El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-21
POLITICAL OUTLOOK
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ed at the polls next November on the
great questions Of imperialism and ex
pansion. Summed up in few words. Il
means. in those states where negro
dead letter, thai the white votors car
give their attention to the national
questions, knowing that their fire.
sides are safe while they do IL. just
hoG much this can be counted upon
however cannot be estims ted. Il is
known however that expansion Is no,
meeting with the disfavor in the south
that the democratic party managers
would like to affirm.
THE PROSPEROUS SOUTH
The appointment of negro postmss-
tsrs in the.south has done much toward
antagonizing the white element. The
south 10 now entering on one of the
prosperous periods of its existence.
excepting not even its palmiess days
Just before the war. Within the past
of 300 percent in the number of cotton
mills In the south, and within the next
few months there will be put into
operation at Columbia 8. c., the largest
cotton mill in the world. Ii will rival
In capacity and number of employees
the famous Eagle and Phoenix mill Al
Columbus, Ga. All of these facts are
going to have considerable bearing on
the elections Of next fall.
LITERARY GENT.
There is considerable forcible talk
Of running literary gent" for con-
gress from the Rochester IN. W
district, says an exchange. His name
is James Brock Perkins, republican,
who, the correspondent of the New
York Tribune says, has written q
number Of we'll known books, including
France Under Mazarin," "Frsnce
Under the Regency" France Under
Louis Nv" and lately Of "Richelieu
and theGrowth of FrenchPower." Mr..
Perkins is also we'll known as a lawyer
in Rochester, and has served in the
state assembly. The fight is on be-
tween Mr.. Perkins and Representative
]. NJ. E. O'Grsdy for the republican
nomination. The city of Rochester Is
said to favor Mr.. Perkins and the rural
portion of the district is SAID to favor
Mr.. O'Grsdy.
OPENING Up IN OHIO.
Secretary Dick of the republican
committee has announced that
the campaign in Ohio will be formally
opened at Youngstown on September
s. Senator Foraker has bsen designat-
ed to sound the keynote of the battle.
and Mark Hanna AID other prominent
party men will be present.
MICHIGAN FOR EXPANSION
The people of Michigan without re-
gard 70 party have Endorsed the ques-
lion OF territorial expansion, and the
democrats will find they have Q hard
row to hoe II they attempt to get into
public office upon this question. Michi.
gan has never been 60 pross
porous % she Is now. Every
factory is busy, and has large orders
ahead. The unsuccessful, pes.
populistic sgitstor, will have
more than considerable difficulty In
2 citing any comfort there.
= The democrats are trying to find an
Hollander to run against
William Alden Smith,
The voluble statesman from the Grand
Rapide. Mich, district. There are
q large number OF Holland-American
In that district who profess to be
much disguised with Mr.. Smiths
conduct in congress regarding the
Boer war. Mayor Perry, of Grand
Rapids, q very popular democrat, has
been asked 10 enter the Lists against
Mr.. Smith, but refuses on the ground
that he believes it would be better for
the party this year to nominate q
Mr.. Perry ran two years
ago, but was beaten by 5000 votes.
That is quite . majority for the
democrats to overcome, and they viii
Assuredly have to capture the Hol-
landers If they win.
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
The dominant issue of the campaign
will be the continuance of the present
All other questions will
be of secondary Importance. The
dog that snapped his bone for reHec-
tion in the water never tried the ex-
pertinent again. Human beings are
som etimes "a wise as dogs.
Whist most people want is something
wi Id and gentle, when in need of a