The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-04-22
NO. 266
DANA INTERVIEWER.

San Francisco, 21.-In an inter
view with Chronicle reporter. to-
day, Dana said: The leading issues
Of the next presidential Campaign
will be to turn out the republicans,
Continuing. he said: / think the
democrats can come squarelv before
the country and advocate tariff for
revenue alone. The only internal
revenue tax justifabIe is ON LIQUOR.
which will yield enough to nav the
pensions passed by the recent laws.
Ihese only last four or FIVE wears,
after that, the tax will no longer be
needed. Even now, as recommended
by Arthur, all internal taxation csn
be done away with. l cannot say
whether the action of the repub-
licans in the last Congress alienated
the WCrklngmen from the TeDub-
lican partys nor that the pending
Ohio election is influenced thereby.
OF the effects of the reduction III
metal duties 1t is too early to Judge.
The only southern states manufac.
turing wooden and cotton goods.
sugar and iron likely to be effected.
by the free trade issue are Louisiana
and Alabama, The sugar interest
of Louisiana will certainly fan IN
der the free trade policy, for with
out protection Louisiana sugar
planters are pOWerless to compete
with Cuba, Brazil OF the Sandwich
Islands. The iron interests of Ala
bama are safe, The effect of a free
plank in the democratic platform
for the presidential election in New
York, in the present state of public
opinion, would be ruinous. ItWOuld
also lose New Jersey, Connecticut
and probably Indiana. The demo
cratic party has available presi-
dental candidates in all parts
Of the country. Mcdonald, of I1di-
ana is spoken Of; Hendricks has
friends; Bayard has warm friends
and probably more personal ad-
mirerS than any other man in the
party; Palmer, of Illinois, is strong
Thurman is one or the ablest men
in the country, and if Ohio unites
on his support at the democratic
convention, his nomination is as
sured. Tilden's friends are not dis
cussing his nomination. / am his
friend and am not aware OF such G
discussion. If Tilden were fifteen
years younger, and had correspond
ing physical strength, there would
be no doubt of his nomtna-
ton. l do not think the western
states will insist IN naming the
candidate. The desire for success
predominates over every other feel
ing. Butler, IN my opinion, has nc
chance Tor nomination. He is too
hard dose for the southern states
[ see no prospect for a reconciliation,
peCWeen the stalWartS and halt
breeds. They hate each other worse
Ghan they hate the democracy
Blalne's chances are poorer than in
1876 amp 1880. Arthur does not de
sire denomination; he IS a gentle
man, good fellow and has made 4
better President than any Other
man has done similarly Situated,
Grant has not the ghost of a
cnance. PendletOn has no origin
atty, nor enterprise"
Dana further said he did not be-
heVe the civil service commission
would accomplish anything; that
the Irish reV0lutionist opinions
would not influence the election.
secret midnight cOnspirators had
no place IN the republic. COnclud-
ing he said American Journalism is
progressive and California will an
co9btedly be one of the greatest
states in the Union.