Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-17
EDMUNDS STEPS DOWN.
The Senior Vermont Senator Files HIS
Resignation.

WASHINGTON, Apri! s.-Senator Geo.
F. Edmunds, OF Vermont, who has been
in the senate of .hc United States since
April, 1866, and nearly, if not quite all,
OF that time has been one of the rcpub-
lican leaders, has resigned, to take effect
the LIST of November next. In his letter
to the governor he says:
In thus terminating my official relations
with the state, beg to express to her stead
fast Intelligent and patriotic citizens my
profound gratitude for the long and unwav-
erng confidence and support they have
given me, covering period of a quarter Of
q century. in my efforts to promote and de-
fend, so far as have been able, their honor
and welfare in common with that of all the
people of the United States.
In ceasing to be n senator L am proud
that continue to be citizen IF our be-
loved commonwealth, and that may, with
my fellow citizens in private life, continue
to strive for the maintenance of those prin-
ciples of liberty, equality and justice in the
government which have, without a shadow
of turning, animated them from the foun
dation OF the republic.
The senator also sent letter OF mott
fcation to Nice-Presidcnt Morton.
1t Surprised the Vcrmonters-A Successor
ST.. ALBANs. VT. April s.-The rcsig-
pectcd in Vermont and was surprise
to his constituents. The appointment
of his successor devolves on Gov. Page,
as the legislature is not in session. The
candidates are Secretary of War Proctor,
! Congressman Powers and ex-Gov. Smith
His Views on the Alliance In Politics.
Senator Edmunds, discussing the pres
ent political situation, is quoted as say
ing:
think it is in one sense Of extraordinary
Importance, as applied to enc aspect of
affairs--nameiy: the Farmers alliance
| subject. 1t is in it's present form new eE-
| pertinent in This country, but not an I'M
! natural one. Some people are trying to
persuade the farmers of the country. who
always have been and always will be the
most useful and important fraction Of the
community, that laws have been made
which would Or should furnish them a more
rapid and steady prosperity. In both those
cases, think, they are in IL large degree
mistaken, and in due time they will dis
cover it.
don't think there is any danger to the
democratic party, for in the next presi-
Dental election. if the Farmers alliance
should carry many states without having
majority of the whole electoral college, the
simple result would be that there would b.
no election by the people, and the presen
house of representatives. having Il large
democratic majority of states as we'll ~
members, would elect the democratic can
didate in a constitutional and regular way
although he may have carried the smalles
number of states. AS to the danger Of til,
republican party. it is that the Farmers
alliance may carry in the next presidential
election some states that would otherwise
vote for the republican candidate, ant
thus give the election to the democratic
candidate by the house of representatives
} don't think silver will be an issue be-
tween the republican and democratic part
les in the next election, for think that tn
democratic party will hardly wish to maxi
the silver question an issue to the extent o
I. running any considerable risk OF separatin
gold and silver as the coin money Of tn
! country, and certainly the great body O
3 the republican party will not.