The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-06-05
CAPITAL NEWS BUREAU.
WASHINGTON. D. c., June i.

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been moved entirely by sentiment,
but it is as clear as the fact of Apo
matox that it could never have been
preserved except by demonstration
of the loftiest sentiment. No COM
mercial consideration impelled the
men whom the nation celebrated
Saturday. They marched, they suf-
fered, they fell, at the call of duty.
Such thing as patriotism had existed
for ages on ages before, but not in all
the tide of time was it more unalloyed
than in the hesoes of '61-65. Saxon
had died for Saxon autonomy, Dutch
Burghers for local and religious lib
erty, our own fathers for independ-
ence. The soldiers of the American
Union persisted in battle or in prison
that the great republic might be pre-
served, that human freedom might
have perpetual life and civilizationit its
crown of glory. Republics are pro-
verbally ungrateful, but may the day
be in the remotest future when the
people of the United States rget the
valor, the sufferings, the heroic death
of the soldiers of the Union.
Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana, has
again declared his opposition to the
nomination of Grover Cleveland as the
Democratic Presidential candidate
next year, and put it in more emphat-
ic language than heretofore. He says
in an interview in the Cincinnati In
Qasirer: II cannot see how we can
achieve success with Grover Cleveland.
Mr.. Cleveland in his antagonism to
silver represents not the Democratic
party, but rather the minority of it
called the money power" and further
on: "Mr. Cleveland ought not to be
nominated because he is not in accord
with the financial policy of the Demo
cratic party" One other utterance of
Senator Voorhees, is significant. He
He was asked about President Har-
rison's standing in Indiana, and ans
wered: "He is gaining ground, 1
think. Harrison DEVELOPS well. Take
the speeches he made on his recent
trip, and they are the most remarka BILE
as a series ever uttered by public
man." The Indiana Senator is evil
IDENTIFY keeping in touch with the pro-
gresS of events.
President Harrison held an inter-
view with number of gentlemen Fri
day relative to the appointment of
the new circuit judges. He stated
that it was his present intention not
to make this appointment until in
December and gave the assurance that
no members of that court had yet
been elected. The President, also, it
is understood, stated that political
belief would not be the dominant re-
quisite for appointment. 1t is the in
tention to select men for these places
of the very highest legal ability, and
with the view of obtaining such talent
the legal work of the candidates will
be carefully scrutinized, and whenever
it is possible their briefs and printed
arguments before their respective SUI
preme courts will be secured and sub
jected to examination.
The ability and legal acumen eX-
pressed in these documents will, there
fore, have much weight in assisting
the President in reaching his conclus-
ions. This is taken as an indication
that, perhaps, there may be Demo
crat appointed in one of the Southern
circuits.
The President is said to have stated
that he would appoint the land court
judges this week.
Persons in official circles are inclined
to believe that Secretary Noble is
booked for diplomatic position. 1t
is thought that he will be selected to
take the place of Minister Smith at
ST. Petersburg, or in the event tina t
Minister Lincoln is chosen to fill the
vacancy in the cabinet, which the
probable appointment of Secretary
Proctor in place of Senator Edmunds
will cause that Secretary Noble will
be sent to the court of ST. James.
After SO much agitation among Eng
lish authors and publishers for an in
ternational copyright bill in the
United States, it is surprising to find
Parliament so careless about the pas
sage of an act giving American au-
thors the same copyright privileges as
British subjects. Admittedly the prac-
tice in England has been to allow
copyright to any foreign author resi-
dent on British territory, and it is
argued that this is sufficient to JUS
tify the President in proclaiming that
the provisions Of the International
copyright bill apply to British authors.
But it is unfair to compel American
writers to make trip to Canada or
Europe to secure protection for their
works, and the President will be sus-
tanned by public opinion in withhold
ing his proclamation until the Eng
lish law is technically in accordance
with the international copyright bill.
Postmaster General Wannamaker' IS
administration of the PostOffice De-
parment differs from Don M. Dickin-
sons administration of the same in
the fact that Mr.. Wannamaker en-
plOyS his time and attention to inSti-