The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-10-06
A Republican View OF the Political
Situation Given by the Iowa
Statesman.
A Western Man to BE Next President.
Reciprocity Called as Projections
Option on Free Trade.
Democrats May Control the Next
House Senate Criticised for Fail.
Ing 10 Pass the Election Dill.

CHICAGO, Oct. Elm the course OF q
general conversation with reporter at
the Auditorium hotel, ex-Assistant
Postmaster General Clarkson, who was
ON his way to Das Moines, gave his
opinion of the present and future freely,
and apparently without reserve,
For obtaining control Of the next
house, he said, "the Republicans have
q lighting chance. Through their ger
remembering the Democrats have taken
from us thirty-one congressional votes,
thus making difference of sixty-two
In the complexion Of the house, while
the senate in its infinite wisdom has de
clined to pass
The National Election BIlI,
which would have given us forty-two
districts In the house. Yes, the bin will
come mp during the next session and
pass. The Republican party Is bound
10 pass 1t. IL would commit an act Of
cowardice else, and particularly 80 in
view Of the Mississippi constitutional
revisionisis, who have not only wronged
the negro by declaring for limitation
of the franchise according to certain
educational requirements. but called for
the national government 60 repeal the
fifteenth amendment.
Speaking es the Tmrin Bill,
Mr.. Clarxson expressed himself as
pleased with il as a whole, and said he
thought that the country would endorse
il The provisions which / am not in
favor Of are the sugar and tin plate
schedules"
''Reciproeity 90
There is no doubt il Is very popular.
For fnyself, look at reciprocity as pro-
tectionas option on free trade. can see
no reason why. If reciprocity IL had
with counfry In South America, n
should not be had with England and
France, providi ne they make the same
concessions.
HlaSne and the Presidency.
aDo you think Mr.. Blaine win be an
aggressive candidate for the presidency
In 1887
Il do not. The man doesn't live who
would refuse the presidential nomina-
4ion, and were Mr. Blaine 60 be ten |
dered Ii he would accept. But he will |
not fight for il. Mr. Blaine, / look |
upon - the greatest force In the world |
to-day. The blending together of the |
countries into one harmonious COM
mercial whole he desires 10 see, and Ii. |
through the operation OF his ideas, re-
ciprocity and the principles adopted by
the Pan-American congress, such a |
blending should come 10 pass his name |
would be made more imperishable than
his occupancy Of the presidential chair
could make it,
The Next President.
@Who, in your opinion, win be the
next PRESIDENT
"A Republican from the Mississippi
valley. The West has the power To
make the next president. 1T has not /
heretofore been politically ambitious,
but II Is now becoming so. With sol
idly Republican west, we can get along
without New York, New Jersey, Con- /
necticut and Indiana. AS % candidates, t
there viii be many and good ones.
hare no hesitancy IN stalking my politi-
cal reputation In predicting that Robert
Lincoln win some day be president.
According 70 philosophy, force runs
along the path Of least resistance, and
and their would be little resistance To
Robert Lincoln, who has the aplendor
Of name and an enviable record made
when secretary Of war for executive
ability. Alger IL an able man and
would be the soldiers candidate, and IL
Is reelected, In spite Of the
Democratic majority, and believe he
win be, he win be 0hio's next governor;
and no presidential candidate can af-
ford 10 leave McKinley's chances out Of
bis calculations.
Yea 4 fncInde the President
not only as possibility, but rs q proba-
bility. I don't know whether Gresham
win be a candidate. Another possible
candidate Ii Speaker Reed, the most en--
figure In politics to-day, and
is champion Of the principle that the
shall rule, he possesses an inn
mense and growing popularity.