The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-19
SOME. VIEWS AT WASHINGTON
tBY c. 4. EDWARDS,


est thinkers in this country are beginning
TO rapidly arrive at the conclusion that
tho only salvation for this country lies
In the democratic party and the policies 1t
advocates and the principles II breaches
today. Amid all the cheap skate politicians
and meretricious craftsmanship that exist
here Ia Washington there are few really
big men and among the biggest and broad
est stands the Hon. Henry NJ. Teller OF
Colorado. Senator Teller ia not only big
man, he is also wise man and an honest
one. When his party left what he consid-
cred the road that leads to good govern
ment deserted the people for the trusts
and combines and irreyocnbly linked its
fortunes with tho money power this wise,
good, honest man hesitatcd not one mo-
ment to turn his back upon the political
terly aud with all his might those with
whom he had previously marched shoulder
to shoulder. When that kind OF man tells
me anything | am compelled to believe
him honest In his statement. and when
know his wonderful ability am also COM
PEELED to give 1t the most serious consid-
Grafton. The Hon. Henry NJ. Teller told
me today that the only hope for this coun-
! try lay In the democratic party. He said
that OF all the big men in the republican
party who are now in public life only
about half dozen OF them had any con-
science left. Among them nc mentioned
the name OF Senator William e. Chandler
OF New Hampshire. He said that Chandler
was honest and that 1t was only matter
Of a short time until Chandler would
stand where he now stands not only from
the standpoint of bimetallst, but also
In opposition to the trusts and combines of
the country. II Is the most natural thing
in the world for all honest, patriotic, I'M
selfish men to gravitate to the democratic
party. And he intimated to me very
strongly that II they did not do SO, and
by united effort crush out the monstrous
practices Of the republican party every
thing would end in chaos and revolution.
and an alarmist for saying the same thing,
and | don't think / am. | certainly would
not call Mr.. Teller one, would you? Yet,
he talked in a gloomier strain OF the fu-
ture than ever | did. Things have now
come to the parting OF the ways and all
those who are not with US are against
Ms. You can't stop a blizzard by simply
hanging out a weather report that II ia
going to be fair.
One OF the worst signs of the times Is
the tendency of men in high position to
either wink at the practices OF the repub-
lican party or openly advocate them simply
because they have been given something
they wanted for some member of their re-
spectiye families. Men who would spurn
bride with seorn and indignation still
accept positions for relatives and consider
, that they have done no wrong and have
: not placed themselves under any sort OF
obligations to the dispenser Of this pa
, tronage Well they have, and no man
knows It better than one William McKin-
ley. He has smoothod over more rough
places and got more things that he wanted
through congress. just in that way than
any other man who ever sat in the White
House He is past master at the art Of
greasing things with patronage. His latest
notable feat of that kind is his list OF sec
ond lieutenants appointed yesterday. In
3 that list appears the name OF John W.
Daniel Jr, OF Virginia, The senator, his
: father, says he did not ask for this plaza
fer his sen. That makes no difference. He
accepted II, didn't he? And that is exactly
what he Should not have done. It is abso-
F.. lutely and entirely inconsistent with the
utterances of Senator Daniel on the floor
/ OF the senate and elsewhere, and places
him, in my estimation, In very un-
: enyiable light to say the least. Just such
i things hurt the democratic party. They
: rob us of great big club with which to
: beat out the brains of the opposition.
Things have come TO q pretty pass when
Il distinguished men like Senator Daniel,
1 who stands high in the councils OF the
y democratic party. accept fayors from the
y high priest OF trusts and monopolies and
: thus place themselves under obligations
= to him, II the senator wanted to be con-
0 sstent he should have turned that APP
i poiutment over to some son OF con-
) stituent who was poor and who needed the
I place u good deal worse than his son. 1t
c is thus that the pure stream OF democracy
e is muddied by the republican patronage
!, mill The hotsam and ietsam from this
mill will yet damage the democratic craft.
Is ~
. The republicans here In official circles
are ripping mad at Senator Bill Chandler
on account of his recent Examinations
4 against the trusts. They say he is supply
: ing the democratic party with an
Z excellent brand OF campaign am
: munition, for use Ia the campaign Of
: 1900. and ammunition. too, which mauy
believe will go a long way toward prevent
: ing the election Of Mckinley or any repub-
hcan candidate next year. 1t is fact
? ana state 1t without fear Of successful
contradiction. that more gigantic trusts
have been organized during the two years
OF Mokinley's administration than were
{ in existence up TO the time Of its begin
: ming Now, let some sapient republican
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