The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-09

Committee of the Opinion That
the Money Question VIII Not He
Secondary Issue I'm the Cam
pa1Sn Of 1900 - Does Not Think
Any Real Prosperity Exists.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8-Jnft9d States
Senator James X. Jones' Of Arkansas,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, and wife were passengers on
the Cunard line steamship Lucania that
reached New York city today. They
have been travelling In England. Ireland,
Scotland, Switzerland and Wales for
several months. Senator Jones said that
he had been much benefited by his length
ened European travels, and felt ready to
go into the hard work necessary I'm get
ting ready for the presidential cam
paign.
Senator Jones, when asked to give his
views on the political situation, said that
owing to his long absence abroad lie was
not as fully Informed as TO political
conditions as he hoped to be in few
weeks.
When asked his opinion as 20 the prob
ability Of the Democratic nomination for
the presidency going to W. j. Bryan, he
said: i
There Is no doubt that Bryan will re-
ceive the Democratic nomination for
president" and added: ''Has anybody
any doubt on that question? Bryan is
sure TO win -.
On the attitude Of Richard Croker as
to the domination of Bryan for presI-
dent, Senator Jones had little to say,
merely replying 20 direct question:
Croker Is @4!!sgEady in line" TT g.
>. -. CAMPAIGN OF 1870
As to the outcome OF the national cam
paign OF 1900 Senator Jones said he be-
iieved that The free silver Idea Would
have a greater following than in the
campaign of 1895 lie based this asser-
ton on the fact that the Democratic par
ty would receive support in 1900 from a
new source
I'm lSae; he said. 'therc were many
Republicans and others who believed
that when the Republican party declared
Tor bimetallism the declaration was made
in all sincerity. These same men nov,
doubt the sincerity OF that plank of the
Republican platform
When asked what effect he thought tho
apparent prosperity in he Western states
would have on Democratic issues. Scna
tor Jones said:
Yes, L know they say at WASHINGTON
That the country is in a highly prosp r
Gus condition. and perhaps that is cor
rect from certain standpoints But I cam
not see that there is any great material
prosperity among the agricul ural and
similar classes 1t does not appear to
have affected the farmer, nor has If done
much as YET for the Iaboring man in gen.
eral. 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 b zen
an Increase in the output of gold. and
that is bound to affect poll les in soma
degree, greater or less. But that is only
proof OF the arguments advanced by
US IN 1896, that what the country needed
was greater volume of money in circu-
lation.'
When asked what effect he thought
the alleged prosperity would have on the
voter in general, he said in emphatic
tones:
1T will affect only those men who are
very narrow in their political and social
views. Tat voter it will influence. hut
in reality 1t will be an argument in favor
of 9W party"
3e said that II was his opirion that tn,
opposing presidential cand dates in 1909
would be Bryan and Mckinley.
NEXT PLATFORM.
The Democratic Platform, he declared
would be launched in 1900 on compare
lively the same basis and contain essen
TALLY the same planks as in 1896 The
party would declare for free silve. at the
same ratio, and he thought about The
only addition to or change in the party
platform of any moment would be A
plank relative to anti-imper al SIN. That
he asserted, would u1doub edly b, one OF
the important issues in the campaign
He refused 10 discuss the matter any
more than to say with a wave Of tie
hand Everybody knows what imperial
ism means. The question under discus
SIGN means just the reverse"
Sen2tor Jones said lie did not know
how long he would remain in New York.
His plans are still uniformed He said
however, he might go to Wa hington on
Tuesday on business matters.
During the afternoon ard cv ming S-v-
eeral men prominent in political If called
on Senator Jones at his hotel. Among
them was George Fred WI Hams. of Mas
sachusetts, member CT the ra'i9ual
committee and 1t is presumed t ere was
conference over political matters and
plans for the coming campaign prepara-
lions.