New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-08
VIEWS OF AN ILLINOIS POLITICIAN.
A. NJ. JONES TELLS THE REASONS FOR HIS CONF

A. NJ. JONES TELLS THE REASONS FOR HIS Conf
DENCE IN REPUBLICAN SUCCESS.
A. NJ. Jones, who has been one OF the leading Re-
publicans of Illinois for many years, was IN tms
city yesterday on his way TO New-IIampshire, Mr..
Jones carries of which he Is exceedingly proud
The handle is OF gold and represents the head OF an
American eagle. On side are the words A
NJ Jones Chairman Low Water Mark Committee" and
on the other side OF the handle the figures 521
This cane was given to Mr.. Jones on account OF his
work in organizing the Harrison forces ut the Repub
rcan National Convention in Minneapolis in June The
cane was presented to him by those who served with
him on the committee Of Harrison Republicans who
helped him In the fight that he made. Mr. Jones
is known MS one Of the shrewdest politicians in the
country. and his opinions considered to be valu-
able To a Tribune reporter who saw him at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday afternoon he said:
Il think that the Republicans are going to win
is fall by majority large that 1T will surprise
them as much as 1t will the Democrats. You may
think that 1t Is strange, but compare the election
OF this year with that OF 1854 and why? In 1850
the Republicans elected Lincoln. Two years later the
country went against us. Our troops had not been
doing as well RS they expected TO, and the
Democrats all declared that the war was failure
We lost Illinois, Ohio and other Northern states by
large rnaiories. But the people began to think In
two years 1852 to 1864, and the result was that
the Northern States went Republican by such large
OF its boots.
1.-TWO years have passed since the country vent
Democratic on the Issue OF the Mckinley bill, and In
those two years the people bave done considerable
amount OF good, hard thinking The Free Trade ele
ment in the Democratic party went crazy on account
OF the success years and I'm spite OF the
opposition OF William c. Whitney, Villas and the other
leading Cleveland Democrats. they put Free-TTade
plank in the Democratic National platform. In 1864
IL was protection to country. and now it Is pr
lection TO our business interests. The Republican
party always has been the party Of Protection for
this country anyway Therefore, ! make the com
parison between 1864 and 1902.
Besides the question Of Protection, the attack that
the Democrats have made on the National banks VIII
hurt them wonderfully. Few business men really
know what a bank detector is. All that the most OF
men who are alive know about the days OF the
state bank or stump tail currency is from history
But | can remember when had to make my ue
posts four or five times day for fear that the money
that put into the bank In the morning would NOT
re worth anything In the afternoon. have seen
the time when ii cost 81 exchange Tor $40 on
New-York banks. When you consider that IS per
cent of all that You produce in this country is
sumed in this country you can understand the value
of our own home market. OF course we are ANXIOUS
TO get as good market we can for the addllohal
IS per OF production, but the home market tha
we have Is the best market ia the world 90 not
see why the Democrats put those two planks IN ther
Free Trade and they do not want anything 10 DO
with .stump-tap money. Illinois will go Republican
this fall and the majority will be nearer 10000 than
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