Telegram-herald., 1891-06-28
BLAINE Is Thu CHOICE
Senator etockbridgs Declares 20 In
. Recent Interyiew.
MICHIGAN LOVES The Hiy OF NAME
- oaiy Remains for Blaias ca Say the
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~ $1,000 ~ Least

"Blaiue 10 the choice Of Michigan"
sad senator stockbridge in . recent IN
tervirw IN Chicago, and as he men
toned the name OF the magnetic states
man DIT OF enthusiasm came into MS
voice. s'He Is also the choice of the
Republican psrty a. large. IL only re-
mains for him 70 signify MS willingness
10 accept the nomination and upon the
completion Of the first ballot IN the IA
tional convention he Will receive IL. He
may not now want 10. But think that
he wall see that his party wants HIM and
that he will thea accept His strength,
That il all right. Besides he will not
have TO do any work. He can remain
at Bar Harbor from now until after the
election, II be desires without putting
q pen 10 the paper or speaking . word
In advocacy OF ms cause We Will do
that and after ~ notlya contested nght
a. you have ever seen We shall elect
him."
And if Blaine should positively de-
line To-"
e4ku r%Cdpcu the oci&1@cAb oh4 Aio
heavy. Dushy eyebrows dropped as he
replied:
Then We shall have To do the best
We can without him. There would
probably be a number OF candidates IN
the field. Wisconsin would doubtless
send to the convention delegation for
Uncle Jerry Rask, and. If General Al
ger desired Michigan delegation would
work for him."
.'How about the PRESIDENT
The Senator was silent for q moment.
because OF his position he would go To
the convention the strongest OF them
ali. He Is stronger now tnan he was
year ago and bat for MS unfortunate
manner, his failure to make or keep
friends, in short, his lack OF that mag
netic quality so essential to . pubic
man, be would be- very strong. As for
his election, we'll, whatever the rest of
the country will do you can be assured
that Michigan will give Republican
majority OF $4,000"
Touching the prospective work of the
next Congress. the senator expressed
himself as believing that the silver
question, the Nicaragua canal, the re-
duction of the postage to cent, the
mod fication of the immigration laws
aud the alteration OF the tariff will
figure prominently in the debates. He
has no doubts that the House Will pass
free silver bill and thinks that pos
sibly the Senate will do likewise.
'.But neither have l any doubt" he
added, "that the President will veto
such q bill. There Is no occasion for
its passage. The measure passed by the
last Congress providing for the pur-
chase of about all the silver produced
in this country is working satisfactorily
and the Western people should be con
tent. As for this proposition to make
20 cents worth of silver worth 81 have
only this to say: Should Is come up in
the Senate shall offer an amendment
TO increase the price of lumber 81 q
thousand. Such thing would be
equally just.
'sOf the reduction of postage I am
strongly IN favor. Suppose reducing il
20 cent should make q deficit? Why
should the postal department be self
sustaining any more than the river and
harbor department? Such reduction
would inure to the benefit of the peo
pie. enabling them to write more fire.
quently. III commerce is . civilizer and
benefit to mankind by bringing them
In closer communication, equally 80 Is
cheap postage. l should be perfectly
willing to supply the deficit with an ap.
preparation from the general fund. On
he postal telegraph scheme something
suppose will De done. Perhaps lines
will be leased. One thing is certain
they will not be bought. The Western
Union could be duplicated for one-fifth
the amount it - stocked for if neces
sary."
"shaIl you favor guaranteeing the
Nlcaraugs canal boudsg'
Most assuredly. To not do &C
would compel the company to sell the
stock for fraction OF It's real value
Foreign capitalists would buy il and
own il as they do the Suez canal. W.
don't want them to own the Nicaura
qua waterway. Besides. by tie govern
ment guaranteeing bonds, the cost viii
besso lessened a. to enable the charge.
and tolls 10 puta atmuch lower figure
than would be done were the company
compelled TO do without the guaran
tee.o
Regarding the immigration. the sena
Cor declared that the chief bugbear II
securing satisfactory law is the fear oil
the congressman to displease some oil
their foreign born constituents.
mo sooner does a man get elected Il
Congress" be continued, Ethan he be
gins to look about nm TO see how HI
can obtain reelection, 80 that he il
naturally loath to do anything to,otfene
apostolic supporter. The better elias
OF foreign born are IS anxious TO keey
out Of the Objectionable class as any
body else; but you see their votes coun
for no more than the votes of an equa
number Of the riffrsff. What ought q
be done IL for all congressman TO get to.
gether and agree upon bill without re
spect 10 party. For myself. am in fl
vor of the consular Inspection bill.
IL practicable and meets the require
ments more fully than any proposed.
Michigan politics, the Senator says
is IN tunlult owing to the redlstricung