Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-06-24
Interesting Items Cleaned at
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All the Important Doings in
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formulated platform of principles
and nominated presidential ticket.
There are no new departures in the
platform, it is merely reiteration
of the doctrines which have been
followed by the party since its
birth and which have given the
country its longest and greatest
period of prosperity. While, OF
reenrse, no ticket could have been
nominated that would not have
disappointed some good Republi-
cans. certainly no ticket could have
been named that would have pleased
anare Republicans than the one
that was named. Both gentlemen
have records of which the party
has right to be proud and of which
1T will be prouder after they have
served out their terms as president
and vice president.
There was only one regretable
thing about the St. Louis conven-
lion. That was the boiling of
some of the silver Republicans be-
cause .he financial plank of the
platform did not meet their views
It is hoped snd believed that those
gentlemen and those they represent
will before the campaign has adj
xanced far see that they will gain
nothing by leaving the Republican
party and that in the end they will
be found supporting the ticket
nominated at St. Louis. Political
parties are necessarily ruled by a |
majority, and those gentlemen
were overwhelmingly defeated in
the convention upon an issue which
they themselves were largely re-
sponsible for forcing upon the con-
Eention. They asked for a new /
departure in party principles and |
the conyen ton denied their request |
simply because a majority, opposed
At. If the minority in every con-
Eention bolted, political parties
wenld soon be nothing but fac
tions. Stick to your party and
hope for better luck next time is
always the right thing to do.
Some of the South Carolinians
who come to Washington are very
Indignant when anybody speaks of
Senator Tillman as typical citi-
zen of their state. W. G.. Glass, a
well known resident Of Charleston,
said ''Tillman lives on notoriety
and is making show of being in
the presidential race merely to keep
has name before the country. He
aElllno doubt get the votes of the
South Carolina delegation, for he
eantrols it absolutely, but | don t
think the delegates of another state
viii support him. Why, half the
people of the United States class
ann as an anarchist, and big per
cent of the remainder put him down
with Waite and Pen7oyer in the
crank category
A counterpart of Comptroller
Bowler, In the person of Sixth Aud
ltOr Howard, has been making so
much trouble by holding up post
sffiee accounts that it is said Post
master General Wilson has mott
Fed Mr. Cleveland that if Howard
lsnst fired he will himself resign.
The clerks in the sixth auditors
affiee, commonly called Botany
Bay are much interested in the
snteome of this squabble. They
nate Howard, who is fussy, self
consequential sort of duck, but,
IF seonlse, do not dare to say so
But Howard has pull
somewhere. He was made chief
clerk of the post Office department
" Mr.. Bissell shortly after he be-
anne postmaster general and was
ater promoted to be sixth auditor
This position is under the treasury
ut it is said that Mr.. Cleveland
appointed Howard without consult
ne Secretary Carlisle.
Mr.. Cleyeland's announcement
hat his only desire hereafter is tol