Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-09-06
WASHINGTON LETTER
(From our Special Correspondence


Washington. d. G.. Sept. 2,-As
lately predicted in this correspondence,
Seci etary Corfelyou has opened the
United states Treasury vaults to the
dent intent is 10 help the Wall Street
financieEs by easing up the money
market with the surplus government
millions, the time when these loans 10
be made is to be shrouded in mystery.
Only the insiders will have the tip
when easier money may be expected
and those favorities Of the Repu blican
machine will, of course, be able to tell
in advance the expected rise in the
price OF stocks. Will those Wall Street
financiers return the favor By being
liberal contributors to the next Re-
publican ampaigu fund, or is Ibis part
of the pay for contributions to the
Roosevelt campaign of 1904?
If we don't elect the next Presi.
dent II Will be Our own fault" was the
OPT len expressed to me day or two
agn bg u very prominent Democrat
from central state. who has been en-
joying in g moderate way the dissipa-
ton of Saratoga for a few weeks. What
makes you think so? l asked him.
Why look at the disorganized condi-
tlon of the Republican party. There
were hundreds of leading Republicans
at Saratoga. and nearly all of them
were disheartened at the outlook. They
dom know where they stand political
ly for the Republican gospel 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 party fuss, but in
New York the rivals Hughes, Wood
| ruff and Odell factions are fighting; in
New Jersey the Colby reformers are
| trying to break up the Republican ma
| chine; in Massachusetts the rival fac
tiODs will turn the state over to the
Democrats if they don't use better
Judgment than they have been display
ing. aud President Roosevelt has q
finger in all these messes, besides any
amount Of trouble in other states.n
IF we only could nominate some one
who would unite our party, contlnu
ed this Democrat, I'VE would win
| whoever the Republicans nominate.
Who have you in mind? l asked him.
ut is too early to arrive at decision,
much may happen politically. especial
| ly when Congress meets, that may
change conditions and we must re
member it is still nine months before
the party conventions will meet.n [
could only assure him that / had ev.
cry confidence that the united wisdom
of the Democratic leaders would Sc
lect 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 Bona
PeSt W WIZ w obC VI JlIe IAN U6 10 DG
slaughtered to appease the wrath of
the good trust and railroad niagnates;
that Secretary Taft will resign about
next March, and that Secretary Met
calf will be rid of as soon as possible
There is no doubt that Secretary Root
would have Withdrawn from the Cabi-
net long ago, but the trust and rail
road Interests induced him TO STAY as
they wanted his aid Oh occasions when
it was found necessary to bring pres
sure on the President and prevent i'm
running amuck" on some new usur
patton, which even Republican reform
ers, such as Congressman Mccall, de-
nounce as ''inmature judgement. a |
mere glutton of the limeligbt, ready to |
barter away prosperity and even bis |
country's freedom for momentary ap- |
plause.
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