The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-08
M'DONALD'S IDEAS.
TIE HoOSlER STATESMAN PuMPen
BY a PENCIL PU5HeR.
ais Views Oh Some Topics of the Day-Op'
posed TO the Civil Service Law-Reflec-
tions on Political Economy
Randalps Tour.

CHICAGO, Jan Sex Senator Joseph E.
Mcdonald, of Indiana, arrived at the Palmer
house Tuesday evening, and was seen by
reporter to whom he talked quite freely on
all subjects except one-his own chances For
occupying a cabinet position for the next
four years. Speaking of that he said: III
would not be the right thing for me TO do to
enter upon Il discussion of my chance
for place or position for when | ha-
made no struggle, nor asked for. Of cour Z
am aware that my name has been used
and discussed in different directions, and
with all the liberty that this land gives to
the citizen and the newspaper; but even
where that liberty has degenerated into Ii
cense l have not been charged with being a
self-seeker after political preferment - GER
tainly feel very grateful to to the good PEG
pie of Indiana for the practical unanimity
with which they have expressed themselves
in regard to my selection, but there my in
terest ends.
How about the civil service law
"Well. wouldn't have voted for that law
if l had been in congress"
"Nhyr
For a variety OF reasons. For instance,
there is the principle underlying the law If
perpetuity in office, and to that object It
is not according to the genius of our institu-
tions. 1t goes back too much 10 British
models, and neces arily carries with it in
time q civil list of pensioners.
But having the law, what would you do:'
q believe it the duty of the executive 70
enforce it.
And you believe Cleveland will en-
force itf7
YES; believe he will The constitution
en- joins on the president as one of his chief
duties that he take care that the laws ere
carefully executed
You believe Mr.. Cleveland's recent letter
a fair exposition of his purpose in this IT,
gard?'
"Yes, a fair and clear exposition of his in
tention regarding it, He is not man given
to double dealing, or to double entendre, nor
does he intend, think, that anything should
be read between tho lines As to decided
cases of partisanship with civil service EN-
ployes, which is the case You suggest, think
| he will undoubtedly exercise whatever power
of removal he has under the law, leaving to
the senate the right to do rs itplea9es in the
matter Yes, | believe he will retain faith
| full public officer until his term expires. AMI
| he viii not, I think, feel any obligations to
reappoint him"
VIII not the pressure for offices be 50
| great that he can not carry out his present
! Intentions
Il am sure | can not answer as to how
| much Governor Cleveland can Withstand
1t is in the air, and, judging from nay own
experience since the DeInocratic. success, 1t
viii require great deal Of mof6 force and
| | believe he possesses that to a large degree
"WIl there be harmony on the tariff ques-
tion.7
Harmony there may not be, hat the logic
| Of events viii determine that The views
and interests Of political leaders, or expo
nents of doctrines, must give way to the ia
| evitabla The governmental burdens ought
| TO be taken off all imports to which labor
| can add additional value The true way Of
| binding up the industries of a country is To
| give them something 70 do, not t. drive
them by a false system of protection t. over
| production and n sequence Of idleness.
| Give products their widest markets and not
hem them in by wall l would not en-
| harrass business by hasty revenue reform
but | would reach the point indicated *
soon as possible. 1t was not until Sir Rober;
Peel left his prejudiaes behind him aud
adopted these ideas that England became
the workshop of the world. This ought to
be the policy of the Democratic party AMI
the policy of the country. Hugh McCulluci
terseiy expressed it when he said we had
reached that point where protection ended
and over prediction began"
Nv hat effect will Rendalls trip through
the south have on the question in that sec
toni"
1T viii strengthen protection doctrines
but it will incite the people of that section /,
reach out after the capital that the Pennsyl
vaiuia iron regions now enjoy. At Eounls
town and JohnstoUn it costs SIS per ton t,
manufacture pig-iron, Nhile at Birmiug ham
or the Tennessee iron districts, 1t i
produced at Sill These people, eX
cept those who control the furnaces
do fEot want protection but they would like
the immense works of Pennsylvania, an,
they viii inevitably como t. thom. Their
was time when New jersey controlled tn
manufacture of iron, but il moved westwar,
until it has reached the western slope Of tn
Alleghneys, ana it viii continue to move
and capital with it, until it eventually find
Judgment on the banks Of the Tennesse