Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-02
MARC nANNAIMLonpoh.
SEES THE QUEEN AND TALKS
POLITICS AT RANDOM.
(By Telcsra PHI 10 virrinian-puot.


(By Telegraph to virginian- PRotJ
Copyright 1899. The Associated Press.)
London. July 1.-Senator Hanna COM
pleted the first ten days of his stay in
England at Windsor. where he witness
ed military review this afternoon and
caught his first glimpse of the Queen.
He has enjoyed London immensely and
his health has been SO greatly benefit
ted that he has postponed his visit to
Paris and AiX-Les- Bains for another
week.
Il am delighted with outdoor life in
England" MIR. Hanna said to n repre-
sentative of the Associated Press to-
day, land with the wise methods. born
of experience which tea ches the lead
ers in politics and business to limit
their working hours and take every
opportunity for rest and recreation.
THE OLD TICKET.
II have not talked American politics
with English newspaper men, but
am free to say that 1 believe the old
ticket will be renominated by the Re
puDlicans next year, and that 1t will
be reelected. I anticipate little oppo-
stion to the first part of this PROPOSE
ton, and l have no doubt the Ameri-
can people will decide the latter part as
they did in 1896.
My reason for this belief Is based
on the fact that the United States is
prosperity. Every promise of the Re-
publican party has been kept. Every
prediction has been fulfilled There is
not q man il the United States to-day
out OF work who wants work. This Is
the normal condition. Commercial
prosperity is based on confidence and
the only thing which can destroy the
&c nl1
OF Administrations"
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Are there persons who manifest a
spirit of dissatisfaction with the course
OF events in the Philippines" the SEN
ator was asked. He replied:
TO my mind the conditions there are
largely OF our own making in delaying
the annexation bill.
DEMOCRACY DISCUSSED.
so far as the Democratic party is
concerned. 1 believe it was never so
much at sea as a present. The South
| is tenacious to its free silver convic-
ti"ns. as are many of the trans Mis-
souri, States. There are still under the
sway or Bryan's personal influence, and
| VIII do all possible to renominate him
and the free silver platform of 1896.
The power and wealth OF the Demo-
cratic party is centered in New York
MI w Hltneyi Alr. Croker and the rest
| felt they were invlpcible. They en-
! tered the Chicago convention over con-
| hdent and undisciplined for the battle
| TO my mind these conditions have now
| changed. The Democratic chairman
Senator Jones. is i'll in Europe. Bryan's
only weapon is free silver and the
strength and weakness or that weapon
| is now fully realized. Senator Gormar
| mas seen the error of his ways, I think
| and the Eastern Democrats will make
and. If possible, n new man.
NOT y POLITICAL ISSUE.
THE trouble about the antitrust
campaign is that they cannot make
trusts a political issue. So far as
amassng wealth in n manner to in
| jure the public is concerned, the Re-
publican party is just as opposed to II
| as the Democrats.
| WHAT DEMOCRATS WOULD LIKE
THE Democrats would like to use the
| anti-eXpansion idea and, possibly, Ad.
miral Dewey but the combination
would not do and Admiral Dewey is Sc
big that he would not permit his rep
| u;ation as one of the great admirals OF
his time. to be used for any politica
purpose.
"Assuredly the Democrats are a
sea-
Personally. I would like to fight the
old fight against free silver. but how
ever the lines of battle are drawn. Yo,
will see the American people deter.
mined to follow the course the Presi
dent has laid down."