The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-09-06
CAPITAL
POLITICAL
MELANGE
os4A asia,
REPUBLICAN DIS SEN
SIONs FURNISH HOPE
FOR DEMOCRATS
ONLY NEEDED THING
Is LOGICAL CANDIDATE.
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COftelyOu LOOSens Treasury.
Strings for Wall Street
Benefit

Spasial Correspondents. 10 Leader.
Washington, D. G.. Sept. CAS- late.
~ predicted in this correspondence,
Secretary Cortelyou mas opened the
United States Treasury vans to the
national hanks. and although the eyi.
dent intent IS to help the Wall street
ananciers BY easing up the money
market with the surplus government
9Iipions. the time when these loans
ave to be made Is 10 be shrouded In
iystery. Only the Insiders will have
the dp when easier money may be
eApected and those favorites of the
Republicans machine Will. OF course
he able to tell In advance the expec.
ted rise IN the price Of stocks. win
those favored Wall street flnanciers
return the favor by being Iii .. 81 con
trlbutors 70 the next Republican cam
paign fmd or is this part OF -ne pay
FOR contributions TO the Roosevelt
campaign Of f904g
IL we don't elect the next presi-
dent IL will be our own fault was.
the opinion expressed to me day or
two ago by a very prominent Demo
crat from a cenIsal state. who has
been enjoying in a moderate way the
dissipation OF Saratoga Tor a few
weeks. What makes you think SO?
I asked him Why look at the dis.
organized condition OF the Republican
party. There We're hundreds Of lead.
ing Republicans at Saratoga. and
neari& all Of them were disheartened
az the outlook They don't know
where Ihey stand politically for the
Republican gospel according TO Taft
disagrees with the epistle OF Foraker
and the doubtful states are all torn
np with party feuds Not only in
Ohio Is there party fuss. but i'm
New York the rival Hughes, Woodruff
and Odell factions are fighting; in
New Jersey the Colby reformers are
trying 20 break up the Republican
machine; IN Massachusetts the rival
factions win turn the state over to
the Democrats II they don't use bettor
Judgment than they have been dis
playing. and President Roosevelt has
a finger in all these messes, besides
any amount OF trouble in other
states"
'lf we could nominate some one
NhO MDNtN NAitI oui party ibnfAtir
ned this Democrat. we would win
whoever tha Republicans nominate,
but | fear Mr. BRYAN Is a handicap
we cannot struggle under IL ! thought
be could carry New York. New Jersey
and run as We'll IN Massachusetts as
any other Democrat. l would look no
foutheP for a candidate but these Dem.
ocsats ! have talked with from these
states, pretty much all agree THAT Mr..
Bryan would not poll the Democratic
vote, 80 ! am forced to look else
were for a winning ticket"
Who have you IN mindg ! asked
him.
IL Is too early 10 arrive at con-
clusion. much may happen politically.
especially when congress meets. that
may change conditions and we must
remember it IS still nine months be-
fore the pafty convention meets"
! could only assure him that had
confidence that the united wisdom Of
the Deni0cratic leaders would select
the most available candidate when
that duty deyolved upon them.
II IS the general opinion here that
there win be another reorgization OF
the cabinet That Secretary Bona
pafte VIII not be one OF the lambs
70 be slaughtered 10 apnedse the
wrath Of the good trust and railroad
magnates: that Secretary TAFT will re-
sign about next March, and thar Sec.
retary Metcalf viii be got rid OF as
soon as possible. There IS no doubt
that Secretary Root would have with
drawn from the cabinet long ago but
the trust and railroad interests in-
ducee him 10 stay as they wanted his
aid on occasicas when Il was found
necessary 10 bring pressure on the