The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-15
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The results OF Une laSU elecUlOH point
to Reed for presidential least that Is
the way the signs are read by the best
informed men l have talked with
about the election. 1t is asserted
that there is now no reason why the
Republicans should not nominate a
great popular leader and make him
president. There is no longer any
doubt about the election next year.
No Democrat pretends to claim that
his party can be successful. So there
is an opportunity for the Republicans
to name big and popular idol with
out any fear Of defeat.
OF course there is the possibility
that with a contest between Reed,
Mckinley, Harrison and Morton that
the convention may be stampeded
toward some dark horse, in which
event Senator Davis would be right in
the running, but even the most SAN
guine friends of our favorite son can
scarcely claim that his chances are
good unless there should be a dead
lock.
There is a great deal of Allison
talk being heard all around, and the
claims are made that in case neither
Reed nor Mckinley can be nominated
ner. l say it is possible, but not
probable.
There has been a great deal of Cos
sip about the makeup of committees
in the next House. IL is of course all
speculation. Reed will be speaker
and will be elected without any
pledges or obligations and can make
up the committees as he wants to. L
UNo xuic hoe tC
go on the ways and means. L think
Dolliver of Iowa will be selected, but
no other man in the Northwest.
Tawney may be given a place on the
judiciary committee. TOwne will
probably get one of the best billets on
committees that will be given to any
Minnesota man. He will be fortunate
of course, but | am inclined to think
that.he will get place on river and
harbors. My friend Hermann of Ore
gon will have great deal to do in
making up the committee, and l think
/ can persuade him to take Towne on.
1t. is probable that Mr.. Reed will
consult with all members OF the dele
cation as to the places they would
like to have, not with any idea that
they will get all they want, but pOssi-
bly, will give him some suggestions.
The members who are serving their
-hrst terms in the House cannot eX-
pect to be we'll placed. OF the old
members Fletcher Is now well iiSeG,
and may be made chairman of the
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce. McCleary will be likely
to have place either on coinage or
banking and currency, the former
probably, while Kiefer will have a |
good working committee, possibly |
public buildings and grounds.
Charles w. johnson is again talked |
OF for chief clerk of the Senate. He |
is one OF the best officers the Senate
ever had.
A re6Fr sanization of the Senate may
make Senator Davis chairman of the I
committee on foreign relations in the |
Senate. That would be very great !
honor.
You may hear reports that Quay is |
candidate for president. Don't be-
lieve it. Quay is for Reed.
Cleveland and all of his following
sit quietly back and say that the |
Democratic reverSeS are none of their |
doing. They insist that it is a re-
buke to the bosses who refused to be |
governed by Cleveland's wishes, |
think they have an excuse for every /
state. Where there were no bosses~
they say it was the currency issue, i |
think, myself, that currennp had .
great deal to dc SsYI the result in
- eenI.Ducky, but for all that the Demo-
Gratis were defeated because they were |
Democrats, and the Republicans won
because the people believed in the Re- |
publican party.
The Democrats lied TO the people. |
they told them that they would give
THEM prosperity: They destroyed the
prosperity of the country. They told
the people that they would make
everything cheap that was to be
bought, and would SO increase the de-
mand for our goods that we should
certainly receive higher prices for our
products. They lied about it, and
more than that they have taken away
the money for purchasing the neces-
aries of life, by reduction of wages,
by shutting up mills, by frightening
capital. by forcing strikes and by gen.
eral cussedneSs too numerous to men,
tion. 1t was in 1894 that the people
got the first crack at them. The peO-
Die got in another blow this year.
And next year-why it looks as if
there was not going to be much more
than nothing to hit.
Cleveland's friends say that he is
the only Democrat that can be elected
next year. l think he will poll more
votes than any other man that could
be nominated, but he would be the
worst beaten man since Greeley run
for president,
Some people are casting about for
reason why the elections went so
strong against the Republicans in
1896 and again in 1892. Perhaps in