The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-23


"Everything at Washington is very
quiet" said Mr.. Edmunds. IL was
only there for few days. l have
been in New England for several
weeks, and am now on my way to
Nashville, Tenn. never was over
this route before, and thought /
would come over it and drop in at
Asheville, N. c., and see the much
talked-of mountain scenery"
"Whom do you think will likely be
the next Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives in Washington
"Crisp, of Georgia, and Mills, Of
Texas, have large following. From
what L can learn, it looks as il Crisp
is likely to win. He would make an
able presiding officer. Isee Mills and
his friends are confident of his sue
cess"
(which of the two, in your opinion,
would make the best presiding off,
cer?n
"They are both men Of ability"
said the Senator in reply. "Crisp is
the coolest and Mills the most excit-
able"
eWhat do you think of Mills tariff
vicws?"
"Some of his papers l have read are
strongly put and forcibly drawn"
"Wcll, / suppose Mr.. Harrison will
be nominated by the Republican party
for President in 1892, will he not ?"
eyes, it looks so--hc wants it. lie
has recently made tour of the South
and West and has returned to Wash
ington. He was we'll received and
created in some places some enthusiasm,
and much to the surprise of his friends,
as well as his political enemies, OH his
tour he made number of very good
speeches. Blaine could get the nomi-
nation if he wished-he could have had
it before when Harrison was nomina-
e1ed. Yes, he could get it now. l
know Blaine well. Blaine is a sick
man. What he wants most is health.
lie has got Bright's disease-that's his
trouble. His health is wretched. lie
realizes his condition and is taking no
active part in politics, nor is he likely
to. Since he has been in Harrison's
Cabinet he has devoted his time and
attention only to the duties of tho Cab
met Office. The Reciprocity Treaty is
Blaine's work, and whatever others
may claim, the credit must be given
to whom it belongs, and that is to
Blaine. Blaine is one of the strongest
men of the Republican party, and if
his health would permit him to enter
the canvass and he was the nominee
of the Republican party, he could be
elected"
"Don't you think Harrison could
be ?"
But at this point the Senator looked
out of the window and said:
"Is not that a beautiful view over
there 2" and the answer never came.
"Well, who do you think will be the
Democratic candidate?"
"Cleveland. He is growing in pop
ularity daily. lie is the strongest
man in the New England States with
his party"
of Harrison should be the Repub-
lican candidate and Cleveland the
Democratic candidate, which would
likely be elected 2"
The Senator was non-commital, but |
rather intimated that he thought
Clevcland's chances of election were
better than were Harrison's.
Senator, what do you think of the
third party?"
"Oh, it's short-lived affair; it is
likely to last long enough probably to
give both parties some trouble. The
election Of the President may fall to
the House of Representatives. No
one can tell what their strength may
be for tiAe. No party can live on
the demands that they arc making
they are bound to be short-lived. In
many sections of the Union where they
have strength their leaders are "sore-
heads" who have made every effort to
get into office and have failed, and
now they see that their only political
future is with this party. The idea of
such men as Jerry Simpson and others
being called by the press statesmen!
They can talk more "bosh" to the
square inch than any men / ever
heard"
"What do you think of the South?"
81 am glad to see its increase in
wealth and population. The outlook
for the South is bright. Its mining
and manufacturing interests are in
their infancy"