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


Political events and published inter-
Views within the las. few months have
given prominence to the question, who
will be the nom inee of the Republican
national convention of 1896? 1t surely
is not out of place for a Dem ocratic news
paper to assume that this topic is as per-
tinent an the Republicans themselves are
making it, and therefore The Herald,
which proclaims for all, feels justified in
reviewing the situation.
There is no doubt that ex-President
Harrison is candidate, though not ago
nizing tor the honor. The statements
that be was for Mckinley and against
Reed that he would be doomed by Penn
sylvania and opposed by New York. and
all the other statements alleged to have
been maae by him. have been promptly
and emphatically denied, all of which
means that he not only is not indifferent
to this talk but that be wants it to be I'M
derstood that he is not to be disposed of
by political gossip. Meantime he is at.
tending strictly to business, part of that
business being the writing of some arti-
Giles ON woman for the Ladies' Home
tablished by an Augusta, Me-, boy who
had Mr.. Blaine for a patron. Whether
anybody has ever been elected president
whv wrote essays on women for society
newspaper may be fairly doubted. though
several have been who are known to
have gone to a womun's school. The
Republican party might go farther for a
candidate and fare worse, but there is no
feature of the Ase at the present moment
that makes the ex-president an i'm portant
factor in the next campaign; nor do the
leaders take kindly to the idea of sup
porting him again. They say that he is
30 cold that it is not easy or pleasant to
hold or handle him. Besides, he claims
it was God that carried Indiana for him.
while Elkins says it was two million dol
lars; and this is making trouble.
What is the matter with Allison? Not
much if he were newer, but he has been
a com promise candidate ever since ~,
and an urgent one part of the time. Mr..
Blaine tried hard to make use of him on
two well-remem bsred occasions, bu. there
were not positive qualities or quantities
about him to command any considerable
measure of success. You may spring an
uukHOWu man upOH COuNcHtlOu db Viz
last moment and do wonders with him;
or a known man with negative quality
but you can't groom such candidate for
twenty-fouryear and land him "a winner.
II anything were needed to show the
complaisancs-if not cunning-ot this
excellent gentleman his speech of a
month ago would supply it. Not one
specific or serious reference was made to
the subjects uppermost in all men s
minds. A thrifty man and good one,
with a fine backing and a send-off, is
Governor Morton; but the newspapers
are already calling him the Grand Elder
ly Man, which does not help him. They
also say openly that he has not the vim
to go through the office-seeking pressur o
and ought not to be considered for that
reason. A stronger reason exists. There
is a deep-seated belief the country
through that an end should be put to
taking New Yorker for his wealth and
the thirty-six votes that are behind him.
Favorite sons and pivotal states it is
believed have played their part and had
tseir day IN this country, at least for a
time. The very wealth of candidate,
the very pivotal point of locality have al
ways added to the cost and the corrup-
ton of elections and entaied dreary
load Of political debts to BIZ pail. New
York and Indiana, for instance. because
they were battle grounds, have often beer
accorded candidate; but the battle SO
far from being made easy. has generally
required an extra fund. unique methods
OF warfare. the withdrawal of forces else
where, and, in the event OF dearly bought
sue, cess, the spoilsmen thus honored have
practically assumed to run the politics OF
the country. 1t is fair to observe that
the curse of this business has not fallen
alone upon one party, and that both have
been wearied by the fierce iactional fights
which have come OF taking on local bur.
dens. No party can long afford to cater
to Notwithstanding com G. unities. es-
pecially when 1t means buying into bit
ter and relentless home war.
Very much like New York and Indians
10 the case of Ohio, though not doubtful
in the sense they have been considered
30. Ohio is the wet nurse of presidents,
as Virginia has been called the mother
Just now she has finished spectacular
performance and presents Governor Nc
Kinley for the treat honor OF 1896. Sh
has agreed amongst herself to rstir
Sherman from this greater field and pusl
Foraker for Brics's place in the senate
in order to give the governor a clear field
and avoid collisions; for political aspir
ants, like railway trains, are mutual,
dangerous only when they attempt t
cross each other al grade. But the coun
Try has no great interest in Ohio's al
rnngement. and will look McKinle
squarely in the face just as if the state
political family wera not involved. H
II clean, honorable gentleman, who's
public services were commonplace as be
fiE cum mon talents, but who, By bein. q
the head Of the ways and means com
mittss when the 1890 tariff bill came up