The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-30
HEARST BRYAN -GORMAN
COMBINE HAS BUT ONE
ELEMENT OF COHESION
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wages. the workingmen of the country
are being ground 10 death under the heel
of oppression. The Republicans regard the
efforts of the Democrats to find an issue
one of the amusing features of the pre-
iminary campaign work. The Republicans
say that the figures soon 10 be published by
Carroll d. Wright VIII settle the question
as 10 how we'll the prosperity of the coun-
try has worked in lettering the wages or
the toilers.
The Democrats are in quandary to know
what TO do with Representative Bourke
Cochran in the coming campaign. The
speech which Mr. Cochran delivered in
the House during the last session. in which
he declared for free trade. and asserted
that the issue of the coming campaign is
TO be the overthrow of protection, has been
printed as a campaign document. The
leading heading of the speech is, THE
Issue of 1901" The Democrats are wonder
ing how they can get around this forcible
speech and it is troubling them not lit
tie. 1t is certain that a large part of the
speech will be freely circulated by the Re-
publicans as containing evidence that the
Democrats out Of the mouth of their most
conspicuous leader in the House, are stand
ing, not for modification of the tariff on
conservative lines, but, as Mr.. Cochran put
it, for 1.-The abolition OF the customs house
as the relic of feudalism and barbarism and
plumber.
The Democrats say Cochran cannot COM
nit their party to the issue of free trade;
that he is too radical. But they are cir
culating the speech because il contains
many good things apart from what il bold
ly says against protection.
And YET, out OF his own mouth, Cochran
will be confronted with speeches which
he delivered in 1896, when he was support
ing Mckinley and standing by the money
policy of the country, the gold standard,
in which campaign he was frequently heard
to assert that the laboring men in this
country are the best paid and most pros
porous in the world and that in no land
under the sun does the laborer receive so
large a share in what he produces as in
Cochran wants protection, which has made
this prosperity possible, wiped out, and all
customs houses abolished.
ut is an amusing thing TO notice the pc
culiar views which men take of politics and
the influences of political sentiment" said
an Iowa man of prominence in talking about
the craftsmanship of the Republican ma
tional committee and the suggestion of the
name of ]. w. Blythe, of Iowa, for the
place. 81 mentioned the name of Mr..
Blythe some time ago and started TO point
out to one of our party leaders how fit and
able he is TO fill the place which Mark
Hanna Demonstrated could be filled by a
nan who is big and broad and who has had
to do with the management OF big affairs.
l was cut short in the discussion. l was
asked if Mr.. Blythe was not the attorney
for the Burlington Railway Company. one
of the parties to the merger in the North
west. l admitted that he was, when | was
Informed that Blythe would not do. 1 was
also told that the distin guiShed Republican
who objected to Attorney Blythe was in
favor of making Senator Aldrich chair
man of the national committee. What
do you think of that?'
Then the Iowa man proceeded TO say that
in his opinion Mr. Blythe is admira bly,
fitted for manag ing great political affairs.
What is more" he said, "the Republican
farmers of Iowa would be willing to trust
him. They are for him. They do not be-
leve that Mr.. Blythe has hoofs and horns.
They think of him now just as many peo-
pie in this country, who at one time had
erroneous notions regarding the character
Of Mark Hanna, came to look upon that
late leader of the party"
In canvassing the field for the selec-
tion of a chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee, it is matter of wonder
among a good many observing Republic
ans here why the leaders have not hit upon
John w. Yerkes. of Kentucky, commits
sioner of internal revenue. Mr.. Yerkes
probably is the ablest Republican known
| in recent years from south of Mason and
DiXon's line. He is possessed OF splendid
executive ability and has long been looked
upon as coming man in the affairs of the
Nation. He is decidedly popular I'm the
South, and IL is believed he will again be
selected to make a seconding speech I'm the
convention this year. His seconding speech
for Mckinley in 1900 was one OF the gems
of the convention al Philadelphia
JOHN E. MONK.