The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-24
BOSS PLAT INTERVIEWED
He Unbossoms Himself on Matters
Of Current Interest.
Tells Townsend that Morton is Petit.
coat Ridden; That Harrison Broke
4 His Word; That New Works.
Police Accepted Tips; Park
hurst Wants Notoriety.

On one OF the days OF In this week in
truded upon his rest at the Fifth Ave
nue hotel. where he occupies one Of tho
south rooms on floor high enough to
receive the sun in its afternoon glow
4 Els tall, long limbs and long trunk
and Americanized English Puritan fca-
lures with beard would become military
ts well rs civil clothing
The snRtchcs of conversation which
follow have been weeded of incidental
isms:
Eyes, we have state election next
tall Although the Republican party
achieved y great victory it may not
carry the state in this subelection. If
Strong were to run for mayor this fall,
he would have q big defeat. Strong ]
knew very little about. He WAS the
president of n bank He has broken
promises all around. he has brought in
men from other states and made
dumping ground Of them in New York,
which is resented by the political forces.
Governor Morton has not satisfied
Ae. think tho conditions under which
one accepts political preferment ought
to be rs good as any other promise. Mr..
Morton hesitated about accepting. he
did not know that his age and health
would let him serve. His wife was I'M
desstood to be opposed to his re-entering
politics. She has family of daughters
coming on and thought that these two
years should be spent in New York
city. think what you say is perhaps
Iue--that she hns tine force of the fam
lily. My luck in sustaining public mon
has been often adverse However, I
think that Governor Morton can obtain
the support Of New York state in the
presidential convention if he wishes to
be candidate He has told me that he
does not want to run.
.'You ask mo about the police oom-
mission. Roosevelt is rich man, with
some force CT character. I think that
Roosevelt is more of Mugwump than
6 Republican. Fred Grant has his IA
theirs quality Of courage.
THE police of New YORK city under
the bipartisan commission of late times
has been an effective force. I admit the
irregularities which We're brought out
by investigation, but they do not show
worse conditions than in fairly good
army. The tips received by the police,
which are given in all civilized capitals,
struck the police like brides.
Tho commencement Of the attacks
upon me was from tho Milholland or
ganiZation. Milholland was q reporter
under Reid on The Tribune.
"Tou asked me whether Milholland
did not piece ont the Harrison ticket
IN 1883. Yes, entirely so. President
Harrison, like many Of the men have
had an understanding with, did not
keep his word, and after he was nomi-
mated went up to Senator Washburn' 8
house, where was stopping in Mime
apolis Most of the Now York delega-
ton also left the convention hall
Twenty delegates were left to act
for 70. They nominated MIR. Reid, who
brought the indignation of the labor
vote down upon the ticket But do
not think Harrison could have been
elected in any event.
General Horace Porter, as you say,
had been generally regular in Repub-
Lean politics. But he is surrounded by
the influence of the Union league, which
is club and not controlled by the rec
1procities and amenities Of politics
Here and there an editor succeeds his ia
Their, who has come out of some college
and is likewise club unto himself.
These persons of leisure and amateur
character find it natural after such
victory as we had last fall to prosecute
some collaboration. expect nevertheless
to control the next state convention.
by the way, most of the persons
who are now fighting me were persistent
opponents Of President Grant. When
one man is attacked too much, there is
o revulsion in this country. People sin
cerely believed that Grant was drunk
ard and corrupt and under bad infiu-
ances and machine politician who
are now among the contributors to
build him his tomb.
AS to the business conditions, while
they are active here in the east, we
must first get crop of grain and other
things ont of the ground-wheet, beef,
etc. before we shall feel safe. Things
are no better than they were in the far
Their west out on the Rocky mountain
plains.
Mr. Quigg, editor Of the New York
Press, was almost mutually brought up
by me and by The Tribune newspaper.
Ills model Of an editor is the editor Of
The Tribune He is q smart fellow. He
has excellent powers of elocution and
address. His newspaper has not been
abusive Of me He has time yet before
him, but at present is flushed by his
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