The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-03-12
POLITICAL POT POURRI.

As the foremost rival OF Taft fol
the republican nomination, Gov
Hughes OF New York is very much ir
the glare of publicity at this moment
his every word and act being
watched and reported by the press
and numerous articles appearing in
the magazines and Sunday papers
His speech at the Washington's birth
day dinner of the Chicago Union
League club was widely printed as
his first address in the Middle West
dealing with national issues. 1t
dealt largely with the need of restor-
ing confidence in a country wholly
sound by constructive rather than de-
structive legislation. He said that
what the country wanted was not So
cialism, but settled policy which
will regulate but not crush the rail-
roads and other enterprises. He de-
clared that the people of this country
do not "desire socialism, even as an
experiment"
The democratic state convention at
Hutchinson, Kan, February 81,
unanimously adopted resolution in
structing all delegates to the Dem
yer convention ITO cast solid vote
for the nomination of William ].
Bryan for president of the United
States" a statement which was re-
celved with great cheering. The
Oklahoma convention carried out the
instructions of the primaries for
Bryan.
Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor, when he APP
peared before the house committee on
judiciary to urge the passage of the
Pearre bill, expressed confidence that
President Roosevelt sincerely sympa-
thized with all our people, and
added, II have reason to believe that
the president is not thoroughly in
formed as to the real remedy for the
cause of complaint" Mr.. Gompers
made the prediction that the labor
organizations would be heard from in
the impending campaign.
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Both houses of the Ohio legislature
have passed the Rose county option
prohibition bill, which provided that
one-fourth of the electors in any
county may demand that the license
question may be submitted at an
election, the result of which can not
be changed for two years thereafter.
The anti-saloon league officers pre-
dict that under this act 81 of OhiO's
88 counties will abolish saloons with
in year.
For the second time Wednesday
the New York senate, by vote of 80
to 10, refused to remove Superintend-
ent of Insurance Otto Kelsey, as re-
commended by Gov. Hughes, after
special investigation. This action Of
the senate was generally regarded as
a rebuff for the governor, as coming
from the regular republican organiza-
ton, and was taken to be a triumph
for the "big three" as the three lead
ing insurance companies are fire.
quently called. namely, the Equitable,
Mutual and New York Life. Last
year Gov. Hughes recommended the
removal of Kelsey, and at that time
was voted down by the senate, al
though It became somewhat panic
at the evident popular dis
and granted nearly every
thing else that the governor wanted.
It is intimated now that the organi-
cation, having got its second wind,
contemp'ates thrOttling other meas
ures advocated by Gov. Hughes, IN.
GLIDING the anti-race gambling, bal
lot reform and direct nominations
bills. The New York World, which
has been one of the leading papers
charging Kelsey's administration
with corruption, says that the SEN
ate's vote gives sanction to the Har-
riman loans from the Mutual; to Ry-
ans manipulation Of the Equitable;
to the footing of the Mutual Reserve;
to the frauds in the Bankers, the
Provident and the Washington Life.
The Missouri republican state con-
vention in st. Louis on Wednesday |
adopted resolutions commencing the
of President Roose-
vent, and instructed the four dele
gates at large to the national conven-
lion to support Taft for the presi-
Dental nomination.
SENATOR HEYBURN'S POSITION