Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-07-12

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Democrats for Advancement Who Have Been
Identified with It the Past -Four Years-CoI
Johnson, of T exas, says the Democratic Out
look is Cheering Hanna Calls Mckinley to
Ohio to Pour Oil on the Troubled Political
Waters.
(From our regular correspondent)
WASHINGTON, July 5, 1901.
Bonds, bonds, where are the
bonds?" is sort of game, something
like Thimble, thimble"-etc. that
numerous persons are engaged in
playing. The bonds in the case are
those alleged to have been issued by
agents of the Republic of Cuba, and
the proceeds to have heen expended in
fighting Spain. Where those bonds
are and how many OF them are out is
question that is the key to the game
and not likely to be fully answered
until the holders OF them make de-
mand on the Cuban government, soon
to be established. One man, who
probably knows about all that is to be
known about those bonds, and maybe
has big block of them himself, was
in Washington this week, comforting
with Secretary Root and Mr.. McKin.
ley. That was Gen. Maxine Gormez,
who commanded what the Cubans
were pleased to call an army when the
Americans took possession OF Cuba,
and he came straight from the man
who knows even more about the bonds
than he does, because all that we're
sold had to pass through his hands.
That man is Tomaso Estrada Palma,
who was at the head OF the Cuban
junta in New York, where he still
makes his home. Gen. Gomez talks
lot OF rot about gratitude bringing
him to Washington, but some very
clear signs indicate that his real object
is to secure administration influence
for Cuban Presidential candidate
who can be depended upon not to
turn the cold shoulder to Gomez and
his friends who have Cuban bonds.
But why he didn't fix it up with Gen.
Wood, in Havana, without bringing
the matter to Washington, is a little
puzzling, although the fact that Gen.
Woods private secretary is with Co
mez indicates that the visit to WASH
ington was approved by Wood.
Senator Tillman passed through
Washington this week, and he ex-
pressed some vigorous political opin-
ions. For instance, he said: at is
stupid to talk about the Democratic
party being the enemy of the business
interests. We did endorse the free
coinage Of silver, but events have
proven that our contention as to the
need OF more money was correct.
The prosperity which the country has
experienced is simply due to the large
increase in the supply of gold through
new discoveries. We are riding now
on the crest of the wave, but it will
not be long before we get into the
trough. Hard times will come. and
then what are the Republicans to do.
They have enacted high tariff and
have given us gold standard, and
when they find that neither of these
will avoid disaster, they will seek to
find some other remedy, the result OF
which will be to help the rich without
regard to the poor" OF the future
Democratic policy, Mr.. Tillman said:
1--WE will be against carpetbag gov
eminent for the Philippines, because
we know the evils which such govern
ment brings in its train. 10 not
know that the money question will
figure in the next campaign, but do
know that there will be plenty of vul-
nerable spots in the Republican armor
which we can attack" OF the proBa-
BILE Democratic candidate, Senator
Tillman said: at do not yet see
candidate in sight, but. l for one, will
not favor the nomination OF any one
who has not been identified with the
party during the past four years. l
do not see how it is possible for So
called Democrats to expect the Demo.
cratic party to endorse in 1904 the
principles to which the Republicans
are now welded, and yet they are
solemnly discussing such q PROPOSE
ton. They expect the Democrats to
move side by side with the Republi-
cans and themselves win. That is not
my way OF making fight"
Col. r. NJ. johnson, Texas member
of the Democratic National Commit
tee, who passed through Washington
this week, on his way to New York.
said OF the political outlook: "The
Democratic party is all right, and il
has fully recovered from the defeat OF
1900. What we want to do to win
next year is simply to take advantage
of our opportunities. The Republi-
cans seem to be all at sea on the tariff
question, and in my opinion the tariff
will again come TO the front as an is
sue. But there will be other live is
sues besides the tariff in the next cam
paign."
Senator Hanna sent his private sec.
rotary to Washington to impress upon
the mind OF Mr.. Mckinley the neces-
siuy for his presence among the Ohio
Republicans to prevent the present
pickering growing into regular cut
throat fight, and the result was that
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley left Washing
ton to-day for Canton.
As Mr.. Mckinley left Washington
without appointing new Pension
Commissioner, it looks as though he
had decided to allow Commissioner
Evans to keep that position, notwith-
standing the hubbub against him that
has been aroused by the skillful agita-
ton of protested old soldiers" on the
ground that his construction of the
law has not given the old soldiers all
that was coming to them in the way
of pensions. 1t is limited that an at
tempt is to be made to force Mr.. Nc
Kinley to act by carrying the fight
against Evans into Ohio politics.
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