The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-09-12
CHAIRMAN JONES ON THE
ISSUES.
Scans the Field of Politics and
Believes the Next House
Will be Democratic.

Senator James X. Jones, of
Arkansas, chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee, who
was in Washington recently, sees
great Democratic victory in
prospect in the Congressional
elections this fall. He says he is
convinced that the Republicans
will be defeated, and that the
House of Representatives of the
Fifty eighth Congress will be
Democratic by a working major.
ity.
st seems to me that there is
every reason why we should carry
the next House," said Senator
Jones. $50 far as | have been
able to observe from talks | have
had with well informed persons,
there is a very strong feeling
among the people akin to the SEN
timent which existed throughout
the country directly after the
passage of the Mckinley tariff
bill. 1t is feeling Of resentment
against the Republican party.
1.-The high prices demanded for
beef and the manner in which the
coal strike has been conducted on
the part of the operators have ev-
identity gone long way in con
vincing the people that the Re.
publican party is not working and
has rot worked in the interest of
the public. | believe the lessons
taught by these two incidents
have made very grave impress
sion upon the rank and file of the
voters. and that the effect is likely
to be felt in very pronounced
way the day after election.
'.The main issues of the cam.
palgn will include Imperialism,
the trust question and domestic
affairs. The subject of trusts is
necessarily connected with the
question of the tariff. | think it
was Theodore Havemeyer, of the
Sugar Trust, who once declared
before Senate committee that
the protective tariff is the mother
of trusts He was correct in that
statement"
Senator Jones was questioned
upon the new policy of the Re.
publican organization TO nomi.
nate candidates for Congress IN
the South and fight for victory at
the polls in States which hereto.
fore have always been strongly
Democratic.
If President Roosevelt desires
that there shall be Republican
candidates in the field. such can
didates no doubt will make their
appearance. Southern Republi-
cans want to maintain their good
standing with the party organi.
cation, for they are after patron
age. They will do anything,
therefore, to retain the good will
OF the chief. OF course there will
be no Republican victories in such
States as Virginia, Alabama and
others wherein the new movement
is to be put into effect. The net
result of the whole business will
be to stir the Democrats to action
and increase the Democratic ma
jorities."
Senator Jones was questioned
concerning the Endorsement given
by the Ohio Democratic platform
to Bryan and the Kansas City
platform. He said:
II think it is entirely natural
that a State convention should
indorse the platform adopted by
the national party. | think it
is right. AS for Mayor Tom
johnson, [ regard him as an ex-
cellent man He is a man of
great ability and force of charac-
ter. He would make a good Pres.
idential candidate. But, of course,
there are many others in the
party who would fill the bill
equally well. AS for Mr.. Bryan,
| have no idea that he is to be
candidate for the nomination
again. | do not think he would
accept the nomination if it were
offered him. 1t is absurd to talk
of Bryan's candidacy in view of
his declaration that he will not be
a candidate"