The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-29

Administration first claim with regard
| to the new law was right, then Secretary
| Cages late so-called discovery of its in
! efficiency is a deliberate attempt to de-
ceive-either that or it displays a lament
able lack Of financial wisdom on the part
Of the Secretary or the Treasury If. on
the other hand. this last statement of
Mr.. Gage is correct. then the party has
not kept its pledge to the financial in
terests of the country and in boasting las.
winter to the contrary the Administration
/ folk either knew they were not telling the
truth or they are woefuily lacking in the
proper financial education. Neither view
I OF the matter is lattering to Secretary
Gage. though his friends declare that the
/ recent statement issued in his name was
not really prepared by him.
Mr.. ROosevelt.-As an evidence of how
thoroughly the fractions Rough Rider
is now under the control OF Sena-
tor Plat it is pointed out that the
lone hero OF the Spanish war not only has
come out fat-footed for OdelI for Gov
ernor, after opposing that gentleman with
his mouth for several weeks, but that he
also Will make the speech putting Oiell in
nomination at the Saratoga convention
next week. It is true that only yesteTdly
Roosevelt declared he would not make iris
speech. but it is also true that Mr. Flat
said he would. And who doubts that what
Platt says in New York these days does
not "go?" The Rough Rider has admitted
that he would not object to delivering a
speech at the convention which could be
construed as an endorsement" of Odell,
but at last accounts he was swearing that
he would not make the nominating speech.
When the willy Mr.. Platt was asked about
this he smiled blandly and repeated his
former declaration that Roosevelt Wodld
make the nominating speech. This is a
small matter. but Platt's attitude is SO
stubborn-and firm that naturally the ques-
tion is being asked what ii means. APP
paren;ly the only answer is that Mr. Platt
has determined to completely hack Roose-
welt before the campaign is over. with the
object of having, better control of him
when the election is past. Then if the
Rough Rider should be, chosen by the pao-
Pile to preside over the Senate Mr.. Plat
would continue TO be his boss, or If in
their wisdom the people choose somebody
else-say the Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, to
preside over the Senate-Mr. P:att will
have Roosevelt exactly where he wants
him in New York-to wit, a brow beaten
as well as a discredited leader. This
means that he can never again rise up to
annoy Platt or interfere in any way with
the development of Platt's political and
business schemes. Still, if the Rough
Rider should persist to the end in his re-
fusal to make the nominating speech for
Odell-a man he is known to heartily de-
spise-it may be that this estimate OF him
viii have to be revised little.
Is Tiilmnn in r.-Discomfort-
ing news concerning the Hon. Benjamin
% l.
olina. A campaign of the usual heat and
fury is in progress in that State and is East
reaching a climax Just what issues of i'm
portance are involved it is difficult for
an outsider to learn. though from the ex-
element that has been raging for a month
it is evident that some thing of tremen-
dous Importance to the South Caroinians
is to be determined by the primary cleo
lions soon to be held. Nobody has had
the hardihood to announce himself in the
race for the Senate against Senator Till
man, whose reelection will depend upon
the result of the primaries. hut he has
told everybody who don't agree with him
on some local issues to scratch his name
in the primaries. The Baptist and Meth
odist brethren have been after him ham
mer and tongs during the past two weeks,
and the preachers of these denominations.
it is said, are advising their hocks to voc
against the Senator. 1t is considered pos
sible for some candidate against him to
bob up at the last minute and II this
should happen there is no telling what i'll
luck might befall Tillman. At the sans
time. he is telling the people that he
doesn't want to longer represent them at
Washington unless they endorse his dis !
pensary law, and II they vote against him
CT this proposition in She primaries II is
barely possible that the Senator may Ie-
fuse to stand for reelection. This would !
be the most unique occurrence in the mod |
ern politics of the country, but as Senl-
tor Tillman is unique statesman he may |
make his threat good
Not Too Snnguinc.-Some wise Demo- |
Gratis in Washington are viewing with sus-
picion the report recently sent out from
Indiana to the effect that poll of that |
State made by the Republicans shows that |
the Hoosiers are ready TO convert the Re |
publican majority of $4,000 four years ago |
into a Democratic majority of $4,000 this |
year One account of this very interesting |
discovery has 1t that the figures reveal the |
startling fact that Mr.. Bryan Will carry |
the State in November by a majority near |
er 40 600 than Is 900. The manner in which |
the news is said to have leaked out OF |
the Republican State Committee is espe |
ciaIly viewed with suspicic2. 1t is con-
tended that Republican organization rarely |
ever is so loose as this story indicates |
the Indiana committee to be- 1t is sus- /
pected that the report is one of the new |
tricks the Hoosier Republican managers
are resorting to in this campaign. and for
this reason it is, urged that the Demo-
cratic managers should not place 100 much
in it. During the last campaign
Mr. Hanna used TO let reports like this
one leak from his committee at Chicago
and his pains usually were rewarded by
some Democrats of prominence going OFF |
on a merry rainbow chase Now, the Re-
publican nominee for Governor of Indiana.
the Hon Winfield Taylor Durbin. was
closely associated with Mr.. Hanna in the
of the last national cam
paign, and it may be that Colonel Durbin