The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-12-15
EDDY TALKS FREELY.
Says McCteary Is Not Compensated
for Loss Of Chairmanship.

FROM lHuISudy Ddny.
"There doesn't seem to be any doubt
does there" said Frank NJ. Eddy today,
"about Tawney's being chairman of the
appropriations committee?" His view
of the matter was agreed TO and Mr..
Eddy continued. That's ar great
boost for jim, but am not at all sur
prised at it. l know that Speaker Can
non is very fond of him personally
thinks as much of him as if he were his
own son, and also recognizes his ability.
"Now, Tawney is not man of re-
markable attachments, but he is a man
of remarkable push and he deserves his
success. There is an inconsistency in
one respect, however, in a man of his
disposition being chairman of the APP
preparations committee. The chair
man of that committee is supposed to be
the watchdog of the treasury. He is
supposed to be economical, whereas /
think everybody in congress knows that
Tawney is a spender. He has always
believed in liberal appropriations and |
don't believe any other man in con-
gress could have gotten the big appro-
upriations for the st. Louis fair that he
obtained However, the responsibility
of the craftsmanship will probably have
the effect on him that responsibility of
ten has and he may be as keen for cut
ting appropriations as "Old Uncle Joe"
used to be.
"The appointment of McCleary to
Tawney's place on the ways and means
committee can hardly be regarded as a
compensation for his displacement from
the Craftsmanship of the appropriations
committee At this session the ways
and means committee will be just about
as important as the committee on mines
and mining, of which | used to be
chairman, and Tawney's place, to which
third or fourth.
at is remarkable that the speaker
should have displaced one Minnesota
man with another. If he had gone out
side of the state to find his appropria-
tions chairman, the fact would not have
been so interesting, but the speaker is
evidently inclined to make Tawney the
real leader of the republican side, for
that's what this Craftsmanship amounts
to at this time; and if Tawney makes
good there-as he no doubt willard
the republicans of the first district show
proper appreciation of his success, he
will be Mr.. Cannon's successor.
When asked if he thought the trans
action at Washington would have SER
ious effect upon Mr.. McCleary's chances
in the next election, Mr.. Eddy remarked
that McCleary had probably the best
organization of any congressman in the
United States that he was man of ex-
traordinary ability and if he were in
sympathy with the people of his dis
trict on the tariff, it would be impossi-
bic to unseat him. McCleary, however,
| from being almost a free trader when
he went into congress, is now the bright
and shining example cited by the Amer
lean Tariff Protective league. They
point to him as a representative of an
agricultural district standing for high
protection, whereas, as a matter of fact,
McCleary is not elected because of his
high protection ideas, but in spite of
them.
"This much l must say, however, for
McCleary", said Mr.. Eddy, 81 admire his
consistency. He is standpatter all the
| time-in Mankato as well as in Wash
ington-which is more than can be said
of some congressman that 1 know
Minneapolis Journal.