The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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Editor Herald: ...
Judge Walter Q. Gresham's presidential
boom has been undoubtedly the political
event of the week in this city, from where
it seems really to have started. Judge
Gresham is extremely popular personally
in Washington, and many people here
would rejoice to see him president, your
correspondent among the number. But
candor compels me to say that if the
Judges boom is not more heavily backed
elsewhere than it is here, he stands'ittle
show of receiving the nomination at Chi
cago. Unfortunately for the Judge, his
great personal popularity has been taken
advantage of by few anti-Blaine repub:
icans in order to make determined at
tempt to stem the current of republican
opinion in order to prevent the nominal
ton of Mr.. Blaine; already these boom
ers are making the mistake of antagoniz-
ing Mr.. Blaine, although that gentleman
has stepped aside for the purpose of al
lowing the party to. make its selection of
a standard bearer unhampered. This is
decidedly wrong. No good republican
can afford to join in any movement look
ing in the slightest manner towards the
debasement of the name of James G.
Blaine, no matter who it is to help, or
who is to be nominated. Mr. Blaine has
devoted the best years of his life to the
service of the republican party; has been
an acknowledged leader for years, and
will continue as such, whether he be
nominated this year or not. The repub-
hcan party can and will win this presi-
Dental fight, if it is true to itself. But
let the friends of every candidate for the
presidency remember that only one man
can be nominated, and further that he
cannot hope to be elected unless supported
by the entire republican party. Antag-
onizms are dangerous where the margin
is as small as it is just now.
Representative Farquhar of New York,
made a good point in his speech against
the Mills tariff bill in the house on Wednes-
day, by commenting somewhat severely
on the fact that the great commercial
and financial question were submitted to
the ways and means committee, the COM
position of which is as follows: one cot
ton planter, one railroad manager, and
eleven lawyers. The whole industries Of
the country entrusted to the wisdom not
of the bankers, not of the manufacturers,
not of the capitalists, not of the wage
earners, but of eleven lawyers, one cot
ton planter, and one railroad manager.
If there ever was farce in Representative
government, the fftieth congress had
reached it. When the great industrial
interests were to be taken care of and
was it just, was it fair, was it in the pro-
priety of common sense, that eleven law
yers, one cotton planter, and one rail-
road manager should legislate for the
American industrial people?
The senate has, by an overwhelming
majority, decided against considering the
fisheries treaty in open session.
The house committee on pensions has
reported favorably bill extending the
time of the acrearage of pensions act, so
as to give the benefit of the act to all
claimants who filed their claims after the
expiration of the time limit. or may yet
file claims before the passage of this BILL
The report estimates the cost to the gov
eminent at about $3.50, 900, and suggests
that this is the Every best means of dis
bursting the surplus in the treasury"
A memorial has been presented to the
senate asking that letter postage be re-
duced to one cent for each ounce or frac-
ton thereof