The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-24

experience in their old country. but It ia
| hard to-say. The chief trait of a German
! is his disinclination to discuss political
question with an American that may in
! volve him in an argument that has
| tendency TO provoke unpleasant feelings.
/ He is by nature quiet and reticent, and
doesn't like to be pestered by politicians.
/ He will talk politics over his glass OF
| lager with his German friends, bus as q
| general rule that is about as far as ne
will go. This being the case, it is hard
to tell Just what effect the present colonial
| policy of the Administration has made
upon the German mind. It may be con-
/ siderable as the Democrats claim. and
! then ag.e i. may not amount TO much as
/ a political factor in tho next election.
The Democratic leaders in Ohio and
| elsewhere firmly believe that on the issue
! Of Republicanism VS.. Imperialism there
/ will be large accessions from the Germans
/ to the Democratic ranks. In many places
/ they give the names OF German voters who
| have come over, and say that there are
many mere who are with them, but will
/ not tell it. This may be all true, but 'the
/ proof OF the pudding" will be in the count
| ing of the ballots. One thing sure, there
| are few Germans that will vote for Nc
] Kinley solely on account of his war policy.
! This much in itself is something and will
/ 90 far to offset the war cry vote of Rooss-
! welt.
Mayor Jones' Strength.
While in Toledo had quite little
talk with Mayor Golden Rule Jones.
| who ran for Governor last year. and, with
out any organization or spending any
money, received 106,7 ,721 votes. He re-
| ceived about one-third of this vote. how
| ever, in his own county-Cuyahoga,
/ r,-b, l. ralr lar and
| is regarded as the champion of the
| plain people. II one has read the char
| acter of Nick Burr in THE Voice Of
| the People" one can form very good
| idea of the character of the Hon. s. NJ.
| Jones. He is an extremely plain man, of
| large build. and kindly in his manners.
| He talks earnestly, much like an eyangel-
| ist, and tries to impress you with the
| truth of his convictions. He is one or
those men who have the most absolute
| faith in the integrity and wisdom of the
| plain people. He believes that they can
always be trusted to DO what is right. He
is opposed to political bosses and political
organizations and when | asked him how
he reconeiled this belief with his support
of Bryan he said:
Il consider Mr.. Bryan the candidate of
the great mass of the people. He has not
allowed political bosses to run him. He
is the spontaneous choice Of three conven-
| tions. or of three great meetings of the
| people He is the friend of the people
and has always been, and if elected VIII
| stand by their interests
When ! told Mr.; Jones that / thought
| Mr. Bryan would certainly be elected il
Republican money did not buy up suifi-
| cient votes of the poor people to defeat
| him, he did not seem to like it much. He
| has such a sublime faith in the integrity
Of the people that he does not think they
| would sell their votes. In this regard,
| Mr.. Jcnes is a poor, innocent soul. He is
| an honest man, though, and, clinSinS con-
stantly to his golden rule motto. is always
doing good to his fellow man His ONCE
is thronged from morning to night with
people asking for help and advice. He
turns none away without kind word, and
the assistance that he is able to give.
Without being a nominee of any party,
he has twice had a wallIover for mayor.
and received more votes for Governor in
his home county last fall than the Demo-
cratic and Republican candid ties COM
bined. He will not accept the Democratic
nomination for Congress this year, or
allow his name TO go on the ticket. The
people however. seem determined to
send him to Congress anyhow. SO will
doubtless elect him by pasting his name
on the various tickets.
The Democrats here say that his sup
port OF Bryan is worth at least Z0,Vov
votes in the State for the Democratic
Presidential candidate, but. of course.
there is no way now to verify this claim
II IL should prove to be true. Mckinley
would lose the State. Mr.. Jones modestly
says that he thinks he can help Bryan
sFeat-deal-TBors by refusing TO be a can
didate himself for any office. The Demo-
Gratis, however. do not concur with Mr..
Jones in this view and have tried their
utmost to get him to go on their ticket
for Congress without success. But as
stated above. they propose to vote fer him
anyhow, which means the defeat Of
Southard, the Republican candidate.
A Socialist Answered.
In letter today to a Socialist. who
criticised his sstand for Bryan, Jones
wrote;
The Republican papers all over the country have
questioned my motives and assailed my charactfr
in a manner that must fill your heart with de-
light So tits clear shat Repuhlicanisn and
your kind Of Socialism are fully agreed on one
thing that Is, both are solidly -agin" Jones.
In order TO dizarm criticism such as yours and
the Republican organs. / declined non-Partlsan
nomination by petition for Congress. nomina-
tion that every discerning man in this district
will tell you would be practically equivalent to
an election. Knowing OF the deep-ssated infd'l-
itv that is our unbeief in fellow man, VII -eh
Is the real, hndrznce in the way OF Socialism
and equality and brotherhood, | declined tc ac-
ced, to the petition Of several thousand of M
fellow citizens in the hope Of enliglIfening such
as YOU who are ready to impute unworthy mo-
tfves to those who do not act according 10 the
narrow rule OF party.
| For some curious reason which no one
here seems able to clearly explain the
Democratic State Executive Committee
elected for its chairman to manage the