Middletown transcript., 1899-07-29
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS
OUR TRUSTS.

POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS
OUR TRUSTS.
Gov. Tunnell-I hear, Jimmie, that
the law firm of H. & w. is having q
run of corporation business.
Secretary State-Very moderately SO,
sir. 1 am turning the business can
control to other lawyers.
Governor-That is tasteful, Jimmie.
It shows an official disinteredness cred
liable to our administration.
Secretary-When I Ito take
this portfolio, I did it 10 order to grade
up the service.
Governor-That was laudable, jim
mie.
Secretary-I knew the people would
look to me for tie success of our ad-
ministrati0D.
Governor-Blast me! | wish they
would look to us th.-Smyrna Call.
Although the Legislatures of several
States have, during the past season,
passed various laws which have attract
ed more or less attention, no law has
been passed in many years which will
receive as much attention as the new
primary law of the State of Minnesota.
This is known as the Wallace Law,
which abolishes all political conven-
tions and provides for the selection OF
all candidates by a direct vote or the
electors in every county having over
two hundred thousand inhabitants. 1t
is admitted that the new law is only on
experiment, but if it possesses the
merits claimed for it by its advocates
it is only question of time when j!
will be adopted. not only by the whole
State of Minnesota, but by many Other
States.
BRYAN MEANS DEFEAT.
"No compromise with Organism
which stands for political vsgabondage
and IshmaeIitism.
This is the pronuciamento of the
Cleveland wing of the Democratic
party, according to the statement made
in New York this week by James H.
Eckels, who was Comptroller of the
Currency during Cleveland's second
term.
Mr.. Eckels, who is at the Holland
House, said: ''The con dition of the
Democratic party is such that every
one who has ever had any interest in
its we'll being must wish for complete
change 10 its leadership and policy. |
do not believe any considerable number
of Democrats who left the party 10 1896
will accept Democracy now that they
repudiated then. The difficulty T. en-
was in both men and principles. That
difficulty still exists, only made more
pronounced by the things which have
been said and done by Mr.. Bryau and
his followers.
LACK OF UNITY UPON ISSUES
"The entire lack Of unity upon even
the issues the Organized Democracy
stands for was never better illustrated
than at the recent gathering at Chicago
That meeting developed no purpose or
plan save the purpose and plan to still
more and more elimin character and
business ability from Democracy.
"Nothing is to be gained by Demo-
Gratis who remain with the party, de-
spite their disbelief in its leaders and
platform, keeping quiet. They were
regular, and as such are Legitimate
counselors for party action. aud have a
right to be heard.
81 notice frequent sug geSti5ns Of
conferences being held by these regu-
lar anti-silver Democrats TO try to find
some way of compromising existing
differences in the party. Myjudgment
is that they could accomplish more by
steady and systematic work within the
party, apart from any compromise, with
the purpose of getting the rank and file
properly informed as t. the weakness Of
those who now lead them. The excuse
the Southern leaders have given for
their course was that it was not neces-
sary in order to keep their States from
the Populists. They have succeeded in
SO doing by making the whole party
Populists.
MUST DEFEAT BRYAN AGAIN.
"The Trust issue cannot be substi-
tuted for the silver with any effect
under the same party management, for
no one believes in the management or
is willing to trust it with power. Itcan
gain nothing from anti-expansion talk,
because, for the sake of preventing un-
desirable foreign territory and peoples
being attached to this country, the vot-
ers will not run the risk Of turning over
the care of important domestic affairs
to the party.
sit is possible that after Mr.. Bryan's
utter defeat and rout in 1900 protests
from the rank and file, which cannot
now find voice, will be heard.
NO CHANCE TO WIN UNLESS UNITED.
with united party, under astrong,
conservative leadership, advocating
true Democratic principles, the Demo-
cratic party would win in the coming |
election. As it now stands, with its |
avowed purpose of contesting for the |
.hings advocated in 1896 and the same |
Presidential candidate, it is already |