New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-02-14

he has to act must come to him at SEC
ond- hand he does not make sufficient
allowance for mistakes"
"Do you refer to his appointments to
officer
Il refer to his public dealings general
ly. AS to his appointments, they have
been as rule good He is hard-work-
ing, palnstaking mana pretty good
Judge of men, too-and I do not believe
a more conscientious man ever had the
disposition Of the patronage. But his
point of view is that of the master, not
of the leader, that of the egotist, not of
the philosopher or statesman" "
GLOW SOP
"Wcll during his first administration
he was carried away by the idea of civil
service reform and went to extremes that
came near breaking the party and did
cost him his reelection. Taking coun-
sci of his mistake in this regard he
has this time made an effort to avoid
its repittion, but not being what they
call a spokesman he has had no method
to his policy, and has fallen betwixt the
two stools, satisfying neither the mug
wumps on the fence nor the boys IN the
| trenches.
"What about his Hawaiian policy?"
"Ah, there, you stump me. The ad-
ministration started out with the best in
tentions. History will do ju~tice to it's
rectitude of purpose as we'll as to the
soundness of the theory on which it pro-
cceded. But it has encountered signal
lack of good fortune. Like the respect
able citizen, who inserposes between two
worthless brawlers, it has come out chief
loser The whole affair is tempest in
a-teapot, nine days wonder, and, when
it has spent itself, will seem insignificant
by the side of the great domestic ques-
tions that are before us. They, and not
this Hawaiian muddle, will determine
the fate of parties.''
"Iou mean the tariff!'
THAT and the money question:"
"Joking aside, what about the Wilson
bill?'
81 have,' replied Mr.. Watterson, "re-
Gently expressed myself so elaboratcly as
to the Wilson bill that any repetition
would seem superfuous. 1t is bad bill
from the beginning to the end. It will
do no good and much harm. 1t NAV set
the cause of genuine revenue reform ba. k
a generation. But it will not stop tariff
agitation. Every one who supports it
begins by qualifying his approval. Ma
ny will vote for it who cordially disap-
prove it. It is the first measure that
ever appeared in Congress provoking
more amendments from its friends than
its enemies. When it gets through the
House it will be so disfgurcd as to excite
the sympathy of its fosterparent, but
when it comes back from the Senate it
will hardly be recognizable even by Mr..
Bourke Cochran. Meanwhile, the pro-
tect1onlsts are as rampant as though it
was free trade bill outright. Inaword,
1t is characteristic of Mr. Cleveland S
half-a'ld-half ideas of political economys'
do you think Mr.. Cleveland had any
hand in it?"
Mr.. Cleveland dominates everything
on his side of the House at Washing
ton-cxcept the Scnate-and the Wilson
bill is an exact reflection of his inability
to grasp either the temper of his party or
the true principles of tariff reform.''
"lou spoke Of the money question:
"Certainly. That question is yet in
It's infancy. We have executed one of
our platform promises by repeating the
Sherman act. The twin sister of this
was pledge to secure the bimetallic use
OF money by some safeguards of legisla-
ton or by International agreement. This
remains to be fulfilled. If there is any
chance to rehabilitate silver we are com
mitted at least to tie attempt, Nv
faith may not be large, but the party
word was given at Chicago, and it must
be kept. You will observe that bime-
tallism is not a dead lctter-even in Eng
land. The Unitel States should give lis
moral support to every suggestion, and
should promptly cooperate with every
movement looking to an end which, if
it can be compassed, will undoubtedly
relieve the debtor class without oppres-
ing the creditor class, and by restoring
the lost fiscal equilibrium will stimulate
commercial activities all over the world. :,
Chow would you go about this?