The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-25
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
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or both parties seem very much inter
ested just now in Mr.. Andrew Carnegie.
Somebody somewhere started the report a
week ago that the great ironmaster YVES
going to come over to the support of Mr..
Bryan Ia this campaign on the issue of
Imperialism. 1t appears that forthwith the
Atlantic cable companies began to do a
good business in handling messages be-
tween the Hon. Mark Hanna in New
1ork, and Mr.. Carnegie, in Scotland. What
assurances Mr.. Hanna has received from
! Carnegie cannot be learned definitely.
| though there is a cock-sure air about Mr.
Mckinley's political manager whenever
J the subject of CarneEie's attitude is men
/ TONED, which seems to indicate that there
[ Is no uneasineSs On that score at Repub-
/ licah headquarters. To aggrayate the sub
/ Ject still more, one New York newspaper
yesterday protested to have received
/ through its London correspondent positive
/ assurance from Mr. Carnegie that There is
/ no truth whatever in the report that he Is
1 to support Bryan. Another New York
newspaper claimed 10 have obtained
| through similar source word from the
cenny Scotchman that he is now prepar-
ing a magazine article. for publication in
this country in October. setting forth his
reasons for supporting Bryan. The con-
excited is that Mr. Carnegie is at this
minute supporting Mr. Mckinley in the
most practical and substantial way, to wit
with his money. 1t Is true that Mr. Car
negie is very great anti-imperialist. but
II Is also true that Mr.. Carnegie is very
great trust magnate-about the biggest,
in fact, in the whole lot except the Stan
d2rd Oil group of fnanciers 1t is stated
as a fact that Mr.. Carnegie paid out $1,000
in cable tolls to get Senator Hoar's first
anti-imperialist speech, delivered more
than year ago. into the hands of Aguin-
aldo. At that time Mr.. Carnegie was
against the Administration. But so was
the Hon. George Frisbie Hoar 1t has since
been proved indisputably that Senator
Hoar's interest in the subject of imperial
ism is purely academic and as Mr.. Car
nesies intellectuals are built on the plans |
and specifications of Senator Hoar's. it Is !
argued that bis interest in imperialism is |
Just about as frothy as the distinguished |
Massachusetts statesman's. Besides, Nj |
Carnegie is the biggest manufacturer of /
aTmor plate in the country. The Admins
tration has in its control. without Com
gressional check anywhere along the line.
all the contracts for the armor plate to be
used in the construction of the new ships
under way and authorized Why, then IL
is being asked by persons who know the
difference between a hawk and hernsaw |
calculated to do Mr. Bryan more good than
ii is to do Mr.. Mckinley harm? 1t is con-
sidered possible that Mr.. Carnegie may 1
talk bravely for Mr.. Bryan. but he will
put up his money bravely for Mr.. McKin-
ley. And Mr.. Carnegie's money talks more
effectively than his mouth.
Golfer n PossibiIity.-Exnertenc mol
itical observers who have been much in
New York during the past month do not
regard Coler's chances for the Democratic
nomination as altogether
hopeless. With remarkable unanimity OF
opinion they declare that if he should
win the nomination over the fierce oppo-
siticr of Croker and Murphy he would
sweep the State in November. regardless
Of the danger of treachery in his party.
It is strongly suspected that something
more than the comptroller's courageous
light on the Ramapo steal is responsible
tor Mr.. Cookers hostility. and that Mayor
Van Wyck's present unfoi tunate plight
over the Ice Trust exposures is not wholly
remote from the causes which have oper- |
lted to make hila unacceptable to the
Iammany chieftain. some well-informed
Democrats as well as Repub-
leans, boldly charge that Governor
Roosevelt is in the fisht against Coler to
he extent OF promising Immunity to the
ce Trust mayor on the condition that
he States electoral vote be given to the
as well as'tl1at a Republican
ucceed the Rough Rider at Albany 1t |
S not believed Roosevelt bargained for ,
)dell to succeed him. bue as that is merely
trifiing detail oyS- Ehich he has no
ontrol it will have to 10 in with the gem '
raj scheme that is now being worked out e
lr- Croker yesterday moved his head /
uarters to Tammany Hall and announced
hat he was goingsto take personal charge
( the city end of the campaign against
'oler. Ex-senator Murphy has charge OF 3
he upstate end of the antl-C oler fight. Ii
Despite all OF this MIR Coler's friends A
ave not yet despaired of his success.
hey declare, that the popular sentiment .
SO strong for Coler that when the State },
onventicn meets at Saratoga on Septem- :,
er IL the delegates will take the case in y
heir own hands and politely but firmly :,
form Mr.. Croker that they must be =
1nsulted while the work of making the y
tate ticket is going on. -
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