The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-17

j. H. BALLINGER. pie of his section OF
course are for big Tom Reed. the gem
tleman whom the Democrats love 20 re-
fer 10 as 1.-THE car from Maine"
II think" said Senator Ga4Anger. that
Reed will show considerable strength in
the next Republican national convention.
and IL he falls out Of the race then our
New England states viii so TO Mckinley.
And I will say here that Mckinley Is, III
my mind. regarded as the strongest man
IN the race at the present time OF course
it's little difficult 10 tell how things VIII
lump In politics. but to my mind he is
ahead Of the Others who have been men,
toned. think that a great many or the
delegations will go into the convention
prepared. as they always are, to vote Ior
state favorites. After casting lew Sueh
votes they Will settle down TO business,
and If Reed does not get the noninauo II
will mean Mckinley or Allison. The lat
ter. I think you will find. viii develop
wonderful strength between now ana the
convention. He is already spoken OF as .
strong man 1t may be that the forces OF
Allison and Mckinley Will be SO evenly
divided that neither can be nominated
and in that case a dark horse may De
named, probably the gentleman VINO IS
with YOU today, Senator Cullom, or llIi-
rlais. whose name has been frequently con-
nected with the list OF presidential posi-
bilities BarrisonS name is mehNoueo,
hut do not really think that IN the bSss
ne Is very seriously regarded as a cdiiu
date. IT'S true that in the Ne" Ehs ,aAa
states he has some friends. New horh' II
.s ~enerally conceded. Will give GOV Nor
ton her vote. but don't think that ne VIII
he r>esra led as a candidate OF any great
stranrth PENNSYLVANIA will propaDly
honor Hastings with her vote, anu -
there "a some talk that Cameron WHO -
backed by the free silver people o. 80
ma
aron should appear in the conVen'ioli VIZ
~ pcnnsvIvania vote ne would pronaolS
roeeave the votes of several or tae Muole
Western states which want Tree siiNet'
The silver people Will probably nave :"
candidate IN the field. ,..,. - tho
.I 40 not think that the pohues OF 're
ras+ can be regarded as unse'tieu. !,
na9e T have vet to discover It, l
ut wa know what we want ana what
Nc aon,t want in the New England states.
We want protection and we uoh Wa
free silver We do not beleve ~. 'no
Fast that free silver will be oenshl -
the East nor to the west, espec' -
debtor states of the West, whlcn poiio
cd their money under a gola oasiS'
freA silver is to reign supreme, the soIa
I'M be driven out of the country. we are
a conservative people liz the f1ast az -
feel that rbi-metallism INTRODUCED III th9
country under an international as
ment would be a gooo li"HS' f
the United States. A.. .ha
,,rasant condition Is 10 be credited 10 the
unsettled condition of the money poiioS'
b,+ largely TO the fact that our hlaus-
tries are not being protected as thes
should be and, while this Important quea-
ton is enjoying an eclipse at the presen'
time. II will certainly shiie Ve,s 49,,
nently when the next national eiectioh
comes around The Democratic tarifI pol
lev has been with us long enough 10 show
that under IL the imports have greatly
increased and that American INDUS
try Is being driven out of existence IN
I'll we have a good stin protective 'afhL
7 do not believe that things VIII pe per
manently better.
"I regard Mr.. Cleveland as the most I'M
popular man in public life since the time
of Andy Johnson, and do not think that
7 am alone IN that opinion. His foreign
policy has not been one TO be admired by
the people, at least they have not SHOWN
any admiration for It, As to the policy
pursued by him during the Nicaragua
trouble, am not prepared TO say that 1t
was wrong There appears 10 be diver
sity of opinion In the matter. Some think,
however, that the government could have
taken a more decided stand which would
have brought the principles OF the Mon
roe doctrine 10 the front. Others think
TNal the DpAlty Pun 40 a. RtNPNA N'4Ns
I do not think that we should have gone
20 war on the matter simply because En-
gland was giving Nicaragua trouble. The
truth IS we are not prepared TO go TO war
and England knows It. II we were to be-
come engaged IN trouble we could, of
course. fit out our navy. but IL would re-
duire time. While we are getting ready
ENGLAND could drop down on Corinto, get
what she wanted and go home again. We
can't always continue as we have been
doing, and sooner orieter we must be IN
a condition 10 so 10 war at a moments
notice"
Senator Gallinger has been United
States senator four years and for six
years prior 20 that time was IN congress.
He Is regarded as one OF the solid men
OF the senate. He is on the coast for
pleasure and viii remain here until to-
morrow. when be Will leave for San Fran
cisco. whence he Will sail for Alaska lie
denied that he will 20 70 Alaska 20 look
into the Alaskan boundary trouble. lie
viii keep his ears open. however, and
while there gain whatever information he
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