New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-30
A GLAvCE NICHIGAN POLy7Icx

Don VI. Dickinson the Democratic leader up
Michigan, Is a. the HOdntn House he la. 1een
spending few days Connecticut for his health When
TRIBUNE reporter called on him yesterday hi, com.
panioD L. VI. Weston, the Grand Rapids banker yha
is his right hand IN the manlpu ltion Of the Demo
cratic politics OF the state. n Is the gossip OF the day
that Weston Is TO for Governor this year Will,
Dickinson IS TO bend his energies 10 ths carrying Of The
Legislature and his election az United states sca
aor When tho reporter suggested much the modest
reply OF Mr.. Weston wa4, Don't mention f." whereat
the Detroiter bad good laugh. Mr. Dickinson was
asked about the OF Judge Powers wboe nomination
for Associate Justice OF Utah has been Withdrawn
! by the President. lie replied:
The President has not yet sent in another nomina.
| tion He did just right TO Withdraw tho domination.
The President always does the right thing Bur, Of
course. cannot talk about the matter because know
all about 1t and to talk about It would be betray
confidence. The people who talking 80 much about
the know really nothing about IT,"
"What is Thought OF the Morrison tariff bin BY Mchi.
gan Democratsl"
:" don't think stand the Morrison bill IN
Michigan. 1t not satisfactory to Michigan Demo
Gratis"
"What are The objections to III"
Free trade in material. AMI the old protection %
the manufacturer. We can carry Michigan for reveuu,
reform without attempting to ride boh horses do not
think the country will ever % willing to give Ne Eng
land all she wants for protective tar and leave
reform on the producer merely"
" In specific way how does the bin affect Mchicanl"
" It strikes at our lumber, salt, wool and sh. We al
ready have free trade In raw material In umoer-that IL
IN logs. Under the present law loss be imported
free. Lumber buying largely in Canada th,
season and towing them over to thu Michigan sawmil.
4 ting with four five viii bring over feet OF log,
that would require feet OF vessels 10 bring hey
sawed into lumber Under the Morrison bin wa
would not only be hurt in lumber trade. but sim
Mus would BE- given to Canadian manufacturers Il iun-
her which would hurt that branch OF the business Can
adian lumber would directly into competition with
American lumber The Democratic party In Michigan
Is areyenue reform party. IL cannot stand any bill
which. Ike the Morrison bill, simply keeps up tho Oh
discrimination against the producer the farmer and tia
laJorer IN the Interest Of the manufacturer"
Have you any Presidential politicsin Michigan F
business men. spess whereof I know when Say tlas
the fa IN the President I. strong and lasting The d,
-atsfafon l. confined ercry 20 pace--cekers ant 70
those who need the patronage 10 build up their political
fortunes"
WIN Michigan favor his reuomina iol"
have not dOub, oft We have very INTEL gent
o eyr G1 G c PEE pFs tna pPr eihe Ha %
Republican precedents m he distribution of offices II
be hat pursued the Old methods the last state OF this
Government would have been worse than the first and
might ~ well have bad Republican Administration.
All cur professions OF reform wold De mere prrtencc
ard clap-trap."
How about the Republican. and the Prcsiaencyr
81 think Blaine vii be the nominee beyond any
" what is this about Governor Alger being a dar1
There can't he anything in It. haven't heard 10.
IL would strike the aver q Michigan man riiicuO
talk BY the way. saw interview with the Cover.
nor recently IN which he -D0ke OF tue knights Of Labor
being ike q drove of wild aeers. He quoted
saying that you could oay rG9 with the herd until they
were exhausted. yhsn you could turn them wnere you
would. fhe Governor Will hnd that these steers havs
horns H. mag get tossed mp on one o. these horns. !ie
Will lind that the Knights Of LanOr have come 10 stay
and not the b ibbe he termed them The wording
NE have learned the hrsr fundamental principle %
government in their KNIGHTS ~ Labor org tn/auOn.
which Is that in union there l. strength. They my
make MISTAKES Dut tley vi" never breaA dp tieir unou
IN STATE they not restless IN some Otlrr
localities bur quietly extending their assoc ions
every part the state. They haY been taking in
all tho mining regions within few weeks"
What the political prospects for this fan in
Michigan r.
The Democrats will carry the State ticket the Legs
lature and elect "A United states Senator"