The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-03
A STURDY DEMOCRAT.
}. O. stealey. in Louisville coirier-JournaI


o. o. stealey. in Louisville CoIrier-JournaL
Former Senator James K. Jones. Of
Arkansas. who died here last evening.
was an able honest and honorable man.
true and loyal 70 his friends and his
party. with a private and public record
pure and unstained. In the Democratic
national campaigns OF 1896 and 1900, when
he was chairman Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, he worked early and
late under the most discouraging condi-
lions for the success OF his party. which
he loved so well. and II was through no
fault of the big and noble Arkansas
Democrat much like the great Zeb Vance.
Of North Carolina. that his party went
down in defeat. The lion-hearted Jones
did all that man could do for the election
Of Bryan. In 1900 three weeks before
the election. the Courier-Journal CORE
spondent talked with him in Chicago.
Mr.. Bryan was there. on his way TO a
speaking date. Mr.. Bryan felt confident
of his election, and I asked Mr. Jones
what he thought Of the situation. His
reply was: "Stealey, II we had a dime
where those Republicans have a dollar.
I honestly believe that we would win .
/ Then" 1 said. you think we will
Loser" His answer was: I would not
like 10 say that, but I am fearful Of the
/ result. On election night I would love
/ TO sleep sound for forty-eight hours. SO
as TO shut out the yells Of the Re
! publicans. The trouble with Us is we
/ are so dog poor and the other fell
lows have more than they can spend
Just look at our poor. dilapldated head
/ quarters here, and these half a score OF
clerks. and then go across the street Il
the great Auditorium and look at the
beautiful, sumptuous quarters OF the Re
/ publicans and an army Of paid clerks
/ And mind you" said the old veteran. sor-
rowfully, my clerks are mostly volun-
teers, and only few Of them are paic
for their work Their only hope Of re-
ward Is In Democratic success. Poor fel
\ lows, / feel for them. for II loks to me
like forlorn hope"
! II was only a. few weeks ago that Mr.
Jones was visitor 10 the Courier-Jour-
nal bureau. and had long talk with Il.
| representative. He took a more Cheerful
view OF the political situation for hi,
/ =
I reasoned that he did not see how things
could be brought about. even with the
liberal use of money. TO throw the labor
vote 10 Taft He said that il there was q
man In public life against labor and il.
! interests. that man was Taft. He ex
pressed himself as not taking much stock
/ in Bryan getting many of the negro
votes remarking that IL was hard q
] gaf 70 81 he
can party.
But the strongest point he made in nj.
talk was the one that his party wa.
destined 20 lose a majority OF the Catho
lie vote OF the country. by reason Of IN,
shrewd politics played by Roosevelt in tn,
Philippines. i suppose you know" h'
said. that In 1904 the Pope himself indi
Gated his wishes to his American cardinal
that President Roosevelt was his frien,
and should be elected, and 1 suppose 20,
also know that the wishes of the Pop
were carried out Why in Tamman.
Hall alone, 1900 Catholic members De
serted Parker and voted for Roosevelt.
This was pretty bad on US, when on,
looks back 10 the days OF 1856 and re
members that had not the Democrati
party squelched acknowledgment Their
would not be a Catholic Church standing
III inc L44lAEA DLdLcS Lo-LAg-
The story printed tonight that a fev
days before the election Of 1900 Chair
man Jones received $4,000 campaign
contributions. which he returned 10 tn
contributors. is silly. He only receive,
about 81. 200. which he distributed anon.
the Woodworking clerks, who had woTke,
without pay for three months.
The good, true, and honest old Demo
crat who has gone -old me this out o
his own mouth better Democra
or man more devoted 10 his party ant
its principles never lived than Jane
KimbrOuGh Jones. In the harsh criticism
Of his rainbow chasing" and the man,
keen and unkind jibes and thrusts OF IN
opposition press for his management o
the two Bryan campaigns, he made abso
lutely no reply. They may have hurt IN
old man. but in the knowledge that h
had done his duty as q man. a patriot
and a Democrat, he let them rail an
snarl.