The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-02

ably not be filed. assistant Secretary of
State Wharton prefers to act as secre-
tary while retaining the present posi-
ton.
From the best Information obtainable
nothing will he gained by clecting an
oilIer senator it Kansas, as MAJ si',. the
demoera{-populist, has already secured
the promise of heing seated as soon as
the democrats take charge of the senate,
from German and Brice, the twin bosses
who engineered his election.
Senator German could a tale unfold,
if SO disposed. that wonld explain why
w. N. Ros CHI, democrat, was elected
to the senate Ivy the republican legisla-
ture OF North Dakota. 1t was the direct
reeult of plans made bv German some
time ago, when Sena or BrIce and he
formed combination of brains and
cash, for the purpose oil making sure that
the senate OF the Fifty-third congress
would be safely democratic. Well. there
is no longer any doubt; the senate will
he reorganized by the democrats, pre-
sumabl,, as soon as i, meets IN extra
session on the 4th of March. The man
elected to the senate by the North Dako-
ia legislature hat other dIsqualifcations
besides being democra He is well
known III Washington, W ere he was Tor
some years cashier of national bank,
but his manner of leaving here was not
calculated t. cause those who knew him
TO expect senatorial or any other sort OF
honors for him. lie was detauiter to
the bank To a We V large amount. and II
his wife's rIc1 father had not made The
money good-some where between $50
900 and $3.50 it was said at the time
| MIR. Roach might be serving term IN
prison instead of the senate. Mr. Roach
may have lived beyond reproach since he
lett Washington, but as a matter of right
and Justice republicans have right to
know what is here told, without malice,
of the man elected senator by republican
votes. A republican senator speaking Of
| the matter said: There are some de,
! faulters in that legislature too"
There is an element in the house which
threatens to take the responsibility fol
the calling OF an extra session out oil Mr.
|, CIeveand's bands. 1t is made up O
populists and free coinage democrats
under the lead of Jerry Simpson and Ton
Watson. who think they see in the Sher
man amendment to the Sundry Civil
Appropriation BILL providing authority
for the issue of three per cent. bonds, i
necessary to increase the gold reserve, ;
disguised attack on silver. Unless Thu
element, whichis strong enough to carr,
out its threat, can be convinced that /
has placed wrong Interpretation on III
bonu amendment 1t proposes to kill tn
entire appropriation bill, II order to xii
the amendment. Some ofthe appropria
ton bills might fail without making al
extra session, absolutely necessary, blu
the Sundry Civil isn't one of them. TIL
bin has been passed by the senate.
| Senator Palmer, of Illinois, gave tn
anti-soldier democrats a pain III thei
lower regions when he said in the senat
that lie did not believe that any politica
party would ever refuse to make prope
appropriations fer pensions, or that TIL
next administration would have an.
new policy on that subject.
The first annual convention of TIL
Bimetallic League of America, formed t.
secure free coinage legislation, is now il
session here. All of the big papuiists
including Mrs. Lease, are present: Goa
seauently talk is plentiful.
| The anti-uption bill was given blacl
eve by the Appropriation committee il
the House this week MIR. Hatch, VIII
is in charge of it, says it is, however
still in the ring.