Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-12-12

ing governor VINO undertook 10 rNrIOrH
the dual role Of chief executive OF tht
; state and state senator Mt one and thu
same time. Itmay be stated with som'
degree Of positivcness that Col. Dupont
] will be admitted to the senate early il
the month of january. He should b.
admitted at once, but the case must BIZ
debated ad libitnm according 10 sena
toriaI custom.
Intimate friends Of Speaker Reed 81,
that his conservative uttcrnrccs to the
republican caucus ard upon assuming
the gayc in the house haze been mis-
understood and therefore misintcr.
preted. II has been assumed that
Speaker Reed has outlined do-nothine
, policy and that he will be opposed to
progressive effort on the tariff and
finance and other national questions al
this time. Speaker Feed has given nc
positive declaration OF that character
On the contrary he has with astuteness
and political sagacity suggested to the
members Of the house the Importance
and the necessity of conservatism in all
deliberaton and discussion, because OF
the fact that only in one branch of the
congress is the republican party in alb
soutc control.
81 think that we should pass Il repub-
lean tariff bill, and also think that
we will do So" says Congressman Up
legraff, of Iowa. 81 think that with
out needless delay we should offer to
raise revenues on protection lines. and
send to the white house protection
measure, thereby giving President
Cleveland TO understand that the treas
,ry may thus be reinforced with his
approval; and that he must approve
such measure as we formulate. and take
protection or financial starvation. The
republican party shall go forward and
place responsibility for hard times
where that responsibility should rest,
upon the shoulders OF the big free trade
boss of the democratic party"
One OF the least understood men in
America was Gen. William W. Belknap,
who was secretary Of war during II part
of the Grant administration. lie died
few years ago in Washington, and
now his son, Hugh, has come to con-
gress from one of the Chicago districts.
Every grand army man in the United
States knew Gen. Belknap in person or
by reputation, and they respected and
loved him. 1t will he n pleasure to them
all to know that the generals son,
Hugh, who came here rs contestant
for q seat in the house Of representa-
tives, will be granted that position and
honor without opposition from his OPP
ponentwho holds the certificate of cleo
ton. Larry Mctiann has voluntarily
surrendered the seat, and after IN IN
formal consideration of the ease by the
committee on elections young l'ellinar
will be seated.
q am losing no sleep over thc mat
ter" said Congressman scrrno +. Payne.
os New York, this evening. u mn the
senior republican member Of The com
mittee on ways and means and nutlral-
ly have believed that ! would lie nd
vanced to the craftsmanship of that
committee, Speaker Reed, however,
has q tremendous task TO perform and
he cannot satisfy every one Of the s4j
members of the house OF representa-
tives on the republican side. There
must be great many men disappointed
in their ambitions and their desires
and it is possible that | am to be one of
them. Rumor has it that the speaker
has concluded to select for the chair
manshlp a man who is not member of
the committee, and II he shall conclude
to make such an assignment shall not
be one Of the recaIclilHnts to join IN
cries Of anger or resentment. It's some
times is necessary to smash preccdents,
and make presidents for themselves.
and Speaker Reed will probably find
himself ca circunstonced ilot if will
ho nocessorv for him 70 disrcoord fine
;rd;viduol crovincs If many members
of tbe house"
NIL a,,nd,,u ;na,o,o, ANIL ,,;so non.
sorratism a. conrressmon PAYNE will
horo = n.;dolv horoiie;ol etrect ,pon the
,,,ada a. ,nnn, man =, ,ho renuhlioo,
sido ~ tbo ho,so who MIGHT otherwise
~ ,.o,,aa,, ~ @,;,;a;so MI rooLor ,ho
s,ronr,h ~ tho snool,er nv cousinc
norty discussions II is onite likely
tho, ,fr poyno w;Il rot rcceivo The
cba;ruonsb;n of wovs and mems but
his marty nntriotism will add in some
measure n his olrcndv strong hold
unon the regard and affections of his
rennbllcon colleacues
Capt. Bob Whittleton, of Harvard, lll,is
here on brief visit. Capt. Bob used
10 buy all the seeds for the department
of agriculture when Uncle Jerry ltusk
was secretary of that department. lie
IS man of travel, culture and expert
encc. He says; when ] left here in