New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-10-11

|
European travels, and felt ready to go
into the hard work necessary in getting
ready for the presidential campaign.
Senator Jones, when asked to give his
views on the political situation, said that
owing to his long absence abroad he was
not as fully informed as to political
conditions as he hoped to be in few
weeks.
When asked his opinion as to the prob-
ability of the Democratic nomination
the presidency going to W. J. Bryan,
he said
"There is no doubt that Bryan will
receive the Democratic nomination for
president" and added; "Has an ybody
any doubt on that question: Bryan
is sure to win"
On the attitude of Richard Croker as
to the nomination of Bryan for presi.
dent, Senator Jones had little to say,
merely replying to direct question:
"Croker is already in liDe.''
AS to the outcome of the national
campaign of 1900, Senator Jones said
he believed that the free silver idea
would have greater following than in
the campaign OF 1896. He based his as
sertion on the fact that the Democratic
party would receive support IN 1900
from new source.
'In 1885," he said, "there were many
Republicans and Others who believed
that when the Republican party declared
for bimetallism the declaration was
made in all sincerity. These same men
now doubt the sincerity of that plank of
the Republican platform"
When asked what effect he thought
the apparent prosperity in the Western
states would have on Democratic issues.
Senator Jones said:
eyes, I know they say at Washington
that the country is in a highly prosper
Gus condition, and perhaps that is cor
rect from certain standpoints. But l
cannot see that there is any great mater.
ial prosperity among the agricultural
and similar classes. It does not appear
to have affected the farmer, nor has it
done much as yet for the laboring man
in general. Cotton and wheat have not
made any advance to speak of in price.
That argument can readily be answered
when the time comes. Of course there
has been an increase in the output of
gold, and that is bound to affect politics
in some degree, greater or less. But that
Is only proof of the arguments ad-
vanced by US IN 1896, that what the
country needed was greater volume of
money IN circulation
When asked what effect he thought
the alleged prosperity would have on the
voter in general, he said in emphatic
tones:
"It will effect only those men who
are very narrow in their political and
social views. That voter it will influ-
ence, but in reality it will be an argu-
ment in favor of our party"
He said that 1t was his opinion that
the opposing presidential Candidates in
1900 would be Bryan and Mckinley.
The Democratic platform, he declared,
would be launched in 1900 IN COMPARE
lively the same basis and contain essen
TALLY the same planks as in 1896. The
party would declare for free silver at
the same ratio, and he thought about the
only addition to or change in the party
platform of any moment would be q
plank relative to anti imperialism. That,
he asserted, would undoubtedly be one
of the important issues in the campaign.
lie refused to discuss the matter any
more than to say with a wave OF the
hand: Everybody knows what imper-
ialism means. The question under dis
cussion means just the reverse"
Senator Jones said he did not know
how long he would remain in New York.
His plans are still uniformed. He said,
however, he might 60 to Washington on
Tuesday on business matters.
During the afternoon and evening
several men prominent in political life
called on Senator Jones at his hotel.
Among them was George Fred Williams
of Massachusetts,, member of the ma
tional committee, and it is presumed
there was a conference over political
matters and plans for the coming cam
paign preparations. @".-. 49,.