New-York tribune., 1900-08-16
SMITH GIVES WARNING.
THE POSTMASTER-GENER SAYS OVER
CONFIDENCE Is DANGER

Charles Emory Smith the Postmaster-General;
[ senator o. H Platt of Connecticut: Senator John
kean, Of New-Jersey. and G. W Wilson. Commits
sloner OF Internal Revenue the Republican
National headquarters in this city Yesterday and
talked with Senator Hanna and other leaders there
The conversation said relate mainly to the
! finances Of the Republican campaign. II has been
said at the headquarters that subscriptions the
campaign fund have not been as numerous or as
large the leaders expected II was said at the head
quarters yesterday that Coils P Huntington did not
make contribution to the campaign fund previous
10 his death He was at headquarters last week
and remarked that he intended to make a liberal
contribution, II was said. but his sudden death
came before he had made the contribution Post
master-General Smith and Senator Kean had
luncheon with Senator Hanna. The Postmaster
| General talked to newspaper men at the head
quarters about the campaign and the prospects Of
| President McKinley's reelection.
One thing would greatly emphasize" he said
lis, that too much is taken for granted as 10 our
certain success in the election The outlook is GER
tainly promising but there is danger that the
people are taking too much for granted. and that
success is assumed 10 be certain when II is not
certain unless the essential work and essential con-
ditions are fulfilled
What do you consider the leading issue of the
campaign asked.
Well. 7 can say in answer that the paramouu-
issue is not imperialism. The paramount issue is
the support Of the Government in the policies which
have brought prosperity and greatness TO the coun
the campaign is whether the Nation Is TO keep on
IN the pathway Of success which has been achieved
under the policies OF this Administration. or
whether 1t is TO incur the dangers which would
be greater than would have followed the election
Of Bryan in 1895. This election is much more i'm
portant than the election Of 1896 because It not only
involves the dangers that would have been involved
in the election Of Bryan in 1896, but It involves the
additional danger and risk Of the loss Of prestige
have gained in these four years"
" dangerous than it would have been four years
ago?"
Mr.. Bryan's declaration that In the event Of his
election he proposes 10 call Congress Immediately
together in extra session for the purpose Of deal
ing with questions which he would present to IT Is
practically decara ton TO the country that all the
menace that IS involved In his election would be
Immediately precipitated upon the country-that we
VIII not even have respite until December but
II will come just soon as he is iFs<a Red His
election. would Immediately Destroy pubIie ton-
hdence, and that blow would be all the greater in
view OF his declaration that within feur OfSnE hs
from that time ne would have assembled Congress-
together which would Of course, be a Bryan Con
gress If there a Bryan President
DO you think that all branches at Washington
would be Democratic in case OF Bryau's election 90
The House would De certain. and the other
branches close TO be practically in control Of
the President. 1t would be an immediate destruc-
ton OF public confidence. and arrest all enterprises
I think that the people have assumed that the pas
sage Of the currency Law was the settlement Of the
currency question Now. II is not the settlement
unless we have Republican Senate and Repub-
lican House II would be unsettled at once by the
election OF Bryan People have taken It for granted
that this question was settled and out Of the way
But it would become unsettled Immediately upon
change OF conditions"
Senator Kean, Of New-Jersey. was asked whether
he believed the people realized the danger OF
Organism?
II do not" he replied. II think the people in
my State think they are going TO be successful
without any reason for thinking So unless II is
because four years ago we won They have got
TO be aroused and made feel. too, that things are
not accomplished except by work They have got
to work. I think without doubt that IT is the
sentiment of a large majority of the people in New
Jersey that Mckinley will be reelected: they seem
20 think that IT is going that way. They have
not been aroused to the Importance OF the occa-
sion OF course, 1t is early with yet
many Of our people are away for the summer,
either to the mountains or seashore?"
When does your campaign begin?'' asked
We open on September 8 at Trenton. when
hold our State Convention. I expect TO take
active part in the campaign"
Joseph H Manley, OF the Republican National
Committee, who is Of the hardest workers at
the headquarters in this city. goes TO Maine
day to organize campaign work in his native State
He expects remain In Maine about a week.
the following statement gwen out the
headquarters yesterday having been made by
r c. Springate, the head OF the spr1ngate Dry
goods Company of E Paso. Ill:
am Democrat and I am going vote for Mr.
Alschueler the Democrat tic candidate for Governor
OF Illinois But National issues I for Nc
kinley. Throughout Central Illinois IL is the al
most unanimous sentiment Of the business men
that we should let we'll enough alone. I believe
the business OF the country will line up just
about they did in 1886. Out way the Bryan
Demomrats are talking mostly about Imperialism;
they don't say a word about silver they treat II
dead issue. but know II is not dead, and
the silver plank in the platform is the thing that
makes vote for Mckinley.
RED MAN WRITES OF FILIPINOS-