The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-01-12

The reassembling of Congress wa,
accompanied by two sensational
stories. One that President Cleve
land had about made up his mind
to send a special message to Con.
gress, appealing to the patriotism
of members and asking that non
partisan attempt be made to adop,
some legislation that will relieve
the treasury, and the other that the
syndicate of bankers which bough,
that last bond issue had sent one OF
their number here to ask that the
President remove Secretary Carlisle
for having broken faith with the
bankers and for demonstrated in.
capacity. That last story may be
heard from in Congress, as there
are people who would like to know
something about a bargain made
between the Secretary of the Treas
ury and a syndicate of bond-buying
bankers.
The average politician never has
any difficulty in figuring out just
what he wants from any given sit
uation. For instance, this is the
way that ex Senator Leggitt, of New
York, sums up the Presidential sit
uation on the republican side of the
fence: Haven't you often noticed
how frequently a race horse that
gets off far in advance of the rest
tires out in the stretch and fails to
come in winner. That, / think, is
appropriate to the present stage of
the Presidential Derby. Tom Reed
is away in the lead of all competi-
tors. 1t is clearly the field against
the man from Maine. If the con-
vention were held tomorrow, or
next week, Reed would get the nom-
ination easily. But these conditions
won't last. Harrison is not to be
ignored, neither is Mckinley, al
though the latter will never walk
off with the prize. My guess is that
Senator Allison will he the lucky
man. He is looked on as q safe.
conservative statesman, big enough
to be President, and he has not gone
about with a club, hitting people
over the head. 50 that he has not
aroused any antagnonism. The re-
publicans are almost sure to 20 to
the west for their candidate, and
Allison is the most eligible man."
For twelve years Senator Allison
has bad similar prediction made
of him, but he has never been
nominated President.
Ex-Congressman Sidney Clark,
now q citizen of Oklahoma, has
Joined Governor Renfrow and his
lively assistants and will lend his
aid to booming the bill for state
hood for Oklahoma. The statehood
boomers would prefer that the bill
be passed as it stands, including a
part of Indian Territory in the pro-
posed state, but if Congress prefers,
they are willing to accept statehood
for the territory az it now stands.
Statehood or bust" is their motto.
Representative Bailey, of Texas,
who is the chairman of the sub
committee which Investigated the
charges against Judge Kicks, has |
been i'll and is still unable to work. |
Consequently the report has been
delayed and it is very uncertain |
when it will be made.
Hon. J. c. Manning, Of Alabama,
who is in Washington 40 a member
Of the special committee appointed
BY the National COMMITTEES of the
peoples party to submit evidence to
Congress in substantiation of cleo
Eion frauds in tho Southern states.
says he has received 80 many letters
bearing on this subject that be pro-
poses to issue . call for representa-
ives of all the Southern states to
meet at New Orleans, January 18th
and 10th, for the purpose Of con-
'idering the feasibility Of organic
ng hallot-right leagues throughout
he south.
The Nicaragua Canal lobby is
lisconsolate. It had figured on
'ounding up enough votes during
he holiday recess to make sure oil
he passage of the canal bill by the
House, and, although it, latest
count Of noses shows Z oonsidera-
lie gain. there are not enough BY .
considerable number to pass the
ill. Nobody need grieve over this,
xcept those who have been spend
ne money with the expectation of
citing dollars for cents. Il 10 alto
ether probable that the United
'tatea will eventually build the
anal. but not likely that Il will pay
Millions Of dollara to ! bankrupt
ompany for that privilege.