Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-05
THE ARGUS.
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 5. 1892
PLAI'T HEARD FROM
The New York Leader Com.
plains Of Injustice.
DECLARES he Is NOT A BOSS"

And Tells How His Visit to the Presf-
dent Was Brought About-His Disap-
pointment at Minneapolis Too Keen
to Be Forgotten in a Day-Republi-
can Criticism That He Declares Was
Uncalled For-Pleased With the Presi-
dents Reception of Him and Always
Republican.
NEW YORK, Sept 5.-The following appears
I'm the New York Herald this morning: Il Wis
ited ex-senator Thomas C. Platt at the Orien-
tai hotel Manhattan Beach, yesterday, and in
vited him to talk politics. l told him that
wanted him to talk politics and that wanted
TO print whatever he said in the Herald. He
hesitated a moment as if thinking over the ex-
pediency of saying anything but finally he re-
Piled: All right; suppose it is fair and proper
that should say something. l suspect know
the questions you have in mind to ask me, and
%. considering that perhaps it is suitable for
fne to say something, shall talk frankly and
clearly.
You talked that way just before the Min
neapolis convention, ventured to remark
Remembers the Fact Perfectly.
"Well, yes, so did the senator replied.
SO did Nor have l anything to take back
nor anything to regret. did then what
thought was my duty to the Republicans of
New York and of the country. / am going to
do what think is my duty now We live in a
land where the majority rules. must rule and
is going to rule every time. The majority did
not agree with me at Minneapolis. | did my
best to defeat the president. but he had more
votes than the other candidates and that T.
tied il. Now he is the nominee of the Repub-
hcan party. l am a Republican. was Re
publican in 1855; have been Republican
every hour of every day from then until this
minute, never faltering in my support of Re-
publican principles and Republican candi-
dates; no matt whether the candidates were
men of my choice or not.
Had a Reason to BE Quiet.
"'The aims and policies of parties in this
country have got to undergo a wonderful
change before shall be anything else but a
Republican Senator Plat paused a moment,
and during the pause / suggested that, never
theless. he hid been rather quiet since the
Minneapolis convention, and perhaps a sour
Of some solicitude among the presidents
friends. Mr.. Plat smiled and said: The
weather has been pretty hot You know Then
he went more seriously: Yes, have been
quiet though i shall not fatter myself with
the idea that have been a source of much
sohcitude. 1t would be the shallowest kind of
pretense for me to claim that was not greatly
disappointed by the result at Minneapolis. do
not get over such a disappointment as had at
Minneapolis in twenty four hours and confess
that there has been in my mind a grave qnes-
ton whether Z was my duty to go into this
campaign with the activity have usually put
forth.
Neither Boss Nor ONCE Seeker
81 do not know that there has been a man in
tnis STATE, anu perhaps IN the Whoie country,
who has been more roundly and indecently
abused than /. In so far this comes from
Democratic and Mugwump sources-that is,
from the common enemy-I expect 1t and am
ready for it; hut when I spend day and nis hit
in the service of the Republican party, doing
what can to promote the success of its prin-
ciples and its candidates, without thought or
ope or pectation of Office reward, it seems
y little hard that l should have to take from
Republicans what even Democrats ought to be
ashamed to give me- suppose that our friends
the enemy, and perhaps some of our sincere
friends, will think it vastly amusing wht n
tell you am not boss; that do not want to
have to do with patronage, and that my actions
I'm occasionally undertaking to direct Repub-
1ican methods and policies, and in urging can
didates and recommending persQps for office,
stiles of party and public welfare. But that is
true.