The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-03-17
POLl,lCS AND POLICIES.
n TALK WITH COL. A. X. McCLURE
ON IMPORTANT TOPICS.

Submits to an Interview and Discusses
some of tho Live Issues of tho Day.
Col. a. X. Mcclure, the distinguish
Il editor of the Philadelphia Times,
recently passed through Charleston,
and was interviewed by a reporter of
the Neps and Courier. In reply to
requests for an expression of his views
apon different matters now greatly
engaging the public attention., Col.
Mcclure said:
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
"In the first place, we have more
professional politicians in the North
than you have here. We have u great
deal of dissatisfaction as to the civil
service reform policy OF the President
but 1t is among the politicians who arc
80 by trade and who expect Mr..
Cleveland to do just what he has
promised no to do. But there is no
doubt that the overwhelming sentiment
Of the Democrats of the North is in
favor of Mr.. Clevcland's policy; and
tnat sentiment is growing stronger
day by day for two reasons: First, he
Is doing more and more to satisfy the
reasonable wishes of the Democrats in
filling offices; and second, they are
getting to understand better and better
how wise that policy Is. If the Demo-
cratic party do not sustain Mr.. Clcve-
land in his present policy they will
utterly destroy the party; it will go to
pieces and be broken up-disintcgrat-
ed"
"Thcre is another thing" continued
Col Mcclure, "that is steadily streng
thening Cleveland al the North, and
Il at is the growing confidence in him
of business circles, which, you know,
arc very largely Republican in the
North. He has the confidence of in
dustrial, commercial and financial
men, and those who regard business
as of more Importance than politics.
AS to the dissatisfaction existing, there
is not one-quartcr as much with Mr..
Cleveland in the Democratic party us
there was with Mr.. Lincoln in the
Republican party during his term of
office. l have 10 do whatever that
before Mr.. ClcvelM has filled one
half of his term of -...a, unless some
thing entirely unexpected and not of
his own creation should happen, he
will be the strongest President this
country has had slice the war"
care the mass of Independent Re-
publicans satisfied with the Admins
tration Of Clevcland?" asked the Re-
porter.
THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS.
"The great mass of the Independent
Republicans that supported Mr.. Cleve-
land, have entire confidence i'm him
and heartily sustain him. They are
very independent, of course, and do
not sustain any person blindly. They
do not approve of everything he has
done, but they have an abiding faith
in his inherent integrity of purpose
and in his ability, with all his embur-
easements, to work out his policy and
to make it q success. They are ell
TREY satisfied with him as President
and with his general policy. AS |
have said before, there are q great
many Redublicans in commercial and
financial circles who voted against
him, who now have a great deal more
faith in him than they ever had in u
Democratic President; and whilst he
has lost the faith Of q very few of the
Independents, # anv, he has gained
the faith of q very large proportion OF
the most intelligent business Repub-
licans of the country.
HOW Il PARTIES ARE AFFECTED.
AS to the effect of Mr.. Cleveland's
Administration upon the organization
of politics Col. Mcclure said:
"Thc facts l have just stated will
show that the effect of Mr.. Clcve,and's
course has been to visibly weaken the
organization of both parties in the
North"
THE PRESIDENT AND TIE SENATE.
"How is the Presidents course i'm
the contest with the Senate on qucs-
tons of removals regarded in the
North?" he was asked. Col. Mcclure
said:
"ilc is very earnestly and cordially
sustained by the entire Democratic
party, and by a very large proportion
OF the Republicans in his contest with
the Senate. He will undoubtedly be
sustained by the Republican Senate"
THE GARLAND NATTER.
In regard to the general opinion of
Attorney General Garland's relations
to the Government Col. Mcclure said:
"All parties have absolute faith in
the personal integrity and confidence
in the ability Of Attorney General
~ "" @St ~ ~ w toIlICttStt
that his connection with the Pan-Elec-
trio affair is a misfortune TO himself
and 8 misfortune to the Administration,
because it puts the Administration
upon the defensive, and that is always
for it an unfortunate position. The
chief misfortune of it is that it is visi-
BILE to the public that, in an impor-
tant legal controversy which the Gov.
ernment has assumed, its chief law
officer, and confessedly its ablest, is
not In position to represent the Gov.
eminent by reason of n very innocent
connection which he formed three
years ago in the organization of the
Pan-Electric Company. He can i'm no
way benefit his own company or his
own stock by any legal proceedings,
Tor il he were to set aside the Bell
patent he would either give the patent
to Grey OF decide that the whole thing
was unpateniable, and therefore il
conld no in any way benefit the Pan
Electric Company. But at the same
time IL is O good sign TO gee Dublic