The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
DEMOCRATS WILL STAND BY PARTY
NOMINATIONS in FUTURE.
Opinions by Attorney General
Grigg Skaters Somebody's
Hopes.

AANoiA NADlASH lAbllGI NllO ELOIN SEM
out from Washington, several
days ago, that a movement was
on foot to Put another gold dem
ocratic presidential ticket in the
field, next year. No such move
ment is known among democrats
and no such action is expected to
get the support Of any consider
able number of democrats, be-
cause they all know that it is not
being .instigated by democrats,
but by republicans, whose only
object is TO draw support away
from the regular democratic tick
ct. A number of democrats who
took part in organizing the PALM
e- and Buckner movement. have
since acknowledged their mis-
takes and their regret, and cx-
pressed their intention to stand
by the regular nominations here
after, because the democratic
party as a whole stands for most
Of the things they believe in.
Although republican money is
likely TO be freely used to bring
about such a condition, there is
absolutely nothing in sight at
this time, to indicate the nomi-
nation of "a gold democratic ticket
next year.
There is much shaking and
quaking in the old Algcr clique
in the war department., because
Of a rnmor, which seems to have
foundation, that Secretary Root,
who is now in Washington, pro-
paratory to being sworn in to-
morrow and taking charge in
tends to reorgaaize the war de-
p4rtleat llo.a botton IS, tel
Certainly no other department Of
the government needs Il thorough
reorganization more than the one
over which Mr.. Root has been
chosen I'd preside, but the clique
IL powerful and Secretary Root
may find himself unable To over
throw the Algerites. If he is
wise, he Will get Gen. Miles on
his ile, by restoring him the
authority Of which he was de-
priyed by Alger.
Attorney General Grigg, be-
fore ooinp off ar his summer Va.
cation, shattered the hopes or
numerous persons who thought
they had everything fixed to Sc
cure valuable Porto Rican con-
cessions from the war depart
ment, by rendering opinions up
on three specific concessions
the right to use the water power
Of the river Plata, the right to
build and operate a tramway, and
the right to build and control for
all time, piers and wharves at
Ponce. These opinions take the
ground that all such concessions
were the crown property of Spain,
and sums them all, and appar-
emily all other public concessions
on the island, up as follows: "a
crown property, they were, by
the treaty Of cession, transferred
by Spain to the United States Of
America, and are now a part of
the public domain of that nation.
| do not know Of any right or
power which the secretary Of war
or the president has to ALLEVIATE
in perpetuity, any Of the public
domain of the United States, ex-
cept in accordance with acts of
congress, duly passed with re-
ference thereto" This is UNDER
stood to be a hint to Alger OF the
power of the administration to
make trouble for him and his bus
mess friends, who are heavily
interested in some Cuban deals,
if he attempts to antagonize the
administration.
Representative Griffith, who
represents the Indiana district
which sent the late Judge Hol-
man to congress for 80 many
years, said Of politics in his state,
and he knows: Indiana will
send to the democratic national
convention a solid Bryan delega-
ton. The men who were for Mr..
Bryan and the Chicago platform,
in 1896, have not weakened in
their faith regarding either. /
am one of those who believe in
the indestructibility of the prin-
ciples of democracy, and though
the party may suffer temporary
defeat, it is sure to regain as
tendency, for it represents bet
ter than any other political or