The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-11-29

Not one among all the names which
have been mentioned, and they are
all strong men, is stronger intellectu-
ally, nor more brilliant in any respect
| than MinnesOta's senior senator. He
is looked upon today as one of the
strongest men in the United States
senate, and did he hail from an east
ern state he would be looked upon
without queStionNas the leader OF
leaders in craftsmanship. There is
combine in him all the qualities of
greatness that can be found in any of
the names mentioned for the nomi-
nation. Speaking of him a few days
ago the St. Paul Pioneer Press; most
truly said:
He is not only conceded to be the ablest man
in the senate on international law and matters
pertaining to foreign affairs he is not only
popular with the old soldiers by reason of his
army record and his services to them .son the
pension committee. He belongs to the
superior order of scholarly statesmen in the
senate,w who have broad grasp of all public af
fairs. He has the courage of his opinions.
< When the other
candidates are measured against him none
stand higher in the qualifications that make
the president whom the people trust and
honor.
This is not drawing it particle too
strong. And above all with these
qualifications, which would enable
him to give the country one of the
most brilliant as well as one of the
most business-like administrations it
has ever had, he stands close to the
common people of the country, from
the ranks of whom he came. Fearless
and brave, the ranting of demagogues
will never cause him to swerve from
the true line 'of duty, as his past
record fully proves.
And with such candidate the west
and northwest can well ask for the
recognition which it deserves, not on
the ground that such recognition is
needed to keep it within the party,
but because the time has come when
the great west should furnish the
president and it now presents can
didate who will well measure up
with any man who ever occupied the
chair, and one around whom the en-
tire country can rally with en-
| thusiasm.
When Minnesota presented the
name of William Window to the con-
sideration of the convention, things
were far different than now. Mime
sofa was then farther west, fgura-
lively speaking. Now it is nearer
the industrial center, as well as that
of population, matter which the
cast would do well to recognize.
With the proper work done Senator
Davis is as likely to be the choice Of
the Republican convention as any
man living, and the Republicans of
Minnesota should work with only that
thought in mind. His candidacy is
not confined to the state. 1t has
gone far beyond that, and he is more
than likely to make fine showing
on the first ballot, numbering in his
column the votes of the Dakotas,
Montana and other states toward the
Pacific slope, besides many votes
from other parts of the country. The
Republicans of this state should send
| the strongest delegation which can be
named, of men who are thoroughly
loyal to Senator Davis, and who will
go possessed of the single idea that
the victory is to be won for him. The
man and the chance are at hand; let
the Republicans of Minnesota move
| forward as one man and win the vic
tory "