New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN

AN EXPANSION ADMIRAL.-The Maine PENN
Hcan majority next Monday will be sweIed by IN.
vote Of Rear-AdmraI Bradford. the most uro
nounced expander In the Navy. who owns a far,,
at Auburn. forty miles east Of Portland 9Thicb =
of little value agricu1turaIy. but useful rssda,-
for the purpose Of enabling It's possessOr 70 a.
ercise his prerogative as a citizen in crucial cam.
paigns The Admiral. naval adviser TO the PAR,
Peace Commission. supplied many OF the arEuu,s,ts
which led to the acquisition Of the PHILIPPINES 49,
Guam. and II his strenuous pleas had been s1ccsTs-
tended over the Caroiines and an other srs,s@s
colonies The division OF Samoa 70 give the t-nitsI
Pacific Ocean was accomplished upon ais recon
mendation. and his energies are directed 70 sscsr-
establishment OF impregnabIe naval bases and go
cuba: Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Guam sIbi1 az ~
Luz0n: Pichilinque. Mexico: Frenchman's Bay srt
States as has voted only T cs % n the as ss. Tss 5s
years. but ne is now taking sixty hour trip 81
OF the moral effect OF Increased majority "a,
the policy Of expansion and greater America.
BRYAN'S MAsK.-Bryan's mask OF "rnilitarisn~
and imperialism does hide his real poiti-aI
face and purposes from the voters IN the oDfnlsn
of cool and sagacious observers VINO enjoy Rood
opportunities TO feel the political pulse sueb .n
observer is Congressman LOudenslager who as
charge OF the Washington headquarters OF ~.
Republican Congress Committee- some tine azo
he opened an extensive correspondence with vel
country TO obtain information In regard to ~
drift Of sentiment respecting number o. tSs
Bryan and his National convention axed aooa q, =
1g-s'41A y -
American and other voters Of foreign 5lrTh fr--,
numerous replies received to his iaa5rv FT2a Ts
Loudenslager feels qualified 70 generalize so11e
where an active interest is manifested IN the para
mount lS5 l@ tEsspuoilcan National
count. The general opinion appears 70 be thar -hs
Issues" are neither moral nor practical 5gf ' 5e
able and attractive to country school debating 20
rency on the other hand. a large majority a. ~
German "A American voters take a deep and intelH-
gent interest. and they discover behind BrTzr's
Furnished mask which shines Ike dsh bait so0o1
counfry in fs60 as il did in 1885 I'VE VII z sIs
more Cferman-American votes that issue tas1
paramouns 3s BY order Of the Kansas C2 cO52s Ss
ton Is Mr. Loudenslager's conclusion
IN NEW-ENGLAND.-Mr LoudeuslageFs II
formation indicates that the Republicans viii ~.
some votes in New-England on account OF "psra-
mount Issues and also on account OF a mis-lEsa
belief on the part OF some OF the Gold Denocr7f,
who supported Mckinley IN 1895 that the dsrs.-
which threatened the country then has been ~
moved, but there Is no ntimatton that the defscsn
Eiil state Ds serious enough 10 ai'e' 'h' result any
A HOT AIR GENERATOR--"Ths Cincinnati
Commercial-Tribune' says:
The Hon. John ]. Lentz announces his intentna
Of making things warm in Ohio. As hot air gen.
ROOSEVELT DID AND BRYAN DIDNT-~ns
Boston Herald says:
Candidate Roosevelt appears to have lived IN t1
the understanding that there should be no poircs
in the Labor Day speeches at Chicago. and Csrsi-
date Bryan didn't. That is where the speeches a
the two distinguished gentlemen differed-
GOOD WISHES FOR ARKANsAs-'Ths Hart.
ford Post says;
We trust that happiness reigns in Arkansas.
where Jen Davis has been elected Governor by
about 10000 plurality.
This reminds one OF an Incident which ~Hsrs-
zontaI Bill" Morrison used to relate with great
gusto. 1T in 1872 he would begin. when
there some talk of nominating Associats JUS
tice David Davis. Of the United States Suprsns
Court as the Democratic candidate for Presidsa-
One day one of my farmer constituents who Lval
in the Mississippi bottom. drifted into ny ofias
He didn't read any newspapers, and he wanted
talk politics Bill he asked, Who 70 Tun tf
Ped beaT tas tIk d9n 955,i k7Sw %
feGst'qen{ con iab had never been Mar DemoeEsI e
that remsr Seemed 70 ny stssr biT1 ~ n
dropped, and his quid OF tobacco slid doEa "a
long breath, leaned over and whispered: .BiH doas
you think it's little too after the war %
but a good many folks are prejudiced agia hin
When explained that meant another Davis as
hat and stumped from the roo1 dom EnoT ~ bS ~
he voted that year-in fact, reckon he didn't yOs
SAYS 1T IS A FARCE E''-ReferrizE 70 the non.
ination OF the so-calIed National party for tas
in Congress from louisiana said: 'it's a fa-ss"
WOULD HAVE BETTER LUCK-'Ths Wash.
ington Star" says:
Mr.. Bryan points with seeming sarssaction "a
absolutely sure he would have better iGck in ia
management of the United States Treasury.