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WASHINGTON LETTER
(From our Regular Correspondent. d,

| (From our Regular Correspondent
| Washington, March 30.-Senato
Morgan has made an emphatic an
lclear cut statement of his political con
victions and views with regard to tn
approaching national campaign. Tn
two principal planks of Mr.. Morgan
platform provide tor the payment O
the national debt and the levying c
uniform tariffs and taxes in the insula
possessions of the United States witt
those of this country. The Senator
| of course favors absolute free trade De
tween the insular possessions sanC
| this country. He would, moreover
encourage Cuba to adopt free trads
and welcome annexation to this coun
| try.
| Asked his opinion with regard TO the
| next democratic candidate Mr.. Nor
gan refused to express a choice He
| said, Il do not care if it be a northern
| or southern man, provided he be a
good man. | would little rather be
be northern man, however, for then
he would be subjected to less criticism
and ridicule.' In reply to the sugges
tion that the boilers did not show
much evidence OF repentance, Mr..
Morgan said, ''If the candidate stood
on the platform would build, it would
be all right. | would do as they do
when they examine man for the army.
inquire into his qualifications, not his
previous history or career"
Senator Dubois, of Idaho, has deter
mined upon a ticket which he believes
would prove successful. 1t is Alton B.
Parker, of New York. and Benjamin f.
Shiveley, of Indiana. These two men
represent pivotal states, New York
and Indiana, said Mr.. Dubois. with
their names at the head of the ticket
feel confident we would
carry the country. In order that the
democrats may win next year we must
carry such states as New York in the
east and Indiana in the middle west.
We could gain nothing by the nomi
nation of Richard Oiney. for instance.
for it is not likely he could carry his
own state. Judge Parker and Judge
are high grade men who would
win the respect and the support of the
voters"
Asked what influence Mr.. BRYAN
would have in the convention, Mr.
Dubois said, "Mr. Bryan must prove
q factor in the situation because of his
his worth, and because he
has twice commanded the unanimous
support of bis party. While some of
the Issues which he represents are no
longer occupying attention, it cannot
be gain said that Mr.. Bryan great
personality must be considered.
There is every evidence that those
who expect "a revision of
the tariff by its friends'' are doomed to
Promises to that eff
feet which have been made by mem
bers of Congress have been made to
secure votes and not to be kept. Sena-
5or Warren, of Wyoming, said recent |
y The western country is strong for |
protection. We are opposed to insidi. |
ous attacks upon the DingIey tariff I'M
Ter the guise of reciprocity. There
will be no revision of the tariff by the
'epubllcans. The republican voters
would be the first to condemn such a
movement. We regard the reciprocity
reatles as establishing dangerous pre-
edents and would be glad to see them
Ill fail ="
Evidences have cropped out in the
Navy Department, OF serious friction
'etween the President and his Secre
airy OF the Navy. On several occa-
IONS the Secretary has been compelled
" tne PRESIDENT to act In entire op-
osltlon to his own judgment, notably
n the case of the awarding of recent
0ntracts for armoured cruisers. Mr..
ioody favored awarding the contract
Or both vessels to the Cramps of Phila-
elphla, but the President insisted that I
ne vessel should be built by a New
ork ship building company and this {
ras accordingly done
What is regarded in Washington AZ ]
q Outgrowth of Senator Hanna:s ex-
ave pension bill and the publicity |
wen to the fact that it cannot pass.
as Just occurred in Cleveland and is '
le occasion OF serious ANNOYANCE to '
comment republican politicians. The
Equal Right Association, composed .
negroes, and some three hundred '
strong, has adopted set of
'solullons appealing to the head of I
reign nations to interfere to save C
em from being murdered by Ameri- o
ms. The closing sentence of the ap-
,al reads, For Gods sake intervene
save US, the AfrO-American men. 7
omen and children, before we are ali 7
ordered by those 80 called prejudi- =
al whites OF America. We plead, we u
g you to save u.s. This appeal is i
dressed to all the crowned heads of q
urope snd Asia. Ridiculous as it is !,
its face. there is some fear that it =
ay do serious mischief in the "black "
lt'' where it will doubtless be used !.
stir up trouble. 1t is written by the -
me negro. Z. W. Hines, who predict h
war and blOodshed in the South. a :,
ort time ago, at a meeting in Wash. e
gtOn. :, .