Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-29

Now that the state elections are vel
Out Of the ways tie country turns ita
syes toward Washington, which for the
next hall yesr, win be the center Of POI
Iitical activity. It is now less than two
weeks 70 the opening OF congress, and
abe fight for speakership alresdy en-
crosses attention. Tbs whole country
is concerned 10 the result, and the pro-
gress in the struggle Will be followed
with general interest.
The issue Is between Samuei j. Ran
dali. of Psnnsylvanias and John Car
Isle, of Kentucky. "Suuset" Cox, to
be sure, is ACCUSING himself again with
Ahe old delusion that he is 2 serious
candidate, but nobody else in the coun-
try is taken ip. Cox's periodical run
ming for the speakership is only his own
answer to the question OF his book,
''Why we laughP''
Mr., Randall has held the place, and
given the country an Opportunity to
Judge of his fitness. He was first chos-
en- speaker upon Mr.. Kurr's death, mid
way in the forty-fourth congEess, and
was reelected by Democratic major
ity in the two Succeeding houses. Mr..
Randall is an admirable presiding OIL
Ger, without rival, since Mr.. Blaine
left the house, in the rsrs art of sue
eessfully ruling that often disordsrly
body. Az speaker he has always
''magnified bis Office He fully real
lied the vast power which the presid-
ing officer may WELD, and he ruled his
party with rod Of iron An out and
out prOtectionist himself, he always
cunningIy constructed the ways and
means committee so that the free trade
impulses of the majority should lind
NO impression.
Mr., Carlisle is a N IN little known to
lhe public. He is Southerner by birth
and residence, having always lived in
kentucky, but his home since man.
hood has been just across the Ohio
river in the Cincinnati suburb of Gov.
ingtOn, and there is little of the old.
manner or character
After service in the legislature he came
20 Congress six years ago. and he ha;
made an enviable record at Washington
as diligent student of public affairs
and a capable lawmaker, with indepen.
dent convietions on all questions and
the courage to express them. A ''reVe,
nue. reformer'' by belief, he has been
one in practice also and il is simple truth
10 say that he has made the most con-
sistent record of any man in his party.
On general principles everybody
would say thai house containing al
overwhelming majority of a party com
Initted to a radical change in the tarii
would choose as speaker the proved
friend of such policy rather than the IN
blushlng advocate of high protection.
So it seems to Nfr Carlisle, who /, him
. IL an honest student of politics rather
than party manager, He has gone 4
Washington confident Of the justice 0
his CLAIMS, and hopeful that his associ
ates will RECOGNIZES them. But the pro
ba bilities are that he win be disappOini
ed. Mr.. Randall better represents tn
eowardly spirit of the party on every il
she. The scheme of the Democrats
managers evidently is to have the net
house do as little as possible regarding
the finances, cut down appropriation
(even at the risk of future deficiency
bills.) so as to make boast of SECOND
my" and trust for success in 1884 to tn
chance that the reHux Of the tidal W aJ
of 1882 may not have left the part
quite stranded by next fall.
A clever and experienced hand
needed for such job. Mr. Randall
the ono man in the house who fills th
bill. Add to this advantage the ia,
that he is one Of the shrewdest of wiz
pullers, and has reduced the trading
committee placer for support to an exe'
science, and the chances are that tn
willy old politician from Pennsylvania
even though he is laid up with gOV
while his rival is working night and ids
in Washington, win leave the verdAr
young amateur from Kentucky far b,
hind in the race.-TLeaYenwort
Times.
Gen. James s. Barcour, o. Virgini
refuses to talk politics with anyone c
Sundays yet the good man thinks Il