The morning call., 1893-11-16
CLUNIE RETURNS.
Poor Prospects for the
POstcffiCe.
General Walsh Likely to Be APP
pointed Pension Agent-Prospec-
tive Tariff Changes.

every time / come back to California
after an Eastern trip l feel a bigger Cali
fornian than ever" said General Thomas
j. Clunie. during the course of an inter-
view yesterday. 81 have made complete
circle round the country. Our party went
East over the Canadian Pacific, and re-
turned by the Atlantic and Pacific, and /
tell you it does my heart good to be back
here once MORE"
Mr.. Clunie was East on that memorable
day when the Republicans came down
like the wolf on the fold and slaughtered
the Democrats so cold.
THAT landslide. as you are pleased to
call it," said Mr.. Clunie. Twas due entirely
to local causes. The people have not yet
begun to feel the effects of President
CleVeland's policy. Wait till the Ways
and Means Committee of the House of
Representatives formulates its tariff bill
1t will put wool, coal. iron and lumber on
The free list, and then the dormant indus.
tries of the country will wake up. Cleve-
lands idea is not to disrupt but to foster
industries. No man has been honored
more than he has, and he Is working out
his reforms after his own style. He has
the best Interests of the country at heart,
and his ideas are level. He don't want to,
in fact he cannot, hold office again, and he
so sh apes his course that his administra-
tioD will go out in blaze of glory.
"All this talk about the President being
sick is rot. Mr.. Cleveland is as well a
man as l am. He has lost considerable
flesh lately, and leaves no traces of the
operation said to have been performed on
his jaw. As soon as he found out that /
was not an 0tfice-seeker he accorded me a
most pleasant half-hour's interview.
81 had long talk with Congressman
Bankhead about our new postoffice. /
don't think we are going to get it in a
hurry. Mr. Bankhead does not want to
repeat the experience of Chicago. He told
me when bottles could be dug up from the
site at depth Of 130 feet that there could
be no foundation for a building. / ad-
vised him to sell the properly, but he is
going to investigate the purchase of 1t first.
His idea is that about half million dollars
too much was paid for it.
Our delegation in Congress are working
splendidly together. l rendered them a
banquet while in Washington and the ut
most good feeling prevailed. They are
now a unit on appoin tments. | think /
may say that General 2. T. Walsh will be
appointed local pension agent. His ap-
pointment will give general satisfaction.
eff the railroads will only make chean
rates there will be an immense number of
people here from the East to the Mid
winter Fair. Everybody is talking about
it. am glad to hear that it is going along
so we'll"
Mr.. Clune will return East about De-
cember 1. He is counsel before the House
Committee on Elections for Warren B.
English, who is contesting Hliborn's elec-
ton from the Third District. Mr.. Clunie
thinks English will be seated. and saws
that his influence is already felt in Wash
ington. On his recommendation, backed
by the delegation, much good has already
been accomplished for this State. Mrs.
Clunie accompanied her husband Eas.
and Warren b. English returned with the
party, but went directly to his home in
Oakland.