The daily sentinel., 1913-12-23
Colorado Congressman Tells Of
Plan Sugar Trust Has to
Win Colorado.
(By EDWARD KEATING)

Washington. ID. c. Dec. 23.-Sen-
ator John Sharp Williams OF Miss
issippi-one OF the keenest intellects
in eongress-while discussing the
currency question the other day said:
1t is wonderful what wreck can
be wrought in a perfectly sound
mind by presidential bee" Sena-
tor Root of New York, who has con-
stituted himself yell leader" for the
G. o. P. calamity howlers, was the
target for Williams sarcastic fling
but it might be directed with equal
force against number of statesmen
who are Just now inhabiting the
twilight zone" between the repub-
lican and the progressive parties and
raucously clamoring for union of
those parties on any old basis in or
der that the aforementioned states
men may become the chief executive
of this nation.
OF course, all of them could not
secure the coveted plum, but each
treasures the hope that he
would be the lucky man.
1t is right there that we are made
to realize what a wreck can be
wrought in perfectly sound mind
by a presidential bee" These men
are willing to abandon the issues
which have made them national lead
ers and follow off after Jack o.
Lantern which will probably lead
them into the morass of dishonor
and defeat.
These observations are provoked
by the republican harmony" con-
ference recently held in this city.
Cummins of Iowa, Bristow of Kan
sas, Borah of Idaho, and Hadley of
Missouri, consulted" with Uncle Joe
Cannon, Boss Barnes of New York.
Boss" Penrose of Pennsylvania. and
our own Simon Guggenheim with
view of formulating a program on
which "the friends of popular gov
ernment" might unite. There was
little talk of the principles which are
engaging the attention of the people
OF the nation but much pow-wowing
concerning the basis of representa-
tion in the next national convention.
Uncle Joe" gave carefully pre-
pared interview to the press in
which he declared that the country
was going to the dogs and that the
only hope of saving II lay in the re-
turn to standpat leadership and the
blessings of high protective tariff.
At the same time Senator Elihu Root
OF New York the man who steam
rollered" Roosevelt in the Chicago
convention, denounced President
Wilson's attempt to reform our bank
irg and currency system and insisted
that any interference with the money
trust would be punished by a devas-
tating panic.
The 'speckled and spotted pro-
| gressives" in the harmony" con-
ference did not take issue with these
reactionary declarations. They eth
er remained silent or acqusced The
presidential bee was getting in it's
work 1t is only just to say that the
members of the progressive party in
congress paid little or no attention
to the conference. La Toilette, Muir
dock, Poindexter and the group that
rallies around them in the house and
senate understand that 1.-The inter-
ests" promoted the conference in the
hope of returning the Cannons, the
Penroses and the Guggenheims to
power, and that Cummins, Borah and |
Hadley were the foolish little flies |
that walked into the spiders web.
Sugar Trust Active.
The sugar trust was well repre-
sented at the conference. Warren of |
Michigan. head of the sugar inter-
ests in that section, was a leader in |
all the discussions 1t is we'll known |
here that the interests expect to
play an important part in the next
campaign, especially in such states
as Colorado. have 1t on very good
authority that they have already Sc
lected the candidate they will at
tempt to elect to the place in the
United States senate now occupied
by Charles S. Thomas. He is a
former progressive and the plan is
to nominate him in the progressive
primary and then put him on the re-
publican ticket. An effort will also
be made to unite Colorado republi-
cans and progressives on congress
sional ticket. The success of such
fusion would be heralded far and
wide by the sugar interests as a re-
pudiation of the democratic tariff
policies.
OF course, the real progressives in
Colorado will insist on being heard
before this deal is consummated, but
the sugar trust believes that il can
pour enough money into the state to
sweep away opposition.
Developing Alaska.
Uncle Sam is about to embark in
the railroad business. The house IS
now considering a bill authorizing
the president to expend 1000, 900
in the construction OF a railroad in
Alaska. | like the measure except
for one feature: The president is
vested with discretion to either oper-
ate or lease the road. | am opposed
to any suggestion that the control
of the line shall pass from the gov
ernment. If the people bear all the
expense and take all the risk Incl