National Republican., 1883-07-02
THE MAN on THE AVENUE.
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Small Talk About Men and Measures.

IN uemocratlc papers IN several cities oatur-
day morning, is generally understood TO have
been the authorized uttrance of about a
dozen of the leading democratic FREQ trade
senators, who have been running back and
forth between this city and New York for
the past two weeks trying to hit upon %
scheme to save their party from hopeless
split on the tariff question. Said demo-
cratic politician of prominence last evening:
"Beck's interview is carefully prepared
paper, and it may bs taken as a formal dec
laration of the representatives of that portion
Of the party antagonistic to Sam Randall and
the prote tective interests he represents. The
old hard heads of tho party arc determined to
force the issue and have it settled one way or
the other at the beginning of the next con-
gress. They are fighters, and when they pool
their strength they are a power They feel
that their only hope Of success next year
is in crushing the protective element
of the democratic party in the first battle,
showing no mercy, and letting the full pur-
pose of the fight be clearly understo from
the jump. They have abandoned the hope
that thoy can have harmony on the question,
but they propose compelling a semblance Of
harmony, il nothing more. They have drawn
the lines and will force the fighting.
"Beck claims that the determination ar
rived at regarding the organization Is with
out regard to men, but that much Of his
statement must be taken with grain of salt
His relations with ex-senator Mcdonald and
Mr.. Carlisle are of the most friendly char
acter, personally and politically, and the
three stand upon identically the same plat
form, so that it is reasonable to suppose that
the Kentucky senator's uttterance is a public
blocking out of Mcdonald. Carlisle cam
paign-McDonald for president and Carlisle
for speaker. That construction will be put
upon the interview at any rate, and 1 am dis
posed to think that view will be the correct
one.
at begins to look very much as though
tho contest for speakership may be decided
fairly and squaroly upon tariff and anti
tariff issues, politics cutting very little
figure. notice that republican papers, very
generally, take kindly to Randall's
candidacy, partly because they want a
high protective speaker, and partly
because they know his election will
split the democratic porty all to pieces. Such
being the case, might not large element
among the republicans join issues with Ran
dalls friends and elect him? Carlisle gives
Randall sixty votes to go in with, and Ttsn-
dall's votes may be relied on to be thrown for
him under any and all circumstances The
speskership contest is going to develop some
mighty queer combinations, and there is liable
to be furious rattling Of dry bones in the
next ninety days"
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Mr.. Carlisle was in the city Saturday. He
remained here only few hours and then
took train for New York. The disputed
Kentucky collectorship is made a pretenae
for his coming, but he bas other and larger
fish to fry. In an interview he expressed
unqualified approval of Senator Beck's state
ment, placing himself in cheerful accord with
that gentleman and his brother senators. He
would not say much on the speakership quos
tion further than 10 declare he was feeling
very confident Of success. He says he wiz
not have less than 90 votes to start in with,
and probably considerably above that num-
ber, with fiattering prospects for numerous
recruits carly in the action.
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A gentleman who has facilities for know
ing something about another phase Of the po'
litical situation took this view
"The workingmen are going to have a
very great and decisive influence not only in
the presidential election next year, but in the
nominations, They are better organized
now than at any period in the
history of tho nation, and they
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at the halls of congress for legislation fol
years, and now they are about ready to de-
mand as a right what they have heretofore
asked as favor. This organization is com,
pact and powerful, and the industrial classes
have better defined practical idea Of what
they want than ever before. They want
among other things, an eight hour Law
will be general in its operation, and they
want more pay. These are the two pivota
ideas in the briefest way it can be put
How they are going to work on the
parties / do not know, but l imagine
they will take up Ben Butler as the
man best adapted for their purpose. He
| Is way up with the workingmen from ont
end of the land to the other, and they may
put him to the front openly as their standard
bearer as the best and quickest way of letting
the two great parties know that they are il
the field"
| The sanitary plumber sees an injustice il
the commissioners putting men In as inspec
tors OF plumbing who are not skilled plum
bers and in conversation with an acquaint
ance last night he said i.'Ha@
"They might, with just as much sense, pu
in plumber to be medical inspector or lega
inspector as to put In doctor to tel
us how we ought to do our business Thel
again, the commissioners have established
rules for the regulation of plumbers tina
prove they do not know what the!
are about. They make every MAJ
who builds house put in iro
sewerage connections, when every man VIII
knows anything about it knows that terr
Gotta pipe is the best as we'll as the eheapes
for our soil, and less liable to damages fror
acids that find their way through drail
pipes. Iron piping may be best in som
places, but it certainly is not best i
Washington. The commissioners may b
very clever gentlemen, but they have grea
deal to learn yet about plumbing and system
Of sewage. What we need is local self gov
ernment. That would give us a chance ;
legislate for ourselves"
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