Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-09-09
WASH|NGTONLETTER
SUMMER GOSSIP AT The Ma.
TIONAL CAPITAL.
Valuable Tips From Treasury Depart.
ment to FavOrife rinanCiers-With
purpose. Democrats ENCOURAGED
BY OiSOrganized Condition of Re.
publican Party.

[Special correspondence to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON d. G. Sept. 5.-As lately
predicted in this correspondence, Secre.
tary Cortelyou has opened the United
States Treasury vaults to the national
bank, and although the evident intent is
to help Wall St. financiers by easing up
the money market with the surplus gov.
eminent millions, the time when these
loans a e to be made is to be shrouded
in mystery. My the insiders will have
the tip when easier money may be ex-
pected, and those favorites of the repub.
lican machine will, of course b. able to
tell in advance the expected rise in the
price OF stocks. Will those favored Wall
Street financiers return the favor on be-
ing liberal contributors to the next re.
publican campaign fund, or is this part
OF the pay for contributions to the Roose.
welt campaign Of 1904?
IF We don't elect the next President
it will be our own fault. was the opin-
ion expressed to me day or two ago by
a very prominent democrat from a cen.
trail state, who had been enjoying in a
moderate way the dissipation of Saratoga
for a few weeks. "What makes you
think so?' | asked him. "Why look al
the disorganized condition Of the repub.
lican party. There were hundreds o
leading republicans at Saratoga and near.
ly all OF them were disheartened at the
outlook. They don't know where they
stand politically, for the republican Cos.
pei according to Taft disagrees with the
epistle Of Foraker, and the doubtful
states are all torn up with party feuds
Not only in Ohio is there a party fuss,
but in New York the rival Hughes,
Woodruff and Olell factions are fighting
in New Jersey tie Colby reformers are
trying to break up the republican ma.
chine in Massachusetts the rival factions
will turn the state over 20 the democrats
if they don't use better judgement than
they have been displaying, and Presi.
dent Roosevelt has finer in all these
messes, besides any amount of trouble
in other states"
'Il we only could nominate some one
who would unite our party" con tinued
this omocrat, 'we would win. whoever
the republicans nominate, but fear that
Mr.. Bryan is handicap we cannot strug-
gle under. If though the coulu carry
New York, New Jersey, and run as we'll
in Massachusetts as any other democrat,
l would look no farther for a candidate,
but those democrats that | have talked
with from those states, pretty much all
agree that Mr.. Bryan would not poll the
democratic vote, 80 am forced to look
elsewhere for winning ticket" "Who
have you in mind?" l asked him. "It
is too early to arrive at decision, much
may happen politically, especially when
Congress meets, that may change condi.
tions, and we must remember that it ia
still nine months before the party con-
venions will meet" could only assure
him that l had every confidence that
the united wisdom of the democratic
leaders would select the most available
candidate when that duty devolved upon
them.
1t is the general opinion here that there
will be another reorganization of the
Cabinet. That Secretary Bonaparte will
be one of the lambs to be slaughtered &c
appease the wrath of the good trust and
railroad magnates; that Secretary Taft
will resign about next March. and that
Secretary Metcalf will 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 trusts and railroad interests induced
him to stay, as thoy wanted his aid on
occasions when it was found necessary
to bring pressure on the President to
prevent lis running amuck" on some
new usurpaton, which even republican
reformers, such as Congressman Mccall,
denounce as immature judgment, a
mere glutton OF the limelght, ready to
barter away prosperity and even his
country's freedom for momentary ap.
plause. j. X. X.