St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-17


has gone through the senate and has been
reported by the house committee favorably,
it takes such a long time to get it before the
house that he is bored and weary. He es-
pecially asked me to let the people know
through the GLOBE that the slowneSs OF the
matter is not his fault nor the fault of any
one else, but that il is one of the
necessities of congressional dilatori-
ness. He says that he has an
average of twenty letters a day from init
mate friends complaining of the delay. He
cannot answer them all with full eXplana-
tons. and bespeaks the kind offices of the
peoples paper, to explain matters to them.
l have means of knowing that no man
could have been more active and earnest
than Mcclure. and his colleague, McMan-
ina of the Pioneer Press, (whO has re-
turned to Pierce, and that they have done
good work for their people. The reserya-
ton opening means life TO all the river
towns. Its continuance in the possession
of the Indians means ruin to business and
property. The opening of the land TO set
Element means an influx of 30. 900 people,
and the consequent growth and
THRIFT OF THE CITIES
and contiguous country. The members of
congress have had the matter presented TO
them faithfully and well. They are begin
ming TO understand ii, and are ready to vote
for it. as soon as the matter comes before
them. The life of a lobbyist, even in a
good and cOmmendable cause. is anything
but an enviable one. To seek daily new
member. or one not yet seen, and explain a
bill TO him, and beSpeak his sympathy and
aid, is not as pleasant task as one might
imagine. Each member has bee in his
bonnet for reelection. lie has measures
of his own. and cares little for the unrepre-
scented territories. lie sometimes refuses
to give any time to matters outside of his
own ambitions. He neither makes nor
loses political capital by maintain
ing ignorance of territorial af-
fairs. 1t is almost rs bad as lightning-rod,
insurance or boOk-agency business, to but
tonhOle the honorable member and solicit
his assistance. 1t requires peculiar faeul-
ties, keen intelligence and an earnest active
interest in a measure to secure its passage.
Mayor Mcclure has done well for his people
and they should know it. Honor is given to
George S. Engel for the work he did in
making Mr.. Sparks and his famous order
odious, but to make him the demi-god who
accomplished the reversal of the order is TO
do injustice TO many others. 1t is true that
Mr.. Engel labOred diligently with the secre-
tary of the interior. but the reversal came
from higher source. Mr.. Lamar did not
have either the time or the inclination TO
attend to the land office and its inner con-
sciouSness, or
TRUE INwARDNEss.
Hon. o. S. Clifford went to the president
aboutit. He was followed there by Hon.
NJ. III. Day, as well as several congressional
friends of the Northwest. The matter was
explained to the president, and il was he
who ordered that Mr.. Sparks be turned
down. There have been rumors here of
new candidate for the governOrShip of Da-
kota. The recent visit of Mr.. Z. B. Miller
OF Pierre gave rise to the story that he came
in the interest of Hon. James Ward of
Pierre, whose friends would like to see him
appointed to that high office. Mr.. Ward
has the earnest friendship of Hon. Bartlett
Trip, Judge Church, and many other lead
ing Democrats of South Dakota. He de-
MES that he would refuse the
office if it were brought to him Oh a gold
platter. Mr.. Ward is an able and popular
young man, and if he wants the Office he
ought to say so straight from the shoulder.
He might get it in that way. He is doing a
good business in Pierre, and has no need of
Office, and probably is in earnest in declin-
ing to be candidate. He was a soldier,
an Iowa City grocery. While on the road
he studied law, and went Immediately after
his admission to the bar to YanktOn. There
he became an employe and partner of Hon.
Bartlett Trip. Thence he moved to Pierre.
He is popular there as he has been else
where. There has been but two conirma-
tions yet of officers appointed for the terri
tory, during the recess of the senate, in
place of suspended officials. The post
masters are hanging
ON THE RAGGED EDGE,
and the higher officials are getting a little
nervous. The senate has confirmed Hon.
Nj. l.. Mccormack secretary of the terri
tory, and L. b. Miller postmaster at
Pierre. But these have been forced along.
There are some suspicious circumstances
connected with the consideration OF the
nomination of Hon. Daniel w. Maratta to
be United States marshal. Not single
thing has been done in the matter, and
Maratta begins to think that maybe he is
being injured 10y his supposed friends He
knows that he is fair and square and
hard worker. He says that he can see no
reason for delay in the matter of his con-
firmation. He attributes it to the luke
warmness of his friends and the positive
hostility of political foes. To emphasize
his independence of the Office and
all chicaneTy connected with it,
he has transmitted his resig-
nation to aleading Dakotan here. to be used
or not, as that gentleman may think best.
Hon. NJ. II. Day denies the authenticity of
interviews which have recently appeared
in Western papers, as having been had with
him. He claims TO have never been inter-
viewed since the advent of the new admin
istratiOn. He will not allow himself to be
quoted. Interviews purporting to come
from him are spurious, or unauthorized
versions of private conversations. 1t is
probable that the president will appoint
Mr.. McGregor to be postmaster in James
town. in few days. You will remember
that Hon. j. w. Goodrich was here re-
Gently in the interest of McGregor. and his
mission will doubtless bear fruit very soon.
The postmaster at Dell Rapids has rendered
his resignation. and ii. c. Briley is the cam
didate who will be most likely to be ap-
pointed as soon as the case can be consid-
cred finally by the president.
PIERRE.