Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-12

as follows:
'.Mr. Ford. the Press would like to have
your views respecting the Presidential nomi-
iation. Which of the .favorite sons is
likely TO get there?"
aft is very doubtful if any of the .favorite
sons will get there. This .fayorite son
lotion is an absurd idea. The proper place
for the fayorite son of a State is the Gov
ern0rs chair or seat in the United States
Senate, where he may represent the State
What is wanted at the head of national affairs
: man of national caliber and national
character"
And you think that man is Blaine?"
That man in my opinion. far and beyond
III other men, is james q Blaine"
You don't regard Blaine, then. as out of
me race
Il regard him as out Of the contest for the
domination
DO you imagine he cares for the nomina-
ton in any case:'
That don't pretend to know. What ]
feel quite sure about however. is that he is
not working for il. and that he authorized no
9ne TO work for him TO that end. He wrote
his letter Of witt drawal to relieve his party
# all enhancement. so far as he was con-
! .erned in selecting candidate from the
thropg Of contestants that offer themselves
hat letter hal the effect OF paralyzing all
iction on the part of his friends. Here in
New York State. for instance. the Irish pro-
ectiUni-rs who supported Blaine in "a hal
,h-ir plans already to start Blaine clubs for
~, assuming that he would inevitably be the
| candidate Our friends in New Jersey and
Connecticut wanted TO do likewise. But
Blaine'- letter Of withlrava knocked those
ice rlans All IN the head He must have
. l.
n the ght OF such know ledge, is the absolute
oronf hit he WIS eCt-ely sincere in his
! les're that his party shou d he free to do
/ - hat might seem 10 it the right thing to do
/ And if his party in National Convention
should deem it the right thing to nominate
! him what do you suppose he would do p
Il should say that in that case it would be
/ his duty to respond to the demand of his
party
who is your second choice 2"
II have no second choice
| "iIow would General Sheridan do =? Would
he draw largely from the Irish and Catholic
vote =
HE probably would. He would likewise
Draw largely from the soldier vote regardless
of politics. 1t is question, however, wheth-
| or hi. creed would repel more than it would
attract But great as is my admiration for
| Phil Sheridan--perhaps the most dashing SOL
dier Of the war for thu Union--l do not favor
| his nomination, for the reason that the nomi-
nation of any Catholic by either party wOull
afford a chance to raise the religious issue
in American politics. and mat we don't want, "
What do You regard the practical issue
before the country z"
Il regard the tariff as the great and the
practical issue for the American people to
pass IN now
OF course, Mr. Ford. you uphold the pro-
tective side Of the question ?"
! NV dear sir there is but one side of the
tariff that rightly instructed and patriotic
american can take-that is the American
side Protection is rightly known as the
American system, and f ee trade, on the 9TH
or hand, has been properly called the British
colonial system. The adoption of free trade
policy by this country would in its effects he
equivalent to the conquest of an empire by
England and the reduction of the United
States from great nation to the level of a
British province. 1t is because Blaine is an
american on this question: as on all other
questions, that | so greatly admire him and Sc
strongly urge his nomination. And here lei
me tender my thanks to the Press and offer
to it my congratulations for the noble work i,
is doing in the cause of protection of Amer
lean labor. Yes. the tariff is the great issue
and hope nothing vill arise to create di
version from its confederation -
How are the Irish on the question of the
tariff"
Nine out of ten Irishmen are prote ction-
ISIS. IL would be strange, indeed, if they
felt otherwise Under the bighting influence
of British Free Trade Irish industries have
withered and persisted and ireland has been
l.. no tal
IN all Europe"
WHY, then have the Irish supported the
Democratic party. which is dominated by a
sentiment of Free Trader"
THAT IS one of the curiosties of politics
II might take too long to inquire INTO the
c'ns'' mat proluced thus contradictory effect
ireland, by the destruction of her native
IA iustf'vs, was douhly conquered by Eng
hht- with the disappearance OF lrisn
manufactures the IRISH population begins to
cit away Those who renamed IN Ireland
IN de market for English goods, and those
| no crossed the seas anu who voted into
power party that sustained the Free Trade
PoHcN suited EAgiIsh purposes all the same.
In all thus England has shown the wisdom of
the serpent But Irish Americans, too, are
| hecnmll wise. In 1854 they began to open
their eyes and to see the light, and they have
kept them open since and now, If the Re-
rnhlican party only does the wise and
the patriotic thing at the Chicago Conven-
ton, the one time solid Irish vote which
| the independent action of 81 put in state
of solution, viii be utterly broken and for
ever free-a good thing for the Republican
party. good thing for the nation. and a
good thing for the Irish themselves.
And the wise and patriotic thing for the
/ Chicago Convention to do, you think is to
nominate Mr. Blainp?"
That is what mean
lis the Irish feeling for Blaine stronger
r weaker than it was in 1882"
.rt i decide lie worry m,cb stror,.r I
know tlns tr,n, da;lv oynerio,co ,bron,h III.
r,.,ls and fr,u, co,,;ac, ,.i,h ali sor,s &c ,,o,
in all tho wa1ks of life Tho sop,;mep,,,.d
! fnr pIai,o i mnro ,ro,or,I ,h,, +, ,,as l.,
/ 1874 and !, il as intense as II ia w;desnre,d
! rho an,husiasr fn- rim i r,hd,rd.J LII,
/ prntsc,i,nixts do not gr,vi,.te toward RI,;p.
h,ca,s.' b., l. pannhIc,n hn, h.,,,a,,s., be- -