National Republican., 1884-04-11

son is strongly backed by tho business
interests all over tho state, and whom
in congress introduced the first interstate
commerce bill for re egulatlng the dscrimina-
tion in freight rates by railroads, canals, &C.,
which have so long oppressed the agricultural,
manufacturing, and producing classes Of every
secton ! have just returned from trip
through northwestern Pennsylvania, and the
indications there arc that he will go into the
convention with solid delegations from the
entire western half of the state"
ese
"The delegates from my state" said tho
New Jersey democrat Twill go to Chicago
instructed to vote solidly for Randall. His
position on tho tariff question makes him
our candidate against all asprsnts, and IL
New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio should
go for him with anything like solid vote
the boom may make him the nominee"
"Do you think Randall or any other demo-
crat can carry your state In tho presidential
eleotion2
Randall would without doubt, and thcro
arc chances that we will be able to place New
Jersey in the democratic column for any
good man of protection anteccdents. You
SEQ there has been n renewal Of tho old fight
between Senator Sewcll and ex.Secretary
| Robson, and Jim Scovill is gotting ON his
war paint to boom up Sowells cause. All wo
dread is the nomination Of western man
with free trade proclivities. If that's done
New Jersey will go republican by large
majority"
10
"Tho perlice hev got a new dodge on u.s."
said the saloonkcoper as he glanced nervously
at the clock, the hands Of which were nearing
the midnight hour. ats thur fust keen thing
I've seed em do in many day. Yor know
we'vo boen doing fair Sunday biz on the
dead quiet, and amt had much trouble
to spot the cops when they come snookin
around. Last Sunday they got hordic
and four of 'em got into their store clothes
and mado the rounds. They'd drive up to
the curb and bounce out just like gang of
howlin swells out on d toot, and they caught
the latch strings out almost everywhere.
They come burned near gittin' me. 1 was
sittin' in the hall when they druv up and l
was just moving my chair to open
the door when somethin' possessed
me to look through my peep hole. The
first thing l sot my eyes on wor old Tip Har-
low rigged out in a dude collar, silk hat,
and u red neoktie. The cold sweat busted
out'n me oil over, but 1 had that door barred
in q cats whisper. No cab company gifts in
here, l tell yer"
aSe
"Will the house pass Mr.. Morrison's tariff
bill ?' was tho question put to Congressman
Payson, of Illinois
II don't believe the house will consider the
bill at all" was the reply. "The republicans
will object TO its consideration. and / believe
that Mr.. Randall and the democrats who
think as he docs will do the same thing. If
there are fifty democrats opposed l don't
think the bill will be brought up. ]
shall vote against its consideration and
shall be glad if it is never consid.
cred. 1t would be wicked waste OF
time. 1t would run along for month or six
weeks, as II did before. Everybody would
want to make speech upon 1t, and they
would simply be threshing over the old straw
! don't believe there is d single member Of
the house who would venture to say that he
could evolve from his inner consciousness
anything new upon the tariff, yet every one
would want to make q speech about 1t
, A-i tue result OF IL an -
! solutely barren and worthless 70,
the senate would do nothing with 1t. If the
free traders had q majority in the other end
of the capitol, / should think differently
about IL, for believe in tho majority work
: ing out its own ideas. But, as It is, nothing
8 can come of the discussion but the manufac
, ture of fpolitical capital for somebody, and ]
don't believe that the country is anxious tc
manufacture political capital for either party
at such expense. 1t looks as if we would
| have to sit until August anyway if we take
} up any public business which is waiting fol
us except the appropriation bills, and the
J tariff question would simply lengthen the
session uselessly"
"But from party standpoint, Judge
Wouldn't it be good thing for the rcpubli.
cans to let the democrats fight among them.
selves little more?"
81 don't believe our democratic brethren
could be In worse position before the country
than they are now. Even talking wouldn't
make it any worse"