The evening times., 1896-04-15

appropriation bill came up. when lie made
Ditter attack on the use OF pubilc moneys
for seCtarlan purposes. The spcecD al
traCted great attention. 1t was caustiC
| in ianguage ana the reply of MIR. WcadoCk
was OF such a nature as to more widely
advertise IT, More copies of this sIeecn OF
Mr. Linton have been distributed through
out this country than any dem Congress
| for generation. Million OF copies have gone
Jut already, and there are sun calls Tor II.
Mr.. Lin'On, almost alone III tue fIfty-
third congress III his Tght aga inst the
SrCtariln appropriations or money, has
| IOund Iinlsvu leading majority IN the
present House. The appropriation bills
nave gone to the Senait containing pro-
visions INA, no pubic money shall lie used
Tor II srCtdFian purpose. II was one OF tiv
most remarkdbe legislative victories Tor
many u year. II was victory of Il
principle. Tor 1t is tine principle rnat Mr..
Linton sidnls Tor. He lS nOI opposed tD
any church, realizing that every tnan has
rlghl TO MS own Religious belIcf. ana he
would iIght an appropriation fer one
church as quickly as anotner.
Ihis sIgnai success sa> pushed Mr.. Lin
ton forward as the choice of q large NUM-
Der OF Americans for the nomin1'iOn for
me fr-siu"nCy. Mr.. Linton is intensely
American, and his American utferanCcs
nave found a iodgmcnt IN A merican hearts
Each day, II is reported, his mail grows
larger; u is now greater than that of any
Otii-r niefnDrr. II - said thIt the letters
come from all directions and from all
classes OF people. Some of them are from
admirers and some from enemies.
one may want Linton buttons. which Mr..
Linton does nGt supply, another may
threaten thin with a dy uamtc bomt,, whlie
ytners unGouDI ,dIy nogiIy him uf the
formation OF Liit On clubs iii various parts
OF the country. Requests from his Owu
district for attention TO pension claims,
the depart mcpy clerks say. are many,
while innumeFJDle inquiries are made iur
seeds, documents and for In1Ormat ion reia-
uvetornatters Icrtainiuet MashmgtouaBd
government aTI8irs. SO they com. from
every where and everybody aud ii Is IittI.
wonder that his clerks are tired out every
evening with the work performed.
with al tuis Ar. Linton is not lifting
hand wDiie his Trends are booming INN 4 : a
Presidential quan'ity- lie deprecates the
agitation aud protests that ne has not hccn,
not now aud VII! NOT he a CnIsiiCat.
IN auy sense OF the word. Mr.. Lint on mas
always been a Republican, he i stIn a ke-
publican and he is found voting consist
emily w!th ms party. He loves the people
OF the Saglnaw district aud consiuerS IT his
highest honor to serve them.
MI. Linton has no war record. That
is not ms FAULT, as the Congressional Direc-
tory shows. He was only four years CID
when the war broke out. But he mas made
up for that misfortune by awaking the
people 10 great public abuse. But had
ue teen OIdenUugh or wal IN the - xti,.s''
the wrItcrbtiires ne would have 60 nfnatIu,-I
a corps. An Old school friend SAYS ne was
al ways Gt the head of all the Organizations
or boys IN the school, and that Us u mere
boy he worked in the lumber yards. He
mas been Il worker all his life. though lie
now owns an interest in IL large manufaC-
turing concern. The same school friend
says that teforc MIR. Linton was well IN his
teens he was president OF IA telegraph
company, having a line a mile or " o ioffg
erected by half Il dozen boys. and in all
the clubs and social gatherings OF his boy
hood he was the leader. y worker him
self, he knew how to tIeat workers. and
in the great strike of SS4. his was the ONLY
mill on the Sagina River where tie labor
ing men found nothing to strike against.
Since coming to Congress Mr.. Linton has
become much interested i'll the bill for ne
reorganization of the railway mail sery-
ICE. The measure has passed the Senate
twice. but has never been before the House
for consideration. As member OF ,h..
Committee on Postofrices and post roads,
Mr.. Linton has taken the bill i'll hand, and
is doing everything possible TO promote its
passage.
Mr.. Linton has most charming home on
North Capito! street, and here lie finds
his only rest. His committee room-be is
chairman Of the Committee on Ventilation
is always crowded with visitors. He Is
one OF the most generous men, and gives up
his time to listen 10 any appealthat Is made.
Either as President or Representative from
the Eighth district OF Michigan, Mr.. Lin
toms Washington friends want him 10
come back TO the ristrict.