Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-06-11
LETTER
From Our Regular Correspondent.

exists in Congress and at the pres
ent writing there is no knowing
what the outcomewill be. The cur
rency bill passed the House, asis
well known, and it was thought
by the leaders OF the Republican
party that 1T would go through
the Senate without any difficult
ty when it was rumored that Sen
ator LaFofolletted intende to con
duet the filibuster against it Az
ter canvassing Republican and
l)emocratie>ranks for assistance,
and in vain, he promised Sena-
tor Aldrich that he would drop
the matter and content himsel
with few remarks in protest a.
gainst the bill. The next day,
however, he broke faith with Al
drich, and the filibuster is veil
under way. Every known meth
! cd ia resorted to, however small,
| to aid in the obstruction and in
twelve hours there we're just thir.
tv-two roll calls. Senator Stone,
Of Missouri, promised to aid in
the flIibuster, on the advice, lit il
claimed, of Mr. Bryan. The Re-
publican leaders are determined
not to yield to an adjournment
until the currency measure goes
through the Senate, and the cut
come is watched with much in
terest and no little disgust by all
politicians.
Chairman Conners, Of the New
York State Democratic Commit
tee, declares that 1t is too early
to talk candidates. Therell be q
bunch Of them any way. l believe
New York State will go Dem O.
cratic. We havn't had conditions
like these In years and you'll see
plenty OF candidates for the nom
ination this time, mark my
words.
The politicians, Democrats and
Republicans, are commenting
freely OH the proposed appoint
ment oi General Luke E Wright,
of Tennessee, as successor to Sec-
retary TAFT, in the event of his
nomination to the Presidency
on the Republican ticket, and his
nomination il generally conced-
ed on every hand. 1t is declared
that the selection OF Gen Wright
will dispiease the Southern Re
publicans, and they are citing
the well-known aversion to asso-
citation with the brown and ye'-
low races which the Wrights dis
played at Manila and Toxic. 1t
ls considered to be a powerful
Ibid for Democratic support Tor
the Republican ticket, and the &C.
lection is regarded as one OF the
Presidents cleyerest political
moves and a well-planned at
tempt to break the Solid South
General Wright served with dis
trnction In the Philippines and as
an ambassador to japan, and
as an advocate at the bar he is
said to be without q peer in his
State.
Judging by the recent reference
to the subject in both Houses o.
Congress, the extravagant ap-
preparations OF the present ses
sion will he a fertile topic Of cam
paign oratory this falL Demo
Gratis and Republicans alike de-
Iplore the tremendo us expendi
ture authorized in the appropri-
ation bills and they are endeav.
oring to point out a way by
which the budget may be mort
effectively controlled.
| At the various Democratic
meetings in the District of Co
|lumbia, Alexandria and the Ar
llington district, the delegates arr
all,nstructed to vote for Bryar
| first, last and all the time. Ii
lspite OF the johnson boom which
has been we'll launched and is do
ing some effective work, Bryar
Lis the candidate who calls fortf
the enthusiasm IN this part OF th'
lcountry.