The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-21
M'DONALD-P
The Democratic Ticket for q Man
from Louisville.
Comments ON Payne, Morrison and
Tfiden-.."A sure Thing
The Tariff---An Al
legged Trick.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 2l.-The Enquirer's
special correspondent at Washington says:
asked prominent man from Louisville,
KY, what he considered to be the prospects
for the Democratic nominating convention.
Said he: Il still believe that the nomination
will come west, and that it lies between Nc
Donald and Morrison"
"Don't you think Mr. Payne stands good
chances"
"No. He is too old, and the party is not
going to take that view of our taxation and
industry. 1t won't do to run a man for
president who would come out of the office
70 years old He will be about 81 when he
leaves the senate if he lives out his term, and
we hardly ever have an instance of that de-
scription." ..
ado you regari Morrison as strong nmnP
"I do. If Morrison should get the nomina-
ton the country would have an opportunity
to understand him better. and that is all his
friends ask They know him to be proud,
upright, strong man." =
"What ticket are you for individuality
Il am for Joe Mcdonald for president and
Joel Parker, Of New Jersey, for vice presi,
dent. Joe and JOEL" A person present re-
marked amid great laughter: "Well, that
would be the most amiable and the weakest
combination l ever heari Of The Louis
vile man remarked: Il don't see that there
is anything weak about Joe Mcdonald. The
strongest man in this Republican cabinet
Mr.. Gresham, did not think him to be weak
when he chose him to be his law partner. His
clients never found him weak"
what do you think of Mr. Tilden as a can
didateP'
"Mr Tilden told me that he would never
be inaugurated if he was elected He has nc
idea Of wasting the remnant of his life serv-
ing everybody"
@Don't you think the Republicans have got
an unusually good list of names to select from
| this yeara'
"Yes, they have. They have been in power
| SO many years that a large number of Their
men are OF well-defned, experienced charac
ter, with whom the public are acquainted
| When you put in line such men as Ed
| munds, Blaine, Allison, Sherman Ben Harri
| son, Logan and Gresham, they will revea
| themselves at once. In my Judgment Gres
| ham is the ablest of them all. He is a fine
| looking man in the first place, and is boti
modest and intrepid He would not hesitat,
If he differed on public question with Presi
dent Arthur to say SO. He always has tn
| courage Of his convictions.
| "Do you think that the Democrats have TIN
| best chance of the next presidency
"Yes, they have sure thing, it seems t
me. The CONDITION of the country is show
| ing the people every day that these protectiv
laws have made too many factories, henc
| made over production and hugely increases
the cost of living in this country, whic
ought to be the cheapest countr
in the world, but is actually tn
| dearest Our entire condition O
business is artificial, and this unprinciple
and speculative style of rich man we posses
in America has grown out Of the artificis
revenue system by which, if man finds
little piece Of copper or some magnesia ON hi
farm, he comes to congress and gets LAY
compelling the people of the whole Unite
States to pey more for their stuff in order
make him a rich man"