The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-22
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Hanna's First speech.-Mr Hanna
made his first speech of the campaign yes
terday It was at Asbury Park and it
may be the last speech the Presidents po-
IticaI manager viii make during the cam
pagn. Though the Hon. Perry S. Heath
has told Mr.. Hanna that there is a eiamor
/. in all parts of the country for him to take
the stump, the great man apparently has
concluded that he can be Of more service
to the cause by bossing the other speakers
than by taking the stump himself In his
AsbuTy Park Grafton Mr.. Hanna sounded
the keynote of the campaign in a double
sense. Ee began his eloquent address
thus: We are on the eve of a campaign
second in Importance to none other in the
history of cur party-IA voice: THAT s
/ right! la campaign upon the issues of
which depend our future prosperity" 1t is
inferred that Mr. Hanna was appealing to
the trusts in New Jersey in the declaration
that our future prosperity depends upon
the result OF the campaign. 1t is note
worthy that he made no reference at the
beginning of his speech to the interest of
/ the country in the campaign or its is
sues. We are on the eve of a campaign
second in Importance to none other in the
:
succinct manner in which the famous ora
tor defined the case. Then Mr.. Hanna
went on TO tell his hearers that he feared
there was too much oyerconfidence among
Republicans. il behooved them to get to
work IN earnest Immediately and keep at
II until the polls close on election day in
November. Presumably Mr. Hanna's
speech VIII be the model for all the Nc
kinley spellbinders. That is to say, the
principle Of argumentum ad hominum''
! laid down by Hanna is to be adopted by all
OF his campaign orators, and future pros
perity' for all party workers is to be the
raIlyIng cry. This sort of thing is what
makes Mr.. Hanna's ora tory so effective
among Republicans He serves notice on
them that those who don't hustle shan I
snare in the party's prosperity just as
a year ago he told his workmen at Ashta-
buia, Ohio. that if they voted against the
Republican State ticket he might have TO
close up his factory there.
Nevada Jones Next.-Senator Stewart
having renounced allegiance to BRYAN in
temporary forgetfulness OF the crime of
45, declaring that imperialism is the
paramount issue of the campaign, and that
ne Is an fmpeTialist. it is understood that
Mr. Hanna's next coup will be manifested
by Senator Stewards distinguished COL
league, the Hon. John P. Jones, of Gold
Hill, coming out for Mr.. Mckinley This
wilr serve skill further to emphasize the
Democratic contention that free coinage is
not even remotely an issue in this cam
paign, and undoubtedly will have the ef-
feet Of bringing back TO the party all that
element Of goldbugs who are more inter
ested in the success of Democracy and
good government than in the continued
prosperity Of the trusts, 1t is not BE-
heved- however that the desertion of
Bryan by Senators Stewart and Jones viii
endanger the Democratic electoral ticket
II Nevada There are very few voters in
that borough State, and those who are
there are thoroughly organized around the
central principles for which Mr.. Bryan is
contending. The success of the Hon Fran
els c. Newlands. who at heart is quite as
much OF a Democrat as Senators Stewart
and Jones are Republicans. proves beyond
a doubt that Democracy is stronger than
Republicanism in Nevada Presumably
Senator Jones will make more eIabora te
statement than was made by his colleague
when he is ready to announce his change
back to the Republican party, and the
Mckinley managers will exploit the Jones
flop more extensively than that of Senate
Stewart. The Democratic managers are
not disappointed by the course of these
Senators. It is only plain truth to state
that Messrs. Jones and Stewart have al
ways been under the ban of suspicion
during their stay in the Democratic
houshoId. They have never been in hearty
sympathy with any real Democrats move
ment or principle except the single doe
trine of bimetaIlism, and their desertion
of the party now is considered a desertion
also of bimetallism.