The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-19
THE EASTFOR BLAINE
Interview With Gen. Hazard
Stevens, of Boston.
POLITICS IN NEW ENGLAND.
The Trouble with Most Cities Is ss Too
Much Government and No
Responsible Head.

General Hazard Stevens, of Boston. ar
rived in the city yesterday. and is at the
Rainier hotel. When the civil war broke
out In 1851 he was q freshman at Harvard
college. but he was one of the first to lay
down his books and take up arms. Going
10 the front with New York regiment,
he did most of his campaigning in Vir-
ginia- Brilliant soldierly qualities won
him rapid promotion, and while yet in
his twenties he was brevetted brigadier
general for gallant conduct in the storm
ing of Petersburg, April, 1855. OF late
wears he has been a practicing
LAWYER in Boston. Till 1854 he was identi-
fed with the Republican party, but when
Blaine ran for president, in 1854, he Joined
the Independents against him. The DEM
ocratic advocacy OF tariff reform has COM
pleted his conversion TO that party. A
few years ago be was elected from one of
the Boston districts to the lower branch of
the state legislature, and he introduced
and urged 70 final passage the bill reform
ing and recognizing the Boston city gov
eminent. Recently he has written more
or less for current publications on various
economic ubiects-particularly the tariff.
In speaking of the political situation in
Massachusetts, he said yesterday: Both
parties are preparing for hard fight this
fall over the governorship. Mr.. Russell
has made an admirable governor, upright
in his methods and conservative in bis ap-
pointments. Indeed he has reappointed
most of the commissioners who received
Office at the hands Of his predecessors and
held over. His course while in the chair
will greatly strengthen him. but at the
same time he viii have hard work getting
majority of the full Republican vote that
il polled. There is large latent Republi-
can vote in the state which never comes
out except in presidential years The Re
publicans apparently have not vet GEN.
tered their choice on any candidate.
Another point 10 be remembered is
that during the last FIVE years there has
been . strong and steady movement in
Massachusetts toward the Democratic
party. Many young men whose affilia-
lions would naturally have been with the
Republicans ten years ago are joining the
ranks OF the TART reformers. They feel
that they cannot stand with the Republi-
cans on the platform Of high protective
tariff. The Democracy Of the state IS IN
doubtedly for Cleveland for president.
though / dare say that few Irish-Ameri-
csn leaders would like 10 knife him.
The Republicans are pretty generally
for Blaine. / dare say that were be TO ran
the Muiligan letters would again be
brought up against him; but the argument
xould have little or no force, for people
feel that he has outhved or lived down
that episode He has passed 10 a position
where the letters could harm him bat
little
my belief is that the Democrats have
gained such strength IN Massachusetts,
that in Is92 they can carry II on the
tariff issue"
General Stevens has made = special
studv of the subject Of municipal govern