The Washington herald., 1907-07-20

/ CQuditu IN MS use OF lQNeCIlEe ana bitter
sarcasm. Should all these run, the con
! test will be one Of the most exciting in
/ our annals. II viii be settled by the peo-
| pie in a primary election. as south Caro-
/ lima long ago adopted that method Of
electing United States Senator'S
rs Senator T!llman as strong with his
! people as ever?''
Yes but with this difference: he can
| not play the dictator quite as much as in
/ former times. The people accept him,
/ but they use their own judgment more
/ They are glad to keep him in the Senate
as long as he desires 70 serve; but he
/ does not dominate as much as In the old
/ days. when hts viii was the supreme
/ law"
When Congress convenes next Decem-
Der II will have as one Of the new mem
bers from Kentucky Hon Harvey Helm.
/ Representative from the Eighth district
CT the Blue Grass State. Mr.. Helm. who
Is at the Raleigh. is g gentleman of strik-
/ ing personality. very tall, fne-lOoking.
and with the agreeable manner and
mellihuous voice that t,,rag 10 the men
Of his section. He is under forty a dis
tinguished lawyer, and a snver-tongued
speaker. IN answer to the questions Of a
Herald reporter, Mr.. Helm said
"Our State is as reliably Democratic
this year as Texas. and we viii give our
/ candidate for governor. Mr.. Hagar, an
old-fashioned rousing majority-sonae-
where about the 5000 mark. if not more.
The Republicans have put forward their
ablest man, Augustus Wilson. but be viii,
10 use a local phrase, get left at the
post"
who seems 70 be the favorlte with
the Kentucky Democracy as a Presiden-
tiaI candidate?"
That is a difficult question. Ny belief
is that Col. Bryan viii control the situa-
ton. He VIII be our nominee should he
desire 10 once more be the standard
bearer. I DO not think any man can get
the nomination unless he gets Bryans
o. X This Is the best evidence Of his
standing and influence with the masses.
The success sof Roosevelt and his great
popularity lead rejecting men OF the
Democratic party 10 wonder why il is
that the Democrats have not a Teddy
Of their own. mean by that, a man OF
sincere in the policy OF enforcing the
laws. Of curbing the power OF predatory
wealth, and OF giving 10 every man a
square deal.
Now l am free 10 state that we have d
man OF this sort who has made in his
sphere a record surprising that OF Roose-
Welt. and who antedates the President in
the policy Of punishiug corruptionists. 7
refer to the distinguished young governor
Of Missouri. Hon. Joseph Folk II Bryan
will only say the word. Gov. Folk viii be
nominated in a twinkiing. His nomiua-
ton viii be the most inspiring political
event Of this generation. and will result.
IN my opinion. in the greatest triumph
ever won by any party"
Mr. G. D. Sleeper, who IS al the Ra-
leigh. is one Of the most noted men in the
Indian Territory. His home, near Mus
kogee, Is one of the finest in the South
west. and is every year the scene Of royal
hospitality. on a wholesale plan, for it is
Mr.. Sleeper's greatest pleasure 10 enter
tain there, on stated occasions, all the
members Of the Order OF Elks who claim
their home in the Territory, Oklahoma.
and Texas. He has had as many as 5.c5O
guests at one time at one of his man.
moth barbecues. He has been in PhiIa-
delphia attending the EIks' convention,
and viii probably go from here TO the
jamestown Exposition.
Il am a cotton planter and a trader in
horses and mules. said Mr.. Sleeper. "and
am a Democrat for my personal diver
sion, having been born in Texas. which
is sufficient 10 fix a mans political
status. Ny partisanship Is strong, but
not enough TO warp my Judgment. and
wish 10 remark for the benefit Of some
Eastern folks who may be ignorant of
the facts, that the constitution framed
for the new State OF Oklahoma was
chiefly Objectionable and defective for
the reason that it was manufactured by
Democrats. Naturally, the Republicans
kicked because they were not taken into
account when the instrument was drawn.
1t would have been a magnificent pro-
ductiOu had they been its designers.
The Ambassador 10 England Mr.. Bryce,
who made a critical study OF it. said IN
the presence OF many Of cur best people.
that 1t was a splendid sample Of organic
law, and that il was a credit to its
trainers Surely he was a disinterested
Judge.
But there Is no more trouble about
the constitution. and Gov Frantz will
call the election for its submission TO the
people and the choosing Of State officers
next September. The constitution will be
adopted by an overwhelming majority.
and every candidate for a State Office
on the Democratic ticket will win by an
enormous margin. There are five Rep
in Congress TO be elected,
and the Democrats viii not lose a man
of them"