St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-28
SAM TILDEN'S FRIEND
Roswell P. Flower, Empire
Statesman and Million
aire, in st. Paul.
He Discusses Politics, Finan-
ces and the Future Of the
Northwest.
Cleveland and Hill Will Be in
the Presidential Race
in 1892.
rs
AS for Himself, He Says He's
Entirely Out of Poll
tics.

Roswell 2. Flower, with large party
of friends, arrived from the West last
evening, and put up at the Ryan. Mr..
Flower is a director of multitude OF
railroads, and is we'll known all over the
country through his connection with
the late Samuel j. Tilden. The party
has been travelling through California,
Washington territory and the Yellow
stone National Park. Speaking of this
trip, Mr.. Flower said: ''North America
will always be under one flag; the North
west is being settled by such conglom-
crate mass of people that it can never
be separated from the balance. Canada
will eventually come in, which will
give us new territory to settle as fast as
this part of the world fills up. You will
have population here shortly as large
and as thickly settled as that in the
East, and some day more land will be
needed" On being asked what of pol
itics, Mr.. Flower smiled and said he was
out of politics, but that in New York
the Democrats think Harrison is not
making SO good a president as Cleye-
land did, though apparently the Repub-
land as brave and honest man, whose
administration would be looked back
upon as pure one. He was asked if
he would accept the Democratic nomi-
nation for president in 1892 if rendered
him, and replied: i am out of politics,
and am not looking for any political
honors.' [ regard Cleveland and Gov.
Hill as the big guns of the party to-day,
and either of them will make good
presidential timber in 1882. Gov. Hill
is making firSt-clasS governor OF New
York state, and we are all well satisfied
with him. l think Cleveland made
strong president. and his position on
the tariff question was brave one.
The people of the country, in spite
of the fact that the Republicans
won victory last fall. demand
reduction in the tariff, and it the
present administration is wise it will
give it to them. Should they fail to do
so they are certain of defeat in 1892. A
reduction in the tariff would do the
country vast amount of good, but
everything is in good shape and have
no fear of panic. Legislation adverse
to railroads has hurt the country very
much. 1t has caused depreciation in
railroad stocks to such an extent that
an owner of bonds has to buy legis-
lature to make his bill good. A little
more confidence on the part of the peO-
pie would permit rise of 10 per centin
railroad stocks. This would give them
a market, and great deal of money that
is tied UP in such stock would be put
into other investments. 1t would also
permit the banks to let us have money
for improvements and extensions, which
would set money afioat all over the
country. In the present condition in
which railroad affairs are, many men
are afraid to invest in railroad stocks;
this has tendency to keep them down
in value, and altogether it prevents
much money from being distributed
through the country. Still, things are
not in bad shape, and plenty OF money
can be had on good security"
Mr.. Flower was born in August, 1885,
and is descended from an old Puritan
family who immigated to Connecticut
in 1856. Losing his father when only
eight years old, he was to great ex
tent thrown on his own resources, and
became clerk in a store at the age OF
fourteen. He managed to attend high
school, however; after leaving which
he worked in brickyard, in postoffice
and then started for himself as jeweler.
Finding he could manage better for
himself than any one else, he started as
a broker in Wall street. This world
prospered with him, and, having politi-
cal aspirations, he ran against w. ".
Astor for congress in 1881, and was
elected. Among the many candidates
for the Democratic nomination for the
presidency in 1884 was Roswell P.
Flower, who is still thought of by many
members of the party as fitting man
for the honor in 1892. Mr.. Flower is
heavily built, medium-sized man, weigh
ing over 200 pounds, with a blonde ro-
tund countenance, regular features,
grey eyes, closely cropped sideburns
and a Jolly appearance.