New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-02
NEWS FRO, rASHINGTON.

THE PUBLIC SERVlCE-Mk Oilfibi@"'
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, converseo irco.S
with n correspondent Of TIE TRIBUNE respect,
inc the Speakership of the next House. anu
gave his views of the effect the Iarln asi''''on
wil, have mon chances of the various
candidates. A correspondent of THE TRIBUNE
dascr;bes the feeling of clerks in the Govern
ment service respecting the probable con'po
ton for place with women, and their anA,.V
respecting the forthcoming Civil service i"oS
A committee has begun the work oi vee no
hauling the accounts of the Treasurers ohi'''
DISCUSSING THE sPEAKERSHlp.
MIR. SPRINGER ON TIE DEMOCRATIC TARIFF roiA..
Ills ESTIMATE OF 1IE sTRENuin vi an"
ERAL CANDIDATES.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE II'DoN%'
w.su,rcroN April 1-RcpresentatIvc Springer
90 n,no;s 10 n nromnent candidate for the speak
arsh;n of the next House. and, thsrefore his views
on Questions of public policy are OF interest DOW
that tho urelminary canvass tor that ounce ID osS
min, TO ~, somewhat active. Mr.. Springer mas fo
,oo;ned in Washington since the adjournment anu
,ybon n TRIBtNE correspondent asked MN recently
whether he thought the agitation OF inc ialii.
orestion wonld be renewed at the next session OF
Congress. he promptly replied certainty u WILL
The Democrats cannot afford to let it rest"
viii not the country demand that Tue ne" Id"
shall be allowed fair trial hrst =
"Oh there is not enough of the new law TO re-
quire any trial. do not regaro 10 as any
of the question whatever"
But what do you expect to accomplish WIN 'iie
Senate and President both against you, and fresi-
dental campaign impendingp
"Weu. that was Just the argument Randall
ALWAYS used when VIC had the House before anu rs
soon as the Republicans came into power taey thte"
INTO our faces the fact that we had done nothing IN
six years We can pass bill and send IL 10 the
Senate and let it take the responsibility OF deea
ing il if it choose and can go before the peopio
on that issue next year"
"What sort of bill will you advocate Y
"I favor in general terms the repeal, SO Jar
90 nrocticable. of all duties raw ma
1erials and on chemical products, sucn as
dvestuas not made in this country. would put
iron ore and wool on the flee ist for example That
would be a boon to tho iron manufacturers and
woollen manufacturers 1T would stimulate Their
industries and increase their profits"
"Rnt what would the wool grower think about
itp
cit voud not hurt him any. represent dis
trict In which are many farmers who are Interested
in woodworking and would be willing 10 90 before
them on the platform of free WOOL would tel
them what John Hancock, OF Texas, told
his wool-growing constituents last year.
After Upson was defeated for rcnOnina-
ton, q committee of wo0lgrowers waited on
Hancock and asked him to define his po-
aitjon. He asked them how uany persons in the
limited States were interested in wool ol-growing aud
in keeping up the tariff on wool. They replied that
there were probably five million persons so interest
ed Then he told them that there were forty-hve mil
lion who wanted free wool ard he was WIN inc
forty-fve. The woo-growers. OF course, opposed
him, but he was elected by handsome majority
So favor free wool, free IRON ORE and free raw
materials generally taking substantially the same
ground that Abram s. Hewitt did i'll his speach on
the Tariff Commission bill year ago. That is as
far "a the Democratic party can go now; after a
while duties on manufactured articles can be re-
dnced. We must pass a measure which will show
that we mean to strike down and destroy the policy
of protection as o system. That is what we do
mean. and we must prove it, Of course, some who
call themselves Democrats do not think so-Mr.
Randall, for examples but he would not be regard
ed as a Democrat in my district u . .
Mr.. Randall is not in favor OF tarf agitation
in the next Congress tnen r.
mo; and therein he differs from every other cam
didate for the Speakershp-Carlisle, Blackburn,
Cox aud myself. | understand that lie Is making
bis canvass on tnat Issue. -. Al, AZ
well, / hear that he claims 90 votes certain; 96
will be required TO nominate IN our caucus. un-
dersand that be has pooled ms issues WIN Jonn w.
Thnmuson who is candidate for Sergcant-at-ArGi
and that ex- Congressman Rice, OF ONO, Is actively
at work trying to drum up recruits ana effect com.
bjnations for Randall benefit. did hear, TOO, that
ono combiDatio to be tried was with tx-COngress-
man Clark. of Missouri, who is candidate for Clerk
vi suppose that Colonel Morrison will support
youp' IN 81. o,hor r,;nois Democrats
There are OF us Of course eHpsc' oLeI s"pp"r' "v
The Northwestern States all feel about alike, as
their interests are alike. -, ~, c.
Do you know wnat sIengtn MI NoA PoeooS'o'
outside of New YorkP ~ r.
Well, he has some outside friends. think fol-
example that he vii get three xO,e' 'ID
is solid for him with the possible exception OF Ao-
ram 5. Hewitt" .,...o ~ ,.o
DO YOU know anything oil INC proSpec'S vi Tue
two Kentucky candldatesf
mo except that Mr.. CarlIsc's candidacy appears
to be encouraged by the newspapers generally ana
he IL a man who commands general respect. Mr,
Blackburn is in the field to stay ana VII MAKE an
energetic canvass. think Mr. RandaPs policy Is
to inculcate the impression that Carlisle IL MS only
dangerous opponent. and then at the last to scare
n good MANY new meGbers from The
Northera and Western States away from other can
didates and draw them TO his own support Dy the
ery that the election of q Southern man as Speaker
would ruin the prospects of Democratic success IN
the next years elections and that nc rs the only
candidate who can avert such catastrophe" .
Another prominent Democrat who IS nor candi-
date for Speaker, recently said Randall has the
inside track for the Speakership and he means to
win. There is not man in the party more skllful
than he in forming political combinations. Besides,
be took time by the foreiocK. III Tue iast N0ngres
tive Committee here, aud money and documents
were distributed about as he directed and he took 1
care TO have both sent whore they would do the
most good not only to tho Democratic party but to
Samuel j. Randall. We did not have any such sum
of money 10 use as the Hubbeli Commlttoe did, but
We were not so pcnniiess as was gebeialy supposed
even by most of the Democratic Candidates for Con-
gress and it was no very difficult matter for q
hard pressed and impecunious cahaidae III uouot
fml district when he received remittance IRON
Randall to believe that it came from the lndividua
pocket of that unselish statesman"
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