The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
POLITICAL NOTES.

Judge Wilson, the new United |
States senator-elect from Maryland, |
has been interviewed on the tariff !
question. He comedies substantially
with the viewS of Speaker Carlisle,
though he lives almost in the shadow
of Pennsylvania.
At nesting of the Democratic
city committee of Philadelphia Mon
day night most ilatteriDg reports were
received from the ward committees,
1900 tax receipts were distributed.
The Democrats of Philadelphia evil
IDENTIFY mean business.
Michigan is considered by 10 means
a sure Republican state. The Chica-
go Inter Ocean has been investigating
the prospects with considerable
thoroughness, and has come to the
conclusion that if fusion of the Dem
ocratS and Independents is maintained
the state is lost. By all means the
Michiganders maintain the fusion.
The report that Mr.. Brewster and
Mr.. Folger are to drop out of the cab
met very soon has been revived, but
1t does not appear to attract very
serious attention. The shape in which
the report now appears is that Mr..
Folger is to be appointed attorney
general. Mr.. Morton Is to be recalled
and made secretary of the treasury,
| and Mr.. Brewster is to succeed Mr..
Morton as minister to France.
). w. Dorsey, having satisfactorily
adjusted his financial difficulties, leav-
Ing him still half owner in million
dollar cattle ranch, is visiting the
scenes of his political triumphS at
Washington. 1t is difficult to con-
ceive how the Republicans are going
to get along without Dorsey's active
aid in the coming campaign. He has
a scientific fact at putting the money
where it will do the most good that is
invaluable.
Even the Protectionists differ
among themselves" as the justice OF
the peace remarked about the lawyers
The Pennsylvania coal mOnopolist:
accuse the New England manufactur.
ers of urging reciprocity with Canada
so as to lower the price of potatoe:
and coal and so have an excuse for the
further reduction of wages. 1t 1:
quitaHhNerfuI to witness the argu
mentS OF thu Protecti0nist patriots
when they fall out with each other.
The anomalous position of the New
York Republicans on the liquor ques
ton is rather amusing. They prom
ised in their platform to submit
prohibition amendment to the people
but now they dare not fulfill tn
pledge. as, in the event they shoult
do so, large portion of their part.
will Join the Democrats. An effort tt
effect a compromise measure, so as t.
keep the word of promise to ear ant
break it to the hope" has SO ia
proven unsuccessful, but the leading
brewers and liquor dealers have beef
assured that nothing against their in
, tereSts will be done.
A Washington special says that tn
enemies Of FitZ-John Porter are no
going to give up the fight against hin
on the final passage of the bill for hi
relief, but will bring an immense pres
sure to bear on President Arthur t.
prevent him from appointing Porte
to his old rank in the army. 1t is salt
! that the president will be given to I'm
derstand that on his acti IN in thi
matter depends his chances for sup
.. port in the Chicago convention by tn
Republicans of several importan
Western states. Probably this issu
will give the country an opportunit,
, to find out the strength Of the presi
dents backbone.