New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
CHAT ABOUT MEN AND THINGS
OPINIONS AND HINTS FROM NEW-YORKEho
AND VISITORS TO THE CITY.

remark to friend while reading the election returns
on Wednesday night. He seems 20 have voice" ."o
general opinion OF all the Republican POLITICIANS ~
defsa Of Morrison Free Traders Ut visor n'o
Republicans everywhere. There isl feeling too' '"'
the George movement is the beginning OF Tidespra
defer rtion from the Democratic party when Is " "i
itself felt in the Presidential election OF 1sss. ,
Mr. Blaine spent the week He surprised nmsrn
no less than friends ny the light nrresSon eia ~
severe campaigning In Pennsyv sua made on MIN puS
icaIlv He remarked while ehattns about his Vls'i W
Pennsylvania tnat beyond n healhfrl feeling OF ornN
tired at night he felt fatigue during the entre i
aud that a nights rest always refreshed ana hVlS
him. He looks the picture OF health. over l" '0
Jersey the day somebody invited him {" sep
the scales and he tipped the beam az 1919 MOUNTS "
understood TO he MS intention TO take long test r
public speakins and utter incss. newspaper MA" -
aske him for an Interview day two ago rseeive' n
pleasant reply: think IA time for me TO De elo4'
with a few brilliant flashes of ss"ce"
Marcus Hanlon. VINO for a number OF years pu'
sner OF a protective tsrIf paner and acte Win '
Republican party but Cleveland In lSSt' "
now In the customs service which he mas been stu5
with references to under-valuatons He remarN1' '"o
other day: The difficulty with .he present sfS
is the Inclination accept invoices OF goods a. '
M rket value. tnat ia done 1t Is poss"'e "
manipulate the fore trade ani 'rine di7cre' ulv1
the protective tariff system An Importer may get "o''
OF a special line goods. bur II all up uanipui"t 10
quotat the market invoice the goods at ." pr
cent under actual value ant then import them a'''
which the marsef goes up again The secretary OF tuo
Treasury has right ruiing and the posi- ~"
taken by the Der ariment ia in It's advice as 10
the the values of goods. hut IN spite "
that fact underyaluatons greater to-day Ihan ever
before"
Mr. Hanon thinks Of tbs great defects OF INC
customs service is The lack OF proper compensation 70
revenue oic,rs. said no: " The ordinary appraiser j.
paid SALARY OF $1,000 year ne handles 'orty OF
sixty mill on dollars worth OF goods Think Of It, @5ooo
for a man with such responsibility Inc App'"'
himself gets $4,000 year He ought 10 nave @7"oo
or $4,000 The meagrenes- o. salaries Tor 'h- c'''
service is and disgrace 70 tue Government anu
not only that r fails to bring best service for he
public requirements"
A leather firm in New-Iersey which manufactures
patent leather imports its hides from Paris Tue hi'eS
from West douOy injured by the branding IRON
and the sh arp OF the wire fences IheY nave
nei: her branding wire prnngs in Pranc" Not
lou, ago the Lonion aut orities paid three "nh'eu
ponn Is FOR vzcrs tile caps OF the London po'''
These made ny the Ne %J-rsey non ..
the nj 10. imported from France IN - IN Ter tA- i
sysen Americans able both 70 buy AMI sell ah"hi
In this ine Tue patent leather ira extends 20 AUS
trala New Zeal,nI ami rts mania as well AZ ELgahu
and in fact all the & obe.
p : Gillette OF Detroit. who here In attendance
on the mertng OF the brotherhood Of Loco motive hns
neets sal 20 " great change has taken place III
The ing of engineers with reference 10 he ehspe'
/ IN the OI1 lays Mdn Dtcalno @tN'N'''
his locomotive. He made IL part or MS daily NO. nc
got ipt the baot of looking upon machine AZ "a
! human being. Ee tender with Il lie was caFrIni
not 10 push its utmost tension, no matter VIVA INC
occ ,sion. era ual, the feeins has spread thai an
engine is constructed 10 do certain amount or work
and that 10 musi made do thai work rosaril-sHo ol
the wear aud ear OF tn machinery. Railroad "upein'
tsndepts prefer men .or engineers who uuders AMI tha
machinery ia made for use, and who will pun II Tor ai
that there IA in it, II necessary OF they want
men 10 careful ana prudent But tney DO not ""hO
the en- lines coddled ike sick Dab es
While General PM " sheridan was here recently hs
met E. L. Bouner OF Montana, who is the leading mana
yer OF the great lumber company of that Territory and
who mad been "A com panon OF General Sheridan When
the Latter only Lieutenant All st'tonei at van
couy er'- Island. shortly aftrrwari Mr.. Bonner re-
marked: Do YOU know why Sheridan and Grant an
Sherman the other officers who became most prom-
the War Of tie Rebellion were so successful ay
IL ID th- fnct they all had service the Far West
AMI on the Pacific Coast. may be mistaken hut do
not thiok thers was man who clear TO the front
during the nad service out there Inc
ways aud and energy Of the West gave tnc"e men
a power on their return the East which was demon
stratei they into military leadership sa" a
great deal Sheridan at vancouvers Island aud "ana
Walia Twas n in those days, and between
the officer. on duty and there was most
cordial good feeling. He WAS had fellow Win u.s.
and We never could nave forgotten him.
p W Hollis who took q prominent part as a speaker
among the Germans In the Blaine aien IN lss4 aid
the other day he thoughts mistake wa NJ ide BY
the Republican party IN not becoming more ronouhce'
against the Prohibition movement In his op MO large
numbers Dicans bave stayed away from
the party the feeling that Its tendency Is
toward Prohibition.
General Auson Mctook rnis much comfort in the be-
ns tna the young Of tue country are tsndlng TO-
ard the Republican party. he said the other day
You IN ~ looK over the young OF your acluant-
IN AMI that mn a.
rams They have freng tnat II Is more reDuaol- TO
be Reuubllcsns u Democrats There Is sort OF feel
Ing tnat a raiut tae Democratic party IN some
states it do@s her much to have The young men
wi "a US mDer taking IN this subject I'd frsSi-
debt HIVES aDout Ohio He hsd been stidying tue
that Kept and still thai State so close
ma weeu the two parties rhs yolng nsn from the
Agricultural districts OF :be state con anty gOhS
West where get larger opport antics IN Land ThrS
are mostly RepuD cans On the other hand the cities
10 OHIO nave ana tue CITY growth hs been
isrg-ly Democr Itic. a. Il Is everfwhee rne-e ."o
tiuc, alone nave combined keep the state 50 close
bet Seen tue parties few thousand vots IN to al
uou OF not 900 aud 100000 can change tho re-
suit at any time
a.ked GENERAL McCook who hal great experience
/ in practical ponies, 10 what exE;Dt money Is directly
ing ,ontia in eusnsig votes aui he replied The pro
norton OF men waoss be directy nnurncea'
that il can be boignt dollar twenty II very
much less tnan ec has been led to hoevr Ihers
are always wiling to sell their vot's' oi'
th-y arc proDnrtOu ths muses. o men
who are ah-Olntely honest In tn-ir political osef' au
intentions that except whrr- th- res IL; iepeh en-
mon an exceedingly narrow marHn, iney d" not a"eo'
politics III one way tue Otsr Tne inilFect luH'c0
OF money greater In nelehDorhooi thrre "o
man WHO by reason OF pecalar force and talent o. one
kind or another tnan his felow- am j. ""e
TO Influence around him. he Is taken rom MS
daily work AMI seat among his faloSs TO hhuehoc
them he can effect even radical changes. he Is ITO
qn-niy w,lng do this he Is paid Tor the u'he 'O''
from his work TIE money spent in this way becomes
potent And influential"
Waller Lowre CaDpbsl Is blind bard AMI WIiI'r u
the Western iesrrye HIS home Is at 70 Oingsto"h o"lo