Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-02
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AN ISSUE
Hon. ChaS. R. Leonard Dis
cnSSeS Political Situation.
ARE AT SEA
The Country Is Enjoying Unusual
Prosperity-Mr. Leonard
Gives Instances.
DEMOCRATS ARE AT SEA

Hon, Charles r. Leonard, national re-
publican committeeman for Montana, who
went east a few weeks ago to assist the
committee in selecting a place for holding
the national convention, returned to Butte
Sunday with Eugene Carroll, receiver and
general manager for the Butte Water COM
pany. While east Mr.. Leonard made a
careful inventory of the political situation
and general conditions Of the ountry from
a business standpoint.
president Mckinley will doubtless be re-
nominated for the presidency by the re-
publicans,'' said he to an Inter Mountain
reporter today, land will have the honor
conferred upon him by reclamation. The
holding of a convention will be merely a
matter of FORM"
What in your opinion. will be the issue
in the campaign was asked.
zone of the principal issues will prob
ably be expansion. The silver question will
cut no material figure. The democrats do
not seem to be pushing 1t to the front or
making much OF an attempt to have It. be-
come an issue. They permitted the cur
rency bill to go through the lower house
of congress without lacking to it the slight
est reference to free coinage. They pro-
posed no amendments and made none, for
they were afraid it would have some erect
on the party in the east. Even Bryan IN
his speeches touched the matter in a scant
way, although he made reference to the
money question generally; all ct which
shows conclusively that silver Viii not pc
lem with the people what. the democrats
will scare IN as an annex issue to the ex-
wait until the republicans hold their con-
vention and outline a policy and then take
the opposite side. In other words, they ex-
pect the republicans to %enlighten them"
How is business in the east?"
TT is remarkably good. Many men in
Chicago told me they had never experienced
They cannot fill their orders. AS an illus
tration of this fact, l will say that Eugene
Carroll went to one of the large iron works
pipe to be used in connection with the water
plant in this city, and found the managers
very indifferent. They had sold all the
it fast enough to supply the demand. They
told Mr.. Carroll they did not know when
they could fill his order: This sentiment
is to be found everywhere.
TT is rather amusing to see a few OF
the leading democrats of the country. en-
deayoring toK make 1t t 5ipIs;rst TIN; that ,r times mes
prosperous" continued Mr.. Leonard, but
they cannot crush the truth. One promi-
east told me how depressed every line Of
business was and how many persons in
Chicago had solicited of him the price of
a lunch or a bed. He said he had ques-
cents for his time. On Christmas I ate din
ner with Hon. H.. L.: Frank in Cincinnati
anu saw ulIu again ia ANSW 1OIh. LII Tic
latter city he visited a wholesale liquor
subject of champagne. He was told that
during 1899 the firm had imported no, OOC
cases of a certain brand and that in no
other year had the importations been more
than SO. 600. The proprietors attributed the
increase to the improved condition Of the
business of the country. Mr.. Frank re-
fused to give the firm an order for some OF
the champagne because it could not be
filled within six months.
I'm regard to the charges of bribery
against Senator w. A.. Clark said Mr..
Leonard. lit is my belief that they will be
thoroughly sifted; neither time nor ex-
pense will be considered in doing it. And
while the disbarment of Mr.. Welcome may
have some bearing upon the result, the
action taken in that case will not settle the
senatorial matter. I think before the in
vestigaters get through with their job they
will have learned something of the demo
cratic methods in Montana. In the face Of
all the charges of bribery and corruption
that have been made in connection with
the case it is rather humilia for a mar
from Montana to be compelled to listen te
the remarks aimed at the fair state by
eastern men. When they speak of Montana
they have a sneer on their faces"
"What do you think of Quay's chances?'
has a strong following among the senator.
and may he seated. but in seating him the
precedent established in the case of Senate
Lee Mantle will be Overruled. If Quay /.
admitted to the ranks of the senators thu
republicans will get two a~dditions-ont
from Utah and the other from California
and the democrats One-frOm Delaware"