The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-05-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Newsy Paragraphs from the Capital
City--Blaine and Depew--The
Tariff Debate.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASuINGrnN May 1885


WASHINGTON, May !, 1883.
"Blaine and Depew will be the ticket
nominated by the Chicago convention,
and they will carry New York by over
5000 majority" The speaker was a
New York Republican who has for
many years been closely connected with
the iate Roscoe Conkling in political af
fairs, and who refused to vote for Blaine
in 1884. In reply to my questions he
said: "Mr. Conkling and his friends
myself included-made mistake in re-
fusing to support Mr.. Blaine. We saw
it when too late to change the result,
but we propose to make amends this
year by insisting upon the nomination
of Mr.. Blaine. Mr.. Conkling was thor
oughly in sympathy with this movement
and had he lived would have stumped
the state for Blaine. Mr.. Blaine was de-
feated by our detection in the State of
New York. He stood the punishment
like a man, and now we intend to see
that he is rewarded for his long service
and fidelity to the principles of the Re-
publican party, and in order to make as
surance doubly sure we propose to put
Chauncy Depew, New York's brainiest
and most popular son, OH the ticket
with him. Blaine and Depew make
New York"
will Mr.. Depew accept the second
place on the ticket? ] asked. Eyes,
with Mr.. Blaine first. He thinks Blaine
the greatest living American, and would
make almost any personal sacrifice TO
help 10 make him President"
If this program is to be carried out
what is to become of the booms of all the
other "favorite sons" of the various
States? when they are informed, as
they will be at the proper time, that
this ticket is the unanimous choice of
the united Republican party of the State
of New York, and that its nomination
will take that State out of the doubtful
column and restore it to its oldtime
position at the head of the Republican
column, they will all acquiesce and the
nomination will be made by acclamation.
Then will follow the most enthusiastic
campaign of the age"
Gray of Indiana seems to be in the
lead for the Democratic nomination for
the vice. Presidency. His name, it is
thought will console the ex-rebels for
not getting one of their number nomi-
mated.
Representative Browne, of Indiana,
who is the authority on politics in his
State thinks the Republicans will carry
it this fall. His reasons are the lack of
harmony among the Democrats; the
disaffection, through disappointment at
not getting Offices; of the immense array
of ward and precinct workers and the
bitter feeling between the Mcdonald
and Gray factions of the Democratic
party.
The tariff debate in the House still
goes on, and much campaign material is
being gathered by both sides. Mr..
Brewer, of Michigan, made good point
on the Democrats in his speech on
He said: Gin times past the
party had sought to evade
the tariff issue. In its platform of 1884
it declared for protection, for free trade,
for Incidental protection, for tariff for
revenue only, and for tariff only for
revenue; so that the voter could con-
victions, In Kentucky the platform |
meant free trade; in Pennsylvania, New |
York, Connecticut and New Jersey the |
party was able to make the voters be- |
lieve it meant protection. BY reason of |
the fraud and intimidation practiced in |
one section of the country, and by |
means of deception practiced by Demo- |
cratic leaders in another section, the |
candidate for the Presidency |
had been elected. For the three years |
of the Democratic administration, that
party in the House had played fast and |
loose on the great tariff question, until
the necessities of the government had
the administration to take |
some decided position, and | honor the
President for having compelled his party |
10 stop its double dealing and define its