The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-07-12
OOOKRELL AND THE PARTY.
out the Last Veslige OF
RepubiiCaniAm.

Senator Cockrell. who passed through
st. Louis Sunday on his way to Wash
ington from Little Rock, Ark, in con
versshon with a Republic reporter.
said:
II am here on some private business,
which is ut such nature that 1 could
not neglect II. | am very anxious TO
get back To Washington, where there
is great deal of important work for
democratic senators to do inst now.
The republicans are going TO try to
force the federal election law through
at this session, but hope they will not
| be able to carry out their plans. In
fact there is so much other important
| egislatiOn To be disposed of before the
adjournment of congress, which think
| will take place not later than the lst of
september, that it looks to Inc now as
though il would be impossible TO give
the election bill anything like a respect
able discussion in the senate at this
session. The house, of course, will
pass it, but do not believe it will ever
pass the senate"
WHAT do yon think about the action
of the republican party OIL the silver
question: the senator was asked.
| "My opinion agrees with that of a
great many other democratic senators
with whom have talked on the sub
| ject, that the action of the house in
refusing TO concur in the senate amend.
ments TO The silver bill has ruined the
republican party in such western states
as Iowa and Kansas in particular.
think the democrats will gain Is TO 81
congressman in the west on the strength
of that action alone. | do not see how
the silver mining states, to say nothing
of the agricultural staten can stick to
the republican party after the wav that
party has treated silver legislation dur
ing this congress-"
"What do you think of the future
of the democracy in Mlssouripr
"There never was time when the
democratic party In this state seemed
TO be in bettor position to stamp on
the last vestige of the republican part.
in the state. am in position to know
something of what the feeling of tn,
people is in this state just now.
receive great many letters from peo
pie inquiring after pension claims ant
other matters, and nearly every one O
them contain something about politics
Some are from republicans and som
are from democrats. The republican
[ in every Instance say they are disguste,
with the Harrison administration an,
that they intend to act with the demo
Gratis this year. The democrats sa
they have assurances from their repub
{ lIcan neighbors that they are going L
, act with the democrats, and many G
I, them express regret that they will nc
' have All opportunity to vote for Cleve
d lanu for two years yet. With such
h democracy of Missouri this year th
J.. democratic majority ought not to ia
8 below 10000. BY the way, want
2 nominee for judge of the suprem
e court. have known Judge CAN'T tl
X many years. His election to th
J. supreme bench will put there anoth'
It such man rs Judge Black, who hl
is made such u brilliant record as judg
II CAN'T is a splendid lawyer. clea
v safe. hard working man and clO
< student. He Is no idler. He does N
a know what il is to do nothing. Ii
u has no work he Is not to be found 81
l. ting around on some dry goods bt
r whiting. He will he found In b
office reading and improving his min
He should, and believe he will, get
tremendous majority of the popul
~ vote"
10 Senator Cockrelps term expires tv
ns years from the 4th day OF next Marc
10 Some aspiring statesman have bet
et casting shy gIances at the seat d
,s senior Missouri senator has held nc
III for I6 years, and It has been report
rs that on account of failing health
III would decline to be candidate to 81
or ceed himself at the end of his prese
term. Speaking of his health, the sc
ator said yesterday that he never f
better In his lite, and what he said W
attested by his appearance. He loo
better ply ysicslly than he has for sew
al years past. His eyes are clear q
bright and his complexion as healt
'"' looking as 16 year-old athlete Shot
have. The senator did not say po
W. ". lively that he was going to be can,
date for re- election TO the senate,
,, nv from his conversation on the subject
the choosing of his successor he |
" W decided impression with the int
u" viewer that he would be q candida
's- "I have never been in the habit"
said "of making canvass for the se
vi ate two years in advance OF the electi,
sn but politics have changed somewhat
ieI Missouri recently and 1 may find
a necessary 10 do some early work u
o., shoald seek re-election to the sc ns