The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-06

Murphy then owned the Milwaukee Sen
tinel, and he started in ana roasted M by
the column. He said everything that " as
mean. Finally he sent a man named
Cheney 10 me to say that il | paid over
$1,000 they'd let me alone. Do you know
what said? / said Go to thunder
"WelI, then he sent his wife around tc
see me. She told me that while the paper
would not undertake to bO' m me, they'd
leave me alone for $1,000. l told her To go
to thunder. Then he sent round another
fellow. and he said 1t was wei, worth $1,000
to be let alone. told him to 60 to thun.
der.
FINALLY twelve of us got together and
started paper in Milwaukee called the
Republican News. We had to call it the
News because we bought the franchise OF
paper of that name which had fallen by
he wayside. We ran that for TWO years
and finally merged it into the Sen tinel.
got out OF the concern with a loss of
S11, 600. Ii I'd stayed in it l would have
hs d good thing, as the paper is great
piece of property now. OF course l didn't
let any one else know | owned that paper.
Ii would have hurt me instead of helping
me then. But you know l told that fellow
to go to thundrr."
abuse cannot hurt public man." pu,
in General Alger here. .'The time has
passed when personal abuse Injuries q
public man. 1t, in fact. helps him."
believe you're right, Alger, "but how
that fellow Murphy did roast me-" and
Senator Sawyer rehectively lit his stump
of cigar.
mo. / will not talk about Washington. /"
he added, in answer to question put by
the reporter. 81 will not talk politics."
what do you think of the outlook for
the Republican party ?' asked his ques-
toner.
swell, I'll tell you If it keeps on this
way it'll be walkover. They wanted a
change. and they've got 1t with vengeance,
/ tell you. Pm talking politics.! Now,
Young man, / don't want to t,lk politics.
Pm out of politics. 1t lie all the past.
that"
"Will you run again as a candidate for
Senator P" persisted the reporter.
No, sir; will not. served ten years
in Congress and twelve years in the Sem
ate. / was o hard worker. / am not a
by leaving my business Office. 1t was hard
work, aud Pm glad Pm out of 1t. L went
out with my party, aud. though I'm sorry
my party was beaten. I'm glad I'm out.
But, while Pm done with politics. will as
sist the party as much as l can. / will d o
my share, but there is no Office 10 the gift
of the people that can tempt me. / shall
not, positively. run for Senator again."
Then the ex-senator lapsed into gener-
alities. Trade was as dull in Wisconsin,
he said, as elsewhere. He praised the
energy which had made the Midwinter
Fair a possibility, and added that he
would stay here week to see 1t more
thoroughly.
Ex-senator Philetus Sawyer is IS We ars
old, but looks in rugged health. This Is
the third time he has visited California.
once in 1869, and more recently with the
mortal remains of the late Senator Hearst.
He was born in Vermont September q,
1916, and went to Wisconsin in 1S47. He
went into the lum Der business in Aigerine,
now part of Oshkosh. his town, of which
.e was at ane time Mayor. ana on which
he has lavished many benefts. He was
noted in Washington as one Of the hardest
workers in the House.