The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-04-11
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Demand for a Southern Can
didate for President Believed
to be a German Movement.
1t IA Int1mated that President
to a Third Term.
Cuban Affairs Attracting the At
Circles I'm washington.
Especial COrrespondence.l

n Especial COrresp Ondence.]
e Senator Gorman's friends played on
a at their highest tru'nps when the
A arted that demand tor southern ma
t at the head of the next democrati
: national ticket. Needless to say, it wa
played against Mr.. Cleveland; and S
I cleverly was it PLAYED that it caugh
r the i'm mediate Endorsement of Senate
Hill, who apparently forgot in his anx
iety to thwart MIR. Cieveland's hope
that he has practically committed him
self to the German boom. The manne
III which this demand was first mad
public was calculated to blind a grea
many ordinarily shrewd people to tn
the fact that Senator German was pull
ing the wires. 1t was on the editoria
page of the Washington Post, an al
legged independent paper, that the de-
ma nd first saw the light. in all the con-
spicuo usness of double-leaded type.
Now it is fact we'll known to those who
who keep posted on such things that
the independence of the Washing ton
Post has been upon more than one &C.
casion made a commercial commodity
to be exchanged for cash or personal ia
vors. That being the case it did not re-
quire a Pinkerton to connect the de-
mand with recent conferences in Wash
ineton of prominent democrats who are
opposed to any further party favors be-
ing granted to Cleveland, although few
of them are actually committed to Sem
ator Germans candidacy. The making
OF the connection was aided by the
knowledge that the Post is controlled
by democrat-ex-Congre Beriah
Wilkins, Of Ohio, who has the OHIO
mans natural love for political deal
and no special liking for Nj. Cleveland.
although he doesn't object to asking
tor, and accepting executive favors.
Senator German was far too smart
to have this demand for southern can.
didate have any outward appearance
of German boom. Yet that is exactly
what it is. While che demand is calcu-
lated-in fact, was intended-to tickle
the ambitions ola score of southern
democrats. should it grow into a power
great enough to control the next demo-
cratic nominating convention, the, G is
only one man who is big enough and
smart enough to take advantage of it,
and his name is German. There NAV be |
ADLER southern democrats than Mr.. |
German, but If there are they have sue
cessfully hid their ability, while Mr..
German has forced the democratic
senate to retain him as leader against
the wishes of democratic president.
Mr.. Cleveland recognizes this demand
tor southern man as very shrewd
move, and he knows the source from
whence it emanates. He is afraid OF Mr.
German, not having forgot the humili
ating defeat he suffered at his han d |
during the late congress, but he pro-
poses to fight, not only tor himself but |
to prevent the nomination of Mr.. Cor
man. These contests for the empty |
honor of the democratic nomination are
decidedly amusing to republicans, who
regard the election ola democratic presi-
dent in 1896 as an ,mpossibil,tv. But
they are interested all the same.
The exceptions to the income tax
made by the supreme court decision, are
calculated to add to the unpopularity
of the tax, which will, it is believed, be |
repealed at the next session of congress.
Cuban affairs are attracting much at
tention in Washington just now. It is |
clear that the revolution is a much more
serious affair that it was at FIRST sup
pos. I'd to be. and speculation is rife as
to what will be the position of the adj
ministration should the Cubans succeed |
i'll setting up a government of their
own. Without the moral support of
this government, or some other, it will
be physical impossibility for the Gu
bans to maintain their independence of
Spain, even should they succeed m es-
tabl1shing temporary government. Will
this government extend its moral sup
port? That is the question.