Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27
HON. JViLLIAMA. WALLACE ON
THE POLITICAL ISSUE
OFTHE DAY

Interview IN New York ilerAldl
Senator w. A. Wallace, of Pennsyl.
vania, sat in his rooms in the Gilsey
house August 7th, when a representa-
tive OF the Herald called upon him.
The oppressive atmosphere had not
taken away his appetite for labor.
for he was immersed in q mass
of papers and hard at work. He
looked up as the visitor entered, wheel.
cd aside from thelable, and entered earn
estly INTO conversation Of which the
following contains the essence
"OhioY 2 ! can't say | know much
about the condition of affairs in Ohio,
just now but | think the election
there will depend very much on what
takes place in Maine Y"
"Both sides arc active | suppose ?p
Unusually so. They are flooding the
State with literature and the contest
will be q severe one"
"What do You think the real issue
will be p
"Homo rule and finance. Local
government is our aim, and il is really
the only living issue at present before
the people. A government by the
people for the people is what we want
and must have. Electors in their sew.
eral districts and localities must be
free to vote as they like and must be
relieved from the presence and force
of federal influence and dictation.
Finance will take care of ITSELF The
country is now prosperous. In another
year II will be more so. And by that
time commerce will have SO regula.
ted tho money question that it will
have completely disappeared. That is,
all the apparent difficulties in the way
will have settled down into natural
channel. Our time resembles in
great measure that Of Jefferson and
Hamilton. In 1900 and 1901 the pub.
lie mind was filed with similar ques-
tions to those now demanding solution
at our hands. II we remain true and
steadfast TO that principle of the Ma
tlon for tselfwe must win, but we can
not in any other way. A man must
be at liberty to vote the way he wishes
and must be free to talk aloud TO his
friend on election day on what be con
siders his rights and privileges without
being afraid that q Marshal or other
federal officer will put his hand upon
his shoulder and move him of. Local
government, or as it is sometimes call.
ed, home rule, is what the country
wants and what We will give it. The
people have grown impatient at the
incessant thrustiDg OF the federal arm
into their local matters and are deter.
mined to destroy this advancing sys-
TEN Of Capitalization. They look with |
a jealous eye on the increasing influ-
ence Of massed capital and arc getting
restive at the influence Of huge monopo. |
lies"
"Then you think the application of
the home rule system will satisfactorily
arrange all these difficulties p
"I do. The people will then feel and
see they are governing themselves and
not being governed by privileged
classes. They will understand their
own needs in every section and quarter
of the country and apply the proper
remedy. Let any man go back to
Jefferson and Hamilton and read the
arguments put forward then by both
and he will sec and understand by
what Jefferson said what is now the
issue.p
"Who do you think will be the next
President 2"
81 think he will he a Democ,a,m