New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-14
THIS YEARS ELECTIONS
AND THEIR POSSIBLE EFFECT UPON THE
CONTEST FOR THE PRESIDENCY
NEXT YEAR.

washington.
article IN the current number OF The Forum by
Senator Burrows Of Michigan. has attracted good
deal Of attention and been extensively quoted In
the public press Among the leading politicians
here Il has created surprise and there Is much
speculation I'm Republican quarters concerning SEN
ator Rurrows's motives FOR such publication at
this time
The Michigan Senator appears 20 argue that no
matter which way the several state elections may
go this fall the result can have no effect upon The
National campaign I'm 1900 That IS TO say. II the
Republicans are generally successful our future
chances Will not De whit enhanced. nor Will
defeat endanger victory next year This may lie
70 hut II IS admitting too much In itself this as
ser,ion. perhaps made through mere inadvertence.
certainly without mature consideration on Senator
Burrowss part. has the appearance ~ being an
indiscroton coming from party leader of National
reputation. "Evdently." as the paragrapher OF a
local paper pcrtinenily remarks, the gentleman
from Michigan has prepared himself FOR the worst
Presumptivc,y. In other words. Senator Burrows
believes privately that The fan elections will 60
against the Republicans. and Is endeaVoring to
make the anticipated fan as easy a. possible
In this aspect the Michigan senator's article has
very much pleased the anti imperialist faction and
other impacable critics # the pariys National
policy. and in inverse ratio angered Republican
leaders VINO iudorse rs Administration without
reservation. ~ the latter the queer utiean'es 81
Nj Burrows are ,eAemenily rcpudated as IN no
sense rejecting the Republican political situation
ct this time NoW and then one unreservedly
charges tHa' There was sinister motive behind
the publication just now ~ such singular con
ception OF the outlook This fall A. giving color -
This view 81 f. pointed o't that some time prior 70
his Forum" article. in au authorized Interview.
Senator Burrows INDUCED ia similarly Nl-couceAvd
fofohodings of Republican disaster Hnless 'hcie
was on imm,Ilaf" change for fhr better IN the
military situation THIS Was quoted lar and vide
Nv the opposition press. J. was looked upon ia
some sort aS am anti Administration hlo~ although
the Senator asserted that his talk had no such
meaning This Forum article. coming 80 soon
after the interview though probably written pre-
viously tends confirm suspicion that the
Junior Nj hgan Senator s.. or al least "as. dis
satisfied with the way things going
Doubtless senator Burrows Is perfectly loyal 10
the Republican poi-y nevertheless II IS limited mat
h. t. privately "sorc over certain recent incidents
g. Michigan politics. notably his canvass for the
Senatorshp in which hc Is said 10 suspect that the
Administration. then represented by Secretary
Ager u his own State. did not tote fair or keep
It's hands of Secretary Ayers subsequent rels-
lions with Pingree who opposed deierminedly NJ.
BUrrowss return 30 the Senate. engendered the
suspicion the part of The Senator's friends that
he had not been loyalty supported from Washing
Ton ds he had right 20 expect. These things may
not he true Yet they are whispered about ex-
planning the late singular utteran. - ~ Mr.. Bur
rows
"HARKING BACK" THIRTY SEVEN YEARS.
4, one - tie hotel news stands today wei
known Republican politician conspicuous a. Ii
champion o. former Secretary Ager. was observed
20 be CHANGING Doutc mptuously over Mr. Buuo"s's
Forum" article and smiling ~ IFS various com
PARSONS and conclusions. He promptly volunteered
the opinion that It Was all 'blankcd rot Of The
worst description Why should Burrows bark
back thiriy-seven years for comparison any
how he sayagely inquired. what similarity IS