The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-16
POPE BOB'S VIEWS.
What He Thinks of Matters of Gene
eral Interest.
The IRE wster Investigation Blaine
and the Lock Our for
Zen Rutler-.- Civil Rights and
Civil Service.

passed through the city on his way to Denver
and was interviewed on the sleeping car Of
the train. He was asked:
WHAT do You think Mr.. Springer will do
in his investigation into the department Of
justice@
Il think Mr. Springer will make thor
ough and impartial Investigation. l have
no personal feeling on the subject. | think
that the department of justice in lis
methods dlsgracei the administration
The resort to spies and detectives
is domoralizing and calculated to bring the
government into contempt The department
of justice needs reorganizing, and hope that
Mr. Springer viii go to the bottom. Three
of the agents Of the department have already
been indicted for trying to bribs the jury in
the star-r0nte case"
Allow far do you think hr Morrison and
the Democrats will tinker with the tariff
THE Democrats will 'holler' just enough to
scare the prosectionjsts and not enough to
satisfy the frce-.raders. They win, as usual,
sit down between two stools"
"Do You consider Mr. Blaine a caniidate"
"Air, Blaine says that he is not candidate,
and believe what he says. presume if left
to a primary election ne would get more
votes than any other man. | mean by that
that large majority OF Republicans are for
Dir. Blaine" Mr. ingelsoH said he expected
tue presidential candidate to come from the
west
How would Ben Bntier fiji your require
nsnts:7
THAT may be asked in the spirit of levity,"
said Mr. Ingersoll, gravely, but is deserves
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Of Butler coming before the people next fall
than many imagine Butler is a man who
appeals to the big element in this country.
who hate psalm singing hypocrisy and love
honesty as the safest policy, if it is little
crude and unrefned. Butler touches the
chord in the sensitive heart of liberalism.
He IS not q hypocI'ita or a ranter, but
man who possesses the courage TO state his
convictions and stand on his own door
step. He represents an Intelligent class
who don't sneak in the back door
for beer, but enter the front Openly and
above board, and. there may be something
growing out Of his defeat in Massachusetts,
which will show the country how he is
thought of, if it don't land him on the White
House steps
DO you look for a solid south in the next
campaign
Yes, look for q solid south and an al
most solid north, The issues Will be. in nv
| Judgment, protection for American industry
and for civil rights. Aud on these issues the
| Republicans will win We must protect all
our citizens, and any other course is in
| famous
/ DO you consider that a feeling of panic
/ pervades, to any extent, business circles, and.
! if so, to what is it due"
| Il have no knowledge about any panic.
/ presume that the country has overproduced
and we may have dull times, but do not see
how there can be panic We have the best
Of money, and the country is growing, and
we are the wealthiest people in the world"
/ How is congress likely to legislate in a
| way to affect the national banksfI
| Il do not believe that congress win inter
fere with the banks. The money is good
perfectly secure--and if Democratic CON
| gresS tries to fool with the banks the neonIe
/ will fool the Democratic party. say let the
! banks alone
who is likely to be tho nominee of the Re
| publican partyr
! Il would just as soon see John NJ Harlan
nominated as any other man He is a tested
man-we know just how he standsl We
know that he has the courage of his convie-
tons He Is in favor of protecting every
| citizen, and he does not hem and hsvv, but
goes straight to the mark He is a great
lawyer and an honest man"
| "How far has civil service reform proved q
successF'
| Civil service reform Is nothing but sheet
iron thunder 1t is mostly hypocrisy. ! be
! heve in appointing clerks for definite term,
| but do not believe in raising a race of clerks
and tide-waiters. Civil service reform is now
d convenient thing Under the rules you car
put anybody in. 1t all depends upon tbs
wink that power gives the examiners
| Us there reason to deplore the election OF
| Payne, the Standard Oil man. as United
| States senators"
Il know nothing about Mr.. Payne | sup
pose he suits the Ohio Democrats, and that is
enough As Republican do not deplore
his election. / rather like it.
| will the Democrats grapple with the
| Mormon question this winter, and wha1
should be done!'
Il do not believe in the bayonet plan. We
can do away with polygamy in another way
It is question Of civilization and education
A gentleman would rathor have one nobl.
woman than 100 females. Why don't tn,
Christians bring all the missionaries from
China and India and send them to UtahqD
swell, cannot answer any more ques
lions. The country is prosperous, the peopl,
are getting liberal in their ideas, the old doc
trine about hell is slowly cooling, and We ar
| ell happier"