Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-27

again have party of the North and the
| South?"
81 think not,' was the reply. s'There
is more likelihood of a party of the East
and party of the West. The West and the
!, South are now gravitating toward each
| other on political and economic questions. /"
"Will there ever be party of the rich
| and the poor in this country-or great par
| ties of capital and labor?''
NO" replied Senator Carlisle, 'T think
not. Such parties might exist for cam
paign or SO, but there will always be two
great controlling parties in this country
based on the fundamental principles which
have divided parties since the organization
OF the Government. There will be the one
party with the old demand for the increase
of the jurisdiction of the general Govern
ment and the Capitalization of power, and
another which will contend, as heretofore,
for the rights of the State, the local COM
munity and the individual. The great ex-
tension of commerce and trade, the con-
struction of railroads and telegraphs have
made sectional political divisions almost an
lmPossibility in the United States. AS to
labor parties and Farmers Alliance par
ties, you cannot form lasting political
party in this country based upon the inter-.
ests of single class. I do not believe the
alliance party will cut any figure in the
Presidential campaign.
Purity in Public Life.
Political morality" said Senator Car.
Isle, sis higher to-day than it has ever
been. If you look back over our history
you will find bad record of peculation
and fraud. The Yazoo land scheme of the
days of Washington and Jefferson was, a
greater job than has been before Congress
for generation. The very location of this
capital was the result of bargain into
which some Of the weaker of our forefath-
ers were implicated, and do not believe
that the average of official honesty has
ever been so high as it is now. No matter
what may be said to the contrary, the world
is growing better every day."
Are the public men of to-day equal in
your opinion, Senator, to those of the past?'
said I.
''In ability, yes. In comparative reputa-
tion for being such, no." was the reply.
'"The general average of craftsmanship and
intelligence has never been so high as it is
now. l do not know that we have men who
will equal the two or three greatest men of
our early history, but the general average
is far higher.
Hero Worship of Former Days.
There is no money in public life,''
said Senator Carlisle, off that is what YOU
mean by the question whether statesman
ship pays, and I doubt whether the time
will ever come when we will have, as thev
have in England, class of professional
statesmen. 1 believe every young man
should take an interest in politics. He
should keep himself informed on public
questions, study the issues of the two great
parties at the outset of his career and decide
which of them is the nearer right and 20
with it.
''He will find, as every man finds, that
there are many things in each party that he
does not like. There are some things in the
Republican party that like better than
those of the Democratic party; but they are
not the material issues, and man must
unite with that party which has a prepon-
derauce of good, and whose main principles |
are nearest in accord with his views. I do |
not believe in third parties. A man cannot |
flock by himself in this country, and if he |
would do good or accomplish anything, he |
must go with the party nearest to him. The |
would-be statesman should thoroughly study |
American history. He should understand |
our Constitution and the political institu-
tions of the country, and little legal
would not hurt him. I believe
he should take an interest in local politics,
for if he wishes to rise he must begin at the
bottom" FRANK G. CARPENTER.