The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-02
PHILIPPINE CONDITIONS
ARE THE RESULT OF FALL RE
TO ANNEX THE ISLANDS.
CANNOT MAKE TRUSTS AN ISSUE

Work,

Downright 1898 by Associated Press.)
London. July 1.-Senator Hanna com.
pleted the first ten days OF his stay IN
England at Windsor. where he witness
ed a military review this afternoon and
caught his first glimpse or Queen. He
has enjoyed London immensely and ms
health has beeen so greatly benehtted
that he has postponed his visit to Paris
and AiX-LeS-Bans for another week.
II am delighted with outdoor life i'll
England" Mr.. Hanna said TO a rep
resentative OF the Associated Press,
land with the wise methods, born OF
experience, which teaches the leaders in
politics and business to limit their
working hours and take every oppor-
tunity for rest and recreation.
Il have not talked American posi-
tics with English newspaper men. o;t
| am free to say that | believe the cid
ticket will be renominated by the Re
publicans next year and that 1t will he
reelected. | anticipate little opposi-
ton to tho first part of this proposition
and | have no doubt the Ame"lc;,n
people will decide the latter part as
they did in 1896.
My reason for this belief is Lasad
on the fact that the United States is
now entering on renewed era Of
prosperity. Every promise OF the Re
publican party has been kept. Every
prediction has been fulfilled. There is
not man in the United States today
out of work who wants work. This
is the normal condition. Commercial
prosperity is based on confidence anG
the only thing which can destroy The
confidence now prevailing is a change
Of administration.
Are there persons who manifest a
spirit Of dissatisfaction with the course
Of events in the philppines?'' the
Senator was asked. He replied:
ITO my mind the conditions tnafe are
largely of our own making. III delay
ing the annexation bill.
80 far as the Democratic party is
concerned. | believe it was never so
much at sea as at present The South
is tenacious to its free silver conylc.
tons. as are many of the TRANSMITS
souri, States. These are still under he
sway OF Bryan's personal influ en:e and
will do all possible to renomjna:e him
on the free silver platform of 1896.
The power and wealth of 'ne Domo-
cratic party is centered in New \ 0rk
Mr. Whitney. Mr.. Croker and TIE ~est
felt they were invincible. They On
tered the Chicago convention cvorccE
fdent and undisciplined for The bdl,le
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 Of that weapon
is now fully realized Senator German
has seen the error of his ways, :hak,
and the Eastern Democrats Will maie II
great effort TO secure IL new issnn and
II possible, new man.
The trouble abont the antitrust cam
paign is that they cannot make trusts
Il political issue So far as amassing
wealth in a manner to injure the pub
lie is concerned. the Republican party
is just as opposed to it as the Demo
Gratis
The Democrats wiuld like to use the
anti-expansion idea and, possibly Adj
mral Dewey, but the combination
would not do and Admiral Dewey is
so big that he would not permit his repu-
tation as one of the great admirals of
his time to be used for any political plIr-
pose.
"Assuredly the Democrats are at sea.
Personally, would like to fight the
old fight against free silver: but. how
ever, the lines Of battle are drawn.
You will see the American people de-
termined TO follow the course the Presi-
hos IaiI