Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-10-21

Blaine the Man.
Matthew Stanley Quay, State Trea-
surer Of Pennsylvania. has been down
at Atlantic City fishing, and was in
terviewed there by a correspondent OF
the Philadelphia Times. This was the
substance of the interview:
what OF the Pennsylvania cam
paignp" said the inquisitive but hope
tul piscatorial friend of the aspirsnt for
Senatorial honors.
"Well," replied the genial fisher
man, II am here after channel bass,
and would be glad 10 sink the shop
of politics, but ! have no objection to
saying that Beaver will be elected by
40, 900 majority, and there will be a
good working Republican majority OF
twenty-five in the Legislature, which
is better than an unwieldy majority
which successful political party is
very apt to find manageable"
Who will be Speaker!''
II have heard no opposition" said
the quiet disciple of Izaak Walton, az
he gazed at four of Krider's new cot.
ton-laid Irvine lines, with big drum
hooks attached, ready for the next
days slaughter; ~ have heard no op'
position to Henry X. Boyer, of Phila-
delphia, for Speaker. He is young
Republican Of character and ability
and will make good Speaker"
II am more interested in catching
channel bass than in the angularitie
and sinuosities of practical politics,
said the writer, "but would like u
know what you think OF the chance
of James G. Blaine and OF 'Blacl
Jack Logan for President in 1885,"
BLAINE FOR PRESIDENT.
The State Treasurer took a birds
Ieye view of the speaker and q rapiC
glance OF the drum lines on his tabl
and said: ~ would rather talk abou
the 1000. pound devil fish Ben 500.
land l captured off Punta Rassa, afteI
| a stern chase of two miles, but if
must give you a reason for the hop
within me will say without fear o
contradiction that John A. Logan, VIII
is manly statesman, full of the fore
and FIRE which is to the manner born
among the prsiries of Illinois, has ha,
from the Republican party 'smal
thanks for strong deservings'-to
Logan, whether you regard him as
soldier or civilian, is brave, manly
double breasted statesman, whose pub
lie career, as the lawyers say, canno
be influenced by fear, favor or afiec
tion-ana he has honesty and capacit.
enough TO make an admirable Pres
dent of the United States; but don
think he has any show in 1888, unles
James G. Blaine Of Maine should tur
, his forces over to him"
Then you think Blaine has the ca
on Logan and the field" persisted til
amateur fisherman and guest of Mai
thew Stanley Quay.
} Eyes, / most certainly do" an
swered the gifted and genial Stat
. Treasurer, "for l can only recall on
smile which will express the Juror
among the rank and file of the Repub
I lican party tor the man from Maine
1t IS the expression the Great Con
moner of England, Richard Colder
made use of when making speec
against the Crimean war. He sai(
.You might as well reason with Il
). of black dogs as to reason with til
, English people against the Crimea
!; war But" said Mr.. Quay, 81 d
. not apply this caustic question
! James 6. Blaine, because he is ma
Z of the people, and his nomination ha
! passed beyond the point where I'll
politicians can control it,"
"What do you think of Cleveland?
: "Cleveland is q stronger man tina
d he was on the day he went into tn
5 office of President and he holds h
o party well in hand, and we Republ
b cans might as well admit that Grove
Cleveland will be in 1873 the most fol
midable candidate the Democracy (
the East and West can name as h
d own successor. But" added th
r cautious and many sided discip
: OF good old Izaak Walton ''the r.
: publ can party were never more tho
l. oughly united, never stronger, chas
!, ened by defeat;and right here am r.
Z minded of what Mrs. Blaine, a sens
BILE Presbyterian woman, said.of J. {
v Blaine-that her husband would ru
Is best for President at he close of
= Democratic administration, and the
" is a heap of good sense in the r
mark"