The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-02-25

CONDITION OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY IN MARYLAND.

VI y IL / t!-i-NF | ji.i HOS.
CONDITION or THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY IN MARYLAND.
An Interview with Ex-Postmast.r GeEerll 0.cswen
by a Bait, Sun CORES ponlynt-President
Auhur's Appointments South
ern Cuestoa-Thc Po,;ti-
c1l Outlook.
WA>HINGTuN. rrh. 22-In cuitl .lSnrinu
with your correspondent to-day, eN Sen
ator Creswcli said that he thought the
republican leaders with the exception Of
a few indispensable enemies, were graft
fed with tie administration of President
Arthur; that the President in a ] his acts
had proceeded carefully nd cautiously,
and had shown an earnest desire to pro
litiite all the elements of the party. The
President. he said. was a thorough poll
tician in the best sense of the wurd--a
broad and liberal man OF affairs, firmly
planted, scli-reliant. and with an cXccu-
tive ability unsurpassed. In making his
appointments t. Office he had shown a
wonderful Iberality in selecting the best
men. lie had made comparatively few
appointments of Grant men indeed ii
he had appointed irwcr ui ;Hrti. II MIL
almost have lruilcd like Prescription.
The great masses OF the republican party
were responding t. his efforts. ANA were
fast coming III regard him aS Il man WHO
was determined 10 in success by doing
right: they would be with him 10 the end.
and the better they understood him the
move they woula aprreci ltc him and trust
him. lie d!d not know whether Pres
dent Arthur would be the republican
candidate in 1884 or not: it was 100 soon
to speculate upon candidates Ol perhaps
on issues. He had no authority To speak
for Gen. ;Irant. but was Inclined to think
that the General does not care anythin.
about the :s,>lt>ncy. and Will not pei
NIT his tI'..n,,, To bring him forward
again. aur correspondent inquired
whether lac tnvuyhI the Southern upr,-
ton was likely to he Il prominent ls.r,sin
the future. MG. Creswcli replied tltt.l,e
( thought the Southern question WAS being
rapidly eliminated from national politics:
he thought the Southern people thcia-
selves We're anxious to be rid OF ii. i new
and more vigorous generation vas COM
ing up III the South, who SAW thar !t was
To Their interest 10 &c ;cpt the spirit ui
progress. that they should cease To hc a
comparatively exclusive agricultural
+ community, and that they must have III
! verslJy OF interests and pursuits, as III tn
/ North. rs to the ISSUES un which the
next presidential campaign l. to be fought
! II the hnanCtS are not permanently sci
! tied by that time the republican panty
/ should declare for uniformly and UNI
+ versaly sound currency: they should oct
! rid oi the trade dollar and all other dis
| crepancies. and have Il currency every
| pant OF which should be equal III intrinsic
/ value To the best part. 1t was not I'M
! probable that Congress would reduce
/ taxation, aud the republican parry should
/ address itself zealuusly to tins object.
He thought We were rapidly approach
ing the time when We could dispense en-
! tIrely with the whole internal revenue
| system. \ larjll was much better than
an internal revenue. 1t was more easily
collected and much less hurdeu>nmc
! This generation had been irariully taxed
and 1t Would be no more than justice to
tighten the burden upon them Il, soon as
/ Ii can be done consistently with the prop
CT maintenance OF the public credit and
! provision Tor the extinction of the nuoiic
/ debt as 1t i,la5rrss. and the meeting of
the current expenditures and obligations
! OF the government.
/ ! our correspondent asked: e Y, nat do
you think oi the present condition ul the
republican party Ill Mary land. aud what
1 81 the party management FOR the past
( live years.?
Mr.. CrcsHcll replied that according II
his view the present condition OF the re-
/ publican party in the State of MARY land
was very encouraging. There had ALWAYS
! been and probably always would be some
: dissatisfaction growing ont OF the GistIi-
button OF patronage, but under present
circumstances he did not believe this
/ Won q DC 50 great a - prevent future
, harmony IN the cnun>rIS OF the party.
. He thpught 1t wuu!i soon he organized
anew aud put il Il position to achieve
success. The maIa ement of the luiay,.
would certainly be better than the man
| agemeut ot the last live wears, for that
! was like DR.. Juhuson'S famous lee of
mutton--badiy bred, badly fed. badly
killed, badly dressed, ba,.!y cooked badly
served, and generally - bad Il, bad can
be. III saying tll!> lie ns.l III desire nor
purpose to reflect up"H any one. o! t.
crlticlse individually any enc connected
with the mana cement of the past He
sad he had no desire nor ambition to he
ranked among the leaders OF the party, or
To he invested with any of the RESPONSE
bilities as such. IL was not Il politician
but only lawyer. and whatever dspira-
ton he had WAS in the direction OF dis
, tincticn iii his profession. lie had Meth
H.. /.