Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-30
BECK's RECKONING.
That tie Kentucky Senator Thinits of the
Political Situation, Grant. ana the M
fIOuGI JI0rtn
[Cincinnati ENQUIRER.

Political Situation, G,ant ana the M
fiOIGI PARTY.
cincinnati Enquirer.
Senator James B. Beck, of Kentucky, hav
ing some legal business to transact in Gov
ington, came to this city yesterday and
became guest of the Grand hotel. In the
evening representative of the hAqu1rer
met him and had little chat with him on
the political situation. The Senator is of
the opinion that the Republicans will bend
their every effort to capturing the next House
of Representatives, if possible, and with
that object in view they will make the wick
eldest kind of fights in all the close and
try Nevertheless he is confident that the
present Democratic supremacy in the House
may be maintained in the next one. 'fWn
may lose three members in the Pacific
States" said he, ''but we will gain three in
Missouri, and that will eau alize matters
there. In Ohio and Indiana we will make
large gains. and we will hold our own in Hi
nois, and, perhaps make gains in New York
and Pennsylvania. We may lose one mem
Der in Mississippi, but we will gain two in
South Carolina, one i'll Florida, and several
Others in the South, so that any. gains the
Republicans may make in New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and Connecticut will be over
come by them Altogether the Congress
sional prospect for the lower House was first
class, while after the 4th of March the Sen
ate will be Democratic by ten majority. and
perhaps by eleven, "for | am in favor of un-
seating Kellogg" said Mr.. Beck, land giving
the seat to the rightful owner, Spotford
Kellogg holds the seat by virtue of election
by legislature that never was legal body
and his commission is signed by man who
was never governor of Louisiana, and is now
consul at Liverpool
MIR. Beck does not seem 10 be overly en-
amored of the Potter investigating commit
tee, as he regards it as being part of the
scheme to make martyr Of Sam lilden
and to keep him prominently before The
| Democratic party as the next candidate for
! the Presidency perforce. Mr.. Beck is not a
Tilden man by jugful, and he says if The
convention Of the two great parties were tc
meet tomorrow the Democrats would nomi-
nate Thurman and the Republicans Grant
| Speaking of Grant the Senator said 81
/ any man takes him for fool he is mistaken
| He knows what he is about. His tarry II
/ Europe, where his expenses are. [ have M
| doubt, paid by the bondholders and capital
lists of the country, and where he is being
| iionized and feted by the royalt,
and nobility, keeps him out OF poilt
! cal complications at home and Still
fresh in the minds Of the people as grea
man. Next year said he. "when he re
/ turns home by way OF San Francisco he vii
| have such reception through the countr,
| from California to Philadelphia as neve
| man ever got before him. Why Georg
] Pullman is building now, I'm told, twelve o
/ the finest coaches ever placed on wheels, es
! pecially to convey him and his friends OIL
this trip. A tremendous fictitious enthu
siasm will be worked up for him at ever
/ station, and then the cry will be raised tia
he must accept the nomination in deferenc
| to the will of the people as thus expressed
and nominated he will be. It will be til
duty Of the honest press of the lam
to discount the effect of the reception b
exposing the means by which it will b
caused, and thus open the eyes Q
the people to its fraudulent character. Nh
Beck thinks that the leaders of the Nations
party-Sam Cary, BIanton, Duncan, Be
Butler, etc.-are playing into the hands c
the Grant movement, and that they will
rewarded therefor in due time. The Reput
| lcans will have them make incendia1
speeches against the rights of property, an
then they will use these utterances as evl
dence that the country requires the service
of strong man at its head, to protect I'll
interests Of all capitalists and land owner
of whatever degree. Thus they hope I
bind together all the monetary and lande
interests of the country in favor of Gran
and by thus doing they hope to sweep hi
! into power by resistless majority.