Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-07
THE HON. JOHN IL. ALLEY.

AN INTERESTING VIEW OF TIE SITUATION.
Chicago Tribune.
DIS MONIES, Ia. August 5.-The Hon.
John B. Alley, of Boston, is stopping in the
city for n few days on business. Being inter
viswed upon the political situation, he spoke
hopefully Of the outlook. Concerning the OPP
opposition to Mr.. Blaine in the republican
party he said: II do not think there Is a great
deal of It, except in Massachusetts, and New
York, and not half a. much in my Judgment AZ
there appears to be on the surface OF things.
With r gard to Massachusetts,, / think it Is
concluded now by all well Informed persons,
whose Judgment upon political matters /
should place any reliance upon, or have any
confidence in, that Mr.. Blaine will carry
| Massachusetts, by a very handsome majority,
and ! nave no doubt of it myself. With re.
gard to the independents, l have this to say Of
them: That many Of them are most excellent
judice against Mr.. Blaine, which is personally
unjust, rs ! believe, and produced from
causes which should have no weight in this
canvass. They are men gener-
ally who are, in their way, most estimable,
but with very little political knowledge on
political wisdom-a class of people which we
have had in Massachusetts always, and who
| Shl'Sb al'S'tI'i tyo ii'h 'iohA lpAfb'N"
parties and public men. They are typical of
those persons whom Abraham Lincoln once
| said were quite troublesome In his admins
tration in their fault.finding and opposition,
and who were quite severe in their criticisms
of his administration end opposed to ms
denomination, although they were at that
time good republicans, conscientious and
upright, as he believed, but at tho same time
difficult to please, and with but little com
| pTehensiOn Of what wa requisite to succeed In
political matters. They were of q class Of
men, as he described them to me, who thought
they had a good deal of conscience, but fire.
quently mistook will for conscience, which
made them troub esome. and often led them
to commit great errors of ju alignment in political
action, But, happily, in this contest, go far as
/ can judge, they have very little following
nothing like what they suppose they have. In
my observation and correspondence in New
York / cannot bnt think that the situation is
the fame a. in Massachusetts. and the indie.
pendent movement IN New York will NO.
prevent Blaine from carrying the state"
Mr.. Alley attributed the hostility to Mr..
Blaine in Massachusetts 10 free'trIdc notions
and Blanca attack On Msssachu etts in tbe
United States senate. Concerning Butler, he
said: "Gen. Butler las not yet determined
what lac will do. He has a large personal fol-
Low ing, hut he Is a very practical
man and he sees the effect
of his being himself n candidate
for theIprcsidency would only resultin helping
Mr.. Blaine or Cleveland, and ho feels that
the election Of Cleveland would be- very un
desirable. For, looking at it from his stand'
| point, he thinks Cleveland Il an enemy Of the
laboring CLASSES and q monOpolist by Instinct.
And / feel assured in my own mind, from
what / know Of General Butler, ami the turn
Of his mind, that he would greatly prefer, per
ronalIy. the election Of Mr.. Blaine TO that Of
Mr.. Cleveland: J. csnnot see how, with his
] Niewt OF Cleveland, no Can possibly do sny,