New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-05
POLITICS AND OTHER MATTERS AS VIEWED
IN THIS CITY.


that tavern form an elegant FOR his chubby
self-satised face Ingersc Is good deal Oi al o'ei
grown boy In appearance. He shows GOOD hNlhs "''.
lack Of care In spite of his goodnatured LOOK ana MS
pleasant ways OF talk lie can say more things thit
sting than any man meet
was chatting with him the other morning on politics
which he declares he has cschowed and looks on ohy
with n critics eye. lie said: Tho Eepabllcln party
threw itself away 1t declared 1t had nothing lett TOT
which 10 live. Whom the supreme Court decided inc
Civil Rights bill unconstitutional the Rcpubicah parry
tamely submitted. when the sand-!oi'eFs anu pocA-
marked pests OF the Pacific coast BOWED against ue
Cbinanan because clean. bonest and econoleh''
the Republican party joined In the howl Mr- blaine
went on TO the stump and asserted the behniie OF pro
tccion Every morning after ho made "a speech there
came the OF biz factory closing up ahd Zooo
employees being thrown ont or work Ibas sort OF tS
staked alter him Ike q ghost Then ne had 10 MINT
that thug- business depression come lh Hpo "
protection. and gave away his position TIC shouii
have declared himself IN favor OF reformation OF Ihe
tariff on basis Of protecting everything that woaiu
ten to build up manufactures IN thIs country ana OF
protecting nothing that would prevent manu- aciieH
here. The lawyer who has himself for client Is
BANKED fool. That tho trouble with Mr hlaine
II SIR Smith OF Mir Brown hal been the candidate anu
Mr. Blaine had managed his lac would have ltch
elected Mr. Blaine ~ the attorney for Mr.. Blaine was
afraid to str Ike ont He lost ms election by refusing 10
vote In Maine He had said that Prohibition was local
question It was being settled in Maine. IL was DIS
local duty to have helped settle 10. lie spuli nave
Como to the polls and voted his convictions II he hnd
done so ali the Ions haired cnu5s Of the country woam
have left St. John on the instant. Blaine would not
have lost a Republican vote Ivy H. He gave himself
away ia the Irish movement The Roman ChnTch he''I
care 10 Blaine tecase ~ his descriJn OF her Ihere
was an interior purpose and mighty one mat 'u'he"
the entire Catholic clergy In MS favor The Repnoho"n
marty does not want the dynamite, Fcniln. Bntlsh-
Fiat.
not Repnhllcans. The Clergy business wis bad II
Blaine had not been managing his own ease he WOMB
have sat down Burchari hard ~ To have let ohN
grease spot o Eim But Blaine said worse lhihgs 'h1h
Burchard. lie said hid divorced Church and state
In TIL. country that countries had existed without STATE
but no country cOnld prosper without Church "hy'h
mad been IN politics would ctel eeting that
night 10 cDOunce him. though had made hity spcche'
In before unless he had preirTre" 10 ''c'
and rocant that uttcrancc. TIat declaration LOST MN
more votes than Bnrchards. and his refusal 10 vote IN
Maine lost him MS election pre- icted II NJ Chicago
,o s. b. Elus that Mr. Blaine had the most powerful
friends aud Of them IN the Republican party 'hah
any other man. likewise the most powerful ana most
numerous enemies, nd that the latter would deieht MIN
must say he ran away ahead OF anything expected
Ipgerspll has for some time been un.riendiy to MI
Blaine ~ "A result. It Ia said. Of religious differences
In local Republican politics there Is much discussion
about the organization OF the Republican CITY Com
John j. OBnen Is not lh'lh''E W N4N ~"
Committee Fire Commissioner Van Colt said to me;
The AZ, chairman SHOULD be as solid business man as
we can find in Now-YOrk who il Willing to accept the
place DO not have any In mind OF "a vew' but
know what the Committee needs. We have got 10 nave
chairman who win have the confidence OF the business
community that no raise money Tor the hpehsesoi
campaigning. which are quite heavy.
Imet s. y. Eluns the other day. fresh from weeks
soIourn no Fortress Monroe which had gwen new
Mexican rud lines his large round face asked him
about the use OF hi. BY Ferdinand Ward. as deyel-
oued I'm tie Fi.h trial. had contract with the
Govern mem in my fc" he said or any connection OF
the kind with Ward But OF every body under
Ward ~ AK no questions Of expect 10 be called io
me witness s'aii where / will make this statement
plainly enough.
President Cleveland's friend, excuse rather than
defond tie appointment OF 3lr. Pearson. They evidently
ico the weight OF party criticism against It, One oil
them who is u,; from Washington said 10 me; After all
thi, Isl pretty small tub 10 throw TO the whale. II II
satisfies the mugwumPs Il ought 70 satisiy.Demoeras
what could President do otherwise II was trouble
either way. The wuups might have been Ictdseh
they had asked anything for themselves. hut whom
they asked for Republicans retention for the good oil
the public service It changed the aspect OF things Tie
couldn't refuse that kind Of request When Manning
and whitney and Wins and Otner Cabinet inenpers
with Inc inquiry suppose the Independents had made
this the condition OF their support would you not nave
and le are so angry that they DO pacated Mr.
Cleveland Will lean the other way pretty soon iuy
enough to satisfy item.
am told that SIR. Parsons retention was actually
promised 10 George JOnes, OF Ihs TINES, during ING
campaign last Iali
General Durbn Ward, OF Ohio, writing 70 thank the
Fifth Avenue Hotel people their kindness during his
recent ness here says he stl confined to his bed az
his home In Cincinnati This win relieve the Admins
traton from necessity Of deciding what 10 do for the
General II can't be expected to gle an office to SICK
mai The General was much disappointed that Mr.
Thurman was not selected for the English mission. but
will be- more disappointed II he gets nothing himself
though for that matter II Is what he Is accustomed 10
getting
Circus parties in favor among hotel guests ran
across George Johnston, a wealthy st. Ions merchant
the night Just ne had returned from Madison
SQUARE Garden. His comments struck me novel:
What q bewilderng maze IL is-the circus OF to-day
What difference from the old wagon circus, the land
shark ny-by might single centre-poe affair oil
twenty years ago. with It's three horseback riders
its female equestrian its trick mule and clown ana
It's little group OF tumblers and rpeLe performers But
how they did work for public favor and applauseI
Sometimes there an iron man, sword-swallower'
trio OF juggers educated pig pony. There was
only performance In the ring at time, the monoony
of which varied by the old clown with his jokes
conundrnms, songs and anecdotes. How he did make
the people Taught And how Intent they on each
performance That is what noticed lacking over at
the Garden-tnere was no bono OF sympathy lliNihB
together the Thousands Of people there TO the per
| f0rmance. The laughter clappisg OF hands was
sporadic. Way up at one end 800 400 people were
spatting their hands, while q thousand people down AZ
tie end were wondering what It was al about so
many performances at once bewilder amaze and tire
| rather than amuse O man."
III asked W. L. Scott, OF Erie tho other day, II he
thought the Administration would make any great
discoveries Of fraud IN the several departments NO.
TO be frank with you, do not II therehaye been pec
iatons, presume there have been, the rascas who
committed them been shrewd enough to leave no
proofs behind them. hope TO see great gain 10 the
| country from o Democratic Administration In the
general tendency 1t will give In the line OF economy
Careful legislation and honest execution OF the laws
the spirit OF institutions that frequent changes Oh
/ rulers promote these OBJ ects."