Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-11
JOHN L.,s ASPIRATIONS.
HIS Uniqae Views o., Matters Of Public

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His Unique Views on Matters Of Pubic
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Nearly Al the world, except ID Z. sulli-
van himself, is enjoying the joke 81 his pro
posal to offer himself up as q candidate Tor
congress To him the matter Il IA sstiaafi earn.
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He has committed . grave error at the
start-he has talked freely. At least so says
the Washington correspondent Of The New
York World, who interviewed him at length.
After tnquiring what kind Of drink congress
men most affect and what games they play
and expressing himself as grati1ed at the re-
plies, the prospective honorable casually re-
marked that he must learn White House
etiquette, as he should probably have to dine
with This jags" tmeaning the president) at
least once. He has q bit Of old silver, won in
one Of his earliest scraps, !" which he expects
to present to Baby Mckee. Being asked his
opinion Of the Behring eea seizures he re.
piled:
we've got to assist that Alaska Seal
company to get rich, let's build an Alaskan
navy. Think we strikea trile wide in under
taking to protect so much water The smaller
the ring the better. The idea Of making
fool play like that last one gives me a pain in
the ear" 3 s{ a1
"What win be your policy regarding the
present race troubles in the south y was then
asked.
when it comes to aoggin' men at night,
whether they're black or white, I'm again it.
Seer I'd like to go down there on a commit
tee I'd stop all such foul work will not
go into ring with q negro, but by Jupiter,
wouldn't stand by and see another white
man lick him without reason No. sir-e-el IL
IN mo hof Sn 8. A..
south"
what are your views on the Samoan ques-
tionf'
Blessed if can see what business we had
breaking into that ring. "A quiet little mill
was going on between two colored gentlemen
on an island in the Pacific. Each chap
thought he was better man than the fellow
in the other corner Well, we took hand
just as the mob broke up the fight between
Heenan and Sayers What business had we
to 60 over those ropes3 None What was
Samoa to usa Why, we didn't even get our
guano from there. It's no good to say that
Germany hadn't any right there, either I
tell you we were dead wrong"
"Wll you advocate the maintenance of the
free zone on the Mexican frontier9' was
asked.
''You bet your sweet life There's the
place for gentlemen to meet and settle ali,
questions of superiority. I'd abolish dueling.
It's no good. But a free zones different-not
free belt like the concern they call the
championship belt. wouldn't have that.
Sees The Mexicans take wise view Of pu-
gilism." 5
1t is plain as pikestaf that John knows
more at the start than some congressman
know after years service-more about
some things He further stated that he was
going in to make some money in the coming
year, as be was in fix to do it and under
stood that money was very necessary in poll
tics-another striking proof of his ability to
acquire knowledge. After his late sparring
exhibition with Cleary he notified several
Democrats Of local prominence that he
should stand for that partys nomination in
his district next year, and if he got it, the
majority being ample, why then-well, he
would not go into particulars, but no dashed
Kentuckian would pull his ear in committee
room New England should be vindicated.
And why not2