New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-05-22

The Washington correspondent Of
the st. Paul Dispatch, having inter-
viewed our delegation I'M Con gress, has
this to say in regard to our member,
Major Strait:
81 found the gentleman in about the same fix as
Mr.. Dunnel. 1fhe has desire to return he feels
delicacy in expressing that desire after having been
three times honored with the suffrages of his
stituents. At the beginning of this year Hhave no
doubt that he really desired to retire from Congress
at the end Of this term, as he realized that personal
attention to his business interest would be for his
profit, and for honors he felt he had his share.
But as his many friends have expressed their I'M
willingness to have him retire from public life, I
judge he would not be unwilling to serve another
test for the nomination. Like Mr.. Dnnnell, he too
has record, and if that record cannot electioneer
for him, no eectioneering will be done. Takei all
in ALL notwithstanding its many unpeasantnesses
and unthankful labors, Strait likes his work, and
as he becomes conscious of his increasing power,
would naturally like to exercise that power. From
his talk guess he means just to let things drift
along, and certainly they seem to be all drifting in
his direction, asif he were at home, Judging the
movement of the waters,
THOUGH AN ULTRA REPUBLICAN,
Strait cannot be called political member, and
fortunate for his district he is not Political members
we imperatiyely need, but such leaders awaken
more or less of personal opposition, and therefore
are not so successful in securing needed local leg
jsaton as men like Strait, who being ever ready to
obige others always find host ready to Oblige
them. Everybody knows Strait and every body
likes him, and consequently there are few men in
that House more successful than he in carrying pri
vate and local measures to success.
We need to remember in off years the Second
District is very uncertain. 1t is clearly republic
district if you bring out the full vote, but
1874 showed how hard task that is to accomplish,
and Cox would have then beaten any other man
than Strait And ifin the off years the democrats
put up
SOME MAN LIKE KINDS,
who will arouse his party in Scott county and other
party may need Strait far more than he will need
it.. On the next House great responsibilities will
fall If we carry the country for President in $780,
double electoral returns will be presented, and if
the House shall then be democratic as the Senate
will certainly be- we will be cheated out of the
Presidency. By straining every nerve we can Sc
cure republican House, and because the Second
District is so uncertain and because Strait
essedly our strongest candidate for the district
hope he will be nominated by acclamation.''
Another correspondent of the Lake
City Leader says:
aDuring Straits first term in Congress he had but
little power on the floor, but now you often find
him introducing and advocating measures. And
nearly always he can get the ear of the House, be-
cause by length of his life in Congress he is the
senior Republican head of his committee. Very
much of that legislation most valuable to localities
is pushed through during the last forty EIGHT hours
of the session. Leta stranger go into that "Con-
gressonal beargarden'' then, and he would call it
confusion worse COMPOUNDED, but there is method
in the madness, and when the smoke has cleared
away on reading the record you find the veteran,
and the novice, Mr. B., has done little or nothing.
You ask the new member why he could not sue
cee5 as well as the old one and he will tell you his
lnexperlence made him weak. Don't substitute a
new member for an old one. No heavier blow at
our local interests can be struck than by sending
three new men to the next Congress-