The evening times., 1900-10-17
POLITICAL GOSSIP.


''The Bessener steel plant and the rail
mill of the Illinois Steel Works, at S5uth
Chicago, employing from 1900 to 1900
men, viii be closed for two weeks. and
possibly longer Notice to this effect,
signed by C. H. Mccullough, General Su-
perintendent, was posted at the works
with general repairs given as the rea-
son. E. J. Burlington, President of the
Illinois Steel Company. said lack Of or
ders had made closing a necessity.
.''The steel trade in general has been
hesitating the last few weeks he said
Our largest customers in all lines tell
US that they don't care to place any
orders till after they know what the re-
suit of the election will be. This state
ment is generally true in all lines of
steel manufacture, but we are not forced,
however. to close down our other mills
at South Chicago nor any Of our mills
at other places. %
The Philadelphia Record" sounds a
warning note against prospective Repub
lican election frauds in the Quaker City
Says the "Record:'s
IF overtopping and stupendous frauds
shall not be perpetrated at the coming
election in Philadelphia it will not be
because the Republican machine leaders
have not laid the firm foundation for
them The purchase of 10000 poll tax
receipts can only be interpreted as en-
advance notice that no effort will be
spared to make the vote tally with the
padded assessors lists Nothing can
balk this intended raseality. but high
courage and extreme vigilance upon the
part of the friends OF honest government
on the day of election
According to advices from Wilmington,
Del, SO many Republican knives are -four
| ishing in the First Legislative district OF
that city that alarmed Republican leaders
are beseeching James Kitchen to with
| draw as candidate for the Legislature
The Addicks men have it in for Kitchen
| because he refused to vote for Mr.. Ad-
| dicks while member of the Legislature
| The frightened leaders want Joseph
| Wiggleworth or Seth H. Feaster put or
| in Kitchens place Mr.. Kitchen was
| elected two years ago by a slender ma
/ jority, and Republican leaders admit he
| is certain TO be defeated. Chairman
Neary, OF the Democratic Committee, de
! ciares that no matter what the Republi-
cans Go, the Democrats viii carry the
district by over 200 plurality.
In regard to the Republican assertion
that there is no Imperialism, the "Balti-
more Sun" says: ''The idiotic claim o
! Mr. McKinley's supporters that the charge
| of Imperialism is a bugaboo and myth
having ro foundation IN fact. because
| their idol does not wear an imperia
crown or carry a sceptre. is like denying
| that there is evil in this world because
/ no sensible person believes in devil
| dressed in scarlet tights, with horns, &
| cloven hoof, and a forked tail
! Dispatches from Wilmington say tha
the report that Judge George Gray. of the
United States Court, will vote for Bryan
is fully confirmed,
| Democrats are greatly elated over the
attitude of Judge Gray, who is the leader
of the Delaware Gold Democrats. They
say it means that the State win surely cas-;
its electoral vote for Bryan. Practically
| all the Gold Democrats in the State are
now working shoulder TO shoulder with
| their party brethren in the fight against
imperialism and the trusts.
| No stancher Gold Democrat exists than
Judge Gray In 1896 he considered thai
| the money question was the oyershadow-
| ing issue, and he was for Palmer and Buck
ner Now that Imperialism is the issue he
| will vote accordingly.
| The fact that Judge Grey was member
| of the Peace Commission which concluded
| the Paris Treaty lends additional signifi-
canoe to his attitude. 1t has been rumored
| that Judge William r. Day, of Canton
| who headed the commission, is also against
| Mckinley, but this is not yet confirmed
| Democrats say that Judge Gray expected
when he signed the treaty that the Filipi-
nos would be made free instead IF being
subjected, as has since been the ease, tC
a ruthless policy Of war and conquest.
An enterprising Baltimore firm ha:
| printed campaign poster which has beer
| accepted by the National Committee o.
the Democratic party. II represents MARI
Hanna dressed in his dollar-mark ehecl
suit handing dinner pail to workman
| in front of a polling window. The vesse
! is marked Republican full (?l dinner
| pail The inscription underneath th'
! picture is telling. It is: The lnoderr
! Jacob and Esau- Workingmen. Will yoI
! sell your birthright for mess of rot
| tage?"
That Sulu treaty has been much dis
| eussed. and the more it is discussed III,
worse 1t appears. The Boston Post
says:
Mr. Bryan draws Assistan
| Secretary Meiklejohn into pret
| ty close quarters on the subjec
of our Sulu slaves. Stripped of all pre-
varication. the whole question lies in
nutshell. The Thirteenth Amendment t.
| the Constitution says that slavery shall
not exist within the United States or an,
| place subject to their jurisdiction
.'One or two simple questions then re
| main. Are the Sulu Islands subject to tn
| jurisdiction of the United States? If the,
| are not then the Republicans give ava,
the whole case The only remaining ques
| ton is Does slavery exist there? If
does then further kquibbling is unnecessa
| ry. Mr. McKinleys Sulu treaty is a mat
| ter that his party had better say as littl
| about as possible. II is mistake tha
has made LIS the laughingstock of TIL
world. 10 say nothing OF directly violatin
| the Constitution
! Commenting on Roosevelt's declaration
regarding the inability OF the Republican
tarty to curb the trusts, because there i
| no law 20 reach them, the "Baltimor
Sun says;
New York has a strong antitrust law
| but no trust has been troubled under i
while Mr.. Roosevelt and Republican At
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