National Republican., 1882-08-11
SECRETARY FoLcER,
Non-CommittnI ON State PoIitIcs-A short
TALK About the Veto ana Congress.

Talk About the Veto ana Congress.
Secretary Folger was at the Union League Club
last night. He had arrived in the city in the course
OF the evening, and was on his way to his home in
Geneva, In this State, for few weeks rest. lie
was in the company of Assistant Treasurer Acton.
The Secretary said that he had very little to say
for the press that was of public interest. As to
state politics he was he said as innocent MS a
child, and knew considerably less about what was
going on in that direction than the newspapers
did. Nearly all that he knew indeed, in that re-
gard he gathered from the newspapers. He had
nothing to say about the prospective
CANDIDATES FOR THE GovERHoRsHiP,
and had not the slightest notion which of the
taked-of men was the strongest or the most likely
to carry the convention. He had no doubt that
the Republicans would carry the State. whoever
was nominated. He thought 1t would be good
year for Republicans The conversation drilled
into talk about the political situation generally
in the course of which the Secretary said that 1t
was matter of great satisfaction that Congress
had adjourned, 1t had been long, wearlsome,
protfacted session, and 1t was relief to know that
II was at last brought TO au end.
IN SPEAKING OF THE PASSAGE
of the river and harbor bill over the Presidents
veto he said: 81 was quite surprised ut the uuan.
unity OF the press in It's approval of the Veto and
especially was this unailimily noticeable in the
western press. noticed that the Chicago news
papers bad not a dissentient voice. Everything
considered 1 think the people must have re-
garded IT us very bold thing for the President to
DO. He was acting in direct opposition to the
wishes OF many of his friends, aud the bill had
also in IL two schemes TO which the President at
tnched great importance, and which he was very
ueslrous TO see carried through. There was not
word OF ltuth about Secretary Teller being in the
senate lobbying for the bill He was there quite
accidentally on matters connected with his own
department, aud, presume, that was the way the
report originated. think 1t may be well TO con-
slider whether it would not be desirable to have
legislation that would enable the Executive to
take from bills Of this character appropriations
that
DID NOT MRET HIS APPROVAL.
What the effect Of the passage of the bill will have
upon the Senators and congressman who voted
for 1t cannot say. There is no doubt, think,
the people will say something about IL. do not
think, however, it will materially affect the situ
alton of the Republican party, except perhaps to
do 1t great deal of good. don't think we shall
be much hurtin the fall elections
In speaking of the President Secretary Folger
said that President Arthur would not be in New
York for a few days, as he was coming round from
Washington by sea. Recurring TO the coming
State conyention and the possible nominee for
governor he was reminded that it was thought
that at one time the putting forth of the name Of
Secretary Folger would cut the Gordian knot
Aye" replied the Secretary, with merry
twinkle in his eye, "when people talked like that
they had not talked TO me; that was the trouble"
-Aetg York Herald.