New-York tribune., 1885-07-18
LIVELY REMARKS BY MURAT HALSTEAD
u.p,y THAT HE ESCAPED BEING MuawuMP-

HAPPY THAT HE ESCAPED BEING MuGwuMP-
DEMOCRATIC soUABBLEs IN OHIO.
Murat Halstead of The Cincinnati Commercial
ea.etts was sitting at desk in the Newfork once OF
that paper Room No. 63 TRIBUNE Building yesterday
shortlv after noon when TRIBUNE reporter called on
hin, His coat and off, and he was hard
A. work writing red-hot editorials in great scrawng
hand on huge sheets paper 10 be transmitted over the
wires for publication in the next Issue OF hispaper
"Isut It brazen eifrontery ask newspaper man to
be quoted in an interview T. was his response to the
rsporcrs opening inquiry, as he continued 10 scribbe
away.
.Thats as you like"
swell I'm like the man who went the witnessstand
and was asked whether he would swear or affirm.
don't care blank which, was his reply"
"How about politics Are you not sorry you are not
sMugwumpT
"On the contrary. nothing gratihed me more than
my early escape from those associations"
"When did you escapef
cat the Carl schurz banquet at Demonico's. at the
close OF his term the Senate whom the Independents
net TO give him good sendof TO Europe. had the
honor to be one speakers. said then. and 1t was
the NTH and point my able observations that had
gone as far testing the Democratic party as an agency
twelve years ago said that should not 60 into the
Democratic party In any s aa into the
Democratic party think can congratulate myself on
my escape from their company in good season. 80 'ha
"IIow do you regard Mr. Clevelands Admiuistrationl
ssn S |9 na aSn snre
for which he can be held personally responsible except
poor Kelley the unfortunate e1-rspre'enave OF the
Knit has not Mr. Cleveland interiered somewhat in
ohisi%, ~ ;. no.. ...m 70 ,sv. had little influence,
in Ohio growing out Of the teesraphc o, IN
(ioein,ou ENQUIRER procuring Buffalo Bews setne lime
back That excited his personal feeling and has led
him into series Of appointments 20 se unss
stood. He seems to be making appointments IN ONO
ttcu1o ta has "a IN.
appoint one fellsw from the Kids Caldwell To DO
Scmse alumni the chain gang as for his subor
dnates, and Is being much investigated al the prssr
ss II he rreaSs1y TrsS have
Cincinnati for several days to hnd ont what a. me
tsasSn sss Is obliged to begin investigate itself be-
fore has been four months IN pSTsr e so
ave shall the State concer1ing any further
probabilities is somewhat early to talk The RcPTn, hsr
have no vOwed pne1Pssi wisbsr no .y pses are aD
party or not There are factions
among them Zach threatens to knife the Other They
I 90 Gu being run
would make the fight OH free trade The Kids have
hSye cut int It annually for ten
each time with a blunter and more cruel Instrument
"a I No little questioning among Hosdly's friends
whether his miscellaneous distribution OF tany
He turned dinner into Democratic mass-meetng to
rsify and approve the apPoirtmen, Oh General
that great man and good bater j. Tilden All these
things eaused the Democracy cogate deeply whether
the startling brilliaDcy OF Hoadly IN just "ha' II
wanted ia a modern canvass" -
"What are the Democrats going To do w.
"Oh they win get together after while, make q
platform that dodges everything the Administration;
Civil Service reform and so on--nonnate ticket ana
then try to run lodging campaign. III Is MP ana TUCK
whether a Democrat at present indorses the Adnhis-
tration or not. You get three drinks In him and ne
cusses Cleveland in private You get fve drinks ~ him
snd he cnsses Cleveland in pnbc With six drinks he
is willing to vote the Prohibition ticket to get even
with the NAN in the White House But when he
sobsrs down be becomes sad and recognizes that
foo hac 10 saw ANYTHING III OF the first Dcmseratc Ad
mnistratIon i'm twentyfour years In the first six months
OF its existence. But to return TO Ohio-we shall beat
shsm there DR. Leonard can't deliver according to
programme There are over 900 Methodist ccrgymen
~ Ohio He Is only one. He ,tnmped 81 ior z, ao s
and by nominating Leonard for Governor
One reason why shall carry Ohio 10 because IL Is
National contest made by the United States Senator
sbjp pepding II the Republicans lose Ohio In the sen
ate 1t will signify the delivery Of the Senate tsc th'
last OF the keys, TO the Democratic party