Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
He Talks Politics to a Newspaper
Man.
BRINGS UP TARIFF and IMPERIALISM
Says Present Conditions Prevailing
Four Years Hence Free Silver Viii
Cease to Be an Issue With Demo-
crats-Eulosizes w. j. Bryan.

Kansas City, Sept Am increase
in the per capita wealth of the country
due to the growing gold output, has
temporarily shelved the silver issue.
If four years hence present conditions
prevail, silver will not be an issue.
There will be two great issues, that
paramount being the colonial scheme,
reduced to the inquiry: Is the flag to
mean one thing in one territory and
another thing in another; or will the
constitution go where it does?'
The other question will be the tar
Tiff, brought up by the operations of
the trusts"
So declares c. A. Walsh, of Iowa,
secretary of the democratic national
committee, who is at the Baltimore no.
tel. With him is his business partner,
G. A. Huffman, chairman of the Iowa
central committee of the democratic
party. Mr.. Walsh never was accused
of breaking into print violently. Dur
ing the preliminaries to the convention
last year, he was sphinx, although in
his round, bald, well-shaped head he
had the secret dispatches of Senator
Jones and of every other conspirator
in the bryan camp. Now Mr.. Walsh
will talk, and his voice is uplifted in
the praises of William Jennings Bryan.
He thinks he is the most loved of men
since the time of Andrew Jackson and
says "millions-please put it down
millions '-know and love that man.
No man since the day of Andrew
Jackson was so close to the heart of
une people"
Bryan? Oh, he's young man.
but what's the use? Will he ever
be nominated AGAIN." asked the re-
porter.
who knows? Forty-one years of
age, he has twenty-five years of mid
day sun to warm his great intellect
-Four, eight, twelve, sixteen years from
now he will not be past middle age
This was babbling in futures at an
awkward rate. The thing to be got at
was to know what the national secre-
tary thought of his idol after reading
Senator Cockrelr's interview which
had a moment before been the subject
of discussion.
'eThe democrats will name some.
body four years hence" was thrown
out in a peremptory fashion. Twill
they again turn to Bryan 2"
No good; the national secretary sim
ply would not rise to the occasion Be
ing a life insurance man he had the
expectancy of life at the tip of his
tongue and he started off once more tt
tell about Bryans physical possibili
ties and to add that he stood today
neck and neck with anybody on the
North American continent
Missouri has collection of its
own" was said. There is the COVER
nor, for instance, who is mentioned
for the presidency. And Stone, too"
Il heard Of two more" said Mr.
Walsh, knowingly, but he would no
name them. Major Harvey Salmon'
friend, Captain Harry Allen, sa
through the debate and he volunteer
ed Maybe you mean Cockrell an,
Francis" Mr.. Walsh did not enter
denial so 1t was taken for granite,
those were the quatrain
Missouri's Opportunity Ripe.
Why Nebraska? Why not Missouri
was asked.
fright; right on to the ground. Mis-
souri, never had better chance Th,
South never had a better opportunity
This is the time Missouri should ge
together" Mr.. Walsh was now on hi.
own fighting ground and proposed tt
have his say out. "If Missouri get
solid behind candidate. 1t ought t,
land him. l am almost constrained tt
believe it would The south has Ion.
wanted to name candidate for tn,
presidency, but could not cross tn,
Mason and Dixon line. Missouri Il
supposed to belong to the South; a
least, the North does not claim her
Let Missouri break away and offe
herself to the South as a gatewa,
through which in subsequent years sh
can offer her favorite sons. Missouri
ought to get the South to back her ii
this effort, and she will name the mex
president of the United States"
You mean she will name the mex
candidate on the democratic ticket TO
the presidency? What makes you s
sure the nominee will be elected? Ha
the democratic national committee dis
covered a leak in the republica
strength"
Eyes, sir. The secretary spoke a