The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-29

Brought About by Civil Service Reform
The Coming Men for 1sss-J. ID. Not
Worth Talking About
New Yogk, May oa-Ex-Senator
Stephen w. Dorsey, OF New Mexico, sailed
for Europe Thursday. A reporter saw
him before his departure, and had
n ioag interview He discussed politicians
and politics with his old-time sarcasm and
vigor. lie spoke OF ox-president Arthur as
being n deserted man because he had de-
serted bis friends; affirmed that Senator
Evarts was AS dry OF real ideas as Yer
mont mullen stalk, spoke of Senator Allison
as u second Garfield in his political
character; aiiuded 10 ex. Governor Foster OF
OHIO as n supporter OF John Sherman
for president for the purpose
Of getting Sherman's shoes, and declared
that he was opposed to the denomination OF
Mr., Blaine for president, although he saw
nothing else probable at the present time,
and was not disposed to assault the Maine
statesmen. The senator was full Of politi
cal "reminiscences
In speaking OF the present administration
Mr. Dorsey said. Outstanding an army to
catch the stragglers has been tried by the
Republican party. But this is the first
time that any human being ever knew of a
Democratic official in power forgetting his
party and playing hide-and-seek with the
deserters OF his antagonists Now that Il
think of it, is it not the strangest specta-
Gle in the world that the men who aban-
doned the Republican party because they
could not control it are the men who
now control the executive Of the Dem
ocratic party and TO whom be looks for ad
vice.
You can take Grover Cleveland and the
Democrats who still support or sympathize
with him. and the Republican Mugwumps
who stand by him blindly and the whole
crowd together couldn't control county in
the state Of New York; yet they control 50,
o0J,OOJ of people whom they assume to be of
meaner clay and less noble purposes than
themselves Eyeglasses and English brogue,
and English bad manners and worse man
nerisms, stovepipe hats silk stockings, and
rutiied night shirts control neither party,
but for the time being they are controlling
the whole country"
"Have not Republicans been catering
somewhat to this element"
The Republican party has been catering
u every tltlltiiA tdlptllk utLS Guhbn Inc
place of honest criticism; fault finding has
taken the place of suggestion; assumption
stands in the place OF knowledge. All you
have to do 10 sec why the Republican party
is not in power is to look at the history of
the party IN New York for the past six or
eight years One faction had rather see the
party defeated than to see clerk appointed
at : Oi year in Washington without a
civil service examination The same faction
would rather see the party go down than to
see the ablcst aud in many respects the most
eminent man New York ever produced
stand at the head of the party. This was
denoun, ell as bossism by persons who tried,
but failed, to be bosses themselves
Another faction are willing everything
should 20 TO pieces rather than see Mr..
Blaine beaten in convention. Thus the
wransling has gone on, until men have for
gotten they are Republicans, and until New
YORK, with her magnificent Republican ma
jority of $1,000 has become nearly a con-
frmed Democratic state
"CIeveland has gisen the Republicans of
New York aud of the country chance to
recover from this condition of things The
situation has been entirely changed by him,
and with any decent and sensible manage
ment by Republicans the old majority can
be regained in lS5S'
What about tho candidate in 1SSSp
u think at the present time Mr.. Blaine's
chances of nomination are better than they
ever were, but | believe that Gen Logan
and John Sherman will jointly have ma
jority Of the votes Of the conyention. There
may be repetition of the Cincinnati con-
vention of 1910, when Blaine came so near
nomination, but failed. Ono thing is GER
tain MIR. Blaine is too experienced q poll.
tician to permit Garfield to appear in the
national convention from Maine, although
Tom Reed is quite equal to the role. / be-
lieve that there will be fewer names before
the next convention than before any that
has been held
"Who will DO the Democratic nominee'"
"The brightest politician the Democratic
party has il the present governor of New
York
Don't you think Cleveland may be re-
nominated
There is not the slightest chnnce in the
world for him / don't believe he could get
a delegation from single state in the
union. | don't believe now that if he
should try TO retrieve himself with his
party 10y re:racing his steps he could evel
regain the Democratic confidence which he
has lost. This fellow up here in Albany
will cut the life out of him"
What about jeff Davisl"
"The old sinner isn't worth talking about
He is the pickering spark in the smo!derin,
ashes OF rebellion aud secession"