The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-25

son is the President of Mag
niticent Distances.
Union Special Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 20, 1890.
You people of the west clamor for
more money, at least that is what a
large number of your representatives
claim. 1t might be pertinent to ask
you how you are going to get it, even
if the government of the United States
should issue several hundred million of
green-backs, or coin that amount of sill
YER? The only way to get money in the
west would be by the production of
crops. When there is nothing to sell,
there is, of course, nothing for money
to buy. If the Farmers Alliance peo-
pie would take time to look at this mat
tor squarely, and with horse sense,
they might see that there is no oppor-
tunity for them to get money, no mat
ter how much the government may
issue.
1t is possible that the Republican
party is following up line of action
that will still tend to defeat it in the
coming election. The passage of the
subsidy bill and the Mckinley bill will
be something more than the western
States are willing to stand. The sub
sidy scheme will benefit only those peo-
pie Immediately on the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts, the interior of the coun-
try receiving nothing for the money
they are paying out.
| The elections bill continues to monop-
olize all the time of the Uuited States
senate, the Democrats devoting eight
hours a day to the discussion of it's pro-
visions and protesting against it's pas
sage, and threatening dire disaster and
revolution if it should be put through.
The best reason for the passage of the
bill is the Democratic opposition.
Theoretically the bill is right, but
practically it can never accomplish
what it is intended for. It is doubtful
if any administration will ever under.
take to carry out it's provisions.
It would seem that the good little
president of the United States grows
smaller and smaller as the end of his
second year approaches. There are
mighty few men who are so easily in.
duenced by personal spite and malice
as the man who is now in the White
House and exercising the power OIL
president. There is more attention
given to trivial matters; to the selec
ton of such people for appointments as
were friendly to the Harrison nomina
ton, and many other plans of like con.
Germ which have disguised a great
many Republicans who build upon a
broader and frmer foundation. Il
Harrison is re-nominated in 1892 it will
be because the Ofice-holders have made
it possible, and because the leading
politicians and statesmen of the Re.
publican party have practically aban.
doned the hope of carrying the pres.
idential election in that year.
1t is something of relief to turn
from the White House to the State de-
partment and there observe one part oil
the administration at least which is
broad and great in craftsmanship and
manliness. The redeeming feature Of
the present administration is the fact
that Blaine is in the cabinet, and has
so directed the foreign affairs of the
government as to reflect credit upon
this country among the nations of the
earth. There is also credit due Secre-
tary Window, who, as financial officer
OF the cabinet, has been wise. and
statesmanlike. Aside from this there
is little to commend the reign of Har-
rison to the general public.
During the short session of congress-
the Minnesota congressman are en-
deavoring to secure the little odds and
ends of Legislation to which they are
entitled. Occasionally orumb may
be picked up here and there and passed
to the credit of a congressman who was
laid out in the Farmers Alliance ava
lanche of last fall. The State cannot
expect from the delegation it has Sc
lected for the next congress one quarter
of the good work that has been accom-
plished by the present delegation.
Senator Davis has not vet made a
set speech at this session of congress,
and so far has evinced no desire to oc-
cupy the time of the senate when there
is very little that he desires to talk
about, 1t is quite probable that when
some measure affecting pensions comes
up he will display his eloquence in the
senate and give some of the sleepy
heads in that body something to think
about for a few days at least. There
are few senators who can command as
much attention as Senator Davis whan