National Republican., 1883-06-21
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when the talk turned upon Ohio politics.
"Well," said tho old gentleman, "T am
firmly convinced that Foraker will be elected.
have seen many gubernatorial campaigns in
Ohio, and this one l think, will be de-
tcrmined fight between all republicans--I
mean every man who has ever voted the
ticket--and a democracy that is not united"
" Do you know Foraker ?" inquired one of
the party.
"Quite we'll. He is comparatively new in
politics, but his record is as clean as fresh ice
He will oven be stronger in the country dis
tricts than he is in the cities. / have known
many Ohio governors" continued the gentle
man. "Tho jolliest ever knew was Tom
Corwin, and the meanest. Salmon p. Chase
DO you know that Cbase'sfheanness cost him
the presidencyp tsf, iia
"No; how was it2" was the chorused
query. r
well, I'll tell you. When Chase was
made governor he called upon several promi-
ncnt Ohio republicans to assist him in max
ing up his appointment slate. The most
prominent adviser he called upon was Joe
Geiger. Joe made up what he considered,
and what we all considered, strong list of
appointments Bless my soul, when the ap-
pointments were made IL was discovered that
Chase had gone back on the list entirely.
Joe swore he would get revenge. Ho and
were at Chicago together in 1860, Every one
thought Ohio was solid for Chase and the
New York delegation was disconsolate, when
all of a sudden Joe Geiger and his nephew and
three of his friends from Urbana broke the
delegation and Chase was killed. That night
Joe said to me, 4 am even now. One political
outrage can only be offset by another"
N"8
Gen. Dudley, commissioner of pensions, is
in great danger of being the next governor
of Indiana. Such being the case his views
on Indiana affairs possess more than ordinary
value, In the course of conversation yes
terday he had this to say about Hoosier poll
tics: "Senator Joseph E. Mcdonald will be
the easiest man to beat in Indiana
in 1884 the democrats can nominate
for tho presidency. With Mcdonald at
the head of the ticket the issue will be free
trade, pure and simple, and it has been
demonstrated that the popular sentiment of
the state is against free trade. The vote of
1880 showed that, and if anything the pro-
then, in my opinion. think the doctrine of
a protective tariff will be stronger with the
voters of Indiana in 1884 than it is to-day.
Gov. Hendricks would be a harder man to
beat than Senator Mcdonald"
Among the democratic aspirants for guber-
material honors in Indiana are Lieut.. Gov.
Gray State Senator Robert Bell, brother
| in.law Of Con, Brady, and Representative
Holman. Representative Calkins and Gen,
Dudley are the leading republican candidates.
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"The discharged revenue inspectors are
greatly chagrined that they have not been
made national ISSUE" commented depart
ment official yesterday, land it fills them
with astonishment to see that the government
goes right on without them much the same as
though nothing had occurred to disturb it in
' the least. When the new commissioner be-
I gan scussing the advisability of making
some changes in his force, such as moving in
spectors about, he was surprised to find
that the men who were to be shifted about
knew Of his intentions before his own mind
was made up. He has since been turning his
attention TO the stopping of leaks, and from
the summary way he went to work stopping
up few of the holes it is safe to say that he
will ultimately have considerable influence
with the members of the force at whose head
he has been placed"
~
p. D. Armour, the ruler of the provision
market of the world, is of sturdy Scotch
Presbyterian stock He was born in one Of
the central counties of New York, on farm
among the hills. 1t was the highest am.
bition of his boyhood days to earn money
enough to buy the farm adjoining his fathers,
When the gold fever broke out he was still a
mere STRIPPING; but full of youthful enthusi.
asm, he started for California, driving O
wagon across the plains and mountains. He
remained there four or five years, and in that
tmo saved a few thousand dollars. The
dream of his life was about to be realized
He had cash enough to buy that farm and
settle down. He shook the dust of the golden
state from his feet and turned his face to the
cast He was in feverish haste to get home
The stages moved at snairs pace, and
everything dragged horribly. He had nj
sooner reached homo than he experienced {
sudden revulsion OF feeling. The streets oil
the village nearest his sire's farm which had
once struck him as being noble drives and
busy thoroughfares, looked narrow, cramped
and dull The house that had impressed his
Juvenile imagination as grand appeared
mean and dingy, and the hills that had
seemed to him like mighty mountains few
years before were now mere mole hills. The
very atmosphere was sutfocating almost, and
he painted to get away before his hat wat
fairly on its old peg, He only remained on
the farm two or three days and then took
himself to Cincinnati. Later he drifted tc
Milwaukee, and at the close of the war he
sold great lot of pork at $40 BARREL and
bought it in again at $19 to $40, realizing a
profit of about million. This gave him his
start, and from that day he has been con
tnually adding to his wealth, until to-day
he ranks as tho wealthiest man in Chicago
being rated by those who know something o
his business at $250O0,000 or $30,000,O0O
His transactions are colossal. His
firm employs between 5000 and 5000 men
and on his pay rolls are about fifty men wh'
receive salaries of 5000 and over He is mo-
yet SO years of age, and, although he puts in
ten and twelve hours a day and devotes very
little time to recreation, he is apparently gooC