Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1892-05-20

succeeds, to become president, even if
he does not receive the nomination
from his party. How? BY assisting
the third party to carry enough states
to throw the election of president into
the house, which he has on two occas-
ions shown himself to be completely
master of. Of course he prefers to re-
ceivc the nomination from the national
convention of his party, but if he fails
to get it, he hopes to reach the White
House by way of the house, notwith-
standing the manifest duty of that body
in the very unlikely event of its having
to elect anybody, to elect the man who
receives the party nomination, in case
it SO happens that neither candidate re.
ceives majority of the votes cast in
the electoral college.
Hill has given up all hope of the pec-
pie electing u democratic president aud
Is only struggling for the nomination
because he prefers that the house should
follow precedent when it elects him,
but all the same he intends it shall
elect him anyway, If lie can throw n
suflicient number of states TO the third
party. North Carolina is one of the
southern states he is counting on
hence his trip to that state next week
to throw the election into the house.
1t is said that he is securing pledges
from members of the house to vote for
him, # given an opportunity whether he
be nominated by the Chicago conven-
ton or not Was more audacious
scheme ever conceived? 1t is, however,
but waste of time on the part of Hill,
as majority of the votes in the elect
oral college will unless all present indl-
cations are ut fault, be cast for the tick
ct nominated by the Minneapolis con.
ventlon.
No one enjoyed the circus more than
the democratic members of the house
whose districts have suffered by reason
of the parsinony of Representative
Holman, when ex-speaker Reed tigura-
lively held Mr.. Holman up by the slack
of his trousers while he showed tho
house and the country that tho econo-
mical principles Of the Indiana member
did not prevent his supporting all ap-
preparations that are to be expended in
his district, even an item in the river
and harbor bill which had been adj
verscly reported upon by the United
States engineer in charge of improve
ments OH the Ohio river.
The senate committee does not be.
lieve with the democratic house that
the people of the country wish the post
al service to stand still while the coun-
try is continually rushing ahead. 1t
believes with Postmaster General Wan
anakcr that, what England and other
European countries have done, can be,
and ought to be done in the United
States. and that while the people in
large cities and towns have their mail
delivered at their doors several times a
day, It's but simple justice that the
people residing in the country should
have increased facilities for getting
their mail; therefore it has reported an
amendment to the postoffice appropria.
ton bill, appropriating 100000 to ena-
BILE the postmaster general to continue
and extend his free delivery expert.
ments in villages and farming districts
; Senator Mitchell of that committee says
} he has every reason to believe that the
senate will adopt this amendment, and
: he thinks the house will concur, if itt
, members will vote as their constitu
. tents think.
Republicans in congress, and out Of
it 10, for that matter, are delighted to
know that large number of democrats
are coming out from behind the mask
of tariff REFORM" which they have
worn for SO many years. and are a,
least showing themselves in their true
colors-pure and unadulerated free
trade. Representative johnson, .t
Ohio, who arranged for the publication
of Henry Georges "fres trade or pro-
lection" in the congressional record,
and who is now "roping in" his demo-
cratic colleagues to sending out
thousands of copies of that book in
pamphlet form, under their personal
franks" is the democrats to whom the
republicans are indebted for this boon.
This book is an argument for free
trade, pure and simple, and if Mr..
johnson and his free trade friends sue
ceed in their intentions of distributing
one million copies of the pamphlet
through out the country it will bring
such 4 protection tidal wave next Nov
ember as the country has not enjoyed
for years. In a square fight between
protection and free trade with all side
issues eliminated, at least seven tenths
of the voters will be found on the side
of protection. The chinese minister has
filed Il formal protest with the state de
Dartment aDainst tha new Chinese law