New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-07-29

st. Louis, July %.
To W. r. Hearst Editor the Journal New York
Dear Sir-In answer to your inquiry,
beg to say that the meeting of the Demo
cratic National Committee held at Chicago
last Thursday was not entirely harmonious
but was also productive of great good.
The meeting was called by Senator
Jones, at the suggestion of the conference
held at st. Louis some two months ago,
and its object was to organize for the
campaign of 1900. 1t will be remembered
| that the dissensions within the party, and
the fact that the National Committee was
not in harmony with the rank and file of
of the party, delayed campaign work in
1896 until after the National Convention
adjourned. Even then it required con
siderable time to reorganize the committee
and collect the necessary funds In fact,
it was several weeks before the machinery
of the party could be put in motion. This
slalay will not occur 9ext year. The com
mittee now reflects the sentiment of the
party throughout the country and the
organization is now harmonious. There
is every promise that tho committee will
have in hand campaign fund of reason
able proportions when the next National
Convention meets
AT the meeting just held Ex-Governor
Stone, of Missouri, was elected vice chair
man of the committee, and will be the
official head of the committee until Chair
man Jones returns from Europe. Nothing
could be more unfair than the partisan
attempt to make it appear that Senator
Jones was ignored by the committee. He
was consulted at every step, and no one
stands closer to him than Governor Stone,
who temporarily presided over the delib
erations of the committee.
The members of the committee have
been soicitous about the health of Senator
Jones since his sickness of last February,
but at no time has there been the least
disagreement between him and them
The new rule adopted last Thursday
provides for the appointment of an Execu
tive Committee of eleven, of which Chair
man Jones will be ex-officio chairman q
Ways and Means Committee of seven, and
a Press Committee. The committee will
be appointed at an early day, and the
campaign of 1900 will begin in earnest.
While the committee has no authority
to promulgate the platform, and did not
attempt to do so at its recent meeting, it
was evident from the representations
brought by the members of the committee
from their respective States that the senti
ment in favor of the reat1irmation of the
Chicago platform is so overwhelming that
all opposition is likely to disappear before
the convention is called to order
Upon the antitrust plank there will be
no disagreement, and upon the question of
very little. The Senators
and members of Congress early last Spring
placed the party on record in favor of the
Bacon resolution, and there is no doubt
that they voiced the sentiments of the
voters.
The work of the Ways and Means Com
mittee was indorsed and the collection of
funds will be pushed. 1t is to be hoped
that the Democratic papers will keep the
matter before the public. The party can
not appeal to the classes that enjoy special
privileges, because it it Is opposed to the
granting of special privileges. Since it
aims to protect all citizens in the enjoy
ment of life and liberty and in the pursuit
Of happiness and to give favors to none, it |
must look to the multitude rather than to
the few for financial support. If every
voter would send 81 to the |
Ways and Means Committee, the commit |
tee would have money enough to circulate
perfect an organization reach
ing down to the voting precincts and aid |
in the establishment of newspapers at
important points where local support is
But as it is impossible to |
secure contributions from every voter,
Mr.. Harvey's plan of securing pledges of
81 or more per month from those who can
be reached, promises to place the commit |
lee in better position to do effective
work than it was ct any time during the |
last campaign. II all the voters realized |
how completely Republican politics are
by the large contributors to the |
Republican campaign fund, we would |
have no difficulty in securing from the
plain people all the money necessary for
legitimate campaign work. i