Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-28
ST. PAUL NASBY.
A Talk with Him on the Recent Political
Events In Washington.

A Talk with Him on the Recent Polltica
Events In Washington
A GLOBE reporter had just lit his aftel
supper cigar last evening in a well known
down town restaurant, and was about to in
'dulge his vesper meditations, when Post
master DR.. Day strolled in and inquired il
the concern sold pigs feet. The GLOBE re.
cognized the familiar tones of the voice
and on looking up the recognition was
mutual. cordial zest was added to the
greeting from the fact that the doctor, who
is stalwart radical withsl, had arrived on
the afternoon train from Washington, where
he has been doing the nation that peculiar
service known as "bolstering up the consti-
tutlon," after the fashion of all truly good
Republicans.
The doctor was in a hurry for his picked
porpine hoofs. but knowing that the visit
of SO prominent an Office holder to the seat
of government was not destitute of all sig
nifcance, and taking advantage of the pro-
prietor's absence for the savory dellcacles,
the GLOBE fired volley of interrogatoriss
with the view of ascertaining the clay" OF
the situation in Washington.
The interchange of thoughts was about as
follows;
Reporter-The GLOBE wonld like to
have an idea, from Republican stand
point, of the prevailing impression down
east concerning the unseating of Washburn.
DIR. Day-Well, the sentiment is divided
(after long pause he continued), you see
the country wants patriots and Washburn
would make a SPLENDID martyr. The doc
tor seemed anxious to avoid conversation
ON this point and further than the above he
was non-committal.
Reporter-How about the Grant boom!
At mention of this talisman the doctor
waxed warm and the reportorial pump knew
it had struck current that indicated bus
mess.
DR.. Day-That's the man who's in for the
nomination. The Democracy of the East
and South was never more respectable or
better behaved than to-day. The Southern
Democrats have been we'll treated by both
the Grant and Hayes administrations and
the feeling down South is largely in favor of
Grant. A good many of them held posi-
tions under Hayes and from this quarter we
don't look for any trouble.
Reporter-How about Blaine?
DIR. Day-Since New York raised her voice
Grant will get there by large majority.
Reporter-You are in favor then of q
third term, the violation of constitutional
precedents, and a tenure of office which sug-
gests the idea of monarchial form of gov
eminent?
DR.. Day-The third term idea is a mis-
take; Grant served two terms, it is true, but
you must bear in mind that since his retire
ment, he has been one of the people. and
the interregnum constitutes him nothing
more than private citizen. As for mon
archy. we have had good idea of what that
form of government lead to by nihilism and
the revolutionary spirit of Russia.
Responsibilities your idea about the
Democratic nominee?
DR.. Day-Tilden, of course. The Western
Democrats have sickened on Bayard, and
the former will probably be chosen by the
convention.
The interview was just growing interest
ing, when the inevitable pigs feet were
thrust to the front, neatly wrapped in a
paper, and the doctor buttoned up his over
coat preparatory to starting for home.
Recalling the fact that, among other OBJ
ects, the doctors visit included the faster-
ing of his admirable scheme to a separate
mail-way superintendent established at St.
Paul, the reporter put pertinent question
on this topic.
After abiding to the payment of the
national debt, "a pet scheme of the doctor's)
which has been largely liquidated by re-
ceipts from the sale of stamps at this Office,
the doctor stated that he had talked up the
project and that the necessity of establishing
central and district distributing office in
st. Paul has at last been realized by the de-
partment. AS the Importance of this theme
requires definite data and exact information
its calculation to the public is reserved fol
another occasion.