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FRoMABUs1NEss STANDPOINT.
Charles BroddiCay Rouss on the Pot''t'
cal Situation.

cal Situation.
From New York Trade RerieT aud Banking Jo'''
nal Of October 30h.
Naturally at time when the representative
business men of New York are taking an
unprecedented personal interest in the COM
ing election, the Trade Review and Banking
Journal is expected to give some expression
to the sentiments of the large financial and
commercial interests which it represents
Among business men Charles Broadway
Rouss is unique in his success, and certainly
representative in his standing and sentl-
ments. A member of the staff of this jour-
nal during the past week obtained an ex-
preston of political opinion from Mr.. Rouss
Mr.. Rouss is Southern born, and hence
naturally Democrat, but above all things
he has no possible use for Hill or for Tam
many. He firmly believes that all that the
man and the organization represent are cor
rupt. The vote of Mr. Rouss will be cast
for Col, w. L. Strong for Mayor. He be-
lieves that COL Strong will run the city gov
eminent on the same principle as he would
his own private business affairs, and he be-
lieves this to be the ideal principle for the
conduct of municipal government.
At this peculiar stage of city affairs it is
impossible to talk politics without touching
upon the name of DR.. Parkhurst. Mr. Rouss
considers the doctor a wonderful man, who,
as he expressed it, has the courage of mill
ion ordinary men. He does not, however,
coincide with Dr. Psrkhurst's views upon
the liquor question. He believes that man
who drinks on Monday will have, and ought
to have, his beer on Sunday, and he believes
that this state of things will continue to the
end of time Despite this slight divergence
of opinion Mr.. Rouss subscribed $500 to the
Parkhurst Society, and believes that it has
accomplished inestimable good to the COM
munity at large.
On national topics Mr. Rouss predicts that
the third party will inevitably play an i'm
portant part from now on. The Wilson bill,
he is confident, is only the commencement
of reduction which will in time make the
tariff only means Of paying the actual ex-
penses of the Government. He does not
complain of this commencement, since he
claims that despite the fact that there are
only 10000 manufacturers in this country,
70, 600 people were taxed by the McKin-
ley bill for the benefit of this insignificant
number. While he does not think that the
new Tariff bill is the most perfect that could
have been devised, Mr.. Rouss is nevertheless
warm admirer of its author. He consid-
ers Congressman Wilson one Of our greatest
statesmen. He always refers to the Con-
gresham as "Billy" Wilson. They fought
during the late unpleasantness in the same
regiment
Mr.. Rouss is an optimist, aud with good
reason. His business is more than million
greater than it was a year ago, and this he
attributes to the Wilson bill.
His appreciation of Mr.. Wilson is natural.
As he said in his recent speech at Winches-
ter BILLY Wilson and are the only living
privates from the Confederate army. All
the rest are majors, or colonies, or briga-
ders."
Do you wonder that the political opinions
of Charles Broadway Rouss are valuable?
Then learn if you do not already know it,
that he came to New York to win back APP
pomattox-came practically without dol
lar, and succeeded. He slept with tramps
in the station houses, and dined at free
lunch counters. To day he is on top, rep
resentative and influential business man of
wealth. 1t Is for this reason, because of
this record that this journal chose him as
the first in the commercial world TO talk to
our readers of the political situation which
he has looked upon from a conceivable point
of view