The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-11-21
Grover Can Well Afford to
Look Pleasant.
B0URBONS REORGANTZE
Tariff and Trusts the Issues for Two
Campaigns.
BABC0CK'S BILL AND TAWNEY
Congressman Morris, the Federal
Judgeship and Legislation
Necessary Thereto.

Fro,gs The Journal BErecil. Roosas ~, Post
Building, B0sain0tOIs-
Washington, Nov. 21.-It is pretty gen
orally admitted that the campaign Of 1902,
and possibly also that of 1904, will wit
ness the revival of the Cleveland democ-
racy and its restoration to party leader
ship. The issues will probably be the
tariff and reciprocity, with the trusts
added, but inasmuch as the democrats
think the trusts are an outgrowth of the
protective principle and that reciprocity
law will be the chief point of attack and
defense.
Naturally, the question suggests itself,
what will be the result to Mr.. Cleveland
of this return of his party to the ideas for
which he has stood for so long, in the face
of the most malignant criticism and
abuse? Ii, of course, would be out of the
question for him again to be a candidate
for the presidency. The prejudice against
a third term if itself would prevent
that; but that prejudice aside, his
increasing years and the bitter party
antagonism Of his second term would stand
in the way of his again leading the way
in a presidential struggle. 1t must be
gratifying to his soul, however, to know
that at last the wisdom of his early posi-
tion has been overwhelmingly demon
strated
Bryan is dead politically. The men who
were his principal Heutenants are either
cut of politics. like c. A. Towne of Min
nesota, and Former Senator Pettigrew OF
South Dakota. or have become of second
or third rate Importance in the party
counsels, like Chairman Jones, Former
Governor Stone and Senator Teller. AL
ready say what former free silverites
may, there has been a reorganization of
the democracy. The new leaders have
been retired by common consent and their
places have been taken by men of the
Cleveland school, like German, Hill and
Olney. It is to these men that the party
is now looking for direction, and they will
organize the next campaign and formulate
its issues.
TARIFF IN There is only one place
in Minnesota-the first
MINNESOTA. congressional district
where any particul a I
schedule of the Dingley tariff has ever
been made a campaign issue. In the last
campaign the only question which Con-
gressman Tawney had to meet was the
50 tariff on lumber. His opponent talked
nothing else, and towards the end of the
campaign Mr.. Tawney talked nothing
else. 1t was a fair and square contest
Mr.. Tawney standing on his record as one
of those who had been instrumental in
having the 81 rate put into the new law
and his opponent denOuncing him for hav-
ing made that record. The result of the
election showed that Mr.. Tawney was re-
elected by vote which was equal to the
average vote given the Mckinley electors
in the district. He ran up with the state
ticket below governor and 1900 ahead OF
the governor. Some of his friends are
telling him that this expression of public
sentiment was so recent as to control his
official action, now that congress is on
the point of taking up the Dingley law
and discussing it with the purpose, in