The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-27
LINES OF CAMPAIGN.
Democrats to Fight 1t Out on Trusts
and Imperialism.


and Imperialism.
CHICAGO, July 26.-That the Demo
cratic party will make a united stand
against trusts and imperialism, that the
cid party lines have been established
and that the Republican organization
Will make no direct attempt to reach the
foreign American vote through the bu-
reaucratc agencies employed four years
ago are only few of the guide lines on
the coming campaign which are con-
ceded at national Republican headquar-
ters.
The Republican organization will do
away with It's foreign bureaus in the
present campaign. The reason assigned
for the elimination is stated thus by Vice
Chairman Henry c. Payne, Of the nation
al committee:
1.-The Republican national committee In
1896 duplicated great deal of work
done by the state committees. Now the
state committees are splendidly organ
lied and we shall leave to them as much
of the campaign work as we can con-
sistently with effective organization. In
1896 the silver issue was paramount and
| party lines were loosely drawn. This
| year we shall return to the plan of 1892,
| and turn over a great deal OF work which
| the national committee assumed in 1895.
Party lines will be tightly drawn this
year, and there is no necessity Of main
| tanning the foreign bureaus
Chairman Payne admits that the for
eign bureau organization under the ma
tional Republican committee in 1896 was
| effected in a great emergency which
emergency inferentially, he comedies, does
not now exist. Mr.. Payne expresses
! great confidence In the outcome next
fall, but 1t is apparent from various in
terviews had in Republican headquarters
! that the committee is lin the air as to
which issue to strike first. 1t apparently
is the intention of the party managers to
] try to force the silver issue in what are
conceived to be the hotbeds of white
metal sentiment and to defend imperial
| ism in localities where the people will
not listen to silver arguments.
| Should any pretentious effort be made
| to force the silver Issue, however, the
| indications are that the attempt will
| fail Secretary Charles A. Walsh, of the
| Democratic national committee, announc-
| ed yesterday that 80 per cent of the ap-
plications made to the Democratic or
ganization for campaign literature called
| for anti-imperialist and antitrust litera-
| ture.
1.-THE remaining 10 per cent" said Mr..
! Walsh calls for literature bearing upon
the currency and banking measures
adopted by the Republican congress.
| Practically, I may say, no calls are made
! for silver literature independent Of spe-
| cific matter relating to banking meas
ures''
what does this mean?" Secretary
| Walsh was asked.
at means he replied, THAT imperial
| ism. nff4itarism and trusts are the issues
| of the day. The people are devoung their
| interest this year to the paramount IS
Sues If Mr.. Heath is properly quoted
/ hot f1on mn =
! tons made at Republican headquarters
are for sound money literature then the
Republicans fear an exploitation of i'm
| perialism and kindred issues.
Henry C, Hedges, of Mansfield, o.,
| who has been appointed chairman Of the
| speakers committee, under the direction
of the Republican national committee, is
| expected to report here tomorrow. NO
information is volunteered as to the per-
sonnet of the speakers who will take the
| stump for the Republican ticket, but
there are excellent reasons for believing
that the old-time Lincoln Republicans
will not join in the acclaim.
| 1t is apparent from all that appears on
| the surface that the Republican man
ayers have not settled upon a definite
| plan of campaign, and that Senator Han
ma will be consulted before stumping in
yitations are extended Republican lead
| ministration is not above suspicion. 1t
has been figured by Democratic leaders
that few of the popular leaders in the
| Republican party will consent to go be-
fore the country under commission to
force a revival of the silver question.
! On the other hand a majority of the
Republican notables who have parted
! company with the administration have
! done so because of their rebellion against
the imperialist policy. Such men as Carl
| Schurz, Tom Reed, ex-President Harri-
| son and Henry U. johnson have decried
| the adoption of the Porto Rtcan bill.
! In Democratic circles, state and ma
tional, the party leaders are making their
fight on Imperialism, militarism and
trusts, issues which the Republicans,ap -
parently, ere seeking to avoid.
Senator Jones, through his private sec
rotary, Edwin Seton, issued notices yes
terday to members of newly appointed
committee which will meet at Indianapo-
lis Aug. s, and which win pass on the
contests in Indian territory, Oklahoma
and the District of Columbia, In order
| that the roster of the national commit
| tee may be completed. The committee
consists of n. c. Blanchard, Louisiana;
! ex-Goy. William Stone, Missouri; Mayor