The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-09-08
EX-SENATOR M'DONALD.
HE GIVES SOME l'UNGENT VIEWS
OF THE TOPICS OF THE
HOUR.
IL Y Herald's Interview ]

not without Interest Nv JulS Illue'
A TYPICAL REPUBLICAN.
The conversation turning on the char
aCter of Secretary Blaine, Senator Nc
Donald said:
II regard Mr.. Blaine as perfect type
OF Republican politician. lie is ambi'
tious and uHsC upulous. He wou d ad'
vocate any mea ure, no matter what that
would h-lp his party and oppose any
legislation that would be likely to injnre
his party Any person who supposes
that Mr. Blaine has aband med the hone
TO be President of the United States fails
to understand the man. I believe that
on Garfald's nomination and election
Blaine postponed his aspirations for
eight years. H understood that it will
take that length of ii re TO overcome the
autagouisms in the Republican party
from the Stalwars and the Sherman in.
terests. ana I have no douot he would
have worked in good faith for second
term for Mr.. Garfield. He would un.
questionably have preferred to remain
in the Senate and have been the admin
istrati0n | ader in that body, which
would have given him very influential
position But ia he Senate he was over
shadowed by Conkling and E1munds,
and he fretted over his inability to cope
with these leaders in debate. believ
that to have been the reason of his de.
termination TO 60 into the Cabinet. There
he could have no successful rival, and he
knew from his Congressional associations
with Mr.. Garfield, that he could control
the Administratio through the power
Of stronger will and greater executive
energy"
Senator Mcdonald having been asked
whether he credited the stories of Sec
retary Blaine's attempt to win the favor
of the Sou hern Democrats in the U III
ted States Senate, gave his opinion as
follows:
"Mr. B aine, beyond doubt, was the
instrument in breaking the deadlock at
the extra session Of the Senate, and aid
ing the Democrats to resist the Organiza-
ton His object was to induce the D m.
oCrats in the Senate to stand by the
Presidents nominations, which would
not have been confirmed without their
vote"
THE STATE CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA.
In reference to the reports of the al
laged efforts Of Mr.. Blaine to prevent
union of the ami B urbon and RepTb
lican forces in Virginia on the Malone
State ticket, Senator McD )nsld said:
"I have beer at the White Sulphur
Springs this season and while there |
came in contact with many of the VIr-
pinia politicians. lroru all | Earned |
have no doubt of Mr.. Baine's active
sympathy with the straight.out Repub.
lican movement and of lis efforts to pre-.
vent a union between the Republicans
and Readinsters / suppose this is really
in the interests of the regular Democra-
CIV of the State, and have 10 doubt Mr.
Blaine 90 understood it. His policy dur
ing the deadlock and the supper of the
Presidents nominees by the Democratic
United States Senators led naturally to
this action on his part. l have heard
the remark attributed to Mr.. Blaine that
if he, as Republican, must act with
portion of the Democratic party in Vir
ginia or any other State he prefers to act |
with honest Democrats rather than with |
dishonest"
,R1scoE coNKLING'3 , REsIGNATIoN.
~ do not blame Mr.. Conkling for re.
Senator MCD Jnald remarked |
when the subject was started, "and l
think his associates in the Senate regard |
the resignation as proper act. Mr. Conk.
ling was the reCogniz ID leader of the Re-
publicans in the Senate, and his power
over them was supreme. This was shown |
in the last hours of the last session. At
twelve o'clock midnight all the business
before the Senate was finished. Wehad |
still twelve hours left before the session
closed by constitutional limitation. A
large number of appointment were
ready for action. The Democrats desir.
ed to 20 into executive session in. order
10 make a clearance of the business. A
number Of Republi, ans were anxious to
do 60. The motion was made, and Mr.,
desired to restrict the business
TO the consideration of unopposed nomi-
nations only. This was refused, where
upon he passed around among his Re
publican associates, and every one Of
them was brought into line and opposed
The proposed action by dilatory motions,
W. fought the matter until five o'clock
in the morning, and then came to the
conclusion they were Republican nomi.
nations, made by a Republican President
TO Republican Senate,we could as Dem
ocrsts, afford to let them 90 over. We
therefore adjourned until the hour for
the expiration Of the session. When the
new Admin 3tration came in, Mr.. Conk.
ling found through it's inf renee, the con.
troll of the Republican side of the Sen.
ate was taken out of his hands, and the
power of the Federal patronage even se-
cured the abandonment of the rule of
Senatorial courtesy to which the Repub-
liCan Senatorial caucus had solemnly
pledged itself Under such circumstan.
ces, beaten by unfair means, and fading
himself in a1tagonism to the Republican
I do not see what Mr.,
could do except resign his seat.
He ought not to have sought reelection.
That was where he made an unpardona
BILE blunder. II he had been wronged he
ought to have trusted to his party's hon
or and fairness to right him at the prop.
er time. His position could not have
been changed by a reelection through a
fractional legislation. Besides, his at.
tempt to get back his seat deprived his
resignation Of the dignity and indppend-
enCe that would have otherwise been at. |
tached to it. Mr.. Platts resignation was
simply ridiculous. For that there was
no conceivable occasion"
WARNER MIILER's CHANCE OF ADMISSION.
On the subject of the supposed proba.
bility Of Warner Mlller'sre rejection by the
United States Senate Senator Mcdonald
said:-- stII,
"The question of corruption in the