The Tucson citizen., 1902-05-09
CAS6OF Mr. BHILEy
Morgan and NeWIdnds Are AdvO.
eating the Annexation of Cuba
and kdrnes SDIurges
Socially.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May a.
Youth Is no longer an unpard enable
offence" remarked Democratic Con-
gressman in discussing the candidacy
Of Joseph w. Bailey for the Presi-
Dental nomination. 'Since young
Mr.. Bryan came to the front, and
young Mr.. Beyeridge stepped into the
Senate. and young Mr., Roosevelt
succeeded to the White House, we
getting over the idea that a man
knows nothing until his hair has
turned, and he has begun to go down
the declining slope OF life.
In our young country the battles
of business have been won with young
men. They are at the head of our
railways and our steel trusts and they
have conquered the commercial
world. No | do not think it is an OBJ
lection which can not be pardoned. In
any case, as Senator Beveridge says
it is one which is pretty sure TO be
outgrown"
Young Mr.. Bailey" as the Texas
senator is sometimes called, is thirty
nine years old. He has been in Cong.
ress nearly eleven years. So he is
not exactly chicken. or course.
compared TO German, who is twenty
four years his senior, Bailey is a
youth. Hill too. is fully quarter of
century older than Bailey.
Stree his election to the senate
Bailey has conducted himself with
considerable dignity. His abilities
are recognized and he has assumed.
by virtue OF capacity. the leadership
of the minority. James X. Jones
never did fill the bill, and he has been
quietly shelved.
Senator B. F. Tillman declines to be
reeonciled to the idea of nominating
David b. Hill in 1904. He does not
take any stock in Hills talk of har-
mony IN the Democratic party.
10 cne, said he. will be tnisIed
by Mr. f4ill haIf-hearted and insin-
cerc plea for harmony. He was
traitor 10 the party in 1896, and did
it"t support ii cordially in 1900, 4
does not sctla 10 me that We are called
Upon 10 +, ,'ow in the lead of one who
mas zen against US. especially when
hr is de-. tleess actuated by selfish
n,ctiyoa.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, Is
quite an ardent advocate of the annex
the island is as necessary to the United
States as Ireland is to England. He
b elieves the people Of Cuba would
prosper under American rule, and that
the free trade. which would go with
annexation, would be a mutual bless
ing to both countries
In the House Mr. Newiands stands
as exponent of the annexation propa-
ganda He Is author of resolutions
inviting Cuba TO become q part of this
nation. Newlands explains that Cuba
would come In with he understanding
that eventually it would become a
State. and that meantime II would be
governed as are our Territories. He
says it Is hardly TO be expected that
Cuba would consent to come in merely
as dependent possession. Newlauds
favors reciprocity with Cuba for lin
tied period conditioned on an accept
ance by Cuba of our invitation.
Senator Tom kearns. of Utah. is be-
coming a social leader. He lives at
the Raleigh hotel. and buys every
thing he sees. He is very rich. He
started business when he was Ia. AT
that time he became a freighter, which
neans that he freighted miners sup
plies from the railroad terminus in
Nebraska to the Black Hills. He had
quit school four years previously for
the more remunerative occupation of
farm work in Holt county.
He discovered the Mayfiower AMI
Silver King mines, and that made
turning point in his fortunes. He did
not have to work at So day after
tat; instead, he began buying rail-
roads and securing political honors.
He and Senator Clark of Montana
travel together, and make q good
working team. They are now build
ing a railway from Salt Lake TO Los
Angeles One night last week Kearns
bought the best dinner there was In
Washington, and had nearly 100 guests
at his hotel, including Speaker Hen
derson, the Secretary of War. the pres
ident pro TEN. of the Senate, and
Champ Clark. 1t began with cock
tails and ended with any old brand on
the card.