Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-02-01
Minister StallO's Views of the President and
His Message.

| His Message.
| The correspondent 81. T. NJ" of the
Baltimore Sun who is in Rome, Italy, hav-
ing interviewed Mr.. Stallo, the United
States Minister at Rome, says -
| 1.-THE Sun correspondent found Minister
Stallo enthusiastic in his admiration of the
message sent by President Cleveland to
Congress at it's recent opening. Its tone
on the wool issue, he predicts. will surely
carry Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin for
| the Dem ,crsts at the coming Presidential
election, while their chances for success in
Illinois are excellent. Indiana, he believes,
| will go solid for his party in the next
national contest. Said Mr.. Stallo: ''The
coming campaign of the Republicans will
attempt to attract the Irish-Americsn vote.
One of three schemes will be Adopted
Either Blaine, who Ia the son of q Catholic,
| or John Sherman, whose family connections
| are of the same religion, or the last message
of President Cleveland, iecried as an Fog
Iish free-trade document, will be made the
issue. A far stronger nominee than either
would be General Hawley, of Connecticut,
with Robert Lincoln for Vice-President.-
In one case or another the purpose will fall
short of the mark, and the Republican cau-
d'date, whoever he may be, will be beaten.
Let President Cleveland continue in the
even tenor of his way, and no candidate in
the United States can defeat him for anoth
er term in Office. He has clearly proven in
his message of a few months ago that lie is
a man of courage, who thought of his couu-
try first and himself last. That is the kind
of stuff the American people want in their
Chief Magistrate, and that it is, pre-emi-
+ <hAr hras k,.l
that will secure him the nomination of the
Democratic party for second term, as it
made him before Mayor IF Bnffalo, Gov
ernor of New York aud President of the
United States. heartily agree with the
President in his recommendations for the
abolition of tax on raw material, and 80
will the grangers of Iowa, Minnesota and
Wisconsin. True to his solicitude for the
public welfare, he Guild not have done
anght else than make the suggestions be
d TO Congress. The danger of tue rapidly
increasing millions in the treasury was OBJ
viOus to him, as to every honest, sound
thinking American citizen. The removal
merely Of the duty on tobacco would not
amount to very much, for there would yet
remain very large surplus to cut down.
The wisdom of President Cleveland in that
message makes it inevitable for the Repub-
1can party 10 dptag0nZe MIN on the tariff
question. The day it does that the agricul-
turists of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin,
are against it. Furthermore, the Irish
Americans, in the keenness Of their fore.
sight, sec thro- gh the intentions Of the Re-
publicans, while the Ger mans in the North
west will be almost solidly against them,
because President Cleveland has touched in
his tariff reduction a subject of vast i'm
portance to them. 1 firmly believe that
Kansas will be lost to the Republicans at
the next election. / understand Mr.. Blaine
contemplates a visit to Rome. l shall ex.
tend all the courtesies in my power to him.
The visit to Rome cannot, however, te
without embarrassment for him. Should
be be presented to the King of Italy as the
candidate of one of the great PAL ties in the
United States, he would not subsequently
be received by Pope Leo. On the other
hand, if he calls on the Pope irst, the usages
of the Quirinal will not permit his intIo-
duction afterwards to the King"
Minister StalO SAID he received call
few days ago from DR.. Robert II. Sanborn,
at one time president of the Pennsylvania
Steel Works, who told him that, though an
advanced protectionist in the past. he was
won over to the cause of President Cleve-
land by the admirable views of the Chief
Magistrate