Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-01

ture of st. Paul.
Senator James B. Beck, of Kentucky. is as
ter capacity he towers above ordinary human
beings by a stretch of several inches over six
feet, and is piled up in symmetry of figure,
character in face, and with brains equal to the
length, which requires two looks to take in.
As to the Democracy. that is Of national
reputation, and though thus spread out, Has
pie, s0nndness and honesty of conviction about
Senator Beck was among the registered
guests at the Metropolitan hotel yesterday.
After supper he and the GLOBE sat down be-
fore an open window to inhale section or so
of Minnesota balmy, and the likes of the fol-
lowing conversation ensued.
THE PROSPECTS IN OHIO.
.sYourh have been in Ohio, SENATOR
There you are mistaken, was requested to
come, and was announced to address several
meetings. but business engagements here in
the Northwest, prevented" a55,
However. Senator, you are advised as to
the prospects" AL,
Yes, I am impressed with the belief that
Ewing has fair, very good chance to be
elected. At first, to be sure, the prospect was
not so encouraging as at present. The fact is
that the election in Ohio doesn't concern the
gubernatorial matter, but is John Sherman'ss
effort for the Presidency in 1880. In the first
place he defeated Taft with Foster for the
nomination of Governor and is urging bis
election to go into the National Republican
convention with the prestige of this success.
To this end all the patronage of the govern
ment, contributions of immense amounts of
money from eastern bankers and syndicates,
besides all the government clerks have been
ySo1 rlolE
campaign for Sherman in Ohio has been made
sinewy. Against this the Democrats have
worked hard with the encouragement that in
no small measure has this all been overcome.
So much hinges on the Ohio election, that the
fight is desperate one, you know"
How is Ewing's position on the money ques-
tion going to effect the hard money Demo
crats?''
II believe that party fealty will overcome
any such opposition. talked with many
hard money Democrats in Ohio, and universal
" they were ready to bury that issue as one to
adjust itself. Ewing has elements of STRENGTH
in party fealty, votes Of the soldiers, and the
Greenbs 3kers will vote for him unanimously
Ewing and Rice are gathering great strength
among the old soldiers, as both were eminent
generals"
Yet the Republicans are waving .'the bloody
shirt"
Yes, sir, and right in Ewing and
trade. They do it to direct attention from
the real issue, the Capitalization of the COVER
ment and the money power into the hands of
the few, wherever wealth is centralized, where
ever monopoly exists, the Republican
party is in the ascendant That
the expense of the laboring classes, the poorer
people"
Upon this subject the Senator enlarged at
length: His views are we'll known from his
speeches, votes and work in the United States
Senate, and need no repetition here, only the
assertion that he sees the Democratic party
everywhere arrayed against all monopolies and
in favor of the people.
THE MINNESOTA PLATFORM.
Thus abiding to the principles and objects
of the Democratic party, Senator Beck said:
ION the whole, 1 have seen no platform
which suits me so we'll as the one promulgated by
the Minnesota Democracy few days ago. With
such q declaration of primo iples, sound and
true to the measure of the wants of the people,
and with such candidate for governor as Ed
mund Rice, it would seem to me that the peo-
pie of Minnesota could not be blinded to their
best interests, and would elect the ticket by a
handsome majority
''But the money of the other side,'' was re-
marked. t}s
eyes, I KNOW" responded the Senator with a
deprecatory shake of the head.
you think Ewing will be elected SENATOR"
do"
THE PROSPECT IN NEW YORK.
"What do yon think about the New York
am not we'll advised on that subject. But
it does seem to me there are elements of weak
ness in the Republican ticket, which foreshad-
ows it's defeat
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the Tammany bolt Of the
Notwithstanding the Tammany bolt. Cor
nell (the Republican nominee) was nominated
in the face of the opposition of Mr. Hayes
administration by Conkling's influence. John
Sherman can't become enthusiastic. over Cor
nclfs election, the man whom he removed
from the custom house, and out of it and the
party in a. measure. Not opposing
the administration isn't going to contribute
much towards the success. - .eags
''What effect will the Kelly -Tammany holt
have?"
Il belive Gov. Robinson will be e-elected"-
And then Senator Beck characterized the
Tammany bolt in terms fully in accord with
the Democracy all over the country. It was
uni ustifable and un-Democrattc conduct,
which would boomerang on it's projectors.
-. THE PRESIDENTIAL BOOM.
'sThe Presidential question for 1880, Senator,
how does that appear to you?'' 80
but had cast horoscope. He thought it too
soon to read the signs of the times. Whether
Sherman or Thurman would be nominated
by their respective parties depended on
the Ohio election. Whether Blaine
or Tilden was the coming man depended upon
New York. And again, even the prophecies be-
gotten from the elections in this State might
be wholly overthrow by party action and con-
duct in Congress- The Coming Mans name
shouldn't be written on a slate yet for fear the
slate would be broken. As to individual
preference, the Senator had none-to express.
He was for that man, whom the party in its
wisdom might select, and he had nothing to
say fer any prominent aspirant, or against
him, believing it was best left unsaid, or to the
decision of the future.
DR. BLACKBURN, GOvERNOR-ELEOT OF KEN
TUCKY.
The conversation somehow, after continuing
at length on national politics, veered around
to Kentucky, and the GLOBE thought to ask:
What do you know in regard to the yellow
fever charge against Dr. Blackburn, Governor
elect of Kentutky?"
Personally know nothing. have seen in
the papers the reiteration of the charge that
DR.. Blackburn tried, during the war, or advo-
Gated that the Northern cities be infected with
yellow fever clothing, etc. don't believe it.
As an evidence of the untruth, the charges
were made sixteen years ago and disproved.
DR.. Blackburn was under the. Jurisdiction of
the United States and could have been brought
to trial then, and then was the time If the gov
eminent had the proofs. Moreover DR.. Black
burn is an honest, clever
man, of sterling integrity. During
the prevalence of yellow fever for the last sew
come noted as fearless and unselfsh humans
tartan. As such he was named for the Office to
which he has been elected. A strange thing in
deed is that Diving all the preliminary contest