Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-21

the education and standard of Ben Harri-
son, though respectable man in his
views and preferences. The New York
school Of politicians are meyer going to
forgive Foster for having made reflections
upon them. A portion of the Sherman
men of Ohio pout at Foster because he
was willing to see presidential possible
ties in Garfield. Foster could not do better
than to give his support to some such man
as Ben Harrison, who might rally the
western states together against what
threatens to be the permanent occupation
of the presidential Office by New York
quantity some citizen of New York
or some fellow the New Workers can con-
troll. You see General Arthur is commit
ted not only to two terms but to three
terms. He advocated the propriety of
Grant being president three terms, and of
course it is consistent for him to want it
three times for himself. He is chiefly
concerned at present, however, about get
ting it twice.
''Do yon think he is going TO get it
twice?' said I.
mo; he has a superficial probability of
getting it,but apprehend that before 1884
there will be revolt in the state of New
York precisely similar to that which is
going to succeed this year in Pennsylvania.
We have no such
BOSS RULE
anywhere IN the West as those two states
have maintained. Even in Illinois Logan
does not try to put on the airs of Gamer
on and Conkling. Those men behave like
q set of earls IN the sixteenth century
like Wallenstein or Stratford. They be-
have as if there was no popular govern
ment in the United States, and stand ready
with their machine at their back to defeat
any Republican candidate they donot take
fancy to. The Republican party cannot
hold itself together under such baronial
conditions. The western states will pres
emily show an indignation against New
York rule that only requires the neucleus
Of some respectable name to make it form
liable. The trouble with the West now is
that it has no candidate at all for presi-
dent. Morton was SO long boss in Indi-
ana that a less dictatorial person like Har-
rison does not take his full proportions.
AS far as real ability is concerned
Harrison is Morton's superior. Morton had
a hard driving nature and great capability
for campaign work. But he was not the
man to put forward as the example of Re
publican society and thought
''Well," said I, "the Republican party in
the West seems to have
MULTITUDE OF LITTLE STATESMEN
who are devouring each other"
THAT is just it," said my friend; "yet
there is really but one other man in the
West with the presidential vision strong
IN his head, and that is
WINDOW, OF MINNESOTA.
He is no such man as Ben Har-
| rison. He is made OF
much heavier dough. The western men
| may not come together and make an effort
to throw off the New York nomination, but
the western people will presently begin to
think seriously about it. Since the day of
Andrew Jackson there has been no such
insolence in Office shown as by the New
York and Pennsylvania leaders. They
have virtually annihilated individual Iiber-
ty in their states, and have made their
machines SO perfect that popular opinion
has no way to get at them. Look at these
New York Republican associations
for example. 1t is common
| notoriety that with $4,000 voters in the
New York district there are not above
1000 Or 5000 that vote in these associa-
lions, and nobody else can vote IN them
Il is easier to get into Masonic lodge
than into some of them. They investigate
| a man with some reference to his docility
If he has any character or spunk about
him they do not want him IN. They make
him pledge himself to vote for every nom
ination Of the party, whether it be thief
or Pariah. Indeed, they prefer an Office
holderito gentleman. Yet that is the
machine that has created Chester A. Arthur
Il is the machine that he modelled. 1t acts
for two persons only, for Arthur and for
Conkling. They notify the western people
that unless some New York boss is sup
ported for the presidency, New York can
Is time it were broken up.
It is curious to see the growth OF audac-
ity IN American politics. Not many years
ago General Benjamin F. Butler was a
chronic candidate for governor of Massa-
chusetts in the Republican party; he is
now in full utilization with the Democratic
party of Massachusetts, and it is said that
even Mr.. Abbott, who opposed him 30 bit
terly some years ago, is now quite pre-
pared to take him as the Democratic can
didate because he has quit the Republican
party for good.
NEW YORk.
SARATOGA, Sept 2o,-The Republican
state committee by vote Of eighteen to
fourteen selected ex-senator Madden as
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