Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04
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stand for reelection.
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NEW YORK, May 2.-An interested oc'
cupant of a Broadway car on Thursday
morning was the handsome and genial
Colonel A. K. Mcclure, editor of the Phila-
kelphia Times.
81 like to take Broadway car on such a
lovely day as this" said the Colonel, Gas
one can see more life on Broadway than
while being snaked over the house tops by
the Elevated"
The Colonel looked brighter and in better
physical condition than have seen him for
a long time, and he was just as chatty po-
litically and socially as he is usually found.
Perhaps no man in Philadelphia has a
wider political experience or is a better
judge of men and things than Colonel Nc
Clure. asked him how the Gubernatorial
campaign pointed now. He said:
'fIt looked very much in favor of Wallace
until recently. Owing to the impossibility
OF Wallace securing the Philadelphia dele
cation his nomination for Governor is i'm
possible A little while ago it looked to me
as if Wallace would be the man, but now
think Pattison is little ahead. There are
still indications, however, of a very lively
fight when it comes to the convention"
RANDALL COULDN'T HAVE WON.
Ibid the death of Pandall have any in
huence upon the chances of Wallace for
Governor"
'No, 1 think not Randall was elm
mated from State politics long before his
death. He never had any influence, so to
speak, outside of national affairs. OF course,
Randall would have been returned at the
Congressional election while he was sick.
As a we'll man, however, he would have
been defeated in his own district and re-
tired to private lie"
1 expressed my establishment ar this
declaration.
"Yes," said the Colonel, politics has
been changing considerable in our part of
Pennsylvania.
tin what respect, Colonel?"
''In respect to the tariff, mean. Randall
went to Congress again and again as high
protectionist. A large number of people in
his district are not in favor of protection,
and never were. They voted for Mr..
Randall because he was a very able man
and a representative man, and had the
respect of everybody. They ignored his
views as great many other people ignore
the views of the man who represents them,
because of his national character, and be-
cause the majority of the party desired him
to 60 there.
A TARIPE REFoRMER WILL WIN.
"Of recent years these more liberal Demo-
Gratis are increasing in number. People out
side do not understand this as we do in
some parts of Pennsylvania. The proba-
bility is that tariff reiormer will occupy
the seat so long and credItably occupied by
Mr. Randall. The protection Democrats
of his district will be compelled to vote for
such a man, the same as the others were
compelled to vote for Randall, because he
will be the party nominee. The feeling |
that we must have a reduction of import !
duties and general revision of the tariff |
laws is growing every day, and the party |
that ignores this fact makes a mistake, |
Tariff reform does not necessarily interfere |
with the principles of protection, much less
does it mean free trade. The Times has
steadily called attention to these facts, and |
they cannot safely be ignored"
The Colonel then went into learned dis. |
QUESTION on the requirements of tariff re-
TORN, which do not care to attempt to fol- |
low here, for tear that might do him an |
injustice from deficient memory.
"What do they think here of Mr.. Hal |
stead's newspaper changer" inquired the |
Colonel, becoming in turn the interviewer. |
HALsTEAD's GREAT MISTAKE.
81 don't think the people of New York
know much about Mr.. Halstead's new ven
ture, or care much about il, said 1. .'Mr.
HaIttead, to all intents and purposes. is
lost to the world in the Brooklyn Times
Union.
'That is as expected, -" said the Colonel,
"Mr. HaIstead made the greatest mistake
Of his life in continually meddling with
politics. in view of eleyating himself to
public Office. He should have let that
alone. told him so a long time ago. The
greatest mistake that an editor ever makes
is to put himself up for Office,
fer in that act he loses sight of the true
public sentiment, and loses at the same time
MS influence as journalist. 1 have al
ways believed that the editor of metropol-
tan journal should stick closely to his own
business, and leave himself free to criticise
men and affairs in an unprejudiced way.
blunder in the recent Ohio cam
oaign grew out of the fact that he was him.
;elf an aspirant for the Senate. The result
vas that he lost his standing as journalist,
ost his position on great newspaper and
lidn't get the political position be was
Ifter. He is a very able man and a clever
elbow, and one of the best editorial writers
# his time, yet he might as well be in Cam
len, n. j., as in Brooklyn.
REFUSED A NEW YORK JOB.
"Halstad was thoroug hly identified with
he political interests, men and things of
)hio. For any journalist of reputation
md prominence to come to New York is
.lways a mistake. 1 was offered several
ears ago the editorship of a prominent
Sew York journal at a very fattering SAL
nv. / refused it, and in doing so / told
hose who offered it that was not worth the
money to them, and would also do great
Injustice to myself to leave a city where
lad made a name, and a State wherein 1
sd some standing as 8 political writer"
The Colonel thinks that the World has a |
erv serious libel case on hand in the Hill
on matter. What the Colonel don't know
bout libel suits, l need not say, is not
rorth mentioning. At this point I had
rrived at my jumping-of place, and left
he great Pennsylvania editor to continue
is tranquil trip down Broadway.
MONTANA STATESMAN.
I had an interesting chat yesterday with