Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-09-25
POLITICAL PROSPECTS.
Moses Taggart Esq. Believes that Rspub-
lieau Success IL Certain.

Aoxen Vagx0rt Esq. Belfcvos that pub
lieaa Success IL Certain.
Republicans are always becomingly
modest. Their modesty ut this time
takes the form OF not booming them
selves or their friends for Congress, to
succeed Mr.. Ford. In conversation
with MIR. Moses Taggart, yesterday, hs
said: 1--WE hear considerable talk
about the men who are candidates and
the newspapers are printing long lists
of them. / find even my name Oh one
list, but it was put there entirely with
out authority. Now think it would
be we'll for the press to look over the
field and make i list of the men who
are not candidates, but who might be
prevailed upon TO accept the nomina-
ton, if rendered it. There's ID. A.
Blodgctt, he would make an excellent
Congressman, and he could well afford
to go. The salary would be an object
and his business wouldn't suffer to the
extent that some other mems might.
Then there are Roger Buttertield and
Thomas ID. GILBERT. l don't know that
either of them would accept the
position, hut they would do grand
work. l am sometimes sorry that
there is so much canvasslng
OF the subject done before the conyen-
ton is held. But suppose 1t IS an I'M
possibility to conduct it III q manner
any different from the present one. AS
nearly as know the situation, there
are a good many men who won't let
the "ofiice go begging" but OF them all
can't make up my mind yet as to
which is the best man, However,
shall be strongly in favor of the ablest
man who can poll the largest vote. l do
| not know of any one trying to push
| forward for boom. 1t is Claimed 10y
some that the conditions at the North
| are not favorable to a long term i'll the
| House. Almost any man who IL
elected may be perfectly sure that after
one term, or at most two, he will DE
laid on the shelf, no matter how able
| he Is, or what kind of a record he
| makes. If one county has the nomna-
| ton one time, another county insists
| upon having 1T the next time. Under
| such circumstances, it is next to impos-
siole for man to make q career in
| Congress. There's Judge Stone, OF this
city, for instance. He served two terms
for the fifth and then Ionia claimed
| the nomination. Had Judge Stone
been retained, We might have q repub-
| lican for the Fifth yet, for he is the
kind of q man that refuses an Office III
such good-natured way that no one
| can take offense. This rotation Of coun.
ties prevents us from always getting
the best material, and also from max
ing the best use of the material We dc
have. OF course there are notable ex
ceptions to this rotatlOn; for instance
Burroughs of Kalamazoo. and General
Cutcheon, formerly OF Manistee, bu,
now of this city. The prospects for s
great Republican victory are very good
and the majority will be large If the
Republicans will only come out. The
country Is IN a prosperous condition
and the reaction in favor of the Mckin
| ley bill is very good. 1t would be
impossible for Us to do any more FOL
our cause than the Democrats did fol
us by their legislative actions of las
| winter. People haven't forgotten then
senatorial steal. 1t is very likely tina
whoever is elected this fall will be re
nominated year from now. He cam
get into any post-office wars this yea
for the postmasters are all appointed
for the remainder of this term. As
that removes one of the chef causes Of
trouble, l see no reason why the new
member, whoever he may be, may no
have peaceful term Of Office.
| would not be at all surprised If tn,
Democrats endorsed Richardson nom
| nation.