The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-28
THE TALK AT WASHINGTON.
fBY G. A. EDWARDS

washington, January 24.-(Staff Spe-
cial.)-The retirement Of AlEer from the
cabinet Is now spoken OF here as a matter
OF course; but I want to say that this
contamination devoutly to be wished by all
men who are patriotic will not rout the
ring that has obtained such firm foot
hold in that department. It Is firmly In
trenched and 1t will require a 1S-inch In
tciIectual gun with vertebra like tele-
graph pole to dislodge 1t.
The ring will try to grab the new secre-
tsry, whoever he may be, and, falling In
that, will then put up a fight like Bob
Iritzsimmons to retain their grip. 1t is
going to take man of blood and iron to
do the work right.
Ex-Governor Merriam of Minnesota is
spoken of MS Alger's probable successor,
but don't think Re will get 1t. Any old
tring would be an Improvement on the
APOLOGY fer secretary we have now but
there are reasons why Governor Merriam
will have 4 halcyon and vociferous time
landing in the Algerian shoes. He Will
have to crawl the collar of Senator Cush-
man X. Davis of Minnesota, and he Is go
ing to be kept rs busy as Kid Mccoy was
In his late animated interview with Colo
mel Sharkey when he starts In on the JOB.
This is \ woman's fight. long time
ngo Mrs. Merriam saw at to snub Mrs.
Davis. and thine at last sets all things
even. and If we do but watch the hour,
there never yet was human power that
could evade, II unforgiven, the patient
search and vigil long Of him who treas
ures up wrong When Byron wrote
that he must have glanced down the Shin
Ing barrel OF time and saw in tho dim
vista the beautiful face OF Mrs. Davis
marred by sardonic grin Of triumph and
delight at the opportunity to play for even.
Oh you can't fight woman. She's worse
than a digger Indian when It comes to the
forgiving and forgetting business. Those
words were not in her dictionary when she
studied II In connection with mercy to q
sister who had once scorned her.
That's the reason Mrs, Merriam will not
be cabinet officers wife.
Nat t ~
The fight on Quay in PENNSYLVANIA II
becoming interesting to the student OF con-
temporaneous politics. Impartial observ-
ers are becoming satisfied that Quay can
not win without the aid OF democratic
votes Can he get III We will probably
see this week.
Pennsylvania politician said to me to-
day that Quay hasaa reasonable chance
OF obtaining democratic votes. Former
Senator Don Cameron has come to Quay's
assistance In this his hour OF dire neces-
sity, the one time they've got the "oid
man" UP that plum tree and are saving
OF the limb bstwsen him and the tree. Don
Cameron always had powerful pull with
certain democratic leaders over there.
| Quay ia now asking democratic assistance
because of certain favors he has rendered
| the democratic party In the past, chief
among them boing the part he played IN
tho defeat Of the fierce bill. But for Quay
Cameron Teller and one or two other re-
pubiicnns the forca bill world have become
a law and the right OF elective franchise
| in the South would have become farce
aud good government thipg only to be
dreamed OF and a thing hoped for and moi
seen--a dennition Of faith, as II were
! II was Quay who made the motion In the
senate 10 lay aside the force bill and take
up the tariff hill. When the motion pre-
vailed Il meant the death Of Of the force
bill. and for that tbs South owes Quay
debt OF gratitude.
am frank to ssy J vastly prefer a free
bo.tor who tells you he is going to rot
you. like Quay, 70 that holy hypocrlte'
Wanamaker
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