Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-21
BIG AND LITTLE RODS
POINT TO THE POLITICAL HEAVENS.
McKipIeys is SiugIe-Tipped, Tom Reeds is Forked, Harrison's is at an Angle.
 Democratic Timber,

gagged for some time past in erecting lightning rod of mammoth length, hoping the while that when the republicans un- cork their national battery his rod will receive the full force of the current. am afraid Governor Willie has started too soon He will be out of breath before the foot race begins, and will, therefore, be easily distanced. It is a matter of sur prise that the astute disciple of the pro- tection idea should hie him to Georgia to incubate a presidential boom. It has not been a great while since distin- guished member of the democratic party was taken to Georgia for the purpose Of beginning campaign that would land him in the presidential chair, but the boom there engendered died in the bornin', and another man captured the nomination. History has way or re- beating itself, and the governor of Ohio should profit by the experience Of the senator from New York. Do you know it is very probable there will be good many little boomlets, now receiving lib- eral coats of fertilizer, that will waste their fragrance on the desert air?" MT. Mckinley, for instance, has no record as man of affairs, save that made as the father of the tariff bill that resulted in enriching the rich and impoverishing the poor. His whole public career was de- voted to the carrying out of the protective idea that buZzed and buzzed under his
 
 enough to be engrafted into law The people, after suffering long, repudiated the idea and elected another body to re- peal the law. Now. it is a question whether the republican party, after hav- ing felt the force of the thunder from a wrathful populace, will place at the head of their ticket the man who made it pos sible for them to be so unmercifully drubbed. As l have already stated, the governor is too early in the race. You TnV7 1IaNt 1NA rtx 1G ,.@I,.., who thought he could jump over moun- tain. He went back a mile from its base to get good start, and came back on a dead run; when however, he reached the Jumping place he was so badly exhausted from his long run that he had no strength left for the leap. That's Gov ernor Willie's predicament precisely. He is making for the mountain full tilt, but he will not have strength enough left for the leap when he reaches it's base-the convention hall of his party.
 Another distinguished republican whose lightning rod is projecting above the tree tops Is the gentleman from Maine, who is expected to provide quo rums for the next house of representa- tives. MT. Reed is a mighty man from an avoirdupoise standpoint and he is also brainy but he is better fitted by nature for the rough and tumble scraps that constantly occur in the house of representa-
 
 are told that New England is a unit for MT. Reed" but we are not told that he has any great strength beyond the con- fines of that province" and New Eng land let it be remembered. Is but very small portion of this great country,
 MT. Harrison Is playing the Micawber act. General Clarkson, who is supposed to speak for the eX-president, says that he is candidate in the sense that If the nomination is shied in his direction he ic fo f0f |, assertion that he is also candidate in the sense that if he can manipulate the wires in order that the aforesaid nomi- nation may with certainty be shied to- wards him he will manipulate it for all It IS worth, and lose little sleep, if nec- essary, in order to do so But MT Har- r1Son has had his day. He never cre- ated any warmth in his party, and 1t is not probable that the party will again call him from his law practice to head its ticket.
 MT. Allison of Iowa has not started his campaign. He is holding his breath un- til he gets good ready And when he does begin to sprint he is going to make the boys mentioned above very tired It would not surprise the natives if Allison is successful in polling the per- simmons. He is sound (from a republi- can standpoinD on all of the fundamen- tai doctrines, and will have a strong western following. He will be a good man for the other candidates to watch.
 or course the woods are full of other gentlemen of the republican persua- sion who would not turn a deaf ear to "a call but 1t is yet little bit early to 10 attempt to pick out winners, just as at is little bit early for would-be win ners to attempt to be picked out This time next year the republican party through it's big majority in congress) Wlll nave contributed few additional chapters to history, and it is possible that good many ambitious souls who are now browsing in the clover patch of public Cor party) approval, will be crying What shall we do to be saved! Con- ambition occasionally
 The Washington Post has taken hold of an idea that fitted through my own era nlum good many months ago. and which, If mistake not, I'mentioned in letter to the Age-Herald. The Post in an able editorial concluded that there was no reason why candidate for the presi- dency should not come from the south. There IS no reason, and it Is refreshing 10 see journal that acknowledges alle- glance to no party advocating the sup pression of sectionalism. The south cer- tainly contributes as much as any other section towards keeping up the govern ment. It aids in paying the piper and should be allowed to dance in the national ball room. Senator Hill has placed him self on record as being squarely in line With the Posts remarks, and Senator Morgan, of course, says amen! and adds a few timely remarks of his own. By the way, what is to prevent Alabama push ing her favorite son for the vice presi- dency? He would dignity the office, and fill it to perfection. He Is an American citizen with capital A, and his pure, un- alloyed statesmanship has endeared him to the people of, not only the south but the whole country. Politicians there are plenty of them, able astute wideawake, up-to-snuff gentlemen. who know thing or two, and who think the good of my district and "the good of the country are SYNONYMOUS terms hut tbara iS oc