New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
AMONG THE POLITICIANS.
HOW SOME OF. THEM EAST AND WEST LooE
AND TALK.

Illinois Republican Committee, meniDe1 VI TUG a. 1~
Committee United states Marshal for the northern
nstyct az Illinois delegate 10 the National Conyen<
ton and political manager for General John NJ
Logan He is a tall, lanky man, OK the iAnsoi"
type, with rapid speech and forcioie expre'son-
When he was boy, he sometimes rcistes, HIS
mother frequently asked by other women u
he was not tired or IL she would repiy' "en'
after my boy has chased your boys around ten
lot for three four hours and they are resay
to quit for the day, his days sport VIII JUST aoous
be begun Colonel Jones Is an inveterste usor ol
tobacco He smokes from twenty-five 10 UNITY
cigars day when he is excited, chewing 'he enos
and throwing them away rapidly, with only ie*
ashes at the tip. He has been In New-fork sc'efat
times within two weeks, Bethesda business, pus
is evident that, although bound up In the enter.
prise of selling that water, ne has lost no "m' VI
interest in politics. he tells the story that shortly
after HIS arrival here recent visit, reporter
stepped up and asked him two questions One WAS
Are you a Christian!D The other, DO you beiievS
In orthodox Christianity 70 Tie thought he had Been
mistaken by reason OF his black cloth suit for ono
of the delegates to the Methodist Conference. ana
he declined to give any answer, saying: : Ihaps
religion, and don't mix religion and politics, 50
you must excuse mo from answering
CONGRESSMAN William Walter Phelps has son named
after his mothers family sheffield Phelps His ,nti-
mates know him as shef.' Phelps Ho has gone OUT
West on a ranch with a college chum, TOM "afer'
man, Of Detroit who Is afflicted with Lung troubis
and Is obliged 10 take 10 the prairies In oruer 10
save his life General Alger met him on a recens
travelling excursion and from his acquaintance with
young Waterman learned all the facts OF young
Phelps's generous action He did not, however,
fully realize what the young Jerseyman had ief'
behind him 10 follow his friend, until he spent
Sunday at Teaneck, with Congressman Phelps IRIS
was before that magnificent place was burned down.
at is wonderful thing said General Alger 70
Mr. Phelps, that young man should leave Az
this luxury and these pleasant surroundings 70 stay
by his sick friend on the prairies lie must nave
had good ideas about loyal friendship instilled into
his minds
"I have always told him. replied Mr.. Phelps,
never to desert friend while he has drop OF
blood in HIS veins or breath In his BODY
Blaine forever said General Alger, in allusion
to the wellknown friendship of the New-JerseY
statesman for the man from Maine.
Yes, Blaine forever the hearty response
and now General Ager repeats the story TO illustrate
his belief that Mr.. Blaine has the most loyal friends
of all men in public life in the United States
The eteaigan member of the Republican state
Central mlttee Is John p Sanford of Port Huron.
He is a Nen of considerable wealth, which he ac'
cumuIated in business. He IS ardent tariff man.
In abiding to Congressman McE<nlev's dramatic but
practical presentation of the tariff question by exhibit
ing cheap suit Of Atwood clothes from Leopold
Morse's Boston store he said Major Mckinley might
have made his figures even more striking WITHOUT
stretchr the truth particle. Before the tarin wens
into effect suit Of clothes would have cost not sSs
than $50 dollars In Leopold Morses store waa
brought up In New-Engiand, have been In NOISES
store many and time, and sold such clothing ID
Michigan for years. This In the days when there
were very few clothing stores In the country MEMS
ready made clothing sold in the stores whers
dry goods and shoes and other articles were
sold. Another thing know, from practical eSpen-
ence and personal knowledge. In those DAYS could
| bring A piece of black goods to New-York and have
frst-cass sut made up from it, trimmings tnro"n ~
for Sl5 The same work now costs over ihrts aoalss
THE difference Is entirely in the labor. can Duy tno
goods cheaper now than could 90 then nus g, ' n
making will cost more The wages then were e 20 81 ,5
same class of workmen."
Fx-Congressman H. D. s. Money, Of Mississippi, WHO
was at one heartily pressed for tie Postnaster-
Generashp in President Clevelands cabinet Is now
living in Washington and comes occasionally to News
| York Chatting here current matters he SAID;
| The tariff debate which has just closed Will be
memorable in the history Of this country AS mat
ter Of fact there nothing to be said upon the
tariff question far the principle Itself Is con-
cerned. The who have enhanced their reputa-
ton by the debate are Mckinley Of Ohio, and Wilson OF
West Virginia. Neither Reed Carlisle rose to tho
expectations Of their friends From the protection
point of view Major McKnleys speech was the greao
one OF the debate and Wilson's was the masterpiece
on the other side. Wilson is not well known yet-
He is a modest man, who is full Of culture and highly
educated. He president Of the state University
of Virginia at the time Of his election to Congress and
had been for years Doctor OF Laws. Inc talA
renominafion Of President Cleveland and Mr. Blaine
antagonists and think it Will be very close race
Chatting about the political situation, Mr. Money
referred to the United States Senate as being made
up of gentlemen who to think that all the oheea
tire diplomatic Judicial Cabinet service 1t is one
| be given United states Senators or ex-senatorss
and added
.There are a score Of ren in the Senate who are
Presidential or Vice Presidential asprants and out
side there are exmembers for about every position In
the diplomatic judicial Cabinet service. II Is one
of the curious phases Of human thought that In spite
of the history of the country containing no record OF
the election of United States Senator TO the Pfcs-
dency, the election of any man To the presidency
who is favored by senatorial coeries, so many OF
them still remain candidates for that Office"
Governor HIPS friends giving out the impress
sion that he does not desire denomination for Cow
ernor this fall If the tariff plank at St Louis is framed
TO suit the Administration and the free traders In
that event,7 said Of the Governors close friends
Yesterday "no one may care for Gubernatorial
nomination Hill can have 1t by reclamation If he
wants it. He is $1,000 to 10000 votes stronger In
this State than Cleveland. But he has had all tho
honor there is in the office, and one knows better
than he what effort It required in 1884 to retain
certain elements for Cleveland which will lie dead
against him If the tariff plank is Endorsement Of
the message and the Mills bill The Tammany lead
ers know what that means and It was their influences
which prevented the late state Convention from com-
hitting itself that question the Administration
desired My belief that Cleveland viii be defeated
II the tariff plank suit Ratterson Carlisle,
Mills and the President, now expect IL viii be
drawn. The Irish Americans alone viii defeat him,
not to mention Democratic Manufacturers
The same spoke about the business interest
as factor in politics In a novel way. " The average
business man in New-York' said he, is reliant for
credit and consequently for bis sustenance either on
banks importers or manufacturers BY far the great
err number of business men get their credit with ono
or the Of the great classes Of tradesmen,
who In their turn dependent on the banks. Thus
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