The Forrest City times., 1888-03-10
POLITICAL OPINIONS.
What New England Coagressmen rhinh of the Chances of Republican Presl- fentlat tandida' cs.

What New England Congressmen Thins
 Of the Chances of Republican Presl-
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 BosroN, Mass, March 4.-Several Re- publican Congressman from New Eng land, including Reed Of Maine, senator Chandler and Gov. Long, have been talking for publication about the presi- dentlal canvass:
 Il am satisfied" said Mir. Reed, "that Mr. Blaine has done the wise thing both for himself ard the party, but AS to the candidates now talked of l am not clear which of them would make the strongest run. John Sher- man, at present has the lead, 1 suppose, and will be likely to have it on the first ballot at Chicago. Allison, Harrison and Gresham are all likely to develop strength, and Detew and Hiscock have evidently following in New York. As Harris and Gresham both came from the same state 1t is quite likely they will about equallZe each other, so that neither will be taken. The pretty well settled rule of n0minat- ing conventions Is to put aside the lead ing candidates, unless, as in 1881, one of them deve ops ma ority on a very early ballot. It will be apt to work that way next June. If one or two or three leading candidates are nominated right of, they are liable to be showed in favor of some new man. whose name none of us are now talking about. Whoever we nominate, however, we ought easily to elect him on campaign fought upon the issue raised by the Presidents tariff measure, and believe we shall"
 lyfR of ho fsaIa Reed secuted the idea Of Its rat!tica tion.
 1t may be true, as MT. Bayard says, that we have given up nothing under it that We had before, and have se- cured the recognition Of some rights that were not recognized before, but that Is only true If you talk on the as- sumption that the treaty of ISIS is to be the basis Of comparisons. But the treaty Of ISIS ia not a it standard by which 10 measure what is .rieht and wrong in lsss. There have been seventy years of progress and civilization in the meantime. and there Is nothing con- ceded to us in this treaty which we ought not to have been conceded to us without d treaty and without any con cession in return from us. but simply as a matter of course, and as the ordin- ary amenities between friendly civi ized countries. The treaty will, of course, be rejected"
 Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, thought that, on the whole, Blaine's re- trement improves the Republican pros poets.
 "we have now" he said, ia fair prospect for an absolutely, united and harmonious party. believe we shall nominate somebody whose selection will anger no one, being united, we can carry New York, and if we carry the presidency we shall carry the House at the same time. The tarif Issue IS winning issue, and on it shall expect the party, with a good nomination, to carry West Virginia, Virginia, and possibly North Carolina"
 Ex-Gov Long is quoted as saying:
 "I should say that John sherman now leads, but 1t is that lead on which nothing can be counted. He Is an emi- nent statesman, so great in useful and comprehensive service that the presi- dency can add nothing to his record but title. His career spans the whole arch of the Republican epoch and im- preston. l understand that he is not what Is called magnetic man, but once nominated, what will the great body of the common sense of the people care for that, when it recognizes in him an embodiment, upright, wise and trustworthy, Of Republican principles, and recalls his splendid service in the most brilliant and soundest financial progress ever witnessed and his sturdy loyalty to every postulate in the po- lItical ia tn of Abraham Lincoln and American freedom and prosperity. His chances are, think, impaired by the frequency with which his name has been used. and by the fact that his state has already had too large share in the presidency, and Is Republican anyhow. These are points in which Allison and Harrison have an advan- t1ge."