St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-28
quate means to determine directly the
choice of the people themselves in these
matters, and this is the nearest feasible
approach to elections by the people.

cnOlce OF the people themselves In tneSe
matters, and this is the nearest feasible
approach to elections by the people.
HAY SEEMS SECURE.
"How about the larger federal ap-
pointmentS?"
II really can't say anything to you
about them that will be interesting to
your readers or that will mean any
thing"
us there anything you can say about
the contest over the district attorney
ship?'
III understand there is sharp fight
in progress over the district attorney
ship. have thought all along it was
trifle premature. l don't think the at
torney general has given much thought
to the matter. l do not think he will
remove Mr.. Hay for the present. at
least. No strenuous effort to secure
Hays removal has been made. so far as
l know, and removals are made only in
extreme cases, or under extraordinary
pressure. l fancy that before an ap-
pOintment is made there will be plenty
of chance for new developments"
HAS anything been done in relation
to change in the marShalShip or the
collectorship of internal revenue"
Il have no information or ideas on
either of these subjects"
"What is your view of the silver sit
uation?''
II think the situation is very bad.
Talks with a great many members and
senators lead me to the conviction that
we have long, stubbornly fought con-
test still ahead of us, with the outcome
involved in a great deal of doubt. There
is no question that the silver senators
intend to filibuSter, and how to bring
the bill to vote is not apparent. 1t
will be more difficult to adopt cloture
resolution than it is to pass the repeal
bill, and such resolution injects into
the debate new subject for talk and
new possibilities of delay. This whole
exhibition in the senate Is
HURTING Us AS A PARTY
very seriously. We may say as often
as we choose that the responsibility of
passing the Sherman act rests upon the
majority party. We are upon trial for
our capacity to govern. The response
bilitY of repeating the act rests upon us.
In the way of repeal stand our Demo-
cratic senators from the South. They
have no special interest to excuse them,
such as have the Republican senators
from the silver states. They simply
fail to appreciate the commercial unity
of the nation. They have apparently
not yet thoroughly learned the great
lesson of broad patriotism.
''1t is taking the people, not only of
the South, but of the West, a WeariSome
time to learn that every comparatively
poor locality muSt-under present con-
ditions = be dependent, financially
speaking, upon some rich locality, and
that, in turn. upon some one still richer;
that as the West is dependent upon New
York, New York Is dependent upon
London, and that any attempt to diSaS-
sociate New York and London will
prove both futile and disastrous. Talk
of bimetallism does all very well. |
wish we might have it an international
sense. But the plain fact is that it is
the mirage of something long way off:
that for the present we have no choice
but to use single gold standard, help
ing out circulation as best we can with
silver and other devices so far, but only
SO far, as will not endanger this gold
standard.
CLEAR THE TRACK.
''I sincerely wish the Northern Demo-
cratic senators would serve notice on
the gentlemen from the Southern states
that if they want the federal election
law repealed they must stand out of the
way of vote on the Sherman law re-
peal bill. This notice, too, should be
something more than an empty threat.
If the senate does not do its duty at this
crisis the question Of 'mending or end
ing it will become one of immediate
moment, and the movement for the
election of United States senators by a
direct vote OF the people will acquire
tremendous impetus. 1t has been too
long neglected. Our system of electing
senators has become nothing less than
national scandal. Minnesota under
stands this only too we'll.
''1n the meantime every one in the
Northwest who knows any silver SEN
ator should use all his influence to pre-
vent the threatened obstruction. EX-
traordinary and direct pressure from
the country seems to be our only hope"
As your correspondent was about
leaving, Mr.. Cutcheon added: 'There
is one thing more that perhaps | ought
to say. | saw in one of our st. Paul
papers a statement that l had come here
as the representative of MIR. Doran. 1t
would be very pleasant for me to be-
lieve that my views might always be
taken to represent those of Mr.. DOran.
am afraid. however, that l have no
right to claim to represent anybody in
particular. Happily we are all excellent
friends in Minnesota, and in most
matters l think we naturally do agree.
L earnestly hope we may continue to do
So.'