The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-01
News ana Gossip Of Washington
BY LucIEN JULIEN WALKER.

correspondence a week ago. Undoubtedly
1t Is a great force. Few men have Oc-
cupied the White House whose personality
counted for SO much as Mr.. Roosevelts.
His rugged sincerity, his dash, his very
lack of the gentler dignity-these appeal
very strongly to a marcurial people such
as ourselves. And in these closing days
of the campaign. every Republican speak
er in the country, probably ten thousand
all told, Is backing up the President.
Indeed, this may be said to be now the
chief note in the war cries Of the Repuo'
licans and is to be reckoned with by those
who are estimating the results OF the
election.
But there Is happily a still stronger
individual force at work for the Democ-
racy. 1t Is interesting to observe with
what disappointment and alarm the Re-
publicans view Mr.. Cleveland's appear
ance In the campaign. One high authori-
ty of Dingleyism processes to see In Mr..
Cleveiands active support of Congress
man Flanagan, In New Jersey. an aban-
donment of his attitude regarding sound
money, for the alleged reason that Mr..
Flanagan 10 opposing the Republican Con-
gresham Fowler, who introduced in Con-
gress last session bill for reforming the
the currency on a sound-money basis.
his Is CnliulcuuSsc " CSOu 49, ~N'-'
ness Mr.. Flanagan. it need scarcely be
said, is entirely sound on the money
question as Mr.. Cleveland sees 1t. He
was elected to the present Congress as
a Democrat Tho redistricting OF new
Jersey left him and Mr.. Fowler IN. the
same district.
Today the Republican press. Wildly
grasping at straws. Is making much OF
passage from Mr.. Cleveland's last annual
message to Congress in 1896. with refer-
ence to the trusts. for the control or
which he was urging legislation. Inc
language quoted is this
THE fact must be recognized. however,
that all Federal legislation on this sub
ject may fall short Of its purpose. be-
cause of the inherent obstacles and also
because of the complicated character OF
our governmental system, which, while
making the Federal authority supreme
within its sphere, has carefully limited
that sphere by metes and bounds that
cannot be trangressed.'
The exploiting Of this quotation is surely
additional evidence of Republican poverty
in campaign material at the eleventh hour
of the canvass.
Bright speeches are not generally looked
for from Senator Jones of Arkansas. but
today he made a very clever thrust at
Mr.. Roosevelt whom he had just been
visiting. After remsrking to the news
paper men who questioned him as he was
leaving the President that the popular be-
lief in Mr.. Roosevelt's sincerity and cour-
age was greatly helping the Republican
cause. the Arkansan said drily
There is a general feeling that the
President Is opposed to all those things
that the Democratic party advocates.
This good-natured fling at Mr.. Roose-
velt's assumed attitude regarding trusts
and tariff revision is very forcefui.
Democrats are Enthusiastically getting
together everywhere" Senator Jones de-
clared. THE trusts and the tariff are
bringing them into united action ana re-
moving old differences. These issues are
closest to the people. and the people are
unwilling to believe the Republicans in
tend to deal with the trust evils or to
revise the tariff. The popular demand
for change in these directions is already
! powerful and will Rapidly become still
greater. . a..
Senator Jones was very modest IN MS
prediction estimates. saying simply that
Golfer would he elected Governor OF new
York. and the congressional elections
fought to be favorable to the Demo-
Gratis"