Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-27

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SENATOR w. d. ALLISON, IOWA.
the fact that the Iowa legislatures hsre
! kept Senator Allison in the senate evnr
siIice 1872, you will realize that he
stands without a rival in his own ccTn-
monwealth. When you further realize
! that all OF the senator's are the best men
to be selected in all their sovereign
states, you will realize that the senate
is composed of the truly greatest men
in all this land. Then when you cci-
slider that this man has forged to the
front and become Il recognized party
leader in the senate you will better III
derstand how truly strong and superior
q man ne is. His counsel is sought ~
other senators and his wisdom is con
ceded by all. He is called IA safe man." ="
and that expression conveys volume OF
thought His friends and colleagues
find him always equable, always serene
never excited and never passionate. no
matter what may be the stress of loren
sic conflict, Senator Allison is always
calm. He views the passing events as
He is a magnificent orator, and his
speeches are always listened to with
careful and respectful attention. Al.
though usually deliberate in utteranua,
l have seen hin OH several occasions II
the senate arise to flights of intense orn-
tory which have evoked long-continued
applause. But he seldom seeks to carry
his audiences with oratorcal effects.
His speeches are cose-knit, logical res.-
sonings, and the congressional Record
shows that all OF his public utterancas
have evinced application and studous
attention to details. He reminds me
sometimes of the compliment paid 10
Washington by New England orator,
who said: George Washington neYcr
stopped over" That homely expression
conveys a great deal of meaning in Cur
vernacular, and it might well be applied
to the entire public record of Senator
Allison. 1t is because of his con-
servatism and prudence that the grcut
men of this day call him "a safe man."
For 12 years he was chairman of the
senate committee on appropriations
by reason of that fact it has been nee
e.sary for him every year to study in
detail the expenditures of each of the
great executive departments Of the gov
crnment. Onaccount of that experience
of years he knows the details of the
entire administration of our affairs at
horne and abroad. If he were prcs-
dent of the United States he would
know exactly what was being done IN
all branches of the government, dui
would be able to see to it that the ad-
ministration OF our affairs should tie
economical i'll every particular. Be
cause of his great experience and
knowledge of affairs he was urged by
President Garfield to become secretary
of the treasury, and President Harri-
son also offered him that high Office.
On both occasions he declined the prof
tered honors. He preferred to remain
in the senate; and now, when friends
are urging him to become a candidate
for the presidency, he modestly dc
clarcs that he prefers to remain in
the senate, and puts aside ambition
for that position. He is re-
markable man, as these facts will at
test. He is always true ns steel to
his friends, and intensely loyal to his
state and its people, regardless of their
political affiliations.
You will hear much of Reed and Alli-
son during the next six months. They
will be prominent in Legislative affairs,
and their names will be used from day
to day by political writer's who will
n G. IN he ~ in1
situation. If, in the course of human
events, n republican president should
be selected in 1896, the affairs of our
common country will be safe in the
hands of either one Of these men. They
are patriotic, strongly American, and
faithful to. public trusts. Moreover,
although both or rneln are partisan,
they are respected and admired by
their political opponents. Outside of
political and legislative affairs, they as
sociate with leading political oppon-
ents, and are popular. The leading
democratic senator's, such men as Cor
man, of Maryland, Cockrell, of Missou-
ri, and Hill, of New York, are fond OF
the society of Senator Allison, for he is
Il charming gentleman in private life.
Likewise, prominent democratic MEM
bers of the house, like Cochran, of New
York, McAIillin, of Tennessee, and Say
ers. of Texas, like Tom Reed personally.
They are good men and great men.
But will either of them ever occupy
the white house? That is something
upon which every man must speculate
fl himself. SMITH d. Fry.