The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-05
JOHN LIS ASPIRATIONS.
His Unique Views on Matters of Public
Policy.


Policy.
Nearly all the world, except John L. Sulli
van himself, is enjoying the joke of his pro
posal to offer himself up as candidate fol
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 so says
J 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 gratiied at the re-
plies, the prospective honorable casually re-
marked that he must learn White HOUSE
I etiquette, as he should probably have to dine
with ''his jagsn tmeaning the president) at
least once. He has 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:
''If we've got to assist that Alaska Seal
company to get rich, let's build an Alaskan
navy. think we strike trife wide in under
taking to protect SO much water The smaller
the ring the better. The idea of making q
fool play like that last one gives me pain IN
the carr
What will be your policy regarding the
present race troubles in the south1n was then
asked
When it comes to Aoggin' men at night,
whether they're black or white, I'm sgain' 10,
Sect I'd like to go down there on commit
tee. I'd stop all such foul work. / will not
go into ring with negro, but, by Jupiter,
wouldn't stand by and see another white
man lick him without reason. No, street It
appears to me that a negro is at home in the
SOUTH
"W nat are your viewson the Samoan ones
Nonr
blessed if l 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 be was a 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 go over those ropesi None. What was
Samoa to usi Why, we didn't even get our
guano from there It's no good to say that
Germany hadn't any right there, either.
tell you we were dead wrong"
"Will you advocate the maintenance of the
free zone on the Mexican frontierl" 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 free zones different-not
a free belt like the concern they call the
championship belt 1 wouldn't have that,
See? The Mexicans take a wise view of pu-
gilism."
1t is plain as pil1estaff 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 he 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 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 indicated.
And why not7