The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-07-28

make universally satisfactory Judge.
Mr.. Elliott is what they call down east,
smart man, by which l mean, not
only book learned, but a man of power
ful intellect, bright by nature. He is a
man who would make his influence felt
in congress, and shall take great plea.
sure in givi.g him my support
Corr.--"Y ou are not then. Mr., Bucka-
lew, among those who believe that Mr..
Pattison being a young man will be
against him 7 You are a veteran in
party and public service and should
know whether any of the older element
of the party will refuse to support him
on that account"
Mr.. B-"Not at all not at all Mr..
Pattson is all right. If he is young
man he has accomplished great deal
of good, tor which he deserves to be re.
warded. / have yet to hear the first
democrat, old or young, say he will
vote against him on any account In
fact all seem, not only satisfied, but es.
pecially well pleased with his nomina
ton. In this county the party is en-
tirely harmonious and hopeful. We
shall as usual beat the enemy two to
one when the polling day comes, and
perhaps do better"
Corr.-"IIow is the split in the repub.
lican organization, as you view it, likely
to effect the result"
Mr.. B.--"It will enhance, or rather
has enhanced, the chances of Demo
cratic success not 30 much because
there is reason to believe that the vote
of the Independents will be a very
large vote, as on account of the Dem
ocratic hopes inspired by the demorali.
zation in the ranks of our opponents,
and out of which will come a fuller
Democratic poll than could otherwise
be secured. When was candidate for
Governor there were forty thousand
Democrats who would not vote for
Greeley and hence failed to come to
the polls at all. Had l received those
forty thousand votes | would have been
elected"
Corr.-"Do you believe then that
there are enough Democratic votes in
the state to win, if they can be proper
ly organized and held to their duty?
Mr.. B.-"1 do. Certainly do.
Frequent defeat has disheartened
many of our people. The Republi-
cans corrupt others, who could not,
perhaps, be corrupted did they not
feel, though wrongly, that voting the
Democratic ticket would be throwing
their strength away. There is more
hopefulness this year, and less proba.
bility on that account, of this class of
our people being brought away from
us or entrapped into side movements.
With first rate organization all over
the state and vigorous campaign, we
have an excellent chance of electing
our ticket.
Corr.-"What is your belief as TO
the likelihood of the two wings of the
Republicans patching up peace with
each other and coming together?"
Mr.. B.-"Thele is no apparent indi-
cation of their being able to do so, at
least in so ar as my observation goes
Both wings have made their beds, and
as they are made they will probably lie
in them. The regulars will undoubted-
ly rely, because they must rely, upon
two things, in the conduct of their
fight. First, the use of money and
patronage, which they have reduced to
an almost perfect system. (Arthur and
Cameron are birds of feather and
will stand together through thick and
thin. The former will help the latter
by every means within his power.)
And second, persistent partisan and
personal appeals to every old-time
Republican voter not to let the Dem
ocrats win simply because their own
party is not just now what it ought to
be-"
Corr.-"lIave you any fixed views
as to what sort of a campaign we
should prosecute on our side?'
Mr.. B.-"I have been too busy with
private and business matters lately to
devote much thought to the subject.
We must make an earnest fight and
extend it into every corner of the state.
The party press should not for single
issue relax its efforts and the candi.
dates should take the stump. That
much, at least, is clear to me. We
have seldom had better opportunity,
and | am trustful that we shall be wise
enough not to sacrifice it."