The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
Gov. ALBEIT.
OLEVELANDfS CHANCES
NEW JERSEY.
The Enthusiasm his Name is Elk
pocted to Inspire in the State
This Chief Issue to be
Honest Government.

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Leon Albeit, the democratic gov :
ernor of New Jersey, has face some :
what like General Grants. 1t is longer, :
broader and more massive; the gray I
beard and mOuStache are rather more
luxuriant, but the features and gen
eral contour are alike, and, more than
all, thee are the same lines of quiet
determination about the eyes ard
mouth of each. The governors adj
dress is open and hearty, his manners
are blunt but agreeable and kindly
withal. He puts one at ones ease IN
stinctively. His dress is in harmony
with his bearing-plain as to color,
simple as to cut. He has come back
from the Chicago convention full OF |
enthusiasm as to Grover Cleveland.
New Jersey gave me 1900 major
ity,' he said yesterday, although the |
opposition declared that | would be |
beaten. Well, New Jersey is going to
do as well or better for Cleveland:
The republicans will bank on the tariff
issue. 1t will affect some few voters
but not enough to hurt. The same
sort of campaign shot was used
in 1880, and bets were maze
then that the state would
not go democratic, but, as you know,
it die go democratic all the same.
know that the Blaine men Will pour
money into the state, and Will sena
some of their best speakers to talk
tariff to the manufacturers and opera
tives, but l have no fear. L nave
learned the sentiment throughout the
state, and 1 know that the people are
for Cleveland
"What issue will the democrats
make, then?"
"Chiefy the issue of the necessity of
honest government. Cleveland is his
own issue. He is Straightforward,
honest, firm. He is the antlthesls OF
Blaine. All the kings horses and all
the kings men could not make him do
corrupt act. That is the reason why
the people in Jersey are for him. They
see in him true reform, and he is an
unmistakable indication of the fact
that the democratic party was sincere
in its talk about reform. Mr.. Blaine
is distrusted by large element OF his
own party. / don't speak alone OF the
business men, who are afraid OF the
result of his so-called brilliant foreign
policy. l speak of those who can't
vote for him because OF his record; IN
short, of people who regard him as
dishonest"
"What is thought of Hendricks ?"
Gle materially. strengthens the
ticket with us, as, indeed, he docs ap'
parenlty everywhere. New Jersey
was strongly in favor of the old ticket
and the nomination of Hendricks
gratifes that feeling. Besides, it sat
isles politicians who perhaps at first
favored some other man than Cleve,
) land and, while abiding by the noIni-
nation, might, if Hendricks had moi
been put up, have remained luxe
warm. / regard the combination as
the best that could have been made. .
"Will the talk about what is called
Cleveland's unfriendliness to labor
interests injure his prospects in the
manufacturing districts of New Jer-
sey?"
SNot particle. We will show in a
few weeks that this talk about Cleve-
lands being the enemy OF the work
ingman is nonsense, and we will make
it clear that he is as staunch friend
lof the wage worker aS-Well, as Blaine
We will show, too, that he is straight
forward and square and that there is
no buncombe about him. His nomi-
nation is one that will grow in
strength with time and reflection. He
will carry Connecticut, New Jersey
and New York
"You f. el sure of New York"
"Yes, have no doubtEabout it.
"What about TammanyY
cit will be for the ticket"
"You infer so ?"
81 not only infer so, / know so. l
have absolute knowledge. l won't
give you any specific details. L won't
: tell you now what the knowledge is
that l have, but Tammany will be
for the ticket. John Kelly is no
fool"
"What is the feeling among republi-
cans in New Jersey so far as you have
learned it?"
"The republican politicians are, OF
course, for Blaine. He is their favor
lite. know many republican business
men, however, people who never mix
in the hurly-burly of politics, who say
that they will vote for Cleveland be-
cause they don't feel that they can
consistently vote for man with
such record as they believe Blaine
has,"
"Now, what of the Irish vote in
New Jersey"
"Oh! 1t will be given to Cleveland.
Very few Irishmen will be caught by
the chaff that the Blaine managers are
throwing to them. Tois is a presi-
Dental year and the people want their
votes to count for good"
"Have you seen Governor Cleve-
land since he was put in nomination ?"
mo; [ sent him letter of coDgrat-
ulation and he sent me pleasant let
ter III reply; but have not met him
personally, SO L don't know how he
feels or what he thinks. But / know
how 1 feel and what 1 think. 1 feel
that he ought to be elected president
of the United States and 1 think he
will I,o