Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-16
Political Pointers.
(By Mack

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by visit of Theodore Roosevelt, OF
New York city, or at least Theodore
thinks he has honored the city by calling
upon it. His views on the enforcement
of law will hardly suit the residents OF
the windy city. His manner OF securing
conviction where the laws have been
violated may not be the most satlsfact-
DRY to the party convicted, but 1t seems
to be very effective, and to accomplish
! the result for which the law WAS passed.
To any many who has passed one or
more OF his days ON earth i'll Chicago 1T
would seem eminently appropriate that
some such man as Theodore should have
just one crack at the violators OF law III
that city, in order to show the Others
lust how the thing is done.
One of the fine fruits OF Speaker Reeds
desire to keep down expenses in order to
give strength to his presidential boom,
is seen in the course of himself and some
OF his devoted followers in the house i'll
trying to frown down any plan to APP
propriate money to enlarge the navy.
When there was report that England's
flying squadron was destined for. our
shores what wall of distress went up
because the United States had no ade-
quate naval force to oppose any such
movement. Yet when the matter OF an
appropriation is preached i'll the house,
to put this nation on better footing
in this regard and protect our shores
from possible invader, men who claim
to be loyal to the country, but who are
more loyal to the Reed candidacy, want
to knock it out for fear it will njure the
later political chances. That is states
manship and patriotism for you with
vengeance.
The fruits Of Mr.. Reeds policy OF delay
in matters congressional is being seen i'll
comments of thepapers of his own party.
They cannot stand continuance OF his
electioneering dodge, as it means the
total overthrow OF their party. The
way matters look just at present, it will
take some fire political work to secure a
decent showing for the republican party
at the coming election.
1t begins to look very much as ii VIM.
Mckinley, of Ohio, had the call upon his
competitors i'll tho presidential race. II
he secures the nomination the issue III
the campaign will be the tariff question,
as that is his hobby, ara of course must
be the bone of contention for his follow
ers. AS to his stand on the money ques-
tion, no man has been able az yet to
learn it, and the probabilities are that
those views will never be known until it
is everlastinglv to late to pledge him to
any other. lie is altogether to cute for
his party, but not cute enough to steer
himself into the chair atpresent occupied
by Grover Cleveland. ssag,
Because a lot of sap heads in Spanish
university got warm under the collar be-
cause they thought the hated Yankees
We're taking liberties with their national
honor, and tore up United States flag
or two and got themselves in trim for
the base ball season by throwing few
stones at the American consuls house, a
gang OF worse sap heads at Princeton
college in this country invested some OF
their cigarette money i'll an imitation
Spanish flag and trailed it around i'll the
mud of the streets for II short time, and
then burned IL stuffed imitation of the
Young King OF Spain, or rather hungit
up by the neck The whole affair upon
both sides of the ocean is rather the act
of q lot OF boys who should be under
their mothers direct supervision, or com
PEELED to obey the requirements OF cur
few ordinance, than running at large
without their keepers. 1t was supreme
ly silly on both sides and in no way furn-
ishes pretext for the citizens OF either
country to get mad and prance around
with chips on their shoulders.
Whatever the enemies OF President
Cleveland may feel disposed to say
against him, with view of bolstering
up the claims of some other political
party, they cannot say that he has not
acted with wisdom and discretion in
every case involving matters in
diSnuto hot Xvonn this and ut her conn tries
And any thinking man can now see that
his conservatism was, and is, needed, as
an offset to the Incorporate course OF
lot OF incompetent and inexperienced
members Of congress who would never
have been nominated by their party at
the last election had that party cOnsld-
cred there was a ghost OF ~ chance to
elect them. AS it is, they have probably
one term to serve.
A member OF the house from Montana