St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-26
Northwestern Democrats Will
Be Recognized at Wash
ogton in Future.
Elections OF Last November
We're, Eye-Openers for Ma
tional Leaders.
Baldwin and Hall Will Be
GiVeis Fipst-Class Com
mittee Places.
A Tarif'-Reduetion Bill to Be
the First Administpa-
ton Measure.

the FIRST AdnlnIStpa-
ton Measure.
Special to he Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-For the first
time in tire history of the state the ma
tional lesaers of the Democracy are pay
ing great deal of attention to Mime
sofa. and in the next congress the two
Democrats from the North Star state
will be we'll treated in the makeup of
the committees. One reason why the
Democratic members from Minnesota
have not received more consideration
from the speakers during the years past
has been the fact that they were looked
upon as one-termers, political accidents.
Hon. Henry Poehler, who ac-
complished the then difficult task of de-
feating Maj. Strait dozen years or
more ago in the old Minnesota valley
district, was strong member, but he
was given but one term. The late Hon.
Eugene Wilson won high standing for
new member, but was retired before
the lower h ouse passed into the hands
of the DEMOCRACY in 1875. In the cleo
tons of 1886 three strong men were sent
to Washington by the Minnesota DEM
ocrats, but all were. retired with one
term. But even in that short time Judge
Thomas Wilson. of Winona, demon
strated that Minnesota was possessed of
big and brainy Democrats, who would in
the future have to be considered.
The sweep of 1890, which left the Re-
nesota delegation, again called the at
tention of the national leaders to the
state, and when the ordeal of national
election was passed through last fall
and one of these three members was
returned 1'?' ialGd With a strong man from
recognitiGf:n 81 evident. The re-elec-
ton of Co eessman Hall is the first in
stance OF "A Democratic member from
Minnesota securing a reelection, and it
bids fair to prove extremely valuable
for the state in the next two years.
Honors for the Major.
Maj. Baldwin, az the representative
of the Sixth districts greatly interested
in the subject of the Improvement of he
waterways between the Zenith City and
New York, and the committee of which
he would prove a most valuable men,
Der is that on rivers and harbors, and it
is not only probable, but almost GER
tainty, that he will be placed on that
committee. At the present time Con-
gresham Stephenson, of the Menom-
inee, Michigan, district is the only
man on this committee who lives near
Lake Superior. Congress Weadock, also
of Michigan, is on the committee, but he
comes from farther south. Weadock is
an old member, a Democrat and we'll
up on the list, and will remain there.
Stephenson has also been reelected, but
the committee, comparatively new
member. and will probably be retired
for Republican from Massachusetts or
Rhode Island, in which case Maj. Bald
win will get the place now held by Con-
gresham Charles H. Page, Of Rhode
Island, who failed of reelection last
fall. Of course, if Mr.. Page pulls
through in the new election which will
take place in the spring, some other ar
rangement will necessarily have to be
made In any event, the western por-
ton of the Great Lake district must be
represented Oh the committee, and Maj.
Baldwin will be the man selected.
Hall on Ways and Means.
The greatest committee of the house
is that on ways and means, and 1t is an
honor of no small proportions for a
member Of many years standing to Sc
cure q place on it. Such an honor will,
however, be bestowed upon CON- -eSS-
man Hall in the next house unless all
signs fail. By the retirement of Con-
gresham Shively, of Indiana, one va
cancy is made, and there Will be one or
two others by virtue of the changes that
will be made in the charmanships.
During the debates Oh the various tariff
reduction bills at the first session of the
present congress Mr.. Hall delivered
several speeches that were circulated in
every state in the Union during the last
campaign by the national committee.
Although Mr.. Hall was an ardent
Mills man in the fight for the speaker
ship year ago last fall. and is still
warm friend and admirer of the great
Texan, he Is regerded very highly by
Speaker Crisp and all his friends, and it
is believed that this appreciation will be
manifested by the appointment OF Mr..
Hall to a place on the leading house
committee in the next congress. In this
connection it is not necessary to state
that Mr.. Crisp will be reelected, and
will not need to go through a contest to
secure the honor.
With Democratic house, senate and
president, the ways and means commit
tee will be able to make some recon-
mendations that will be carried into
laws. On the Inauguration of Grover
Cleveland, the Democratic party will
for the first time in thlrty-four years
have control of both houses of congress
and the presidency, and, consequently,
the power to carry through measures
promised and advocated by the
party 1t is true that on March
4 it will be only thirty-two
years since President Buchanan handed
over the reins of government to Abra-
ham Lincoln, but the Democracy lost
control of the lower house of congress
in the elections of 1858, and when this
was regained in 1874, sixteen years later,
both the senate and the presidency were
IN the hands OF the opposition.
Victory Came at Last.
Holding the lower house, the presi-
dency was really captured i'll 1876. but
another man was seated. In 1879, how
ever, the senate passed into the hands
of the Democrats for two years, giving
them two of the three branches OF the
lawmaking power. With the election
of Gen. Garfield in 1880 the Republicans
secured both houses. but the perform
ances of the Kiefer congress. like its
later prototype. the Reed congress, dis
gusted the people. and for the next six
years the Democrats had control of the
lower house, during the last four Of
which they had the presidency. But the
senate was in the hands OF the Repub-
lieans through all this time, and
the tariff reform measures passed by