The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-06-16
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Henderson, to say that no better
choice could possibly have been
made. He has every quali6ca-
ton needed to made good Speak
or, and he is 90 well acquainted
with the merits Of all Of tho old
members of the House that he
can arrange all the committee as
signments before Congress meets,
or nearly all of them, and being
entirely free from pledges to any
one he can make his selections
strictly upon merit, something
that every Speaker has not been
able to do.
Senator Hanna, whose physi-
clan has ordered him to Europe
on account Of his health, has ex-
pressed the wish that be would
not be asked to remain at the
head of the Republican National
Committee, in the Presidential
campaign. He says that Presi-
dent Mckinley is bound to be
triumphantly elected, even if there
were no national committee in
existence. But, unless Mr.. Han
mas health gets a great deal worse
than some rheumatic pains, he is
likely to be chairman of the CON-
mittee again, as he admits that he
will accept if it insisted upon,
and with the same ticket and the
same issue, it will be natural
enough to insist on having the
same manager who won the first
fight. . a.
It doesn't take much to build a
ruthor in the atmosphere of WASH
ington. just because ex-Speaker
Reed did not send his res-
idence as a representative to the
Gov. of Maine before leaving for
Europe, the Washington rumor-
mongers built up a long story al
leging Mr.. Reeds intention to re-
tain his seat in the House in adj
dition to his membership in that
New York law firm. One of Mr..
Reeds strongest points in his
thoroughness and that story do
not seem to gee at all.
An influential delegation of Mo.
republicans came to Washington
this week to protest against the
intention of>Superintendent Mer-
RAM of the Census Bureau, to
give half the census supervisors
for the state to the democrats.
Ex-representative, on of the del
egation, handled the subject with
out gloves when he said, "Imag-
inc democratic census superin-
tendent giving half of the best Of
fees at his disposal to republic
cans! The thing is absurd. We
have not yet reached the political
millennium, and when that golden
era dawns there will no further
need of opposing parties. Until
then it is but natural and right
for the party in power to adminis-
ter the government, and it can do
80 most effectuallyt through the
agency of it's partisans. Missouri
is state in which in which the
reput lican party needs encourage
ment from the national admins
tration. In it's total of republican
ballots it comes next to Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio. Under such con-
ditions we do not believe that the
democrats are entitled to share
in the Offices, which, IF given chem
will be used for party purposes in
the campaign of 1900. It is chiv-
alrous not to exterminate a foe,
but [ fail to see the wisdom of
giving your enemy a club which
he may use for your own distruc-
tion." "A number of protests have
been received from republicans
of other states against the. divis-
ion policy, but so far as known
that pelicy has not been changed,
but the President has it under
consideration.
Col. George r. Peck, a promin-
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