St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-22
A wORDIN SEASON.

Advice from the GLOBE may not De
received kindly by the Minnesota dele
CATION in congress, especially when it
relates to a question of party OrganiZa-
ton, but for all that We are going to
offer il.
Don't vote for a New England man
for speaker.
This is not said through fear of any
partisan advantage. The Republicans
may gain by electing Mr.. REED, or any
one else from an Eastern state, to fill
the speakers chair. but because we are
of the honest opinion that the election
of a New England man to this import
ant post will prove in the end disastrous
TO Western interests.
We have our political differences.
The GLOBE and the Minnesota congress
men are not in accord on the tariff. and
many other questions that will
be before congress. But we have
some sectional interests in common
and the knowledge of this fact en-
boldenS US to offer advice on this Oc-
casiOn. SO far as mere party issues are
involved it practically makes but little
difference to the Democratic minority
In the next congress who occupies the
speakers chair. The incumbent. whether
he be an Eastern man or Western man,
will obey the dictates of the caucus, and
will use his power and influence to keep
his party in line on all distinct party
questions. But there will be some mat
tiers Of great public interest before con-
gress on which the party Lines will not
be drawn. For the most part they will
be questions identified with sectional
interests. and it will be the East pitted
against the West. and the value of hav-
ing an Western man in the speakers
chair will be recognized when those
questions arise.
The West, and particularly the North
west, is growing into Importance in ma
tional affairs. Already the East is jeal-
GUS of our position, and Is reSOrting to
every device to weaken our power. One
of their tricks is TO keep Western con-
greSSmen divided on all questions of
public policy. And the unfortunate
part of it is that our Western congress
men usually play into the hands, of their
Eastern adversaries. 1t is always so in
the organization of congress, particular
~ where the Republicans are in control.
BY distributing the chairmanShipS of
some little, unimportant committees
among the Western members. and with
promises of little offices around the cap
itol for their retainerS, the Eastern men
usually succeed in bringing over enough
Western congressman TO break the
power of the West and to deprive it Of
the prestige it is entitled to.
The same game that has been played so
successfully befOrei is being played again.
1t is rumOred that some of orr Mime
sofa congressman have already been
escorted to the mountain top by the
Eastern tempter, and as they looked
down upon the dome of the temple have
been told that they could have every
thing in sight if they would only vote
for the New England candidate for
speaker. We hope that these rumors
are not true, or if they are true, that
the tempted congressman had the nerve
to say. ''Get behind me, Satan."
What's the use of going to New Eng
land for speaker when there are so
many brainy men among the West
ern Republicans who would adOrn the
position. There is MCKINLEY, of Ohio:
CANNON, of Illinois; HENDERSoN, of
Iowa. and a dozen others whom we
could name who are the peers of any
New England man who holds a seat in
congress. They wOnld be as true to the
Republican party as Tom REED, and
tenfOld more useful to the West.
Again we say to the Minnesota dele
CATION, arouse your sectional pride and
prove your loyalty to Western interests
by standing together in support of some
Western candidate for the most inflen-
tial position in the government.
Don't sell our Western birthright for
a mess of New England pOttage.
By being true to your sectional inter-
eSts, you will be sure to be true to your
selves.