Daily globe., 1883-04-11
SEN. MITCHELL,s POLITICAL views

SEN. MITCHELL'S POLITICAL TIEWS.
United States Senator John I. Mitchell,
of Pennsylvania, on his way to Dakota on
private business, was interviewed on Sun
day by Chicago reporter at the Palmer
House. He spoke freely of tho political
situation, giving credit to the independent
Republicans in Pennsylvania for the pas
sage of the civil service reform bill pro-
posed by Senator Pendleton, averring that
the passage OF that bill will heal the dis
cords among the Republicans in that state.
The mission of the Independents ne stated
to be the abolition OF machine rule. the
dictation of party bosses and the tendency
to aristocracy that had grown stronger in
Pennsylvania, than in most Eother states.
Parties must heed the will of
the people and civil service reform
is in response to it. Questioned as
to the future prospects Of the Republican
party be remarked. 'I have no hesitancy
in saying that at the next presidential cleo
tion it will win if a wise nomination is
made. The Republican party is one of
progress. The main issue in the next
campaign will be the tariff question. On
that the Republican party is sound. The
policy Of protection will prevail in this
country. If the Democratic party comes
out for free trade, it will put the Republi-
cans in power beyond a doubt. Every
Republican has only to hope that the Dem
ocrats may stand squarely on free trade
platform. do not believe that the West,
even the agricultural portion of it, favors
free trade. If the manufacturing indus
tries are paralyzed or affected In any Hay
whatsoever, the producing CLASSES viii suf-
fer. When the agricultural classes under
stand this, do not believe the viii favor
free trade policy. The reduction OF the
duty on iron and steel has had disastrous
effect. 1 have no idea that the rolling
mills of this country can compete with
England in the sale of these productions.
and it is as certain as can be that congress
will be called upon again in the near fu-
ture to reconsider the work of last session
in this respect"
The gentleman regarded prohibition as
matter for state regulation, and he does
not believe that the Republican party will
make that subject an issue. The time has
not yet come for great national party to
make temperance an issue, or to take it
up. The senator spoke favorably of Logan
as presidential candidate, with the quail
tlcation that at this early day presidential
candidates are not fixed upon, and what
ever is said is mere speculation.
Senator Mitchell performed an aggres-
sive work in beating down Cameronism in
his state, and aided by the strength of
public opinion thatis not bounded by state
lines, he and the many in sympathy with his
attitude cemented the civil service reform
sentiment to such a point that the pas
sage of the Peudleton bill was possible.
But, Notwithstanding his independent
views and action on that subject, the SEN
ator seems bounded by one-ideaism, and
takes superficial view of the many
things that are subjects of thought among
the people. He lacks comprehensiveness
in his remark that the policy of protec-
ton will prevail in this country. Neither
aggrandising protection nor perilous free