Show ELAINE REED AND MCKINLEY There would be but a trivial importance attached to any discussion of possible Republican Re-publican candidates for tho presidency were it not that at present the future policy pol-icy of that party will manifest itself in its choice of a standard bearer Mr REED was frequently spoken of for presidential candidate because ho was what his friends term bold and aggressive His recent personal triumph of election by an increased majority stands now instill in-still greater contrast with tho fate of so many of his fellows that it might seem that bis chances for the nomination are fairly good He represents however the principle that the end justifies the means as shown in his course as speaker of the House and it is doubtful that his party will dare to follow him in the attempt to carry out that programme Mr McKiXLET represents the principle his party calls protection to American industry in-dustry in other words the policy of favoring manufacturing interests at the expense of all other interests The partial embodiment of that policy in the bill that bears his name has been placed upon the people of this nation wi th results far from pleasing to him Nevertheless his friends claim that after the first effects of the bill are forgotten there will be displayed some of its merits that may change the drift of popular opinion concerning it They expect ex-pect to nominate nim for governor of Ohio and If elected to that office next year his tariff law will be the platform upon which no will run for the Presidency He shows no sign of weakening and the New York Tribune defends his law in all its phases He has a good chance for the nomination on the straight issue of protection pure and simple Mr BLAIXE is the Moses to whom the Republican masses are looking to lead them out of their present wilderness Two years ago he went solar as to say that the taxes should be removed from even whisky and tobacco rather than from any of the imports but he has so far modified his views as to advocate unrestricted trade with South America He thinks imports from that coq inent would not compete with our manufacturers and that extension exten-sion of trade in such a case would be beneficial I bene-ficial He was originally the hightariff Republican of his party and advocated a permanent high tariff against President Airmen and Secretary FIIELIXGIIUYSEN who eight years ago occupied the very position of Mr BLAIXE today on the subject sub-ject of reciprocity It was Mr BLAIXE also that committed his party to the policy of higher taxation by his famous message from Paris in 1SSS That Mr BLADE has so far modified his views as to demand free commercial relations rela-tions with the south countries is a matter of much significance and indicates that he maymake further advancement in the same direction At all events he is nearer the true position than alLY other man in his party and would therefore be less objectionable objec-tionable as president than any of the others He is moreover easily the greatest great-est among them There is a possibility that Mr BLAIXE may not accept the nomination but it is generally believed that ho will if it is tendered ten-dered him in no uncertain fashion He is at present the chief hope of the masses of his party and they look to him to save the party All tho great party papers of the west are demanding him for standard bearer in 1S92 |