The Penn's Grove record., 1899-04-07
Political Horoscope.

Political events are already shaping
for the presidential election next year.
although it is fourteen months before
the nominating conventions and nine
teen months before the election. 1t IS
now conceded that Mckinley will be
renominated, while there are doubts
about the denomination of Hobart, be-
cause he is connected with so many
trusts and because he comes from New
Jersey where most of the trusts are Or
ganized. McKinley's strongest enemy
Mayor McKisson, of Columbus, was de-
feated on Tuesday by order of MI
Hanna.
On the Democratic side the prospects
are at present favorable for the Ienom'
ination of Col. w. ]. Bryan, the idol oil
the common people, but the gold stand
ard-bank men are organizing to stop It,
1t remains to be seen whether they can
accomplish 1t.
Next Thursday, 18Th, is JeffersOn's
birthday. Richard Croker conceived
the idea of holding a banquet at Sl0 a
plate il the Democratic club to eeie-
brate the event. Perry Belmont, who
is connected with the Banking house
of the R~otchschilds, and president OF
the Club sent an invitation to Col
Bryan. Mr.. Bryan replied that remem-
bering that Mr.. Belmont openly re
pudiated the Chicago platf orm wished
to know whether he publicly announced
his conversion. Not recognizing that
Mr.. Belmont was a true democrat, but
q Republican who masquerades a demo-
crat between campaigns to give more
potency to his betrayal of the prlnel-
pies on election day. Mr.. Bryan refus-
ed to walk into gold spiders parlor.
The silver Democrats then arranged
for 81 banquet, but had difficulty with
the labor forces who wished to sllelve
16 to l.. So there will be three ban
quents in New York, the gold-bug slU
Belshazzer banquet will be on the 18th,
The Silv vel Democrats will celebrate on
the 18th and the Labor men on the
10Th. Col. Bryan will speak at the 10
to | and Labor 81 banquets.
The gold bugs under the leadership
of Croker are trying to down Bryan
who will make no deals o compton,
| ises 10 sell out the people. Carter Har-
rison, vino was reelected Mayor of Chi
| cago last Tuesday over the Republican
| candidate and ex. Gov. John z. Altgeld,
is in cahoots with Tammany of New
York to down Bryan. Harrison an
ounces himself as a silver man, but
those who know him best say he is
ready to sell out for his personal adj
vantage. Tammany offers Harrison
the Vice Presidential nomination with
August Van Wick as first place whom
they failed to elect Governor last fall
against Roosevelt.
Four years ago Mr.. Altgeld with his
power az Governor Of Illinois controll-
ed the party organization in that State,
but Carter Harrison with his power as
Mayor, has been used by the gold bug
element to capture the party organlza-
from Altgeld who ran independent for
Mayor to rebuke Harrison, but enough
Republicans voted for Harrison to elect
him by 1000, Altgeld's personal vote
AZ, 900. Hairison's card was that he
prohibited the trolley lines from get
ting a perpetual control of Chicago's
streets.
16 to / legislation is what bankers,
trusts and corporations fear most.
BRYAN is the greatest leader of the
Democracy which they fear because
they can neither buy nor bend him.