New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-22
GOSSIP OF POLITICIANS.
washington. September p

WASHINGTON, September n
THE PRESIDENTS WESTERN TOOR'-O"
ing TO much unauthorized and irresponsible news
paper gossip in the last two weeks that on the
western tour which he is now making the Fresioent
would make tariff revision the principal theme OF
his speeches. considerable disappointment was
caused among politicians in Washington to-day
after Mr. Roosevelts address at Clnclnnau lesI
night had been read It had begun to De oeieVeo
mere that the President would speak on the tarln
revision question on this trip and that the effect
OF ms would be strengthen the Iowa PLATFORM
declaration on that question. Indeed II was
thought by some politicians who have not yet
oeen able satisfactorily to account for speaker
Henoerson's sensational and unexpected deseruon
OF his party that foreknowledge Of this supposed
intention on the part Of the President had con-
ulouted considerably TO the Speakers strange
course Based upon this assumption. the speou
Noh mad run that Speaker Henderson tfnusHI tii9'
oy withdrawing from the race for congress on me
eve OF President RooseTe t's visit to the west aho
ascrbtng as the chief cause of his withdrawal MS
oisapproval Of the Iowa platform. the Repuohceh
masses would be so aroused in certain sections OF
the West against any further discussion OF the
larln revision question that the supposed pea
which the President was make would fall on
deaf ears Now that in his first speech the Presi-
dent has given the most unnlistakable evidence
IHst ne had never intended 10 advocate laL!h L.
ten, it is shown that Speaker Henderson vas
hints gbo5t T I'm wheR ne 1tf revston move
ment. and il is also demonstrated tndtsputably
whatever between the Speaker and the President
ms, Of course, leaves Mr. Henderson in a n al
known to be in and St aso lea3es his action wholly
unexplained and inexplicable upon the reasons he
II is nov asserted here as settled fact that the
Ie,+s Is not to be diverted from ms ia b 0er
f eon IN respect TO the trusts by any SuUa
Lorn1nceS as that with which Speaker ttenoeis3i
known to be Mr. Roosevelts xe dc determnation to
continue Qnabated his fight on the trusts along me
ana IN view OF this fact it Is fair to infer that the
thar question as the mann issue chairman Bah
cock OF the Republican Congress Committeesi VINO
his own intentions in this important matter but
now that the President has spoken so plainly ana
and his assistants at headquarters IN Hewf2Fk
ammunition.
Mr.. GROW REFUSES TO WRITE BOOK
The venerable Galusha A. Grow, whose retirement
from politics at the expiration of this Congress
was commented upon in this correspondence sew
eral days ago, in Washington yesterday. l
want t. thank The Tribune for speaking so kindly
OF me-" said Mr. Grow and l also wish The Trtb-
une would announce that, contrary TO what ap-
pears to be the general expectation, now have no
intention Of writing book Since the notice or my
intended retirement was published by The Tribune
have received fattertng requests from nearly all
the magazine editors in the country to write FOR
them a series Of papers my fifty years expert
enCe and observation of American politics and pun
lie affairs the papers eventually 10 be combined In
a book. ! suppose 7 shall have to decline al OF
these offers So many books nave beeh "Id'tv .Is
able the period which my experience covers
AWNING Of value to the history Of that very in
teresung time. Mr. Blaine's book covers the ~n.e
Congress longer than Mr. Blaine knew II. still 90
not feel that I could add anything that would De
Of special interest to pOsterity-
Mr.. Grow then took up another phase OF the sub
itce Of nv retirement said he. stated that
my action voluntary. wish TO correcL me :
ths, in the recent redstrcttng Of Pennsylyanta no
district left to ne am nov ana na.G 80
since re-entering Congress. Representative o. -
large and If this system OF representation had
would have returned me to the House I IKE the
public servce and regret that am TO 4etEe IN
gress But please make 1t plain that II i '''t Ia
| fault
WHERE IS THE POPULIST PARTY Eek Sen
ator Marion Butler. Of North Carolina. VINO Is no"
making his home in Neu-York City. when in Wash
ington last week asserted in an intervle" 'ha'
work would be begun to reorsanlze ana IN
vlgorate the Popuist party rms DECLARATION mas
set the politicians hero To wondering when ana
1,rarA Mr Butler il 10 find the Populist party in
order to reorgarlze and reinvigoate It. All through
the West. where the party was strongest t4e F0p
uIists have been absorbed by the Democrats Az
,bara is NOW no disceruibIe line OF demarcaton be
tween the two parties in that region, geheraIJ
speaking This is particularly true of those West
ern States which few years ago were the Fopuhs'
strongholds IN Kansas, for example the fusion
between the Popusts and Democrats is so com
plete that the coalition is known simply as the
democratic party, and full State ticket has been
nominated under the Democratic title. Senator
Harris who was elected a Populist, IS running
for recollection as a straight Democrat IN Idaho'
where the Populsts few years ago were sts ~
than either the Republicans or Democrats ne
Prnfljsr marty mas disappeared. and Senator Heit-
field one Of he organizers OF the party nidde lor
nal announcement last winter OF his coInpIete COZ
version to Democracy. Like Senator ttarflS. -hI
IIetfeld is running for reelection as a Democrat
though unlike his Kansas colleague. the Idano
man uroba bly, will be returned to the Senate since
II seems that the Republicans have made no nGdt
vav i'm Idaho for several years. II there Is sun d
PoDulist party IN ex-senator Buffers state OF
North Carolina nothing has been heard OF It IN
Washington and III the other southern otateS
where the POPS" seemed to have gained a root
hold a few years ago the party appears 10 nave
entirely dsa nDeared and fused with the Democracy
ont I'M Colorado there is yet some tank OF Iiet
being Populist party. but this is Intended only 70
hold the irrecorcilahe Free Silver Repupllcans IN
line for Senator Teller who is now candldate feT
recollection as Democrat, but outSloe OF Coiolduo
there does not seem be the slightest sef1loallce
of a regular Populist organization
STOLE BOOKS From BRENT4NO'S.
np CLERK. HELD