Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
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A Newspaper Mans Ideas.

A Newspaper Mans Ideas.
W. d. Brickell, proprietor and directing
mind of the very successful Euesisg Dispatch,
is former Pittsburger who came to Colum-
bus decade ago and has made moribund
paper an influential and very profitable
property. Mr.. Brickell is averse to motor
iety and rarely allows himself to be quoted,
but is widely known as one of the closest
and shrewdest of political observers, and
his position and sources of information
make his opinions of exceptional value.
He is type of the American newspaper
man of the day-thin and 1.-THE, with men,
tality and energy in proportion of ..about
two to one compared to his physical or
ganism. He talked as follows:
have no doubt that the Republican con-
vention will nominate Major Mckinley
unanimously, and he is the Strongest man,
politically, in the State. When it comes
down to a question Of protective tariff or
is all right for his enemies and the unthink-
ing to laugh at his defeat for Congress, but
good care is taken to say nothing about the
effort of the Legislature to draw his district
lines so that Republicans would be as scarce
as hens teeth.
OF course Governor Campbell will be the
Democratic nominee. All of the fulminat-
ing against him comes from the noisy and
uninhuential portion of his party, and is but
as sounding brass and tinkling cymbals."
Courtesy, as well as right and popularity,
will unite in bringing about his nomination
for a second term. He is well Thought of,
especially among the better element of his
party, and 1 know of no man in the Demo-
cratic party who deservedly stands higher
or could influence as many Republican
heve him honest.
The Farmers Cheered Reputation.
don't know what will be the outcome of
this Cincinnati convention. The farmers-if
its members are fair sample-are in for any
change, so that it be radical enough. They
claim they owe debts they cannot pay; that
they see themselves getting further and
further in debt each year. For the first time
in my life, and, expect, the first time it was
ever done in Ohio, 1 heard the word "Repu-
diationp cheered at that Cincinnati conven-
ton, and very Justify cheered, too.
The extent and strength of the movement
is hard at this time to estimate intelligently.
II we should have good crop and good de.
mand for it the movement will likely die
from paresis. There is no doubt that the
balance of power at the Cincinnati conven-
ton was held by the adherents of the old
Greenback party and that they were trying
to lead the dissatisfied farmers, and be-
lieve, from what / saw and heard there that
the more radical ofthe farmers would vote
now for General Weaver, They appear to
glory in the words "fiat money and are des :
perate in their demand for radical changes.
As to the effect a third party ticket will
have upon the coming Ohio political cam
palgn you Will find opinions will VARY as
widely as localities. But taking the State
over, believe that the old parties will suffer
equally and the result will not be affected.
The third party movement if once separated
from the farmers agitation would amount
to nothing.
Congressman Joseph II. Outhwaite. of
this district, is a widely y-known and distin-
guished Democrat. 1t is universally con-
ceded by the better part of the Democratic
party-the astute, intelligent part-that he
would make the best Speaker of the next
National House. But Mr. Outhwaite de-
clares he is not candidate He is the idol
of the Democracy of Central Ohio, and he is
good looking, suave, with wide
intelligence and grasp of affairs He is par-
donably but modestly proud of the fact that
he is the only Democratic Congressman who
has been elected for four successive terms
from the Capital district since the late
S. S. Cox left it in 1864. Mr.. Outhwaite
talked of the Speakership contest and Ohio
affairs for The DISPATCH very willingly.
He said:
Campbell on the Tariff.
Governor Campbell will be the Democratic
nominee for Governor most decidedly.
While 1 concede and regret that there is
some opposition to him, and observe with
sorrow the course of some of the Democratic
press, l am positive that he will be nomi-
mated. And this conclusion is arrived at
after very careful consideration of the
situation. L confess when first came home
had serious doubts as to his being nomi.
nated' but after looking over the situation