The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-19
CHAT WITH GEN. GEORGE.
Current Features Of Politics Entertain.
Ingly Discussed.

on their way home from Washing
ton, and had stopped there to do
the Grading" for their Carroll
county farm. He was seen by a
COurierJOmnal reporter and, upon
beng asked about his purchases,
replied:
~ have nearly always bought
my supplies and machinery Tor my
plantations in Cincinnati or ST.
Louis" he SAID, but | have con.
cluded 10 buy whatever l want
hereafter in Louisville. Cincinnati
has developed such a spirit of op-
position aud vindictiveness toward
! The Southern people in all matters
except when she seeks their money
tor her goods, that l have no more
desire to bny there. St. Louis is
now Republican, and | thought
would try Louisville, a thoroughly
Southern city, to see what | could
do. | have been out buying all
day with Mrs. George, and am very
we'll pleased with my bargains.
This city has made great strides
and there is no reason why it
should not have the bulk of all the
Southern business"
"What do you think of the rejec-
ton, by the Senate, of Mnrat Hal
stead to be Minister tn Berlin g'
asked the reporter.
II cannot talk to you on that sub.
ject. The action taken was in ex-
ecutive session, and cannot dis
close The secrets Of such a session,
and | prefer not to give my views
on the subject. You get pretty ac-
curate news in some way from ex-
ecntive sessions, although the
newspapers occasionally make mis-.
takes, sometimes laughable ones,
of what goes on within the doors.
For instance, when Whitelaw
Reid's name came up for consider
alton, The New York bapers said |
entertained the Senate by reading
his editorials from a large file of
the New York Tribune, to influence
the Southern Senators against
HIM. There wasn't a word of
ruth in it. Personally, private
ly and publicly, | have been siren
uOusly opposed to the very un-
American method Of holding exec
utive sessions Of Congress at all. l
believe in all the business being
transacted openly and above
board. | fought the proposition 10
hold executive sessions, but the
majority wanted them, and since
we have them, keep their secrets
inyiOlate, although am convinced
there are those who let them slip
1t sometimes looks like there is
systematic leakage of the news
from within The chambers"
What is your opinion of The gen.
eral political outlook9" the Sena-
tor was asked.
THAT Is rather a difficult ques-
ton to answer. After being in
Office four years, following twenty
five years on the Oulsi !e, We have
again stepped out. The return Of
the Democratic party to power de-
pends largely on Harrison's course.
If he makes no great errors, and
a policy pleasing or salts
factory to the business men of the
it will be extremely diff
cult to dIslodge the Republicans
rom power. A review OF the past
quarter of a century makes the
Jelief more than reasonable, that
hey will resort to almost any
means to remain in pOwer.f
What do you think Willie Har-
'ison's policy toward the South ~
was asked.
"1hat is hard TO say. All opin-
Ons are mere surmIseS. If he at
empts TO resort to extreme meas
Tres, it will do much harm TO the
south. The people there can't
stand that and they won't. In my
State the affairs of the citizens are
low IN talerably fair shape-better
han they have been in years. The
are doing well, making a
title money and improving their
places. But there was, | believe,
recording TO The census of 1880, a
Majority of about $4,000 colored
'ver the white population, which1
ear will be shown much larger by
he census of next year. Should
resident Harrison's policy be such
IS TO cause a breach in the recent
mnoth tenor of affairs, | fear bad
esults. The people there will not
tand governmental eutrages, and
hould the policy Of the Admins
ration be such as TO cause them
rOuble, many of the white people,
nd the best citizens, will leave the
tate"
Senator George was of The Opin-
On thatsectionalism had mostto do
nth the defeat of the Democratic ,
arly last November. He saic the
lriff question was merged in the
sctional feeling.
~Secuonahsm has not died out"
nd he. "Every time any action
{ Southern white men could be
lisc0nstrued into being OF a sec
Onal origin it was so construed,
nd the unjust construction put
pom their actions was kept vividlv
-esh in the minds Of the Northern
eOple BY the unscrupulOus leaders
{ the Republican party and their