The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-28
A MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN,.
senator Palmer Takes II Rosy View of til
Situation In his Statc.

Situation In his State.
Hon. Thomas W. Palmer, of Detroit,
senior U. S. Senator from Michigan, ac-
companied by Hon. L. S. Goodrich, OF
st. Paul, formerly quite a prominent
politician OF Minnesota, now retired, MS
he says, in favor OF the younger men,
spent Saturday night here on their way
from the West to Washington. Senator
Palmer came direct from Middle Bass
Island, where General Harrison is rest
ing. The Senator was there merely to
pay his respects to the distinguished
candidate, who, he says, is looking well,
is feeling welland is reasonably confident
OF success in November. Said the SEN
ator: at looks to me as though every
Northern State will be car
ried in November, and we
are counting much on this State and
old Virginia-especially this State. l
imagine from what have heard that you
have glorious State ticket. I know that
General Golf at the head is as fine can
didate as the Republicans anywhere ever
followed. The only regret have in see
ing him there is that we will probably
lose him MS the head ofthe Congressional
Committee. How West Virginia can
longer remain Democratic is what l
can't understand. Leaving aside the
bearing the removal by the Mills bill OF
the tariff on wool would have on the
prosperity OF your farmers, the same on
salt and other staples, the threatened re-
movA OF the tariff on lumber alone
should make this State Republican.
"You have great State, bub it wants
the services OF the pioneer to developit.
And who is this pioneer? IN state
filled with such glorious timber us this,
1t is the lumberman. He clears the land
and starts the colonies. The farmers
and their Aocks come next. | know
what I'm talking about, for come from
n State that owes half her present popu-
lation to the lumberman. Ten years
from now Michigan's forests will be ex-
hausted. All lumbermen are turning
their eyes toward this State, and il the
timber is protected rs it should be, they
will soon be here in force. Once they
start to come, your State will rapidly de-
velope. Preach the importance OF the
tariff on lumber to your people; show
them the attitude OF the Democratic
party on the subject, aud then ii they
fail to swing the State over to the Re-
publican side your people are not OF the
progressive class they are considered to
belong to by those Of us living outside
the State"
at has been said that Michigan is n
doubtful State"
"She was never more sure to go Re-
publican than she is now. tits always
the case that early in the campaign the
Democracy makes threatened assault
on Michigan. They beat the tom-toms
and start forward, but by the time they
get within range OF our artillery there
are not enough OF EN- left to warrant
wasting shot. There was a promise OF
q Prohibitionist break, but that has
about passed. AS two Methodist min
listers told me few days since, There
are some National issues that seem to
demand our attention just now more
than the cause, and we are going to
stump it for Harrison and Protection
Michigan is all right"
nht IL your oplnlOnJ SenalOI' oI tue
Presidents message on the fisheries
treaty."
"Why, he has get around to just
where the Republican Senate has been
all the time. He is evidently working
the thing for campaign purposes, and
the indications are that it will be just
about as dismal failure us his other
moves have been"
Senator Palmer is charming gentle
man to talk to. He is easy, but digni.
fed, and is thoroughly posted on all
questions. He stopped here because he
does not like to travel at night and be-
cause he wanted the daylight ride over
the mountains; and besides he wanted
TO take drive over the old National
road, Of which he had heard so much.
He and Mr.. Goodrich drove out about
four miles in the afternoon.