St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1895-05-25
M.klNLEY on SHERMAN.
indications That Ohio ID Wavering IL
WAY &,hngCax

Her Choice.
The Mckinley presidential boom IN |
the eyes of many politicians Is the most |
interesting boom of al. These men
nre very fond Of dwelling upon certain |
features it is thought to possess. They |
regard 1t as sort of test boom.
Shall the next campaign be waged
upon the tariff issue? If SO, who is
tho foremost representative OF the
tariff issue ON the republican side2 AL
of the republican aspirants for the
nomination are protectionists and ell
have declared time and again for the
fostering Of home industries by high
customs duties. But whose name Is
found at the head of the list when the
champions of protection are called oHa
And If there is one man among
them SO conspicuous that pc stands
singled out both by his own and the
opposing party as the most pronounced
protectionist of them oil ought not he
! to carry the banner when protection is
t the issue? This lis the Mckinley case.
The friends of the government Insist
that the tariff must be the Issue and
/ that he is the foremost republican rep
resentative. It is not his only merit
| in their eyes. They are willing to
/ match him against any of his rivals on
1 any score. For all-around ability, Tor
! high and attractive personal character,
/ for patriotism and the best order OF
i Amerieanism, they maintain that he is
the peer Of any man in either party,
and would prove an exceptionally
strong presidential candidate. They
/ expect to see him nominated.
/ Another point of interest attaching
to the Mckinley boom relates to what
4 may be termed its home embarrass-
1nents. How is 1t TO shake off these
i and the different interpretations put
i upon them at q distance? For time
there was misunderstanding as to
Gov. Foraker's attitude. A doubt ex-
i listed as to hisreaI nterest in Kinley 8
success. An opinion prevailed that this
doubt ought to be removed. Friends
of the two men conferred and the doubt
was removed. Foraker In an author
lied interview declared unequivocally
4 for Mckinley for president, and Me-
i KinIey as unequivocally declared tor
Foraker for senator All seemed clear
!. then SO far as Ohio was concerned. and
!, a full delegation to the national con-
vention, we'll selected and cordially
: pledged, was guaranteed
81 But a bigger man than Foraker is
: now the subject of talk well calculated
!, to disturb not only the friends OF Mc-
: Kinley, but the friends of all the other
! aspirants as well. Mckinley Is most
/ in interest because this man lives IN
: McKinley's state. All speculation
5 about the next presidency has come te
) include the name of John Sherman,
s His great abilities, his past eminent
: services, the influence he exercises IN
s naatters Of finance, are the subject %
much comment His face Is again ONT
: Of the most prominent in the pages q
s the pictorial press. No colored cartoon
! representing the presidential aspirants
E is complete without IT.
al Whenever it is suggested that the
: financial, and not the tariff, question
!, should Be the issue for next year thu
. suggestion follows that Mr.. Sherman
s would best represent that issue. y u
: i even insisted that his nomination
8 would be SO conspicuonsly fitting h
such circumstances that It the part.
q failed to make 1T the contest at ths
4 polls might be lost The people, II j
: claimed, would resent the presentation
i Of such an issue without the candidac.
Z 81 the man best entitled 10 stand 10
/. 1t and best prepared to give It form AM
: substance In office.-St. Louis Republic
Z OPINIONS or THE PRESS.
Il Mr.. Foraker and Mr. McKinle
IS may have kissed and made up sine
s. Reed committed hari-kari. In fac
E. MANY things have happened sine
a Reed did that. St. Louis Republic.
e Hon. Thomas B Reed seems :
II have taken time by the foreloek an
is gone to the woods in advance OF th
it rank and file OF his party. But the
5, will come after him. - Kansas Cit
,d Times.
ID Senator Frye says that Rec
" wrote the Mckinley bill, and the Ne
N York Tribune says it was written b
10 Harrison and Blaine. II this thin
p goes on the correct answer to the que
ae ton who wrote the bill viii be as diff
ve cult to find as the answer to who struc
lis the Honorable William Patterson
TO Brooklyn Eagle.
he The advance of business prospe
ity continues and 1t may be observe
he that It increases In velocity as the effe
of the new tariff law Is more full
I felt. The money which was take
re from the wage-earners TO fHtten u
We treasures of trusts under the McKi
he lev era now finds its way to the furI
til ture stores, the grocery stores Il
Ii drvgoods stores and the art depots,
- provide comforts and luxuries for tho
sr- who earn it That is the differen
1T that makes business better and peoI
I'D happier. Kansas City Times
M Free wool has come to stay.
ch already affects and lowers the hor
of price of woolens and read -ma
ar clothing, and this is an object less
Ac- people will not care to unlearn.
so- vet the maker Of woolens is too high
a protected with the tax Of from forty
as fifty per cent, and he Is demonstrs
OF ing, as id this shipment OF cheyfo
ion that he needs no protection, becau
IN, he is meeting abroad successfully
an competition he has said he could 2
.he meet at home. Free woolens will SO
ew follow free wool. st. Paul Globe.
Senator Frye shouts that It I
The people win give the republican PAL
i'm unlimited power for ten years it "
TO seize the islands of the seas, plant
1T American dag on them and see tha'
q never comes down Not the peoE
4 a