The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-16

mere ooy compared with Gladstone and
Morrill, and men of their class and may
well look forward to two more full terms
Just at present there is extra interest in
Frye, Gray and Morgan on account of the
Hawaiian controversy. Senator Frye Is not
at all like the ideal eastern MAJ In mo-
ments of excitement while delivering his
great speech on Hawaii he seemed more
like the old time Kentucky orator, roaring,
brandishing his arms wildly and purring
out words in what we call the horid south
western style.
Senator Gray seems to the onlooker in
the gallery great big strong man. who
talks like a solid lawyer, very careful Of
what he says. There is unusual interest in
Senator Voorhees, as chairman of the finance
committee and old habitues of the capitol,
when conveying friends, are always careful
to point out to them the senator's who are
alleged to be conservative on the tariff, y
meaning those Democrats who will not vote
for the Wilson bill unless sugar, coal, iron
and some other things are taken care OF.
And this about ends the list of those who
interest visitors of ali sections, for even in
the senate, as in the house, there is not a
very large percentage OF men Of truly ma
tional fame
Feels IL In His Bones.
OF course prospective candidates for the
presidency are pointed out and studied with
great interest. and none in either house so
much as Tom Reed. II IL taken for grant
ed by everybody that he is a candidate for
the nomination, and, as l think, uniustly;
also taken for granted that all his present
motions are with that end in view. Pre-
dictions are always rash, and rashest Of all
are those about future presidents, but after
taking note OF Mr.. Reed for some time
feel perfectly certain that he will never be
president of these United States. Ofcourse
l cannot prove this by logical process os
reasoning, but feel il in my bones
Among the Democrats there j. bal one
voice that comes 10 my ears, and II speaks
these words, We must 90 west for a can
didste" As 10 who that candidate is 20
be there is scarcely whisper. Ia the house
there is very large number Of men Of
whom one is about as prominent a. an
other, and no one 20 prominent as TO make
the others recognize his superiority.
Too Old Too Young.
The question Is occasionally asked. WIN
Il do 10 go south for a candidate, But - is
still asked in n whisper and Ia generally
answered By a sorrowful shake Of the head.
Even John G. Carlisle is supposed 70 be
barred by the fact that his home j. few
hundred yards south Of the Ohio river. As
TO the senate. there have been strange
changes In current opinion a. expressed in
Washington. German = not nearly &C prom
ising as he was. and neither j. Gray. Eoor-
bees enjoys a present prominence. but men
ton Of il IL generally accom- panied with the
statement that his career has been riotogsly
irregular on The nOsv al important questions
Of tariff. silver. greenbaeks. &c. seTersi
Others in both parties are rejected ss 10
Old and almost a. many a. too young
II il could Be decided low BY count of
votes a. shown in opinions gwen here. then
no ether Republican would stand any
chance a. against Governor Mckinley, AID
some Of the coz. parztively lew western
Democrats would stand the best chance for
the nomination against him. But there
have ben many changes reoeatly in tte
west, AID many more rnust b booked for
before TIE summer q 1s1s Advocacy Of
..=e trade Il Only nsis1ernsaDor now n
Ohio. where it Sss formerly a felony, and
IL the change continues Il may b regarded
IN 1896 "a only harmless ecosutrlcitT. On
the ether hand says 6ecsrzl 6ro~y>7oT-
the pressn; gensFa;icn ksoTs nothing
whatever sbout ire trade or D>-Soerzsie
finssc.eriaz by aotns-l expe1ts7ce- Al ye
iced l. 70 give then god doe q Il for
two years. ard thsn sc can slsc; aayb<1cT-
II mus. be admitted thai TIE Democrats
are Considerably ciso0crsse1 a. p-sSsai SD
DO lot answer tie gTn~< a kepsbisos.s
With - confident 4 sYsr.s a. tEsT did A.
conieczures onIy. thsss varying o3frSons
have their Tsiue. bot q osstsrs- Se al know
thai N a ool1.rT liEets-s thocszct In