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his future political movements seems TO
have hit center. said several months
ago that ne would never take his posi-
tIon again dn the interior department,
and that he would be on the stump for
the democratic Ticket before the cam
paign was over.
This was before his return from the
South African republic and / had good
reasons for making the statement. had
talked to MIR. Davis before his departure
for Africa and. while he did not say 20
me in so many words that be conlem-
plated the move he has made. ne IN
timated Il SO strongly that he LEFT no
sort Of doubt in my mind as to his IN
tentions. Putting all the things together
that he said. they simply meant that he
would no longer be hectored by the man
who now occupies the position OF secre-
tary OF the interior, and whose brain
under the hat of Web Davis would have
as much room as bat would in church.
He was also having more or less frlc-
ton with the cranky commissioner OF
pensions, Hon. III. Clay Evans. was
satisfied also. from the letter, received
from HIM in this city while in the Trans
vaal that he would come home with views
altogether at variance with those enter
tanned by his pro- British administration.
knew that he would try to fix those
views In tho republican National plat
form and that he would fall down hard,
also felt reasonably certain that they
would be incorporated In the platform
which would be promulgated at Kansas
CITY and that that would settle the thing
SO far as Web Davis political allegiance
was concerned. for / knew the big heart
and brain and generous nature possessed
bv him and / knew that he would he ter
ribly In earnest in his advocacy of the
Boer cause.
Therefore, ] took no great risk In pre-
dieting what ! did
! want to say now that the acquisition
of Hon. Webster Davis is a big one for
| the democratic party. 1t is much bigger
than they now think. There is no man
| IN this country who Is the superior OF the
new convert to democracy as a campaign
orator He has the most remarkable
voice l ever heard. 1t is musical aud its
carrying capacity is superior to that VI
Mr.. Bryan's, and that is saying a good
deal. for. as every one knows. Mr.. Bryan
has a wonderful voice. Web Davis has
Great personal magnetism and his oratory
has the power OF convincing the hearts
of men which. in political campaign, ~
OF more moment than the kind that
merely convinces the mind.
OFF the stump no is the prince of good
fellows and the best mixer l ever knew.
What he fails to do with his oratory he
will complete by personal contact With
the people after his address is over.
When be is turned loose in the State of
Kansas among those old G. A. r. pen
sioners to whom he tried to be liberal
while constituting the law as assistant
secretary of the interior, he will play sad
havoc with the administration commits
sionar OF pensions and compel the I'M
leading OF that gentleman in sheer self
| defense. The fact that Hanna caused the
head OF that functionary to bump the cell
ing at Philadelphia with a dull and sick
enlng thud Is an indication OF his ter"
mlnal facilities.
AS soon as Web Davis gets into action
with his 13-inch gun l predict that the
Tennessee interests OF Mr.. Evans will
require ell mis- attention and that will be
his excuse for retiring from the pension
bureau and relieving the administration
OF the Evans burden Therefore. Web
Davis will help US with the old soldier
vote.
He will be a tower OF strength In an
other direction. His advocacy OF the
! Beers and their cause will win many q
German vote that would otherwise have
| gone to the republican ticket. and he Will
be turned loose by the democratic cam
palgn committee in the places where it
will do the most good in that direction,
| viz. Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin.
! Their we'll known ant!pathy to the impe-
rialisto twist that has been given things
under this administration. added to their
sympa nv for the Beers. will complete
! the conquest or over so per cent OF the
German vote in this country. and that
means overwhelming victory for the dem
ocratic party at the polls.
! II we even get 80 per cent of that vote.
which went almost wholly to the repub-
! ilcan party in the campaign of 1896 we
viii win hands down. | am fully con-
WINGED. from my conversations with some
or the leading German republicans in this
country, that we will get over 80 per cent.
| II we do. Web Davis will have been one
of the factors in the redemption of Lao
country from the rule OF trusts and polit
| ical harpies.
| uhe democratic congressional campaign
committee has not really got down to
the hard work of the campaign as yet
but 1t has not been idle with the limited
means at its command. 1t has already
had printed and distributed hundreds of
! ~ ~NAHINAoh SOOuiuGutb IN lDe
shape Of speeches delivered in the last
session Of congress, These speeches
cover the trust question, tho money
question. the Puerto Rican tariff ques-
ton and imperialism
Among the speeches that have been
sent out as campaign documents the
speeches delivered by the Texas mem
bers hgure conspcuously. There were
hundreds of thousands OF the anti-impe-
Hallsm speeches made by Bob Henry
and Tom Ball printed and sent out over
the country. Speeches on the trust ques-
ton by Kleberg and Jim Slayden are liz
Guided in the good things sent out oy
the committee. and also the great spen,h
on the gold standard bill made by Joe
They are also going to print and scat
Ter broadcast over the land the great
speech made by Senator Culberson on the
Puerto Rican tariff bill
besides these excellent speeches made
ov the Texas members tho committee has
elready sent out and will continue to lend
out hundreds OF different speeches made
during the last session and all of whl1h
VIII make powerful good and interesting
reading for the honest people OF THIS
country and which will 90 10 them NV
me hundred thousands.
It is likely that the congressional cam
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