New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-15
BITS or TALK on TIuELY TOPICS

one OF the anomalies al the present time IS Con
gresham ". L. SCOTS position on the tariff question
As iron and coal he l. supposed be Interested
directly in protective tarln. BAT in Congress he has
taken front rank an advocate Of free trade, be-
com, the Presidents spokesman and Identified him
self clearly and distinctly with the free trad, theories
\ Pennsylvania politician said the other day: " VIII
l. scott is h-u.ins for the Democratic Pres den
tial nOm.na ion ia lr32. IIo IS filed with the idea
that This country is going TO throw overheard pro
tcciiye tariff. lie has made all the money he wants,
AID believe, that the Democratic nomination VIII b.
fos sale 10 tn highest BIDDER after Cleveland has
two t.im,. ii, has got tlA money to buy and has
put him- II ln the position TO command support from
IN lcali z element OF tho party. That is how !
account for OTIS attitude in Congress. Ills course
ia llcrally diving andall ont OF the party Is eX-
plainablc ON the same grounds Randall has BON
'hr candidate of PENNSYLVANIA Democrat, for Prcsi-
az for many years and 10 was necessary that scott
man. ! know tia. within two months hr has been
operated ON fra Ih ladrphia for four Assesses which
al his tirr OF lie. with IN" strain end anxiety OF
Concrc, oual debate the tarH question: must have
worn on him severely.
Ex-Governor Rufus Bullock of Atlanta in talking
the other day about the necessity Of protective tariff
for the south said a gooa many of Us at the South
are pra,iny 60 thr Norh To H. from ourselves
Tie South IS it, own worst enemy to-day
Ex Collcc o. Rodne, " Daniels of BuGllo, Is known
a. one OF fle -harl-tonsurd Republicans whose ray
lnrs are fuu Of vuceary7 truth He was here re-
Gently and n discussing state politics said; Coy
.rnor mn may pretend to hold up his head. but no
man knows better than hc that be IS gone. His own
party stand by him a, an organization hecaase
10 hing hurt, mn WITH their ois nzaiion pioNn
o., icar- the brand of Loulbon Democrat, i,u.
he public have recitation OF Governor iil'', JUS
a. a. will some dar have revelation oil Grover i,
lard If Nh Hi lal been k'PuDlcan
he would have been impoached ny ne
'cr,ond q; nj. ra,ty. for having secured tie
contracts to mo MN
,.f stead Of the lowest 'd"r' IT," ulIe, J hoiG mn
used 10 pas h, noics No hrpuocan c1uIi nJ t,a.
MS head in the iepuoli'a" parry ANU
action
one Of the recent promising additions 10 inc rI rl
rors NJ the city is William p. Qun, counsei oil 'no
.,atc D,irv Commission. lie IS large poWeriu'',
huut Young man. with high forehead, earnest eo"u'
naturcd face and the general air of man 'noro"-'s
prcpared To hold his own against MS p,SI mica and
Of the Metropolis Mr.. gum I t"uro,d Gommisslonrr
~ al ,t H. "a uirh. License Democrat. but brlc| )
herman l' J., 'f-,itiro hlov could be- dealt the
d,ir cru by ric enactment of law cmDouy M TN IN
WIncp Pic Of am ','a,-9 tbc other dav that once
on custom of treating is done away WIN
h' ,r"ilnn Of incompetence will be prac,eaiS so'
lied IL can be- done, and done succes'lu''S'
,..,or., 10 reyre. who has been placed in charge
- nc sucalcr'i Eurcau Of the Democratic Na'lo"ii
committee. weighs over 80 pounds ana s'a"u'
above six feet in hi, stockings "heh no wa -
Congress he al the head OF Inc i,tiv mall
,'t1. ami Ma, sad TO keep clerk constant, I,
10 Cd and cutting To his constituents, -
Leon general legal counsel for the hrin 81 tdr ba,
1tnms. for couple of years ana ms p's ipt' ,hcT
irnn,e familiar I'm and around Mal-st - , ,.Y ~
is one hing h. PRIDE himself on nr5y hs H fao kept #
" t ,,,,,,d vtu. a big black mus tache ad"rh7
lis ale IL a4a br IKE aaI pi aaGre e@'I ht g' as
~ , l, "a, Lruar aud pronounce his name WIN
,a asf .y'la6r almost silent but The generality o.
r.r.ons speaking Of him pronounce ms mann t ,he
Z. lac General says lId az ''','
Weather chang Tie American IIonuhcialon Nus i'
name and hi, ply steal condition cAacuS