The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-17


following to say in reference to Judge
Mcmillan as a United States Senator.
| In no place sooner than 10 the Uni.
ted States Senate. does character find
its level. In that body there is a Ger
tain aris.ocracy Of chara ctc-, silently
recognized by the whole nation, which
very soon, opened its door for the re.
ceptiop ofyour junior Senator, l heard
a gentleman remark that he knew OF
ac Senator who had 90 soon worked
himself up to high position Of conf
dence and usefulness as Judge McMill
an. In that hs wronsed the Senator,
for as to "working himself up" I doubt
if it ever entered into his mind. There
is in some men moral gravitation, al
ways drawing upward.
| In other committees OF nine members
the democrats have four, but in the
committee on privileges and elections
they are a!!o we'd to be only a third.
Here is demanded an earnest party at.
techmeut, united to judicial fairness
which will honestly weigh all creden-
sla's, aud which will. with equal hone.
sly. in cases Of doubt, decide in favor
Of the dominant party, whose special
guardian is. l honor nothing in Mr..
McMilan's career more than when, in
his acceptance speech, he proclaimed
that he was an ardent republican. 1t
showed that he was unwilling to sal,
under false colors. To those who know
his intense devotion to the principles Of
his party, devotion born Of his deep
est moral convictions, it il amusing /"
see him classed among independents. -
class whose main dnc.rine it is
10 give the democratic party the
benefit "t every doubt. and TO turn
the scale in ira favor whenever tha.
party needs their votes OF the pres
INT committee on privileges and c'ec.-
iors. the Judge is the most prominent.
His services in the election c1ses of
Mississippi. Louisiana and Oregon have
given him an unusually large expert
ence. and in all these positions he has
50 embodied the judge and the partisan
that while he has satisfied his political
associates his political opponents have
never doubted his integrity. In Tho
committee rooms som" close attac' monts
are made. and Salisbury ard Mcmillan
political an'ipodes, are warm friends,
each having entire faith in each other :
integrity. vet each utterly unahle to
understand how an honest. Intelligent
man can se. things in their resp G i've
'i.h's. Il is one cf those cases whcr"
The heart Is a better d;scarner Of real
rharac'er than tho head.
! Tho cemmittoe on commerce IS conceal
"a ~ be ore "fthc leal;ng ce mmi,tees
as IS guaranteed hv NJ Cnnkling con
son';n. 50 serr. as chsirman thereof.
With all The important commercial in
;rr' SIS hemming Minnesota in hv tho
Mississippi river on the west. snl LIKE
Superior on the Fast it il fortunate
'iat We are represented on that cam
npi''s". anh here 'he iulse has had and
will Frequently have nvror'nni',cs to
henetit n, commerce Of his State.
As chairman of the committee m
CLANS, Mr. Mcmillan finds his heaviest
work and his highest appreciation. No
matter tow long and brilliant his ser.
vices unless lie has an established
character for honesty. a Senator can
not he chairman of this committee.
The reports Of nearly every o.hcr com
r.is.ee are duly canvassed by the open
Senate. hut this is not practicable with
reports on claims. many OF them made
nror prolonged examination Of q legion
Of details. IF the chairman Of this
committee says he has carefully ex
anined certain claim, bis committee
viii present unanimous report. which
is almost absolutely certain Of being
! adopted By the Senate. You can see
how heavy burden this great measure
,f confidence imposes upon an honest
man. Many could not see why the
republicans recently fought 50 hard to
nain,anin their control of the Senate.
Against the payment Of untold millions
Of Southern claims, the only breakwa
ter is Senator Mcmillan and his re-
publican associates on his comittee.
Had the democrats secured the Senate.
this cmmittee would now have thereon
five Southerne,s. Its present minority
Of four are all confederates chosen as
as such by the democrats in caucus.
Give it a majority Of ex.rebels, and the
many millions now tied up in the
House committee on claims, because
Senator Mcmillan stands on guard, will
roll down through the Senate and
Write House aud Treasury in the
pockets of struggling people There
would h. no help for it. Unless the
Senate gives mp general lcei,lation and
'ievotes itself entirely to the minnie
consideration Of each CLAIM. depende.re
must be placed upon this committee.
and when the Senate adopts it. reports
the executive can have no gool excuse
far ioterposioc his veto. unless he e..
finishes rnle to veto every claim
which would be flagrantly insulting to
both houses Of Congress. This il also
true Of other committees. such rs pen.
sions and military affairs. So long a.
tie loyal. strong and honest hands ol
Minnesota. through Window AMI Nc
MILAN. hold . ceeck on the purse
strings Of the nation VIC can rest in
confidence. shutting our eyes t. The
inevitable dcmcc,a attic supremacy Of the