New-York tribune., 1886-03-21
LIVELY WESTERN TALK.


gentleman whose opinion recently sought on tue
Morrison bill wass Whrnoy oi Detroit. who ia known
as the lumber king Oi Michigan. lie had been tor sew
oral days tho Fth Avenue Hote-a short stout man.
with big heal long back whskers and clean shaven
upper lip. IIs Outsp1kon ia his douuuciition OF
tarih tinkorng think should have either absolute
free traIe protective tam high enough to be pro
tectiye." said he "Ihis thing oi having change Ia
law every session OF Congress ~ what's disastrous
We ought at oa3t to let it alone for little while at
time The proposition with reiersnoe 10 lumber In the
present Morrison bill Is private speculation than
a public measure, IL am rightly informed IL Will
benefit it passed.. who have specul ltoi on
It's intro luctOn and passage Il will not benefit the pub
lic so far These bills have too often pr
Vate ,pecul ltion phase know ot Mcni1h i,bl NJ 40
when his brother, who wasa member OF Congress from
another state was wlfm messing for free trade um
ber The connection between the two operations was at
least a coincidence.
-.Dr. George l.. Miller. o. The Ohahq Herald, who has
been known since 1876 from his connection with Tiden
a. Old south," here recently on bis WAY 10
Washington. lie candidate for place in the Cab
met, and am told much disappointed III his failure
secure t. lie WAS nlor7e for position ~ the four
then living former candidates OF his party for Pres
dent -Tiileu. Hancock. seymour and Mcclellan.
aSkci Republican ot Omaha why the Doctor Is hot III
favor with the Administration, fo IL seoms tDat hc mas
not been able even 10 control nost office The rSry
received lie isn't One Of Cleveland kind. pre-
sumo that the Doctor has hclned more young men than
any other man In Omaha. lie always hc.l, young men
OF young people an me 'lne ne !, Ie Melt III ~ ~ % m
helps them u other way than with money Ihey come
ot work he knows that tie Doctor will drop h pen
and let hi, PAPER without editorials Int n' has ioHd
Oslti0u iOf the needy one. Naturally that j. not the
kind OF man TO affiliate with Grover Cleveland who Is
al! s-lhshness
The former Delegate in Congress from wyoming
Territory is u. l.. Post. H. h1s been at tho Firth
Avenue Hotel ;or several days, AMI had talk with
him taere about woman suffrage. in which Wyoming was
the pioneer lie said to The right OF suffrage was
originally extchi,d to women as matter Of advertise
ment for Territory Il servoJ that purpose admir-
ably. l think Wyoming Decam> better known In
period OF time tlan Territory Ia the Uniop
entirely through the public discussion OF TINS phase OF
her politics. I opposed to the experiment When II
first proposed had strong ureuultcs against IDc
The saloon element ia politics has been eItlrciy clint
natod from It's Influential ace. Tie women take RtrAt
about hodig office, but rather discourage that notion
They make morality ana good conduct tue pIi'Ipn. p
standard Ia the selection OF candidates VINO 7hhl nave
their votes They are careful IA their d'criuhtupHs
ant select the best men genera IT,. Women are nDj iey
vote FOR anything that wll tend To lower de-rado
their husbands brothers, AMI the Whole tone or POI
tcs Is elevated by their participation IN the franchise
T. B. Harrison. secretary OF the Mouth stock Com
mi-siouers OF Senator Harrison, Of Indiana was
here for seyer, days engaged in Iromotins cattle
scheme. He sail in my presence recently:
II is one >: the strange thi1si TO mo that EngH-hmeh
Frenchmcn and even the prudent 0cotchme" co-.e out
to our country anil invest th"ir money In cattle anu
I 4.
itai,t- can hardly bs iulcei to put dollar into such
ventures, although they practically night under tdrir
Tnrse foreigner. have made ~ mopey: too to'.
ne| lTI"O' ,'n,. r,tc L.' ,TIc,rc,i ,1r yc9rs
and years % make Investments IN landed estate, when
try do not Soc Tor ION. lecal,s TAoy accustomed
10 having their fortunes invested Far away under the
direction agents and attorneys II l. not much creator
effort i1r them 10 invest M ms country thau n canada
or Au.rrIn or other colonies. The CAPITALISTS ~ this
country m tie !aI 20 elites have bcen "duCited h
totally Gilcrcut school They think Of nothing Bat
stock and bonds and i,t.cdscd uot.' wEc are ready
10 hand and can Dee seen At any iRr Iu'{ Law to
natural they should not bc easily induced TO take up
. other ycntUres.'
A H. swan OF Montana. who Is at the head ot large
scotch company operating Ia cattle and who has sailed
FOR scotland 10 attend tho annual meeting OF bis COM
r4uy called ny attention 70 the tact that 7c.Ht'r
Plumb, acn han woulJ shut oa from this country an
. enormous amount ot foreign capital. no s..b. 10
In ti, country 70 -hut ont lU fore IN cApth. it
Will only shut lt oIt. bi. ~.c'is' me %ithiFA"a.
extent It i- BAL move"
r. VI G,s.er Of Pennsylvania. who is ono OF the
heaviest investors Of the country Ia Western cattle
ranches, spoke up in answer % Mr. swan: lou forget
that We came h, country FOR ole tAns to escape ihe
oll LAWS 10. herelty anI eutnimcnt OF property. II
senator PImb's bill strikes 40 thar evil ain IN A7or or
H. Il is one t1,ng We should nevst permit il this
country Under present laws 4 iot''-n-r may come
hero and buy thousand million acre, OF lauI ne hS
money enough AM may eu,ll n upon bis eldest son anu
. lI- ST
could be;l this country t"ah the 1r'."I "' lew n' %
e.f,fr- ia IL. lar Wet in English hands, descending
trv oi ,lr na iperiNn that this sJ-rcn br'ed, a Eng
land remember Circumstance taat occurred VINE
eor1e MI sot than mere word, could have done. NJ
wife riding with lady wdose husband pWhru
people A. tley drove along tie roa1 pretty cir. In
new calico dress dropped the lady clrlsey Aer tle}
Lad uassei the la ~ said tn my ~i'e. she l. desslA
better thau usual shall nave t0 raise lor Iathers
rent Think OF it,
General J. r Terrence. Ot Chicago. Cls Ot tho warm
friend. OF General Logan. has rc,n here recently
He was with Genera. Logan through the greater part Of
his canvass FOR Vice President anl had charge OF the
private car in which the Genera! travelled. asked
Genera TOrroucc Why that Genera Logan Ild not
come to New YORK IN the closing days of tbs Pre'denta
! canvass as so many persons desired him to do. lie
replci There was an arrangement To that end but 1t
tell through General Logan had not spoken tn Illinois at
a lie had promised 20 devote the close OF the canvass
to his own state Mr. Mtdil. who had been East and
was thoroughly alarmed about the condition u affairs
~ II 20 arr ,0,cn1ont ,rifn Loyau ana the
consent OF the Committee secured 10 let Logan
Nth able spcakers Meds idea was that Blaine ought
10 stay In the West where he was popular, and let
Logan alone 70 New York since ne was moro popular
there certain elements that 1t was desired To- secure
than Blaine Was. Tho Arrangement was 'po,ei hy Hir.
staying IN the West and ne added; wanted 10 90 ~
New York myself but am free 90 admit that IL Lotan
/ had gone TO New-lorA We "oN4d lave carrie" VNo
/ election
! Frank Mccullough the general freight agent OF the
| Texas PaciIc Railroad IS handsome youns-!ooSlns
man OF not above thirty ty-elsut. was chatting with
. General L. Feyre OF Ohio. at the Hoffman House the
other ght when ms pointed McCuolsn our TO me ana
said: You wouldn't think IL when tell you tAat lust
ten wears ago Mac green country boy IN my Town
OF sidney Iti- true uevcrthe.es, cot MIN place
on the Texas Pacific At $50 a year. II wa, mere
onruius-a clrrk-up. Now he !, tae general freight
/ manager aud rides IN his private car
DIT Nicely. the Mayor OF Leayonworth, Kan. Is a tall
"A NrONul7A-
bl.ck heard he has been mere lately. found nm
| I'm Tie Fifth A71uua IIDteI. 10 was about
starting for Boston. but told lie was gong
soon 10 Warrington to the progress OF the River
and Uarbnr appr0priatou BILL " We are Interested in
tT iurpvemeut oi the Missouri River Il IS a. vial with
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