The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-29
Latest Intelligence Of Transpirine
Events at the National
Capital.
the TREND OF PUBLIC usEN!IAEAT.
Lack Of Interest In the Republican
National Convention = nanna's
"Sure Thing" pintform-The Me-
kinIey Policy Towards Great BRIT
ain-Trust "Prosperity.'
Especial Correspondence

ton at Philadelphia. The delegates
positively yawned with weariness and
the public refused 10 attend the affair.
If the leihargy Of the convention is
an indication of the kind of campaign
the republicans are going 10 put up. 1t
looks like confession of defeat before
hand. Even the imperturbable Mark
Hanna seems to realize that the DRIFT
OF public sentiment is against his
party.
Hanna with his usual lack Of tact let
the country see during the national
convention how completely he is the
party boss. lie hobnobbed with mil
lionaires and trust directors and he let
il be clearly understood that Mckinley
was only the puppet which he and his
moneyed friends put up 10 move as they
willed. Even the few instances where
| Hanna tried TO give out the impression
that he was not entirely in control
were so clumsily managed as to be abb
surd.
The voters Of the country. regardless
of party. are not Pleased al the open
| attempt to control affairs in the inter
est of the moneyed few. The whole at
mosphere of the Philadelphia conyen-
ton intensiiies the interest in the dem
ocratic national convention at Kansas
City.
That will be serious gathering oe'
cause matters Of grave Importance are
10 be discussed and acted upon bu; i
will be n real convention in close touch
with the peop,e and trying 10 carry
ont their wishes for a return to honest
and constitutional government. Iher'
will be enthusiasm and earnest pur
pose AZ the Kansas City convention art
II will lie spontaneous. Not all tn
brass banos nor cNpcnsiye display q
Philadelphia could ga,'anze the re
publican performance into any sem
blance Of life.
Everybody knew tha' the affair wa
cut and dried in WASHINGTON "he- -
cenf TOT me -orNs ~ ~ tii' ''''1
might as wfii haNe s'@lD nome "N'
Hanna anc ma i'itnoS announce IN
candidates ahu PLATFORM.
lhe republican convention was no,
anle ioF me mum ~ -"N'i Y men ~
cials--high ana ipW-Nho l""ia ',"'
70 leave ihfir un'leS IN was W. n
nnd run over y" fhl4A"Fip ~ Ill
sns Wy ihtre VIII ne "i'''A'''iH "'.',
eni from hering ~ aui"ha'ie 90 /,
gates aiH ahNious oi'ct h''Nc'S'
wil be 2 convention Mhtre 'he N'''
gates acirnllN represent the seh',ii +
D(0NlR. IN
honest difiarcncts o. "P'hlun NnV
might Pc eNptcteu irVh g" 4" +
from wceiF-s' paratf, s'c'iohs. VIZ N
cications are 'ha' 'he ha'sas ~ ~
vention WIZ ne harhoh'"uS- hoi y !.
rhe VfaNeAarN NalNDhN ~ "PP'iN'-
the republican gathering PIX 'he hA'
mony which comes when men crop =
minor diilerences y oFo'r Y" 'rAi VIZ
grave problems which alfc' w N*r
life and continuance 81 Tree nation
Trucking Z" Great britain
The Chinese complication is causin
! not a little anxiety in Washington
; There is every indication that the q
Z nestle convulsion in China viii drag
, tho European nations. and i Is din
cult 10 loTtS'' tlt' h1'
The administration is not talking 5
| loudly now about its "open door wit
: China. In fact u has recently allow'
. the publication Of consular reno'
( from one Of the chief ports in Chin
pointing ont that the Chinese have 7
I use whatever for American manufa
> 'urcd goods. They prefer their clnms
hand methods 70 our complicated M
e ch;nery and their wants are so simp
l. and their standard ~ living 50 lo
that they have no desire for our man
: featured products. and even II they ha
I they have no money with which 10 bt
v them.
' The administration has known 2
Z along that the cry of expansion
Z oriental trade" was delusion. but
q served 10 distract attention from u
costly laundering IN the Philippines.
Now. however. immense pressure
heirtr lrauuh- IN lpar an he nd mi MI