ton at Minneapolis, and We there die
iated 10 certain extent the financial
planks OF the platform. The platform
was a combination Of bimetalism and
protection and was satisfactory 10 us.
We soon found, however, that the Re-
publican party was not standing by its
platform, and We then decided that
without we could have what we want
ed for silver We would not vote for the
Dingley bill. This was along about
1893 We stuck together and defeated
the Dlngley bill. This excited the whole
country and showed that the silver men
were determined to have say In iinan-
cial legislation"
1T was about THE time that we be-
gan 10 have regular conferences TO-
eether as TO what We should do" con-
lists Of both parties held Regular meet
ings in my committee room AT she Sem
ate. and we discussed and laid out our
plan Of action. You see, many OF the
silver Democrats thought their party
would vote for the gold standard. We
finally resolved that the bimetallists Of
both parties would break away from the
respective parties and form new
~ IN - a H.
adopted bimetallic plank In its plat.
form. This was our position when We
left the ST. Louis convention. We had
the same idea when we went to Chica-
60 There We had a silver headquar-
ters and IL was our idea that We should
combine there with the silver men Of
the Democratic party and perhaps have
convention OF our own and nominate
lis In this plan were Senator Daniel Of
Virginia. Senator Jones of Arkansas,
Blackburn Of Kentucky and John Nc
Lean OF Ohio.
we We're, all for Teller, and were
waiting for the proper time 60 STAN
pede the convention 60 him. when Bryan
made his speech and carried every
thing by storm. We saw then that Ii
NNAt1 " hNAANA W - ANi isl dhs Hf
platform which was adopted suited Us
very well. and We supported Bryan.
This was not our plan. however for we
expected 10 nominate Teller"
suppose Teller had been nominated.
senator, what would have been the
result?"
He would have been elected, !
think" said Senator Dubois
SOMETHING ABOUT IDAHO.
The conversation here went from poll
tics 20 farming, and asked Senator
Dubois how the farmers Of his State
were getting on, He replied:
They are making money know q
man who has 800 acres q alfalfa, and
he viii get a thousand tons on OF Il
this year This will net him at least
three thousand dollars at the present
price OF hay. and the price viii 40 rise
later on that his profits viii be Ave
thousand dollars In al probability
There IL nothing so nice as alfalfa
farming You plant your crop once and
the stuff grows night along year after
year. An you have % DO Is TO cut Il,
stack Il and sell II. II had a thous-
and acres OF alfalfa should have all
tho income that / could possibly spend.
It ought TO bring me in ffteeen thous-