Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-10-23
N%EIGHBORLY TALK.
Republicans, Partisan and Independent,
Discuss the Situation.

10 Presidential Candidates -
What il she Issue and what Not
Poverty u Handicap.
The following conversation, which took
place the other day between two Of our
Republicans, is told us by one of our citi-
zens. The scene was in one of our stores
where one Of them had been talking
politics and discussing the recent Ohio
election. To distinguish them. and omit
names we will call one "Partisan Repub-
lican, "and the other Independent Repub-
lican." The 1. R. enters when the P. r.
steps forward, shakes hands, and at once
fires off with: "Well, what do you think of
Ohio, amt we just going to have a
sweeping majority, though, for Blaine in
November ?"
I. R.-Ohio is all right, and / think zoe
will have "a sweeping majority in Noyem-
ber."
P. R.-What, have you deserted the
the Grand Old Party and gone over to the
Democrats?
1. R.-No, l have not deserted my party.
l am still a Republican and always will be,
Uut 4 CduuUb luuOTbo WHAT WAS OOu6 Dy
the machine" that nominated such q man
as Blaine. He WAS not nominated by the
Republican party.
p. R.-But Blaine is a Republican, and
az Republicans we should vote for him.
l. R.-That is precisely the way l have
argued the point in my mind for the past
20 years, and have for some years voted
the ticket in the hope that each new ad-
ministration would bring about a change
for the better. But they have gone from
bad to worse till l at last became disguised.
The point is not Democrat or Republican,
but shall we have a pure or an impure
man to represent us as President.
P. R.-But you certainly cannot over
look such q smart and brilliant man as
Mr.. Blaine for such a pig-hesded nonenti-
ty and ignoramus as Cleveland is?
/. RI cannot but admit that Mr..
Blaine is smsrt--in fact. too smart to be
honest. As for Cleveland being a "pig-
headed nonentity and i~gnoramus," it is q
pity we have not more Of his kind in this
country. 1t would be a Gods blessing in
deed.
P. R.-But how in the world are the
poor people going to get along with the
free trade policy in this country
/. Rive are not going to have free
trade. Nobody but lying politicians pro-
poses 1t.
P. R.-But if Cleveland is elected
/. R.-There, stop right therel know
just what you are going to say. There is
no more free trade about Cleveland than
there Is about Blaine. A great deal Of
Clevelsnd's best strength is among the
manufacturers who regard him as an en-
tirely safe man.
P. RIFF he is not a free trader why
does he not define himself in his letter
l. R.-Simply this: He is an honest
man and does not resort to low election
lodges. He does not claim for himself
what is beyond his control. He promises
nothing that be knows he cannot give our
people. He knows that as President Of
the United States he can guarantee the
people an honest administration of their
affairs, to the extent of his department,
and no more. The tariff question he knows
must be regulated by Congress. 1t re-
mains for the people to send their Con-
gresmen who viii give them protection or
reformed tariff, as they wish. If he finds
occasion to veto Congressional Acts, he
will do SO on high constitutional grounds
that is, according to the fundamental laws
of the land formed by the people for his
guidance.
p. R.-But the Democrats are all for
free trade.
1. R.-That is not go. There is as much
difference on this question existing among
Republicans as Democrats. For infor-
nation on this point, We publish else
where, side by side, the platforms of the
two parties. Ed. SENTINEL. The Demo-
Gratis, however, l find, are not afraid to
speak right out on the question and define
their attitude, while Republicans at
tempt to dodge the question and con-
fuse the minds Of the people with
sophistries. They run away from the main
issue which is cleanness in public life. 1t
don't work, however. The people, we Re-
publicans, / mean, have been in the dark
long enough. We, now, have our eyes
open.
P, R.-Of course, you intend to support
Mr.. WOODBURY. for Congress?
/. R.-My vote goes for Mr.. Cassidy.
p. R.-You are still a Republican, and
yet you are not going to support the Re-
publican Congressman. Mr.. Cassidy has
had the Office now four years and is too
poor to be influential. We ought to have
q change.
l.. R.-You say Mr.. Cassidy has had the
office four years and is poor, and in conse-
quence is not influential. That he is poor
Is the best argument III Ills iaVor. ne
might have made himself rich. If he had,
| would have suspected him. AS to his
influence, that is greater now than ID ever
has been. The people recognize this, and
they intend to keep him in Congress for
their own advantage and as a proper re-
ward to him for his valuable services. A
Democratic Represen tative in the House
will be more useful to us, anyway, for his
party will be in the majority in that body
by, at least, SO votes.
P. R.-You are pretty stubborn.
l.. R.-Yes, l have been q long time pom
dering on all this. but now my mind is
unalterably made up. hate to leave the
sold crowd. but the only salvation for the
Republican party is a good. thorough
cleaning out. After Cleveland is elected,
as he surely will be, We may, perhaps,
reorganize with men at the head OF the
party who will honor it and not force 1t to
keep on the defensive and studying up one
poor apology after another.
P. R.-Well-, good morning.