, 1889-09-29
JOHN LIS A-spIRATIoNs.
His Unique Views ON Matters Of Public
Policy.

MS Unique views on Matters OF Public
Policy.
Nearly all the world, except John L. Sulli-
van himself, is enjoying the joke of his pro
posal to offer himself up as a candidate for
congress. To him the matter is in ''dead earn
est"
He has committed a grave error at the
start-he has talked freely. AT least 50 SAYS
the Washington correspondent of The New
York World, who interviewed him at length.
After inquiring What kind OF drink congress
men most affect and what games they play
and expressing himself as gratihed 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 Ibis jags' meaning the PRESIDENT at
least once. He has a 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 sea seizures he re-
piled:
"h we've got to assist that Alaska Seal
company to get rich, let's build an Alaskan
navy. | think we strike a trihe wide in under
taking 20 protect so much water. The smaller
the ring the better. The idea of making a
fool play like that last one gives me a pain in
the carr
What will DO your policy regarding the
present race troubles in the south n was then
asked.
when it comes to hoggin' men at night,
whether they're black or white, I'm again it.
Seel I'd like to go down there on a commit
tee. I'd stop all such foul work. l will not
go into a ring with a negro, but, by Jupiter,
l wouldn't stand by and see another white
man lick him without reason. No, street 1t
appears to me that a negro is at home in the
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 char
thought he was a better man than the fellow
in the other corner. Well, we took a hand
just as the mob broke up the fight between
Heenan and Sayers. What business had we
to go over those ropesi None. What was
Samoa to usl Why, we didn't even get our
guano from there. It's no good to say that
Germany hadn't any right there, either. l
tell you we were dead wrong"
"Wil you advocate the maintenance of the
free zone on the Mexican frontierT was
asked.
You bet your sweet life. There's the
place for gentlemen to meet and settle all
questions of superiority. I'd abolish dueling.
It's no good But a free zones different-not
a free belt Xix the concern they call the
championship belt. 1 wouldn't have that.
Sect Tn Mexicans take a wise view of pu-
gilism."
1t is plain as a pikestaff that JOIN knows
more at the start than some congressman
know after a years service-more about
some things. He further stated that he was
going in to make some money in the coming
year, as he was in a fix to do it and under
stood that money was very necessary in poll
cs-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 party's 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 mott