The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-27
SOME GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.

WAsutSeroN April 7s.-Former Representative Jon"
Goode Of Virginia solicitor general under CeVeana
.sd himself TODAY as holding the opinion that if SEN
,or Mel ariu enertans the views he says he does ne
should declare himself republican
II have no faults to find with Mr. McLaurin said Mr.
IF he takes the republican view of the questions now
confronting the country he is democratic senator
elected by democrats and think il he proposes to vote with
the republicans and believes in the position which that party
has taken he should call himself democrat ana
say he is republican He believes in mperialism-expan-
sion he calls it he believes in protection he believes IN
subsidies these are all republican theories. fail to see
how man can believe in them advocate them and support
them with his and continue a democrat
THE democratic party at its last two conventions mas
declared against those ideas II is not yet certain that the
South has succeeded in settling the negro question lhere
has been considerable talk of division along economic lines
when the fear Of negro domination is entirely removed but
for my part have been long in the democratic ranks
10 change my views believe democracy is opposed to pro-
lection subsidies and Imperialism and believe democracy
is right
There is talk that the theory of protection is finding
favor in the South of its rapidly growing manufac
turing interests and that the South favor of expansion
because trade with China and the Philippines will be stn-
markets will be created for the Souths cot
ton do not believe that trade follows the flag. Trade is
regulated BY commercial laws, of which is to purchase in
the cheapest market and sell in the dearest
"Our flag does not float England Scotland or
Germany and trade with those countries is OF
immense Importance don't believe the half-naked Fill
pinos will buy any of products because our flag
floats over them than they would it did unless sell
goods lower prices than any other nation trading
with them would be surprised if of the reasons
why the republicans saying little concerning the at
emps made by the whites of the South regain political
supremacy that they fear agtate the question
the Fpnos and the Porto Ricans will be wanting
They do not want the brown or the yellow
SO why should they much about the
black man p
Senator McLaurin in the city today and while not
talking for publication he informed his friends that he is
candidate reelection and is in the stay He
poets to make vigorous fight, contendng that all of his
with the administration forces in the for
the best interests of South Carolina and he will present
in support of that theory Mr.. McLaurn antici-
paes that Senator Tman and his followers may give him
a hard fight
Democratic politicians from Kentucky are watching with
the the contest for the position
Judge OF the Kentucky judicial circuit authorized by
its last session There lively contest for
the udgeshp time ago but when the delegations Wis
tied Washington in behalf of their favores they left the
White House after another with the understanding their
hopeless They received from the president the
impression that former Governor Bradley given
the place and their was therefore turned toward
securing the minor positions Then Mr. Bradley went
the stand in the Ripley trial and sensational
statements to the effect that Ripley had alleged him
Taylor had discussed the killing OF Goebel with him
action removed former Governor Bradley from the field and
the delegation has begun visit Washington once more.
Ripley has been acquitted but is by those who are
familiar with the situation this will have effect on the
appointment but that Bradley is for good
Bradley the only the republicans have been able
elect OF Kentucky in years and has the
spect OF the democrats as well of the republicans.
i s.
Superintendent OF Free Delivery Machem has adopted
the plan OF the bureau of navigation keeping track of the
ships OF the navy only he has applied land and to men
instead OF to the and ships Formerly there were many
complaints from members congress the effect that thew
could not get rural free delivery agents into their districts
investigate the needs of the service Mr. Machem tired of
ed he procured large map the United States and on
that marked out in blue pencil all the congressional districts
OF the States where rural free delivery agents were working
or rural tree delivery the divided into
the Northern Southern Central and Western divisions and
each division has number of agents the field These d
visions were given colorsred purple green and black
and little flags we're prepared with the of the special
agents at the top and below placed block of color to
indicate the division in which he was EMPLOYED
On certain day Mr. Machem received word from his
agents IN charge giving the location of each of the
ca agents at that time and he Immediately saked out the
ags on the map in the districts in which the agents were
district to another he notifies the department and his hac
changed to correspond By this it is possible for him
TO tell at glance in just what districts the agents are AZ
work. Ut