The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-06
GEOGRAPHIC. E 7 E
HENRI AND JOSEPH.
Two Editors Who Have Views and
Speak Them Out.
Talk About Presidential Com
ing Men--.PuIItxer ON Pol
itical Matters.

WASHINGTON CITY, March 6-Two inter
views that appeared in The New York
Herald one with Pulitzer, of The World,
and the other with Watterson, of The
Courier r-Journal-have attracted considerable
notice here The following question was put
to Mr. Watterson:
"Suppose Mr.. Randall does, after all, vote
with the Republicans to beat the Morrison
bill, and it is beaten, what then"
an that event the Democratic party will
go the way the old Wing party went, and the
young intellect and aspiration Of the country
will hoist and rally under standards Of their
own. This is the last chance to make fight
for life on a great principle which fate seems
to have reserved for the Democracy. II they
are equal to it, they will survive, though they
lose the next election. If they are not, and
run away from it, they are beaten; they will
perish. losing both the election and their
credit and honor"
what about the Payne movement in Ohio,
Mr.. Watterson"
NO party can afford to nominate candi-
date who viii be IS years old when inaugu-
rated.
Nv hat of the old ticket!'
absurd and impossible"
"iIow about the Republican nominee3"
"in my opinion if Republican is elected,
the president viii be his own successor. | do
rot see how it is possible to defeat his nomi-
nation. The opposition is too much split up
between Logan and Sherman, with Blaine
and Gen. Sherman hid i'll the bushes to be
effective against the very ablest of living
politicians in the possession of power and q
child of fortune"
When Pulitzer was asked about presidential
candidates he said Tilden favored Payne. and
he sympath;zed with Iilden's view. cabs,
modest, and unassuming" is Pulitzer's sum
mary Of Payne's character.
"Who will the Republicans nominated
III the convention is sufficiently strong in
the element which ruled it in 1899 it will
nominate Blaine"
| who do you regard as the strongest man!
"Prcsdent Arthur has made the most
| pleasantly disappointing record of any Re
| publican president. Nothing could be better,
| for instance, than his judiciary appoint
mantS, those especially Of Blatchford and
| Gray, in the regular line of promotion, at
/ tended by No shadow Of personal motive Or
! interest. This was real civil service reform
| and moro in line with the genuine
| theory than anything that Garfield OF
| Grant ever did, and, further than that
these appointments are especially crec'
| liable when looked at by the side
of that OF Stanley Matthew'S who failed Of
confirmation under Hayes and was subse-
quently confirmed by the Democrats, under
Garfield. The presidents record is creditabla
to the country, to its Institutions, and to the
theory Of self-government. Arthur has riser
with his purposes"
you think he will be strong with the New
York delegationi"
"Hc will undoubtedly have the great ma
jority Of the New York delegation; that ha
been the understanding, think, from tn
first"
"Will New York be a significant battle
ground"
"Undoubtedly especially from the Repub
lican standpoint. They cannot elect presi
dent without New York.
How about Logan"
lie VIII have nearly fifty votes from Hi
nos in the convention, and those of Mis-
souri, Delegates in that convention will b
there for purpose. They are ofice-hOlder
| by ira :e Those who are IN mean to stay in
and those who are ont want to get in. It i
their business. They know Logan, au'
have known him for twenty years; the
know that they can get at him when the.
might not be able to get ut Edmunds or an
other new man. For the very reason tha
the best element in the party do not lik
Logan the convention spolsmen will be NOR
Favorable to him. He is an illiteraSe jay
hawker, but he has much native shrewdneS
and great activity, and is better represent
at;ye OF the average politician who will al
pear in the convention than Mr. Edmunds