Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-06-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular CORES pondent.)

(From our Regular correspondent
Washington, ID. g.. June S.-Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan was in Washing
ton this week and gave an interview
tending to correct some inaccuracies
that he said had crept into the talk
that be gave out in New York. He
says that he did not say as attributed
to him that there were more important
issues than the tariff before the peo-
pie. What he said was that there
were three issues before the people, the
trusts, the railroads and the tariff and
that they were of equal Importance.
There were other issues, be said, but
these three were paramount. He said
he did not think it necessary to give
supreme Importance to any one of the
three issues named. The Democratic
party, he said was determined on all
of them-thor0ugh revision of the
tariff, determination of the trusts and
strict regulation of the railroads. He
did not say. it will be noted, govern.
ment ownership of the railroads Col.
Bryan has come to the conclusion that
be is too nearly alone in his govern
ment ownership theory TO attempt to
make it a part of The creed of the
Democratic party, but he knows that
strict supervision and control of the
railroads is thing on which all men,
bers of the party are agreed.
AS to the possibility of President
Roosevelt nominating bis successor in
office, Mr.. Bryan said it was hardly a
necessary or audable proceeding. He
said candidate with clear record
needed no sponsor.
Speaking of candidates, there is a
good deal of quiet amusement among
the politicians in Washington and
there are a good many of them still
here, over the sOlemnly modest way in
which Senator Knox received the en-.
dorsement of the PENNSYLVANIA con-
ventiOn on the launching of his presi-
Dental Doom. Senator Knox is a good
man in great many ways and is per,
sonally we'll liked in w Washington. But
it is thoroughly understood among
practical politicians that his boom Ia
being worked up by corporate interests
rs a stalking horse in the fight that
the managers of the Republican party
are afraid to make openly against any
man of President RoOsevelt's choice.
Senator Knox WAS the successor of
Mat. Quay, probably the most braZen-
lY machine made politician of machine
ridden Pennsylvania Boies Penrose
had the practical appointment of a
man to succeed Quay and was hesltat-
ing between several possible candidates
when IL. q. Prick and President Cas-
sat of the Pennsylvania Railroad walk
ed into his office and said that they
wanted Knox appointed. There was
not moment s hesitation. Knox was
given the place and rumor has it that
the place cost somebody $3.50, 600 that
went where it would do the most good.
Now If Knox should ever be elected
President and have trust fight on bis
hands, it is hardly likely that the trust
would get the worst of it,
The little furry over the holding up
of two or three diplomats In automo-
biles near Washington Oh the Conduit
road for exceeding the speed laws had
grown till it is becoming quite a re
spectacle sized issued. The hold ups
referred to were the work of the Mayor
and the sheriff of Glen Echo, a little
hamlet on the outskirts of Washing
ton. The town is just outside the
District Line and is so small that one
would hardly know it was there If it
were not for the sheriff with his bicy-
Gle and speedOmeter with which he
runs down and cOnvicts offending mo-
florists. The members of the Diplo- |
matte Corps are much in the habit of |
using the road, and as it is fine road,
kept in repair by the War Department,
there is every temptation to let out the |
machines and do little speeding.
There was great deal of talk 10 the
papers over stopping the diplOmats