National Republican., 1886-11-27
IN THE CORRIDORS.
Opinions of Prominent Men on Subjects
of Interest.


DR.. s. V. White, Craig county, Va:
"There is nothing surprising In the fact
that southwest Virginia went Republican
and elected Mr. Bowen to Congress. The
ninth district has been steadily drifting to-
ward the Republican column, and It is now
there to stay. The change was not sudden
and transient, but was the result of IL slow
change in public sentiment on the tariff
question. The people down there are geh-
orally conservative and even phlegmatic
and are strongly attached TO old
traditions. Only tangible, material
evidence has convinced them that the
time-honored doctrines Of free trade is
not to their interest. This material evi-
dence they have received In the form OF in
dustrial growth. Northern capital has been
coming into the District for several years;
unproductive farming is no longer the sole
means of subsistence; mills and factories
have been put up, aud large mineral re.
sources developed. AS in the cases OF
many other southern con- munities,
the people were free traders when
they had nothing to protect, but with
growing Industries the beauties OF
protection become more and more evident,
and those who depend on the Industries
naturally support the party which advocates
protecting their products from competition
with those produced by pauper labor. Our
present representative In Congress, Mr..
Trigg, drove the last rail In the Democratic
party's coffin by voting for consideration OF
the Morrison tariff bill. Only one thing
and that seems impossible-can resurrect
the Democrats down home, and that is the
decline OF our Industries. IL they increase,
as all indications say they will our majorl'
ties In succeeding years will increase In
proportion"
Congressman Wellborn, of Texas "Yes,
/ am confident Mr.. Morrison will move the
consideration of his tariff bill soon after
the opening Of the session. lie is not
weighed down by defeat at the polls. He
will work till the last to relieve our people
OF unjust taxation, and, though he may not
succeed, he will leave Congress with u
sense of having faithfully worked for the
best interests OF our country"
"DO you think your vote will be as large
as at the last session."
"Impossible to tell. can only hope it
will be large enough to gain consideration
aud pass the BILL"
Senator Edmunds 81 know OF no pre-.
siding officer of the Senate who obtained
the good will Of the senators as quickly and
as completely as President Arthur during
the little while he was with us, His posi-
tiOn was rather an embarrassing one. with.
out any experience In legislation, he found
himself presiding over body Of veteran
legislators, many of whom were experts in
parliamentary law. Some men might
have draped their ignorance of rules with
bluster and obstinacy, but he approached
his new duties with great mOdesty, con.
Tossing his unexperience to the Senate and
TO individual members, and was
always ready to take counsel.
lie learned quickly, as Il consequence, AMI
at the same time gained the hearty good
will OF every man on the floor. When he
was called to the presidency we all re.
GREETED his loss sincerely. The easy manner
with which he fell into the duties of the
high Office is known to everybody Indeed,
Gen. Arthur possessed in a most remark
able degree the faculty OF adapting himself
TO circumstances and Of him might be said
what Dr. johnson wrote of Goldsmith;
"Nihil tetigit quOd non OrnaVit"-"he
touched nothing which he did not adorn,"
Rev j. Cunningham, Baltimore Car
dinal Gibbons speaks in II most hopeful
way OF the prospects of the proposed Catho'
lie university, Although but small pOr.
tion OF the funds necessary to set the whole
institution In operation has been collected,
he expects that there will be renewed aud
more substantial interest In the project
when actual building has been begun, and
Catholics see that the idea is In u fair way
of realization If our brethren all over the
country had contributed freely US
Maryland aud the District of Colum.
bia have we would have cOnsd.
erably more than million on hand.
Notwithstanding all that has been said, |
don't think there has been any absolute de-
clsiou as TO the faculty yet, This cannot be
decided Till Bishops Keane and Spalding re-
turn from Europe, They are to submit TO
the pope plan of the course of studies,