Morris tribune., 1904-09-10
Aug. 30,

ing the pending presidential election.
This announcement has been received
with incredulity by the Republican
press, but is generally accepted by
Democrats, some Of whom believe that
1t 1s done to relieve the Parker man
ayers of the opposition arising from
the reported intention Of making Mr..
Hill the head Of the Parker cabinet
La Toilette For Secret Ballot.
In an article for Golfers on the Re-
publican issue In Wisconsin Governor
La Toilette takes the ground that the
right to make the ballot Is as sacred as
the right to cast it. He believes that
men nominated and elected to Office
will serve the people If they are made
accountable to the people by direct
nomination under the Australian bal
lot. He says the contest for control of
legislation in Wisconsin and through
out the country is the more dangerous
because sought in the name Of indus
trial progress and general prosperity.
Fairbanks In Vermont.
The Republican candidate for vice
president made his first formal speech
at White River Junction, VT, Aug. 81,
in the presence Of large gathering of
people. 1t was near there that Mr..
Fairbanks father was born. The prin-
efpal feature of the candidates address
was his warning of business disturb
ances similar to those following the
panic of 1893 in the event of Demo
cratic success this year.
Gossip of the Campaign.
At the Chicago Democratic headquar
tiers it was said during the week that
the numerous requests throughout 1ndi-
ana and Illinois for speeches by w. j.
Bryan had caused the campaign man
ayers to arrange a schedule for the
Nebraskan.
Representative Babcock as chairman
of the Republican congressional COM
mittee at Washington in newspaper
interview said that the present cam
paign was the closest since 1898. He
said his committee was waging the
campaign chiefly on the protection of
the business Of the country.
The Democratic campaign in Massa
chusetts was opened at Cambridge
with big rally Aug. 81, during which
Governor Garvin of Rhode Island, e.
M. Shepard Of New York, Charles S.
Hamblin and other prominent Demo
Gratis made addresses The keynote
was reciprocity with Canada.
The Democratic national committee
is circulating extensively throughout
the country a leafet containing a num-
Der Of extracts from the various writ
ings of President Roosevelt, so grouped
and arranged as to show up opinions
particularly Objectionable from the
Democratic point Of view. The title
and page accompanies each quotation.
They include various opinions Of past
presidents, congressman, laboring men,
lynch law, commercial interests, etc
The Socialist presidential candidate,
Debs, has published in his party pa
per, the Appeal to Reason, reply to
the Cleveland article in the July Nc
Clure's dealing with the Chicago rail-
road strike in 1894. This is the article
which Debs says was refused by Nc
Clure's. It's main feature is the cita- :
ton of the report Of the Carroll D.
Wright strike commission appointed ;
by President Cleveland, which appears
to contradict in some important re- :
spects the statements made by Mr..
Cleveland Mr.. Debs says that the :
Chicago strike is not yet settled and
that its concluding pages are yet to be
written. /.