The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1891-05-01
President Cl.rk.on Take.

booAON, NldSS., ApTil If-4hO iAOi
aid has a long interview with Presi-
lent-elect Clarkson Of the republican
league. Clarkson says in part: 1.-The
failure of the young men to particle
pate in politics is the weakness of the
republican party in New England. l
believe the New England democracy
has outgeneraled its republican oppo-
nents in that respect. They have as
leaders the sons of the founders of
republicanism. The republican party
must utilize their young men.
THE labor question will figure in
the next campaign, and ought to.
Wealth should be more evenly dis
tributed."
'Do you interpret the Cincinnati
convention as favoring Blaine instead
OF Harrisonp"
Il was not at the convention, so /
cannot assume to judge of its senti-
ments. was the rejoinder.
'tIt is said you are personally out
for Blaine as against the denomination
of President Harrison" suggested the
reporter.
'1have no personal choice for pres
ident," replied Clarkson. ''Time will
indicate the man. If the silver ques-
ton is settled the situation will be
greatly cleared. The seat of republic
can power, the west, will never con-
sent to see the treasury of the country
dwarfted 10 a gold basis. The west
will not consent to any candidate or
platform that will not represent the
double standard idea, and the greater
part will not consent to a platform that
will not represent silver as money by
the coinage of the American product.
With such a position IN money and
with a position for revision of the
banking laws so as to make u bank
ing advantages favorable to agricul-
tural communities. cities and towns,
and with a purpose to provide good
money and enough of it, the republi-
can party will hold the west as solid
for the party as it was in 1888. while
the Mckinley bill will carry New York
and the doubtful states. The next re-
publican candidate for president must
be a man broad enough to cover this
board land, and able to administer JUS
tice on all differing interests with true
regard to all national interests. Pres
ident Harrison has made a faithful ex-
in every public sense, and is
lacking only in personal popularity,
which gives a man the power of cleo
in politics. He has demon
his qualities fully. and his
pure intellectual ability is not second
10 any American living today.
Of state. Whoever is the republic
candidate he must be a man who
maintain the solidity of the party
the great agricultural region west
Of the Mississippi. The candidate
must not only be lear to the people,
but must not be far from the farms.
political parties will go more
to the farms hereafter than
they have in the past fifty years. The
are going to assert themselves
IN public affairs and for the good of
The race"
Clarkson said he believed Cleveland
would be the next democratic candi-
late. If his personal views on the sill
yer question don't quite suit the south
west he will make them suit. He
'eels that the gold people will trust
him anyway, and as the western and
southern democracy believe in him as
mar OF destiny he can successfully
,ypnotize them on the silver question,
md Think he is doing it. 10 win in
1892" said Clarkson, awe must bring
he republican newspaper circulation
o meet that of the democratic party in
is programme to circulate tens of
Millions OF arguments directly to the
Houses of the voters"