The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-15
MINNESOTA IN CONGRESS.

rev states III the. union, ana
those few far older in the great
sisterhood, are so ably represented
in.the congress of the United States,
as Minnesota, and any change at
this time would be public less
akin to calamity.
In the senate, Cushman K. Davis
is not only prominent figure by
reason of his ability and assigned
position, but is a leader, recognized
as such throughout the length and
breadth of the land; his leadership
is accepted by all parties and in
every section, as wise, safe and
satisfactory. His relations with
the president, who turns to him
in absolute confidence, has made
him peculiarly influential in the
present emergency. He has i'm
pressed himself upon the nation as
few men have had opportunity for
doing in shaping the national
policy during the late war and its
existing complications. His ap-
pointmen+ as one of the peace COM
missioners to arrange terms with
Spain is everywhere felt to be con-
spiciously fitting. His fame as a
wise statesman has outgrown the
confines of the United States, and
his opinion and utterances are seri-
ously weighed by every govern
ment in Europe Certainly, Min
nesota will not for a moment seri-
ously entertain his, retirement from
public life until he personally de-
mands it.
Senator Nelson along other lines
has made an equally honorable
record. 1t was he who gave to the
country its admirable new bank
ruptcy law, fought through under
the fiercest opposition, and his sue
cess was a triumph for the business
interests of this country, which is
not yet sufficiently appreciated, but
which will make his name an
honored one in the years to come.
He has freed from the letters OF
hopeless debt hundreds of men who
will be given new opportunities
for upbuilding themselves and the
business communities in which
they live, and that without inflicr-
ing injustice upon any. And this
is but one of his achievements.
although the most conspicuous by
reason of its being broader in its
effects. He is an indefatigable
worker in behalf of every interest
of value to the State of Minnesota,
and every citizen of the common
wealth. While he has been but
three years in the senate, yet DUR
ing that brief period he has risen to
a position of influence denied to
scores of senators his senior by
years. The people of the state will
fail to vindicate their Well-earned
reputation for political wisdom If
they fail to retain him.
The same is true of every repre-
sentative in congress. 1t is dele
cation to be proud of for its ability
and influence. Mr.. TaWney, of the
First district, has shown the mettle
he is made of by winning such a
brilliant victory over the combined
influence of powerful aggregations
of politicians and capitalists in put
ting through to successful termina-
ton the "Mixed Flour Bill" bless.
ing to the country at large, and pc.
culiarly beneficial to the farmers
and manufacturers of Minnesota
His position on the Ways and
Means committee indicates his in
fluence in congress.
Mr.. McCleary is a recognized au'
thority in all financial circles, and
his utterances have carried weight
into every section of the country
Not only by the financiers, but BY
the entire people of this nation he
is recognized as among the wises1