New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-01
THE PASSING THRoNG

John Rodgers OF San Francisco who -.
Gently returned from trip to China and Nan.
when seen at the Fifth Avspr.
AMERICA Hotel yesterday said: Il ras 80
IN THE TO learn upon my arrival horna 80.
ORIENT. progress had been made tovs-s
fixing the future policy IN rs,.-s
10 China. and that the open door and ma ar
zones Of influence policy will prevail. With cnf1s
divided under the latter plan and all tina go
nations controlling certain great areas into vbi.,
competition in trade could not save with ,hs
consent % the nation in control. our !mpor.a,.
trade with China would be greatly restricted a,s
the enormous possibilities in its future growth
practically done away with. The open door policv
however. viii mean much to America, for beHsv.
we can compete in trade with the world without
fear and without favor.
The East IS at present Accordingly Interesting
place to be in. and what # be in the future
makes II intensely And Just here should Ike
to say Mark Twain said OF his relatives. that h
kept them for his own cussing. 50 feel toward
the English. / shouldn't mind licking them
were the occasion to arise. but I don't want any
one else to- For that reason I am pro-Engiish IN
the present South African war, but also on
the British side because believe that Interests
interviewer with those Of England. and for that
country to be beaten in South Africa would be
heavy blow given to the United States Not only
through ownership Of territory. but through our
In the East. and no one who is familiar with the
i}nnnisb tb o1 PbiII OIene {ns Snas re vii rs
England, our interests there hand IN hand ard
between us we can come pretty close to dominating
China's future policy But let England be defeatsa
In South Africa with the consequent and fatal loss
East would Be hopeiessly Injured and we should I'd
the world acs es II 80 s e. ss P q
little lonesome selves I think you would then find
back and our trade would be confined to Just 50
much OF the territory as we ourselves actually
Colonel Fl. Fl. Prettyman. formerly on Gov
eruor BushneITs staff who present. said.
you know am a farmer. and
DOESN'T SEE there Is one thing We farmers %
WHY THE the West do not understand. and
MARKET that is the course OF your stock
GOES DOWN. market here. Why should good
stocks bring low prices when the
farmer is prosperous? The farming class. which
Is really the mainstay OF the Republic.
better off, and tilers OF the soil the country
have their mortgages paid up and have money IN
eye for investments They haven't had as much
money for fifteen or twenty years as they have TO-
day and they are ready and anxious 70 invest L.
as know from personal experience or course II
doesn't amount to much in an individual case. but
1t is the little drops Of water and little grains OF
sand over again. and the aggregate so waiting In
the market which is more or less Of barometer
showing the condition Of the country does not re-
fleet the great present prosperity or the farmer
Ex-Governor Asa 5. Bushnell OF Ohio is IN The
city on business trip. and when seen at the Wal
dorf-Astoria yesterday said: AL
EX-GOV- most all the politics in Ohio az
ERNOR present centres in the Legislature.
BUSHNELL Since my retirement from Office
TELLS WHAT have been almost constantly at
TO EXPECT nv home, in Springfield busy
FROM OHIO. with my private affairs and have
not as yet been 10 Columbus I Co
not think, however. that there is at present any
business before the Legislature OF especial iupor
lance, except that calling for the Improvement OF
the Ohio River Cincinnati. While political mat
tiers are at present quiet with US the State viii
strongly support -he President for denomination IN
convention and give a substantial majority for his
reelection at the polls, for regard il a
practical certainty that he will be renOminated-
There have undoubtedly been factiOnal differences
in the Republican party in the past. and doubt
that the warning factions yet recOnCiled, and
expect the spring elections will show that they are
not There also number OF people IN the
Buckeye State who rot fully in accord with
the socaIled expansion policy OF the Administration
But with Major Mckinley's denomination facjiOnal
differences Will. temporarily at least. disappear.
His great personal popularity with the people OF
Ohio will come into play. and the opposition 70
the expansion policy Will not be allowed to affect
the result at the polls. No in ansyer to quss-
ton. II don't know what John Mclean is up TO.
but 1t is said he intends making strong bid for
the Democratic Vice-Presidential animation
Everything in business way with is prospecting.
and naturally in a cOntented frame OF
mind. Come an again / am always glad
to newspaper men, You know, once had an
interest in paper myself. and so might be said
to belong TO the profession, certainly. added the
Governor. regretfuy, paid enough tors an initia-
ton fee"