The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-19

tainty that it will not be done. But
the prediction may be safely made
that lift is done the honest people of
this country will see that it is fol-
lowed by the speedy punishment of
those who are guilty. Partisanship
may under certain circumstances be
excused, but dishonesty never. If
Senator Brice has not clear title to
his seat no member of the senate has.
Senator Faulkner, who is a conserv-
alive and level-headed man, has this
to say ON the presidential outlook: 81
think that if the delegation from his
own state want him nominated, Mr..
Cleveland will be the nominee. But
if factional differences in New York
shall make it evident that no citizen of
that state can secure unanimous sup
port, the chances are that the nominee
will be sought elsewhere, as it is alb
solutely necessary that the man
nominated shall be able to carry New
York state.n
Representative Mills headquarters
for the speakership campaign are al
ready open, although the number of
congressman in town is as yet small,
but increasing with the arrival of
every train. The headquarters of
Messrs. Crisp, Mcmillan and Springer
will be opened this week. AS it is
just four weeks today to the opening
of congress the candidates for speaker
will have to hustle for all they are
worth from now OH. The sudden
death of the son of Representative
Crisp cast momentary gloom over
that gentleman's prospects, but the
activity of his friends will prevent his
temporary absence from the scene of
action from resulting in harm to him.
Among the Republicans who are in
hot chase after some of the fat official
plums soon to be distributed by MIR.
Harrison, is eX-Speaker Keifer of I'M
savory memory, who is now in Wash
ington to urge his own claims for
something. 1t is said that he isn't
over particular as to what Office shall
be given him, just so there is good,
healthy salary attached to it. His
chance for an office is not regarded as
very good. The administration al
ready has about all it can carry of his
kind.
Mr.. Blaine is very much disturbed,
so his friends say, over the news from
Brazil, which he fears may overturn
the reciprocity agreement with that
country. If the meager news we have
had be true there is ample cause for
his alarm, as it is certain that if the
foreign influence in Brazil shall turn
out to be powerful enough to destroy
the republic, they will be strong
enough to break up any arrangement
that has a tendency to divert trade
which Europe has heretofore CONTROL
ed, to the United States.
There is trepidation among the
high officials of the government ser.
vice, because of the belief that 9
shake-up is contemplated by Mr.
Harrison, who thinks it will be bene
fetal to himself to replace some o.
them with better politicians and bet
ter Harrison men.
McXinley's friends here are indig
nant at the idea advanced by some O.
the Blaine men that the Ohio mar
would be willing to play second fiddle
to Mr.. Blaine or to any one else. They
say that McKinley's name will b'
presented to the national convention
as a candidate for president, and tina
he will accept nothing else.
Governor Boies is much talked o
by Democrats here, and one hears thu
prediction on all sides that he will b'
heard of when the Democratic nation
al convention meets. Senator Paine
of Illinois is one of his chief eulogist!