The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-02

campaign Of 1892. The fact is,
Blame is pursuing a straightfor-
ward course and bringing glory
upon this country and credit upon
the administration of which he is
a part. He may not be candidate
tor president, and may be satisfied
TO close his career as the greatest
statesman of the age by bringing
about such trade relations with the
South American countries as will
establish our commerce with them
for all time. But if he should de-
sire to be the candidate of the party
there is no man who could prevent
his nomination and election.
About the most absurd thing
lately seen floating around is the
claims in administration organs
that Harrison was responsible for
the reciprocity clause in the Nc
Klnley bill. It is a we'll known
TACT that Blaine forced that impor-
tant provision to the bill by using
his greatest influence, and further
that he first went before the WAYS
and means committee of the house
and urged that the committee
make this provision. He then tried
to get the senate committee to in
sert it and no action was taken un-
til Blaine wrote letter to Senator
FRYE and pointed out the proper
course. Then it was that the
country rose up and demanded
that the Blaine reel procity clause
be inserted in the tariff bill. It
was while the country was making
this demand, or rather after the
sentiment of the country had crvs-
tallized in favor of such action.
that one of Harrison's senatorial
favorites introduced the reciproc-
ity amendment in the senate and it
was given out that it was prepared at
the White House and had the presi-
DENTAL approval, and it now trans
plres that the thing which stands
out in bold relief as an ACCOMPLISH
ment OF this administration is to be
stolen from the man whose brain
conceived and whose courage
brought forth the beneficial re-
suits. Nobody believes that Har-
rison ever thought of reciprocity
until after it was proposed by
Blaine. It would have been an
excellent thing to have put in his
message to congress when he was
offering various suggestions as to
what congress should do for the
country, but it was not in Harri-
sons mind. No credit will accrue
to the man who attempts to take
upon himself the credit of an
others work, especially if that
work be the creation of the brain.
1t is very seldom that Minneso-
t1ans are seen in Washington dur
ing the summer months. Senator
Davis spends most of his time in
st: Paul and does not come to
Washington except on urgent bust
ness. Senator Washburn goes to
Europe, and the representatives do
not come here very often. Such
men as have business to attend to
at the department drop in from
time to time, stay few days and
depart. There is no such rush of
Westerners as can always be found
during a session of congress.
Col. G. H. Graves, who will al
ways be remembered as speaker of
the Minnesota house of representa-
tives in 1889, visits Washington as
often as any Minnesota man who is
not in official life. There are a
great many people who believe that
the colonel will come to Washing
ton as representative in congress
from the district of which Duluth
is a part, after the election in 1892.
The colonel will make a good con-
gresham.
Hon. A. S. Crossfeld, of
Browns Valley, MIMI, was in
Washington during the closing
days of congress. He wanted to
fix up some settlement with In
dams on the Sisseton reservation
in Dakota, but it seems some
friend of the reds was afraid that
Crossfeld would be paid for what
he had been doing in the interest
of the Indians and had inserted in
the bill provision that attorneys
should not be paid for what they
had done in efecting a settlement
between the government and the
Indians, even where the attorney
had a contract with the Indians.
There are people who are always
afraid that the redskins will not
get the best Of the white people in