Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-13

ment ~ warped by being IN The thick Of
the fight. Then, again. every local man.
ager makes II a point 10 fight for the best
speakers at the disposal OF the National
Committee. He feels sighted n the
biggest yuns on the list are not sent his
way, even II his district IL certain TO give
the ticket a heavy plurality.
This Is where the knowledge OF the boss
Of the spellbinder8 comes In. He .hould
know all OF the districts where II is Ia Gees
sary TO eend the heavy weight orators. so
that hey can be reserved for the places
where they are most needed. At the same
time ne must deal generously In gold bricks
TO heal the wounded feelings OF the injured
managers.
Many Republicans would like 10 SEQ the
Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay. Of PennGyl-
yoni.. at me head OF the National Comrlit-
tee In the coming aght. but. as he 10 osten-
Oibly out for himself, they fear their hopes
will not be realized. Senator Quay vas
tho boss OF the Harrison campaign In
1888. and led the forces to victory. There
arc some who say that Quay is a shrewder
politician than Harrlty. and there are Just
ss many who claim the reverse 10 be the
case. Harrlty led the Cleveland forces to
victory In the campaign OF 1892. and. II the
two pcliticS giants should meet In combat
this year. the Struggle could be counted
upon to be something very mudh out Of the
ordinary. As a political hotbed Pennsyl-
vania yields the palm 10 Ohio only. and. as
Quay and Harrlty are pact masters In Penn
s~ylvania politics, each would be worthy OF
the best steel OF his rival.
They are both strong hands az Keeping
tho pot boiling. that H.. stirring up slugglsh
people TO contribute literally to the cam
pdign funds. The speilbinders In the las.
Republican campaign spent for expenses
very close TO $500. 900. and the orators OF the
Democracy came within $40. 900 OF that sum.
What the total expenses OF a Presidential
campaign are II Ia difficult 10 say, but be-
tween now and November next II IN safe 20
estimate that verv close TO IS, 900, 900 will
be spent by the two leading partie0.
Switzerland. the only federated Republic Of
Europe, has an agitation as 70 the maintenance
or abolition OF its higher legislative body,
somewhat similar 10 that which has lately led
The question In switzerland has engaged the
attention OF the people for many years. In
fact. IL would seem that In every constitutional
Government the upper legislative chamber. n
|, one exists. Is always mere or less a butt % the
chronic malcontents. 1t Is 80 OF the PaTlia.
meat OF Great Britain. OF the Senate OF the
United States and OF the French Senate. In
lS4s ten Populations from the cantons pro.
State. and In 1871. when the Swiss Federal
Constitution was revised. a desperate efor,
was made 10 suppress that chamber. Formerly
all members Of the Council OF state Wero elect.
cd by the Grand Councils OF the can,ons. Al
In the United States. In respect 20 the Sen.
ators. however, the method Of election IA
determlhaOle by each canton for itself 4
large number OF cantonB havo amended theli
individual Constitutions so that the dsphtle.
Of the Council Of State are elected directly
by the people. The effect Of this change mAy
be watched with interest. with special refer
ence 10 It's bearing. by way OF example. upon
the Senatorial question In Franco