National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-01
A PLAIN SPOKEN MAN.
The Views OF n Pennsylvania Leader on
National Politics and Civil Service Re-
farm.

The Views OF n Pennsylvania Leader on
National Politics and Civil Service Re
form.
Inicrpiei0 iUith NJ s. quay.
"What do you think of the next presiden-
tal campaign
81 think tho election will be very close"
"You differ from other gentlemen with
whom / have convorsed, who seem to think
tho battle will be upon tariff issues, which
will strengthen the republican party very
much"
eff the democratic party" said Mr.. Quay,
"wero to como out llat-footed for free trade,
IL would strengthen the republican party
overwhelmingly in the manufacturing states,
but IL might weaken it corrospondingly
among the agricultural and producing states.
They will not do this, but will strike out for
reduction of tho present duties upon i'm
ports"
A great majority Of the largo manufact-
urers of the country will DO satisfied with a
very largo reduction upon present duties.
They will, however. desire TO mako their
own tariff and graduate their own reduction.
If the gentlemen from the south, who have
taken charge of tho democratic party, have
discretion enough to adopt their views, tho
tariff will cease to be material question in
the next campaign, except SO far as it may
affect the question of labor. Congressional
legislation has been directed purely to the
protection of capital am in favor of q tariff
on labor"
"What do you mean by tariff on labor ?"
81 mean congressional legislation which
will prevent, whom wages become high in
this country, the importation of Hungarians,
Chinese, Italians, or others to take the place
of our laboring men in tho interests of tho
capitalists"
"Will you express your views regarding
the probable nominees of tho two parties for
presidents"
Tho discussion Of the personnel Of the re-
publican candidates for the presidency has
been Systematically repressed throughout the
country While tho current of republican
opinion Is flowing straightforwardly toward
the nomination of any man who can deliver
the country from democratic supremacy
there are, of course invisible undercur-
rents in behalf of particular candidates. /
know nothing of what is going on outside
Of Pennsylvania, but in this state l be-
leve the vote of the delegates will be cast
pretty nearly solidly for Arthur, Edmunds,
Logan, or Lincoln, which ever shall seem,
on June 3, to be the most available candi-
date, | understand that MIR. Blaine will not
permit his name to be used. would not be
surprised at the explosion of candidate I'M
named as yet upon the democratic conven-
ton. The southern people have take charge
of the democratic party.
"The barons of the south had charge of it
before the war; and through it controlled the
country. During the war this class was i'm
poverished and its influence destroyed, and
the representative democrats in congress
from the south since the war have been men
who, to great extent, were flung into place
by popularity acquired in the southern army
during the rebellion. Recent events at Wash
ington indicate that the brains Of the south
are coming to the front once more They will
dominate the democratic national convention,
and its action will be nodded to their sweet
VIII. As yet the south has given no sign Of
its action at the convention"
What about Randall?"
IF the democrats arc to elect president
Randall would make first rate Pennsylva-
MIA president, but he is not broad enough be-
tween the eyes to take in the national demo-
cratic scope-that is, to become national
man. He will play marbles to win n mayor
and democratic policemen in Philadelphia.
while the national game in which the grea5
stakes of states and principles are lost and
won, is going on over his head"
II see you are urging the appointment of
Vanderslice to be pension agent and Petit
to be district attorney in Philadelphia"
Yes" was the answer 81 have no objec-
ton to the present incumbents, but L am in
favor of new deal in Pennsylvania"
"Does your new deal tally exactly with
civil service reform 2"
II am not in favor of civil service reform.
Civil service reform means simply tho per-
petuation of small rings that have got posses
sion Of the national, state. and municipal
governments, and Pm against it,"