The Sunday globe., 1901-07-14

to be seen. We think he would have
been found wanting
In regard to local conditions in II
linois, the sentiment is rather against
the reelection of Senator Mason at the
present time. but when he takes the
stump and tells his constituents fairly
and sQuarely just how he has been
treated at the White House, it can be
set down as a fact that he will arouse
the sentiment and sympathy of the
people of Illinois to such an extent that
he will have little opposition in being
reelected. This is our prediction.
Mr.. Dawes, as Comptroller of the
Currency has occupied a prominent
position, and whenever he has visited
Illinois he has had a good reception;
but when he is stripped of all his Of.
flee. and becomes plain Mr.. Dawes,
manufacturer Of gas and promoter Of
gas machines, he will find it quite diff.
ferent, and undoubtedly the atmos.
phere throughout the State will be
more chilly than he finds it in his sub.
urban home at Evanston. No one that
has ever come in contact with Mr.
Dawes either socially or politically,
has ever seen any exhibition of even
common horse sense to say nothing
of executive ability. He can not speak
over seven minutes upon any one toP.
ic before an audience without going
all TO pieces; and when he has to fol.
low a man like Billy" .-ason, vno
can speak for twelve hours, intelli.
gently. where wll Mr.. Dawes be? We
can imagine that Billy Mason will
simply mop the floor with poor Dawes,
and he will never be heard of again in
politics.
So far as the Administration is con.
cerued, it has not since 1898 enjoyed
the confidence Of the people of Illinois
The Presidents appointments We're all
disappointments. His Administration
has been swoly dwindling away, and
when the President jumped in to save
Senator Cullom at the last moment It
was one Of the most disgraceful acts
of his Administration, and the people
will not be slow to forget such actions
on the part Of their President
The Post seems very positive in its
declaration that the Administration
will not interfere in behalf of Mr.
Dawes. Certainly not; the Admins.
tration never does interfere, but the
Administration always has some one
to do the work just the same, and they
try TO have it done in such a way that
it will not reflect. Mickeljohn, Assist.
ant Secretary Of War. went out to Ne.
braska last winter carrying the Ad.
ministration in his pocket. He not
only lost the Senatorship, but he lost
his position as Assistant Secretary Of
War, and is relegated to the rear,
probably forever, which will occur to
Mr.. Dawes.
1t is a great relief to find that Sen.
ator Mason has the backbone to not
only demand that Dawes gets out from
under cover Of his Comptrollership and
comes out into the open for a fair,
square fight and if he does not en-
tighten the people of Illinois on the
shortcomings of the Administration
during the next campaign, we shall be
greatly mistaken,
We notice that Mr.. Dawes is claim.
ing the "hold-over" Senators. He may
cain them tomorrow, and they may
possibly remain with him until the
lst Of October, but when he becomes
a private citizen, every one Of these
Senators is his superior in rank. and,
Of course, in intelligenc and why
should they not all become candidates
for the United States Senate?
Taking it all in all, Mr.. Dawes can
didacy for this great Office, which has
been held by the brainest and best men
Of the State, is indeed a veritable
farce And If the Mckinley Admins
tration wishes TO depart from Wash
ington with honor they will simply
wash their hands entirely and com
pletely in having anything TO do with
the candidacy of so young and mex
F. perienced a man. In the event that
the people of Illinois do not want
either Senator Mason or Mr. Dawes,
they have a number of great men
and as the canvass goes on we may
mention later two or three Of these
men-who have had years Of congress.
ional experience, who are familiar
with every department Of government,
and would represent the State with
honor