Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-07
THINKS MISSOURI WILL NOT GET A
PLACE IN THE CABINET.
OUT OF: LINE IN THE ELECTION
4 TARIFF BILL WILL BE PASSED
WITHOUT DELAY.
American Workmen VIII Be Pro-
tected Prosperity VIII BE
Reality When Republican
Tariff Legislation Is
Enacted.

r. c. Kerens, of st. Louis, better known
to the public as .'Dick" Kerens. who rep
resents Missouri on the Republican nation
al committee is at the Midland. He is not
in the city on political business. He
brought party of ten young people from
St. Louis to Kansas City in his private
car to attend the Jones-Scanlan wedding
that was celebrated last evening in West
port. He and the members of his party
will not return to st. Louis for few days.
The campaign is over, we elected Major
Mckinley, as we wanted to do, and with
that 1 considered the political contest
should stop; it did with me-" said Mr..
kerens yesterday. 1.-THE discussion of the
men who are fitted to hold cabinet port
folos is of course highly complimentary to
the various men whose names have been
mentioned. and does not, am sure In any
way annoy Mr.. Mckinley, for he is accord
ing to every caller a courteous interview
and patient hearing. While it is very
nice 1 feel that it will not avail much on
account of the fact that Major Mckinley
has very wide acquaintance with the
public men of the country and knows fully
who is the proper man to meet him in
harmonious labors in the cabinet. l have
no doubt whatever of his entire ability to
select a cabinet that will be entirely salts
factory TO himself, of value to the country
and amply prepared to meet and handle all
of the questions of state matters that may
come up during his term.
There is being prepared now day by day
tariff measure quite in accordance with
the views of the Republican party on that
question and it will be pushed through con-
gress Immediately after the Republicans
t9 xp ph ~ Ga ii iSt~ ~uti mil
be framed to yield a revenue sufficient TO
pay our expenses and meet obligations; it
will put many articles on the dutiable list
that ought never to have been placed
the free list. and 1t will seek to so adjust
its benefits that it will stimulate the manu-
featuring enterprises of the country, af-
ford employment to the men of America
and protect them against the competition
of the lily paid labor of the toilers of other
lands. What we want to insure prosperity
is work for the American laborer and
artisan. the employment of our own peo-
pie in our mills and factories and shops so
that having an income they may be pre-
pared to purchase the food products of the
farmers and contribute their proportion TO
the business of the land. The talk of pros
perity, of which the Democrats are making
sport will be a reality when our tariff
legislation is enacted, for that is the cause
of our trouble and the solution of our pres
ent difficulties"
Talking of the probability of Missouri
being accorded u representative in the Nc
Kinley cabinet, he said from a political
standpoint it was quite improbable. even
with the large number of prominent and
well fitted men in the state with whom the
new president was well acquainted. as the
state was wholly out of line in the cleo
ton and other strong states We're in line.
He said Missouri was grand state and
had n large number of able men, but while
it was quite likely to be well cared for i'll
other matters. Il cabinet portfolio might
not be given it. He said that President
Mckinley was particularly we'll acquainted
with Nathan Frank. of St Louis. and had
served with him in congress and knew well
his conspicuous ability.
Cabinet probabilities are greatly to the
liking of Mr.. kerens. The late news that
Judke McKenna. of California. is to be
attorney general is certainly most gratify-
ing to him, for it is well understood that
the social relations of the Mckenna and
Kerens families are very close. Should
Judge Mckenna become attorney general
there would be no room: to question who
would control, as far as he desired the
department of justice appointments in Mis-
souri,.
Attorney General McKanna would give 4
very patient hearing to every one. but all
the while he would act when the time
came, on the recommendation of Mr.. Ker-
ems. Judge McKenna served in the house
with Mckinley. was appointed to the cir
cult bench by Harrison, Is of acknowledged
ability and unimpeachable character and
to this it may be added that he is one of
the very few men who is not confronted
with a factonal fight in California. The
chances are Mr.. KerSns has had much to
do in the matter of urging the selection of
McKenna for attorney general.
Mr.. Kerens was close friend, both per-
sonally and politically. of the late Joseph
McCuilagh, of the Globe-Democrat and
deeply mourned his tragic death. He is of
the opinion that the death of the dis
tinguished journalist was purely an acci-
dent and scouts the idea of suicide which,
he says. is wholly improbable. in the light
of the facts known to his friends. He says
his death created profound mourning and
sorrow in St Louis.