The Greenville times., 1882-11-25
Judge kelley's Views.

Kelley thought the present good
time to run over from Philadelphia
and have a chat with the president
aud Secretary Folger. The Judge
is man of impulsive tempera
ment. When he is happy he sheds
a joyful radiance that is irresisti'
BILE, and when he is unhappy his
frown is terrible. Threaten the
tariff and the frowns will blacken
his face. AS the judge has been in
splendid spirits to-day it is tolera-
BILE certain that he found that See
retary Folger was well disposed
towards his proposition to abolish
the internal revenue system, aud
from hint OF two that he has al
lowed to fall he is clearly under
the impression that the president
will go to great lengths in his mes
sage in recommending internal tax
reduction. The venerable friend
of pig-iron asserts that he will
CROWN HIS CAREER
In the house by bringing about
the abolition of the whole internal
revenue system this winter If 1t
can be done. AS chairman of the
ways and means committee he
proposes to bring the Republican
party up to the scratch. il they
falter and fail to take advantage
of their last chance during the
next three months Judge Kelly
evidently thinks the party might
as well make its will. His conver'
sation indicates that he would not
care very much if the party shonld
die if il refuses to go with him in
this matter.
Judge Kelly, with ponderous
tone and slow enuneiation. said
that he had spoken plainly long ago
~ told them in the caucus said
the Judge, "when We were discus
sing this matter of taxation, and
whether we had better make 1t
PARTY MATTER,
that the success Of the party
next November rested on action
by the Republicans that would re
suit in very decided reductions
They voted me down, aud | warn
ed them here Judge Kelly held NJ
his attenuated finger aud SHOOK
, it dramatically that they woul'
all be carried away next November
What did they do 7 Instead of cut
, ting down they rushed madly un
der unfortunate advice and grail
bed at the surplus IN the treasury
, They acted on the impression ev
=, IDENTIFY that they would fail OF r.
I, nomination and reelection miles
they grabbed and spent all the
= could. told them such n co'lrs
a would result in disaster, and wa
|. right.
!, The most interesting and r.
markablc lesson of defeat" sal
> Judge Kelly, ais found in the fai
! ure of men to be returned VIII
, spent all the time and energy in
n voting and so laboring as to sccur
denomination and election. tn
result explodes the idea that ma
has got to vote for big river an
harbor appropriation or must 81
' cure a public building for his HON
:. city or get some other big slice I
" public money in order to win th
= favor of his constituents"
y Here a prominent public ma
:, drew slip of paper from his poe
. ct and said that right on that aavei
re point he had made an interestil
re collection of facts. He called a
re tention to the fact that Horr, Or
y DO, Chandler and Bowman hs
worked for the river and harb'
bill under the delusion that thu
we're doomed if they did not.
New York Archibald Bliss, in Ne
" Jersey Ross aud Harris, in Wisco
y sin Hazleton, in California Pag
u has been defeated because of Il
u very measures that they thoug
10 essential to success.
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