The evening times., 1899-04-21
GENERAL WASHINGTON
NEWS AND GOSSIP

The Ohio CampotHn.CTne pOitlcai
situation in Ohio is receiving almost the
exclusive attention Of the Administration
leaders at this particular juncture. Tne
time for the meeting OF the state conseh-
tions to nominate candidates for governor
and other important State omcers 10 De
elected next November Is close al mana.
The Republicans will be compelled 10 iead
of and set the pace. 1t would De com
paratively plain sailing for the Hon. Mar
Gus A. Hanna and the Presidents friends
IL Toledo" Jones were out OF the way.
They had planned to play magnanimous
role and notify. Senator Foraker that ne
could 20 ahead and nominate State tick
ct to suit himself and his friends without
any interference from the ADMINISTRATOR
contingent. But the injection OF mayor
Jones and the revolutionary doctrines tnat
he stands for into the arena has upset MT
Hanna's calculations completely. II Mr..
Hanna consents to the nomination OF TO
Iedo'' Jones for governor on the RepuDn-
can ticket and he should be elected tne Ao-
ministration would Indirectly at least, be
placed in the attitude of endorsing Jones
ideas and principles, which Is preciseiy
what Mr.. Hanna wishes to avoid. On the
other hand, IL Jones is denied the Republi-
can nomination he may take 1t into his
head to run as an independent. which
would in all probability result in the de-
feat OF the regular Republican ticket. The
loss of Ohio by the Republicans on the eve
of the Presidential campaign OF 1900 would.
it is conceded. be a staggering blow to Mr.
McKinley's future prospects.
Senator Foraker held conference yes
terday out at Columbus with Governor
Bushnell and Mayor McKisson, of Cseye-
land. two very warm haters Of Mark Han
ne. u 10 reported that they discussed the
advisabiiity of nominating ''TO.edo Jones
for governor. Before he left Washington
Senator Foraker expressed the opinion
that Jones was bound to be an important
factor in the Subernatorial politics OF Ohio
this year There is reason to believe II at
the Foraker faction will finally decide TO
support Jones' in which event Mr.. Hanna
and his friends will endeavOr to look as
pleasant as possible.
Mr.. Jones is in New York on business
trip. II is said. In an interview today he
discussed certain important matters that
are agitatiRg political circles with great
frankness. defining his own position in
regard TO them very clearly. Among other
things he said:
There Is revolution now in progress, and it
will continue until our system has been changed.
1t is a moral wrong for any city TO grant fran
chises 10 be used to pluck its citizens. They
say this Metropolitan Railroad system could be
duplicated for s25. 600 00. yet its capital is S35.
600, ard the people are forced to pay divi-
dends upon this inconceiva5le sum of s1O.o0o,oGa.
which represents an unesned increment. The
men who hold the Metropolitan franchises have
done nothing to it, No one has right 10
give away such privileges unless it is the people
themselves through the referendum, and ii they
want TO be pucked, all right.
am rot opposed to taxeaters. franchise grab
bers. political bosses, and nonopolists. They sre
all the ogigrowth of the conditions under which
Ne live II should pick :laf dozen men out
~ Ina lint, hal. FNNa
way for bread every night, and give them the
same opportunities. they would do the ,auie
thing. II is the sTstem that is wrong. Instead
of every man trying 10 grab all the money he
get for himself al the expense OF Others.
must adopt plan under which work
for the good OF all
Municipal ownership of public utilities is the
FIRST step. This public ownership will extend to
the State and nation. and believe tha, in 1853
il viii hardly be possible 10 find a railroad in
the country in private hands The telegraph wifi
be the flr,t TO pass into public control. The tax
alton vi franchises is merely makeshIft compro-
mise.
Development Of trusts is the most remarkable
feature. in MY opinion, Uf the closing years of
the century. | do not regard them as bad in -
iar they do away with labor. which they
benefit only a few. Their organization and the
introduction of laboT-sayir- machinery have not
made the hours OF labor any shorter. nor have
they increased wage. and they have made il
harder for men to find work.
Issues hound 10 figure. sooner later.
There is process Of evolution going which
is inevitable. There i moral Issue between the
the great parties. They must have some
thing rrorr serious contend for than WHO .hili
have the Office
That good can be done with private fortunes
does not obscure The fact that these fortunes
were Obtained through dishonest system. no
matter how honest the individuals who own them
may b.. They were gathered at the cost OF
millions OF wrecked and ruinci lives.
Fancy Senator Hanna and his trust
friends supporting a man for Governor of
Ohio who holds views such as those above.
Mr.. Reeds Firm-Two members of
the law firm in New York CThacher and
Barnum) with which Mr.. Reed has cast his
fortunes are said TO be Democrats. Il
know Thacher and Barnum we'll said a
Washington attorney Today. and IL would
be hard to find two more radical Demo-
Gratis in days journey than they are
However, l do not suppose that they will
be able to convert MIR. Reed into Demo-
crat. or that he will lose any standing in
his own party by reason of his having two
Democratic partners. Mr.. Simpson. the
other member of the firm, l do cot know. |
He is said TO be an old personal friend OF
Mr.. Reed. and presumably Republican. |
which would make the firm after Mr.. Feed
joins it evenly divided politically. l am
inclined TO regard the $4,000 a year guar ,
antee story as a bit of pleasant fiction. |
Certainly Mr.. Reeds status as a lawyer
would not justify it. He has not been en-
gagged in active practice for a good many
years. and his legal lore must be very
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