Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-03-14
THE ONLY CHAMP.
Talks Interestingly-He Bears Defeat
With Resignation.
From the Hannibal Times.

and last night IN HanniDai. fOf u HAL
who was caught out in the political
tornado, he is exceeding cheerful. He
says he is now proving the truth of
his own theory that a man who can
not bear defeat with fortitude and
good honor has no business running
for Office and he does not despair for
the Republic because the Democrats
received such an astounding trouncing
last fall.
Asked as to whom the Democrats
would nominate for President in '96 he
replied: 81 don't know. Opinion at
Washington was not ever in a forma-
tive condition as to any particular
candidate. The drift seems to be for
a Western man.
"Wm. r. Morrisoni is most frequent
~ mentioned in hat connection. But
men in Washington do not nominate
Presidents. On the Republican side
there will be the Big Four-Reed,
Harrison, Mckinley and Morton, with
| perhaps several States presenting ia
vorite sons, and in the bitterness of
the guandrangular fight some lesser
statesman may walk away with the
nomination just as the Harrisons-
grandfather and grandson-got it in
1910 and 1888; as Polk captured it in
1874, Pierce in 1852 and Hays in 1875.
| would rather have Reeds chances
than those of any of his competitors
for the nomination"
"What effect will Sibley's nomina-
! ton have?"
sit may work up such a feeling that
it will force one party or the other
| perhaps both-to nominate an I'M
| eauivocal free silver man. Sibley was
one of my pest friends in Congress. In
| addition to being a very interesting
| speaker, he has a large and wide
| spread acquaintance in the country by
reason of being a large breeder of
and trader in fine cattle. l wish he
had stayed with us.
1t is a mistake to suppose that the
| Republicans are d unit on the money
question. They are divided-perhaps
not as badly as the Democrats, but
| divided nevertheless. The Democrats
have had their season of wrangling
and the Republicans have profited
largely from it besides having q world
of fun; but it's a long lane that has no
turn and the shoe will soon be on the
other foot. There's a vast difference
between standing on the curbstone
criticising the procession as it passes
by and taking hold and running the
circus yourself. We found that out to
our sorrow. / predict that the assemb-
ling of the F~ifty-fourth Congress will
be the signal for the development OF
the difference on the financial problem
now latent and only partially concealed
among Republicans. The chances are
also that the other aspirants for the
presidential nomination will not burst
any blood vessels in their efforts tc
make Mr.. Reeds second term as
Speaker a bowling success. 1t is to be
hopCd hudp bhC DChicIiatlS ioStiohE
will quit tearing each others hair from
sheer exhaustion"
"When do you start on your lecture
tour7'
"Our Circuit Court convenes March
IS, and l will begin in two or three
days thereafter. The first date defin-
itely fixed on is Columbia, March 25
lI-haaaa-naH- sssaaassfu1-naa-fae-Gaa-
gress in a speech in Hannibal in the
spring of 1892. Consequently l have
always entertained a very friendly
feeling towards this city and it might BIZ
lucky thing to begin my public career
as a public lecturer here. do not in
tend to make lecturing my sole bust
ness, but will lecture only when l car
do so without ~neglecting my law bust
ness"
ait has been rumored that you are
going to st. Louis or New York t.
live"
81 have nc idea of doing anything o
the sort. Pike county is a fine place
for a residence and l propose to re
main there. Dick Hawkins used tt
call it Gods Country, and he wal
| right