The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1913-02-07
POLITICAL "REMINISCENCES

VzHINECOLlNOLO
glowing tribute to the memory of Senator Wilson and
the leading eulogizer Representative Goss who for
many years was city editor Of the senator paper.
Many others Joined in the memorial service and much
of his political life during the thirty years he was a
citizen of the state was rected.
James G.. Blaine, the Plumed Knight, and Uncle
Sans matchless statesman, who repeatedly sought
the presidency and died result of his defeat has
been dead twenty years. having died January 9th.
The name of Blaine will live long that of any
statesman ever produced in the United States.
Blaine s Twenty Years of Congress, which he wrote
after retiring from the senate IS OF the master
pieces of American literature. No man who has ever
run for the presidency Of the United States had as
many enthusiastic supporters as did Blaine. lie
would have reached the goal of his ambition had not
one Dr. Burchard in fit Of over enthusiasm
made the invidious comparison, rum, Romanlsm and
rebellion every Catholic voted against him and he
was defeated
Grover Cleveland was president of the United
States twenty-five years ago and among the many
unpopular things that he attempted to do was the
return Of the flags Of the Confederate armies which
had been captured by the Union armies. The Pres
idential order was rescinded owing to the storm OF
protests it preciptated. President Cleveland like
soldiers and made remarks at the time that
said to reflect on the Union veterans soldiers The
order to the Confederate flags and the satrica
comments about the Union veterans contributed much
toward his succeeding himself and the election OF
Benjamin Harrison Times have greatly changed since
the Cleveland asco and today the flags of the Confed
crates are being returned and the veterans OF the
''blue" and the gray in their respective uniforms
and under the tattered flags from the fields Of battle
hold reunions and rejoice at the prowess of each.
Instead of Cleveland being dispised by the Union
veterans for his insults, his memory is honored and
reverred and thus ''the world do move"
William Jennings Bryan says cabinet positions
ought not to be regarded currency with which to
pay debts They responsible positions and in
filing them the President-elect should look to the
future and not to the past.
GA public official has right to discharge
political obligations at the expense of the public.
The men selected by Mr. Wilson for the cabinet
should be selected not because of personal service
rendered to him, nor even because of past service
rendered to the party The individual counts for
little; the counts for much An individual
if he had a proper motive for working, finds suf-
fcien compensation in the triumph Of ideas, prin-
cples and policies he does not need the consolation
of office. Offices should be used to strengthen the
party and to advance the things for which the party
stands.
''The Commoner declines to discuss cabinet pos
sbiities but it ventures to express the hope that
Governor Wilson will be governed by higher motive
than gratitude in the selection of his official house
hold. In other words, the welfare of the party and
the welfare Of the country not the ambitions of
or the interests of individuals should be considered
James Hamilton Lewis of Chicago declares that
there $4,000 persons in the employ of the United
States who spies, detectives investigators,
Watchers decoys betrayers silent and secret
sanderers of everything which pertains to the citizen
in America
1t is reported that Mr. Melen will give up all
his steamship and steamboat lnes-will cease to be
water Mellen, it Were.-New York Press.
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