St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02
DAVIS AND MACDONALD.
What Two Minnesota Statesmen
Have to Saw on Politics.

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Washington Correspondence Chicago Herald
'Cush" Davis, the new senator from
Minnesota, is decidedly chatty and
companiOnable gentleman. His Office
at his residence is regular resort for
those who delight to spend pleasant
evening and listen to his bright and
Blaine man, and seldom fails to let his
friends knowthat the first and uppermost
desire of his heart is to see the ''plumed
knight" elected president. 81 never be-
lieved anything so firmly as l do now
that Blaine will be elected said Gov.
Davis to-day. HE only needs to land at
San Francisco at just the right time to
make it simply impossible to defeat him.
If Gen. Grant had landed at the Golden
Gate two months later than he did he
would certainly have been elected the
third time to the presidency. With the
overwhelming enthusiasm that now fills
the country for Mr.. Blaine, see moth
ing to add except timely and prOpi-
tiouS conjunction of events. His stay
abroad relieves him from the petty
vicissitudes of his ante campaign period
and gives him chance to recruit his
health and recover his full serenity of
nerves before the hard work of 1888
comes on. At the same time he is al
ways within hearing of the American
people, and it is impossible for him to
make such a master stroke as his fa-
nous Paris message was the next MORN
ing after Mr.. Cleveland sent US his
essay on free trade"
JUDGE j. L. MACDONALD.
In the Minnesota delegation is hand
some, stout, middle-aged gentleman
Judge Macdonald. He is Scotchman,
and the fnger-marks of old Scotia are
still to be noticed in his mannor and
words. He has the broad Scotch dia-
lect and the rugged, forcible speech of
his race. He represents a district that
has been Republican for many years,
and would still have Republican rep
resentative, doubtless, had it not been
for the ambition of Ignatius Donnelly
to get back to congress. Mr.. Donnelly
is famous in the Northwest as vote
getter, and three years ago made des
perate canvass against Mayor Strait, the
old Republican member, reducing his
majority from 1000 down to
election Judge Macdonald had a
fOregone victory from the start. II am
very anxious" said the new member,
''that this congress should do something
with the tariff. My people are for tariff
reform, and on that issue the whole
state is aroused. There are many
Scandinavians in my district, and
throughout the state some 10000, be-
lieve, and it is their custom to vote sol
idly for what they want. In the old
country they enjoy free trade. While
they have affiliated in our state for
twenty-five years with the Republican
party, they are becoming weary, and
feel the party doctrine of protection
somewhat irkesome. When l was on
the stump year ago great tall, stall
wart Scandinavian came up to me and
said he had just been home to the old
country to see his relatives and the old
farm which gave him not only
his birthplace, but his name, after
the custom of his people, He
said: Il bought pitchfork to-day,
and, do you know, bought the same
make of fork for my old father in Chris
tiana six weeks ago for just third less
than this fork cost me to-day. Now,
why is that? We are plain country
folks here, and when we vote for some
thing we would like to know what it is
and why we do not get it, The man
told the truth. 1t was possible fer him
to go to ChriStiana and buy Ameri can
manufactured things for less money
than he could do it here at home. 1t
was the most powerful argument that l
met with in the whole course of my CAM
paign in favor of a lower tariff. A little
fact like that wilt travel faster and &C
complish more than the most powerful
speech that will be made this session,
and, if l go home next summer want
to be able to tell my people that they
can buy pitchfOrkS just as cheap in
Minnesota as theV can i'm ChriStiana3