The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-14
Mr.. Charles A. RilIsbury Of Mime.
apelis Visiting Here.
HE TALKS TO THE PRESS OF POL
1TIcs AND BUsIN NESS.

~s~&-sON 2Aa SAO ADDdWs@
Pleased With the New Tariff Law and
Would Give Republican Presidential
Candidate an Overwhelming Majority
Business Men Opposed to National
Expansion.
Mr.. Charles A. Pillsbury. the noted
flour manufacturer of Minneapolis, Is
visiting in Portland, guest at the home
of Mrs. Charles j. Chapman on Spring
street.
To a reporter of the PRESS who called
upon him, last evening, Mr.. Pilisbury
expressed himself as pleased with the re-
suit Of the elections throughout the West.
Asked how it happened that John Lind.
the Fusionlst candidate. was elected
governor of Minnesota, when the state
went strongly Republican for the other
officers, Mr.. Pjllsbury replied:
swell, Mr.. Lind is a very popular man.
Prior to the free silver campaign he was
a Republican and ON other questions than
silver Is still considered a Republican.
He is a Swede, and the state abounds in
citizens of that nationality, most of whom
are Republicans. He received practically
the whole Swedish vote.
'.But the Republicans have carried
every district in the state, and the legs-
lature VIII be Republican, nearly three to
one. Both Minneapolis and St. Paul
elected their members of Congress, but
went the other way ON the vote for
governor.
.'There isn't state in the Union more
solid on Republican principles than
Minnesota. The Dingley tariff just suits
us out there. In fact, the business men
there regard it as the only tariff bill ever
enacted that fairly represented the interests
of the West Sol satisfied is Minnesota
with the new tariff that it national
election was to be held tomorrow, the
state would give at least $4,000 Republic
can majority. The lumber tariff was
especially pleasing to the people of my
state, for lumber is one of our staple COM
modities. -
minnesota is also sound on the money
question, continued Mr.. Pillsbury. ut
hurt our feelings, two years ago, to see
the newspapers of the East placing our
state in the doubtful list. Why, we were
never more doubtful on the question of
sound money than 20 ur own gaod State
of Maine. We gave NICK Iniey about $1,000
majority, vote almost proporticnately
equal to that of Pennsylvania or Massa-
chusebts.
sWe indulge great deal in splitting
tickets over local issues. A man in
Minnesota who votes straight ticket is
considered curiosity. The very suspicion
that man is nominated by a ring
means death to his candidacy. You never
hear of NJ innesota Senator or Congress
man dabbllng in local politics.
g Is business picking up in your state?"
was asked.
" Picking upP Yes, it has been picking
up for year and q half. Business is
booming throughout the Northwest. The
farmers, with their big crops, and many
tented. All kinds of business is good.
The demand for flour is absolutely I'M
The rates on money are
lower there than here in the East, which
issan unusual condition.
Asked what the feeling is in Minnesota
in regard to the question of national ex-
pansion, he replied: ''The business men
are practically unanimous against hold
ing the Philippines, but the boys who
whoop her up are in favor of holding
we captured during the war I
don't see how we can honorably abandon
them to Spain, but my own idea is that
the best thing we could do with them
would be to take them and give them to
England, in recognition of her friendli-
ness during the recent conflict.
.The business prospects in the Philip
oines are big, but if England should
,olonize those islands and give them free
5rade we would be able to do just as much
business with them as if they remained
In the possession of the United States.''
When asked if there was any truth in
he rumor that he would be candidate
-or the United States Senate, Mr.. Pills.
bury replied: mo sir. There will be no
,nnosition to Senator Davis
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