The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-26
SOME VIEWS AT wASHINess
tBY c. A. EDwApns (,

seeineo 70 pe Doom on over 4, n
York for Judge Van WICK AT !,
ginning to look more like i,
The movement seems to be cones, '. I
hind the work Of the Commerc,.,
ers' and Hotel Mems Antl-Tr,.. ''ssa
About the same statement thai
in my letter was printed in sor ,ssa'z
Eastern papers and It has callsd y !.
interview from the secretary o. 4. "
He enters a general denial =, w ~
that the league is launching &. -
anybody, but he says they an ~.
miration for Judge Van WICK ~ N.
that he could be elected presJds,, !, na''
mated by the democratic partv
their only concern Is for thu ,,.. ~
Of democratic party, He saws m.
trust Issue is as strong in the r., 4. e
any other section of the cou,,,. ~
therefore 1t would be dangerou. !. =
party to nominate for the presld., !.
man who dubbed the States Of NJ &,
New Jersey and Connecticut .,ths !. IN
country. This would Indicate ssss
that there was a well deyelonss ', ~.
ment on foot TO sidetrack Mr. 49, s
1t Is possible to do so with Eastsr. N
In the convention. This only cor,nh, ~
what l have all along maintained
The anti-silver sentiment in M 4.
is as strong now as 1t was in 'ss .ran.
attempt to smother 1t and put IT, N
trust issue to the fore and nj. Z.
on tfat sort OF a platform who Il NJ
pronounced silver man will be- MA. :, 1
sure as a gun is iron. They are al,.,.
showing their hands and while they N
not succeed In defeating Bryan ior 4.
nomination they will make a rsa (, &
fight in the convention or rather IN 4.
primaries. against him. Not being j.
to defeat him they will go home and IN,
a knife In him as they did in the cs,s,
paign Of 's6. The East is for money Ii,
and the interest of the people az a ma,
secondary consideration. dom n.
much stock, either. in this moyen,n, II
the commercial travellers over II mi
section of the country In the intsrs,t Il
the democratic party. II is purely IN,
ish motive that impels them 10 com, 4
the democratic party. They know m
the democratic is the only party that 4,
be depended on to fight the trusts. MI
as the trusts have robbed them Of an n.
portunlty to make a living by firing mn
by the thousand on account Of The M.
solidation of business concerns, they TN.
to the party of the people with the CRY y
Cassius. don't think much OF tie a.
mocracy OF man who becomes a demo
crat for selfish reasons
~
These same commercial travellers Ia 4
were asked to come to the democlls
party and assist in the defeat Of III
party Of trusts and monopolies and tag
refused with the remark that the dent
cratic party was asking for the rspuds
tlon of the debts of the country, by adj
ing for the free and unlimited coinage Il
both gold and silver. Instead Of slvia
assistance to party that was advoNntg
Wv obOiiNlou VI Aht u dolS duu oafVsrEl
ing a greater volume of basic mona, Ia
would have elevated prices all over N
country and made times good, they IN.
ferred TO make pllgrimages to the cOlup
in Canton. Ohio. and applaud the speecha
from the little front porch, that hMt
them full OF platitudes and promises tM
have since turned to Dead sea fruit y
their lips. In '96 | was editing a COZ,
mercial travellers magazine In the Guy q
Chicago and ] know something Of y.
attitude OF the commercial travellers
know how arrogant some OF them sss
and how uncompromising and how la
matte. I know that the paper ] was el
/ ing lost a large number OF supscfpss
because I had the temerty to express "
opinion as to what would be good lns
/ for the commercial men OF the counlv 2
90 in the campaign, suggesting tAat bl'.l
was the man they should support aho "
democratic party was the party thal nas
out the most hope to them OF u'a.
business OF course there are mlA
thousand commercial men on the roaa
rather they were on the road unlii y.
by the trusts. who are as good democ'M
as anybody on earth and from prlnyr'
take my hat off TO them. but nv ".
very little sympathy for the class n,
come to the party Of the people 70 w sa,
| simply to get back into job, ana ~.
they are using it try TO kill It's plsa.ssa
OF principles. 1t will pay TO wascD ~
fellows,
The republican row over IN Inc ~.
OF New York is causing the admln'sus.
10 lie awake OF nights and givins a',
Hanna the cold shivers. Teddy Koo'e'
will now have to eat large ana up'a'S
dish of crow provided by that eas' u,
Plat, >or else he will have to wan Z
political plank into obscurity. Ieou'
severated loudly and with mncn Wy,
and great dental exhibition that tno ~ \
odorous Lou Payn would have 70 y, :.
the public udder as superintendent. u ~,
surance, when the time came ~ h.
has defed him to send in the name \. 4,
other man for the position, ana r.sF .art
served notice on Teddy that Payn III Il.
stay. II is now up TO Teddy ANY M
country is waiting anxiouslv 20 So
he will do. II he is compelled % ~ A
Plat his friends will resent H. ~, q.
fees Fiat then the row will % ~ ruhlI,s.
furious that the defeat OF me isr sr h /
State ticket in New YORK TINS ~, ~ar tii
foregone conclusion. Whichess, sooa i
cat jumps now will make LOT tnv ,,rs, II
the democratic party and, Oh 80
the whole people. Lay on MacuuA
~ 4.
Mr.. Bryan looks the very picture 4,
bust health as he appeared on 'a' Z.
OF the house while here the otne' ~
looks ut for another campaign su's !,
made in 9e. There was gov ..-,,B
talk going on here about the ~ "a
nominee for the vice presideas' IN,