The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-08

has acquired fame by giving his name to
that measure. as has every congressman
thus situated. As a representative of
this policy he must be accounted able
and sincere, and there can be no more
natural advocate OF the doctrine of high
protection. If the Republicans arc salts
fled to stake their fortunes on a candidate
who represents Just this and nothing
more, they may take him, for he is deter
mined to know nothing else among
them. de voted for the Bland bill and
he has not opened his mouth since on
the subject OF silver-so far as expressing
any opinion goes.
We venture the prediction that it will
be the policy OF the Republicans of 1896
not to go back TO protection for protec-
tion's sake, but only to venture upon
tariff: legislation il it shall become plain
that more revenue DC needed, through
the failure of the nome tax; and also to
make such simple and direct declaration
on the currency question that it would
be very hard for any prominent Ohio
politician oltside of Senator Sherman
to stand upon it anyway. To present
mere all the reasons for this prediction
would require too much space; but we
are willing to let it stand among the po-
litical prophesies of the day.
There is one mors candidate, supposed
to BIZ just as much in the field as any of
the rest, though he has said little HIM
self and that is Reed Of Maine, a man in
all ways head and shoulders above Nc
Kinley, his most dangerous competitor.
perhaps. amongst the recognized candi-
dates. Mckinley can state the facts and
Arguments OF political case he has stud
led; while Reed can talk the philosophy
of politics-taik 1t as nobody but man
of large brain and a wealth of the best
reading can do. In the very debate that
made McKinleyism possible Reed was
not only easily first but he was the main
attraction. He boiled down creditable
essays into crushing epigrams as no other
man of his party ever could have done,
and these are qualities in leadership that
will scarcely be allowed to 60 unrecog-
nized. There are two things that will
make for Reeds cause: The first is the
fact that he is really big man whom
bis party cannot afford to slight-a man
clearly q natural and admitted leader.
There is no fear that any one of these
named would fail to make an honorable
record but it would be in the power of
Reed to make brilliant one,as so broad
minded a man who has forgotten a GER
tain early naggins form OF speech which
made him some enemies. Tne way his
name is received is claimed by his friends
to sho w that already he is assured of pos
tive though scattering support in the
territory not naturally belonging to him.
1t has hitherto bsen assumed that no
candidate, however worthy, could be taken
from a small outlying state, especially
one whose fealty was not to be doubted.
This has kept strong men OF both parties
out VI many race they ought to have
boon permitted to enter. Available little
ness has often been preferred above badly
located greatness. By many this is held
to be fatal to Reed chances. since the
region he represents does not need to
have anything done for it to keep it in
line, and because some one of the doubtful
states will be again decided upon as the
pivotal point of the next great battle.
But there is some quiet, significant talk
all over the country IN favor of insisting
upon the candidate being taken for his
fitness and not because of the clamor OF a
state with ''claims." The cases citeo
above are not pleasant to contemplate.
Why should New York-these men say
though rarely united herself, claim a
dominating power? Or Indiana, or Ohio?
The more that Is claimed and accorded
to them the fercer and costlier and more
disintegrating are their local politica!
troubles. The more this is considered
the m ore likely it is that combination
will some day be possible that will de-
clare a worthy candidate eligible though
be may live on the remotest rim of the
continent. So it seems to US that Reed
has leading place amongst the big four.
Whom will the Democrats nominate?
Our opinion on this point may be cheap,
but it is sweet possession.