The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-04
Talks UI7IT
=HOIEL GUESTS

Kansas 81 in a aouTishlng r5rfi-,..,
remarked Mr. Sidney G.. Cooke ,.s
! known lawyer Of Harrington. ina. So.
AT the Arlington. Where fa,g ..s-s-.-'
Il was impossible 20 borrow 5a.,,- =,
agricultural lands, capitalists sra -
glad to loan on such security al =,
cent
Politically. the only noticeable r.at.-.
| is the decadenCe OF Populism az tf. -.5.,
sort that used TO afiiict Us. With mis- y.
cline there has come too "a great .-.--.
/ in the public mind on the ssf.--- -
/ finance Free silver has not E1'f -r. "a
vocates in Kansas that il had in rs- .-t
l do not think that a free silver pr-.sr..-
| tiai candidate can carry the State .r rs..
! II the leaders OF the Demcerat.- p.---
would only drop the silver issue ami .--...
a strong platform couiemnatorv .r ,-.
| trusts and the expansion policy. fh.--
would be some hope Of success I'D mo-.
| than one Western State.
'Our people are getting very -r-.,.
about the continued CnCroachmtrrg 10 tt
trusts. and are beginning 10 ras.rt ,t.
suppression OF these combinations a.
necessity 81 the near future Taarg-.,..-
and conservative Republicans admit. by.
they are becoming a national menace
find. too. many loyal Republic gt.
are opposed 10 the idea OF territari,f H..
QUESTION. Now here are issues thar .-.
vital and Up-tO-d9te and on ua.ea f-.
Democratic Party could easily eamtl--
They appeal to the best thought ana r4.
triOtism Of the people. Why such sr.s-
questions as these should De oyer.ra.-I
or made subordinate to a playeG-Cgt .s>-s
like the free coinage OF silver is a rys-
terry
1T is doubtless true that the Demo-.
racy has no leader. No matter vt.r t-.
platform is. II Mr.. Bryan be the naH..-..
the country will understand that silver :
put ahead Of ALI other things. th8grb
there should be no mention Of &c en- e..
platform. For that reason ! regard he
/ night as hopeless should the candidate O.
1896 be again chosen"
IF the gentlemen who are prar1-.~.
the 81 per mead banquet in New York In
opposition TO Mr.. Cookers SO Der r.a.a
dinner, which Col. Bryan refused 10 r--
tend. really desire to emphasize tine dr..
ference in cost, why ala they fix upon d 81
spread| said Mr.. I. u Rockwell. az.
New York
There are a great many Chicago r'a'-
form Democrats who think that 81 cents
IS enough 10 eXpend upon "A square meal
and in some parts Of the country "a quar-
ter of a dollar will buy a very fair din
ner. OF course, to this class the $40 schad-
ule of MesSrs. Belmont and Croker looks
like piece Of wanton extravaganza. a.
all depends on the point Of view / 8,
not think, however. that the costly din
ners are to be- frOwned upon any NOR.
than other eXtravagancies. FOR they cause
q circulation Of money that would Other
wise be tied Up. and every class gets some
Of the benefit"
The presence OF ex-senator Joe Black
burn in Washington is always good news
to his many friends at the Capital MI
Blackburn, who was seen at Chdm0erlius
last evening, is looking in splendid health.
and talks with all his Jld-timc brilliaucy.
Were it not for a TROUBLESOME GubuTIl-
torial campaign I'm his own State. the for
mer Senator would have nothing 80 mar
his serene enjoyment Of the prospect ~
mis- own return To the United States Sen
ate. The race for the Governorshl.i "
Kentucky is a thrce-cOrnered one. the
contestants being Hon. William Goebel.
Hon. z. Wat Hardin. ana eX-C0ngress-
man Stone. The embarrassment thar
/ comes TO Mr.. Blackburn out Of this con-
| dition is due to the fact that all three og
| these are his personal friends. and each
/ one expects Blackburn's aid Ia securing
/ the nomination.
! Already the State press is calling upon
/ him to declare his preference. and there
} is impauenCe on account Of his silence.
/ The followers OF GOebel are especially
eager to have the siIver-t0ngued Black
/ burn in line for their candidate. and they
| recall how tenaciously GOebei stuck by
/ the Senator when he was making that dss-
perate fight for reelection Altogether.
/ the situation is very interesting one
Are the Kansas people satisfied with
prohibition" queried a Post reporter OF
| Mr.. f. r. Upton. Of that state. at tho
/ National
! Not by any means: and they would
gladly repeal the law il q Legislature with
nerve enough 10 resubmit the question 10
| the voters would come along Prohibition
! is in our constitution. unfortunately, am
cannot be killed by ordinary legislation.
/ But il is q failure. as everybody CON
cedes. In none of our towns is there any
pretense Of Obeying the law. In the ciI-
les it is openly deiied, and in the small
towns there Is an effort made at secrecy,
but the liquor IS sold just as freely a5
though there were licensed saloons
The result of such contempt for the
law IS bad in more ways than one. Pep-
PIE are led to disregard all laws aud the
State besides loses all the revenue thar
would come from open sale OF iutOxI-
cauts"