The Portland daily press., 1888-10-10
Mr.. DICKINSOES UNIDENTIFIED REPLY
The Postmaster Generals Poor At
tempt AS A Hunnorist.
Andrew Carnegie Talks About His
Trip Through England.
RritaIn's interest In the Success OF
Mr.. Cleveland.

Boston, Oct. "a representative of the
Boston Herald called on Postmast ter General
Dickinson today, in Washington. Have
you seen Mr.. Blaine's reply to your western
speech on New England?" was asked.
81 want to ask, in all seriousness" said
Mr.. Dickinson, whether Blaine is well. His
statements out West have been extraordinary
on every subject. There is more than touch
of Don Quixote de Ia Mancha in some Of
his recent capers. While dozens of excel
lent speeches ON the issues of the campaign
are urgently calling for replies from repre-
sentative statesmen, this ''uncrowned king
OF debaters'' inc0herently belabors a speec6
which he says | have delivered through the
| West The speech only exists in his imagi.
nation The knight of the sorrowful figure
fitting at the windmill was not more gro
| teSQue and pitiable. Here is Something else
he stated in Michigan. Referring to wood
pulp, he sad: 1T Is Cabinet affair. Mr.
| Dickinson and Secretary Bayard's son own
patents, and right there lies the free trade
Joke OF the season. Wood pulp was on the
Tree list, but has been placed on the protect
ed schedule: It is an industry which should
be protected, it seems, even if it does put
Cleyeland's Cabinet in rather an anomalous
| position Now, | do not even know Secre-
| Ialy Ddyaiu son, ana OF course have no in
terests with him. If Mr.. Blaine were quite
well, the only reply would make to this
charge would be that of Horace Greely to
tne country editor laconically impugning the
iatter yeracity in good Anglo-Saxon. The
ruined Knight should put on a linen helmet
ana nave Sancho Panza to go about with
him.. When / do MAKE speech, as | shall,
WI nave something further to say about
Blaine. II he gets well enough"
ATalk With Mr.. Carnegie.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Mr. and Mrs. An
drew j. Carnegie returned to this city on
the Umbria Sunday after sojourn of sew
eral months in Scotland and England. Mr..
Carnegie was seen at his residence, West
Fifty-first street, yesterday and, speaking of
his tour, said: 1T was one of the most en-
loyable OF my coaching experiences How
could 1t be otherwise with Mr.. Blaine for
company? Twas sorry for our guests that
the route did not lie through the most beau
tlful part of England, but l had coached
over the loveliest territories and did the best
could under the circumstances to describe
the lovely bits of country for them. We saw
the principal cathedrals. Ely, Peterborough.
Lincoln and Dedham.
| The economic revolution which England
LOG uiiuei sVne-since America began sending
sam ana provisions in great quantities is
aerias nownere so impressively as in these old
sioileS VI 1s-1a--s-iAs tho,-,
revenues depend chiefly Ip6h aftafts, tfE anelr
land, and these have fallen so much that it is
impossible to maintain full stats and chorus
and repair the structures. The hand of
poverty is everywhere visible, even In and
around around the cathedrals, and the music has
steel rails. and denied emphatically that he
had anything to do with ''steel rail trust"
What do you think of the Presidential
election? 2" the reporter asked.
Isn't that practically settled already? ?" he
answered. Everybody in Britain where |
have been is for Cleveland. 1t is unanimous
oyerlthere. Not a man Is for Harrison.
Surely we are not going to disappoint our
dear English competitors. That would be
zoo pad. such presumption, don't you know,
for Americans TO think of electing a Presi-
dent to serve the interests of America. Have
you seen the last number of Punch? The
leading cartoon Is Britannia as free trade,
and the President cutting her acquaintance,
saying to her, however, aside, I must not
recognize you at present. They understand
1t over there, and in no country in the world
would Cleveland's reelection be hailed with
such joy. and naturally so, as in Britain. 1
am glad to know, they are likely to be griev-
0usly disappointed"
'Do you regard the Mills bill as severe in
its present form?S Mr. Carnegie was asked.
III oome teSpecIS, salu Mr. carnegie, 1T
is very severe. The business view of the
question is this: Nothingis so disastrous as
uncertainty. Ii President Cleveland is
elected, and the House is Democratic, we
know the Senate will remain Republican.
9du Mnat then sa VIII be the result? Years of
turing business and no purchaser will be
able to Judge what is to be the result. Con-
sequently enterprise will be paralyzed The
prompt passage OF even the Mills bill, with
changes which are essential to prevent seri-
GUS injury, would not be much more detri-
mental than period of discussion and quar-
rels over any measure which radically
changes duties
ION, the other hand, if Harrison is elected
every business man will know that no great
disturbance to existing conditions will arise.
ANY great changes made will be made with
view to still further give the country its
supplies, making 1t less and less dependent
upon foreign markets for its wants. Harri-
sons Lection will produce confidence
Cleyelantd's distrust, aud the difference is
prosperi y insured or depression probable.
The conditions favor period of prosperity,
except for steel rails which must be sold at
no profit until railroad building revives, and
therefore, speaking as business man and
not at all as politician, | am most anxious
for Harrls0n's success. 1t means prosperity.
The question is the workingman's question.
The tolling masses are to be the real suffer-
ers, II they fail to understand the issue and
which they have become the most prosper
GUS working class in the world"
HiII's Men of Money.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The liquor dealers, as
a reward for that veto of the High License
bill, will come down with 81, 100000 to aid in
the election of Hill. The liquor dealers and
the brewers have been holding secret meet
lngs for some time past, and the result is
that the brewers and liquor dealers have
agreed to impose upon the sellers tax Of
two cents per barrel on every barrel of beer
brewed and sold in this city until election
day.
At first 1t was resolved that the tax should
pe ten cents per barrel, but some Of the more
discreet ones objected, and finally the above
proposition was decided upon, with an un-
derstandlng that they would when called
upon pay up other assessments, If neces-
sary, until the amount shall have reached
81, 100000.
Governor Hill is delighted. although his
friends and he himself are anxious that no
publicity should be given to the matter. Al
ready over 100000 has been assessed, and
agents in the employ Of the liquor men are
now sowing It up through the State, in spots
where they think it will do the most good.
1t was difficult to find any of the dealers in
the city who would admit the fact directly,
put 1t was absolutely impossible to find any
body who would deny it.
New York's Registration.
New YORK, Oct. 9-The first day of regis
tration in this city saw 96,047 names record
ed against IT'S for the first day in 1884 49,
IT. in 1886; O751 in 1886, and 81 ,OO7 in 1851.
Registering in Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN, Oct. 9-The second day of
registration in this city brought out 64,5O7
names, a total in the two DAYS of lis. 23s
against 98,042 for the first two days of 1884.
ENGLAND AND ITALY.
News From Russia of an Alliance
Against France.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Oct. 9.-The papers of
this city, commenting upon the departure of
| fourteen Orthodox missionaries for Abvs
| sinnia. headed by Archimandrite Paissia