St. Paul daily globe., 1895-01-14
It MEANT WASHbURN
Congressman Hall Thus In
terprets Minnesota's Last
Election.
LET PEOPLE VOTE DIRECT.
Maj. Piekler Makes a Trade
for Senator Kyle's
Seat.
LET PEOPLE VOTE DIRECT.
PREDICTED BY C. K. DAVIS.
Secretary Smiths Indian Pol
iey--National Capital
Gossip.
Special to the Globe.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The present
contest for the United States senator
ship will, in the opinion of Congressman
Hall, Of the Third district, hasten the
growth of the sentiment favoring the
election of United States senators dl-
reetiy by the people. The last Demo
cratic state platform pronounced for
this reform in no uncertain manner. as
did nearly every congressional district
declaration of principles. In accepting
his denomination at South st. Paul, on
the Goth of last September, Congressman
Hall made a ringing demand for a
change, and in all his speeches through
out the campaign he called tie atten-
tion of the people to the necessity OF re-
form of the senate.
Since Gov, Nelson's strange proceed
ing the Third district member IS more
than ever convinced that there are
other reasons for a change in the mode
of election.
mo one at all acquainted with the
conditions in Minnesota in the late cam
paign," said Mr.. Hall, Twill question
the statement that Senator Washburn.
if running as regularly nominated
candidate for the senate,
Would Have Been Elected
by substantially the regular party plu-
rality, and he would. of course, have
been given the nomination by the con-
vertion that renominated Gov. Nelson.
This being the case, am unable to un-
derstand how the opponents of Senator
Washburn who are supporting Gov.
Nelson can reconcile their actions with
any decent conception Of fairness and
hon0r.".
Now that the attention of all the
states lawmakers is centered entirely
onRhis matter of choosing member of
the4ipper house OF the national legis-
latare to the exclusion OF matters OF
value aud Importance to the state. the
following from Mr.. Hall's South st.
Paul speech will prove interesting to
the people:
81 am one Of those who believe" he
said, 'that the reform OF the United
States senate can best be accomplished
by constitutional amendment prOyid-
ing for the election of senators by the
direct vote of tue people of each state.
This would take national politics ont OF
The state legislature; it would take the
United States senate out of the hands
of the trusts"
Under this proposed reform there
would be no contest on in Minnesota,
and the legislature could proceed at
once to the transaction of the business
of legisIating.
fsaI PickIerss Ana Oition.
Up to the middle of last summer it
was generally supposed that Congress-
man Pickler, of South Dakota, would
be candidate for the senate against
Senator Pettigrew, but a compromise
was made-if Piekler were not such an
ardent reformer this would be given the
vulgar name of q ''deaP'-by the terms
of which Pickler was to be renominated
for congress. and then, with the aid of
tue ''Pickerel; statesman. he is to be-
come Senator Kyle's successor. The
term of Kyle will expire two years from
next March, and the political firm OF
Picker and Pettigrewi is quite confident
that the Republicans will have no diff
Guilty in retaining their grip on the
state.
Ex-Gov. Mellette. of Watertown, is
not exactly in harmony with this
new combination, nor is Capt. Lu-
cas-, Maj. Pickler's colleague in the
present congress. who was so shame
fully turned down by the state conven-
tion last summer. Lucas lays the blame
for his defeat at the doors of Pettigrew
and Pickler. and he will be found work
ing with MelIette or any one else to
bring to naught the schemes of the new
combine"
Believes in All the sIsms.''
Pickler is, by the way. one of the
cheapest demagogues III congress. He
is believer in all the Inns" that orig
mate in Iowa and permeate to South
Dakota. Woman suffrage, prohibition
and, until the recent election, the free
coinage of silver are some of his
pet hobbies. He believes in news
paper advertising, and the days are
few and far between that he does
not Introduce some nonSensical bill
or resolution merely for the adver-
tisement there is in it. The other day,
for example, lie introduced bill allow
ing settlers on the public lands TO make
their final proofs before any notary
public a their homes. As the law now
stands, fin Il proofs may be made before
the clerk of the court of the county in
Which the settler resides: but Maj.
Fickler wants mis- constituents to believe
thai Cnly cruel. hard-hearted govern
ment stands between the settler and a
PTcklerian reform that would allow, or
rather compel, Uncle Sam to carry the
land office to each and every quarter
section. And so the good work of ad-
yertising Maj. PIckler,o of South Dakota,
goes on.
Smiths Indian Policy.
For the first time in the history of the
government an honest effort is being
made to adopt practical and common
sense plan for dealing with the Indian
wards Of the nation. Ever since Sec
retary Hoke Smith entered the cabinet
he has been studying the Indian ques-
tion. He made up his mind to leave
record in this line that will make his
administration memorable, and he is
going 10 do it. He is keeping in close
touch with the agents, and at the recen