Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-31
SURE TOM WILL WIN.
Chairman Carter's Father Is Very
Happy and contanted Man.
Tells How Mis- Son Was Forced !nss Ps'itics
in Montana.

chairman of the kepuhlHan natiuuaI CUM
y,;tt4e. lives in Philadelphia, and Is voter
in the 9sh warsi- He is night Waterman
al the mint, and has BEEN employer thete
for about two years.
He came to Philadelphia from Washing
ton. and was placed in the Mint by i'ifeetof
Leeeh. He is rather popular with INC o'nef
watchnen az he is OF eheerfui aisPosi-
ton. likes to hear good story ana can sii
one, and has fund Of "reminiscences
which he has gathered IN his travels
through the West.
Further than 70 make ms heaft sWeii
viii, pride and satisfaction, the appoint
ment of his boy Tom TO manage the kepup-
lean campaign this fall lid not have any
effect % him He did not attempt TO put
on ans friils with the other watehmen, nut
he did tell them that his son would make
the Democrats dance and that he wouH
land Harrison in the White House for an
other four years. That is characteristic OF
Carter.
lie has unboundcd confidence in his sons
ability to whip the Democrats. and he does
not hesitate to express himself TO anyone
who asks his opinion upon the subject. lie
is thoroughly democratic in his habits, and
he saws that is As near as he gets to being a
Democrat, except that he believes III the
doctrine, TO the victors belong the
spoils.a
He lives very mo,lestly at the Brunswick
Hotel, on Broad street above Fllbert.
reporter found him there yesterday lie
was sitting alone on a wooden table with his
legs dangling down and enjoying a smoke
out of hi. old clay pipe. He looked the
picture of contentment. He carries his 63
wears very easily and is quite active for his
age. In stature he is rather small, hardly
) feet and ) inches in height.
He wears his face smooth shavcn. and
he looks at YOU out of his clear gray eyes
through pair of gold-rimmed spectacies.
He has a strong chin, and the lines about
his mouth denote tirmness. His forehead
is filled with wrinkles, which is the only
thing about him that gives you any idea
that he has turned the sixty-year mile post,
When he talks there is Just enough accent
to denote that he is a son of Ireland.
so YOU wanted to see Tom Carriers
father" said be ch,erily. We'll, guess
am he, and he took his clay pipe out of
his mouth knocked the ashes on the floor,
put the pipe in his pocket and gave the re-
porter a cordial welcome.
Are YOU native of America he was
asked.
No, sir. | was born in Ireland and
came over here when was IL years old.
have lived the greater part of my life In the
West. settled in Ohio in 1852 and lived
there antil 1865. My son Tom and all of
my children were born i'll OHIO. From
Ohio went to Illinois, and lived in Con
gresham Bill Morrison = district for several
wears. Since then | have lived in a num-
her of Western states and territories. My
children are now located in Helena, Mont,
where Tom made his great success.
How did Your son come TO 20 into poll
tics?''
sHe was forced in against his will by thu
people of Montana when they wanted to
sent him as a delegate to Congress. That
was while Montana was still aterritory. He
went to Helena in 1850 and began TO prac-
,ice law. and within short time he had
made friends all around the territory, Hes
wonderful fellow for making friends and
holding them He's like me. He believes
in always sticking to his friends. That's
why he is so popular out in Montana. The
miners and the farmers out there think he $
all right He don't only know Montana
He knows the whole Northwest, and il any
one can carry those states he can hen
he went out of Congress his partner wanted
him to keep out of politics, and after he
had been appointed land commissioner his
PAL .ner came all the way to Washing on to
advise him not to take the place. The PEG
pie in Washington, however, persuaded
! him to accept the place, and that, edess,
is what led to his present position.
! "A Western paper stated some time ago
that your son had once been Democrat.
! Is there any truth in that
! There is not drop of Democratic
blood in his veins, was the reply, white the
| little mans eyes blazed with Indignation,
II have been Il Republican ever since the
Republican party was formed and all of my
children have been Repubicans.'
"A great many people have asked me in
my life how it is that | am a Republican,
| They think because | am an lrishman
ought to be a Democrat. Ny answer Is
that the principles of the Republican party
have made this country the most prosper
ous on the face of the earth.
II remember in the days of Democratic
rule. before the war, when we had Il Demo
cratic tariff. men worked from sunrise to
sunset for - cents a day. They would 20
for weeks at time ithout seeing dollar
of good money. All they would get woni
be shin-plasters which they would ex-
change at the compauy's stores. Free
trade in this country would mean return
of those conditions, and that is why am
not for free trade.
.'IIaye you ever taken any part in poll
ties
.Oh yes, in u small way. guess If You
were to 90 out in Illinois, Colorado or WIS
cousin you would meet some people who
knew me- In lSss | was running con
struction train on the Denver and RIO
firandc in Colorado. There was an eXcit-
ing comfy election on. There were 20
votes in the precinct ! was in and only four
Republicans out of the PC. got - OF the
% Democrats to vote for the Republican
candidate for sheriff, and those votes elect
ed him. That is about as good piece OF
work as | ever did.
do you think your son VIII ".n tins
fight.
WHY. feel inst as confident that he
will as that | am speaking to you now.
feel it in my bones. Hes got the grit, AMI
he knows how to run campaigns. | just
wish | was as sure of Heaven as Harrison is
of reelection That's the way feel about
it. Have you ever seen my son: Wen,
there have been pictures printed IN the
new spapers. but they don't look like him.
Come up stairs and I'll show you his lntest
photograph
The old gentleman led the way up fight
of stairs to his room, and took from a
bureau-drawer the portrait of his son.
That's nv boy" said he proudly, ''and
think he resembles me somewhat. Here's
his baby" And Mr.. Carter handed me u
photograph of hright-faced child.
Toms wife says the baby looks ike me,
too, so. Won see, I'm quite a favorite," he
added with a heal Y laugh.
No" said he, as he placed nc portraits
back from where they had been taken.
there will be no mistakes made by the X ="
publican committee while my son is in
charge. He don't engage in that sort of
business I'm going over to see him in a
few days. Eve got a vacation on my hands
and think I'll take one day in New York
and see the headquar,ers
When asked about lis place III the mint.
Mr.. Carter said "oh,-I just want some
thing to occupy my time, and that does it a
we'll as ANYTHING. lon't like to he idie.
THEY QUIT WORK