The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-10-27
SENATOR DAVIS.

The record Of Senator Da zis is one OF
which any resident of Minnesota IRE
spective of politics, has reason to be
proud. Here is an estimate of him from
a Washington correspondent.
Any suggestion that Minnesota may
not re-elect Seuator c. K. Davis is re-
ceiyed with incredulity here. People IN
Washington who have had an opportu-
nifty to watch the rapid, statesman-llke
development of this Minnesota senator
are greatly surprised to think that any
special effort is being made to secure his
defeat. Few men have ever been able to
make such record as Senator Days IN
so short time. Not only has he been
able to secure for the State of Minnesota
almost everything in reason that 1T
asked, but he has broadened out into
national statesman of no mean order.
When the reorganization of the senate
committees took place at the beginning
OF the last session of congress it was at
the request of Senator Sherman, chair.
man of the committee on foreign rela-
-tions, that Senator DAVIS was made
memter of that important national
committee. Senator Sherman desired
to secure the services of so ripe scholar
and man whose legal knowledge was
unsurpassed in the senate for active duty
on this most important committee in
many ways in the senate. But it is not
only III this direction but in many others,
that Senator Davis has made rapid adj
yancement. He has such a warm perso-
nal following in the senate and so pop
ular is he on both sides of the chamber
that he is enabled to carry through any
thing that he undertakes as member
OF the body. To him almost alone is due
the Inauguration of the great work OF
securing deep water on the great lakes,
which will be so beneficial to the entire
farming and commercial interests OF the
Northwest.
The receipt of the information that
the Democrats and the Peoples party
men were endeayoring to combine in
various legislative districts of Mime
sofa with view to the defeat of Sena-
tor Davis was received here with more
or less surprise from the fact that it was
believed that the desire to have con-
tinued the splendid record which Senator
DAVIS is making for Minnesota would
appeal to the patriotic impulses Of men
of all parties, and that they would pre-
fer Senator DAVIS to nonenity. 1t was
also believed that the Democrats of
Minnesota would very much prefer to
have Senator Davis to represent the
state than to have a mongrel like Dom
nelly, or some other Peoples party man
selected, and that a majority of those
who form the third party would prefer
him to Democrat. Few men have
jumped into such prominence in so short
a time as Senator Davis, and his modest
work has always been for the state.
Some of the politicians have complained
that he has not been successful in secur-
ing petty places for themselves and their
friends, and it is acknowledged that the
senator is not an office broker, but no
Minnesota man ever came to Washing
ton wanting something in the depart
ments in business way, or seeking to
correct some wrong Or injustice. thar he
did not have the hest efforts of Senator
Dayis Immediately and always with
success. The interest ofevery Minnesota
man has always been the senator's care,
and even if his record has not been salts
factory to all politicians, 1t has certainly
been satisfactory to the people who have
their interests at stake in the nations
capital.