New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-31
SENATOR SHERMAN AT HOME,
HIS VIEWS ON OHIO POLITICS.
PROSPECT OF FULL REPUBLICAN vorE-rI

HIS VIEWS ON OHIO POLITICS.
PROSPECT OF A FULL REPUBLICAN vorE-run
LIQUOR QUEsTION-NATIoNAL ISSUES.
l IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE,
| MANSFIELD May 2s.-A breeze from the hils
rustled the orchards and bore the Der.
fume of lacs into the open windows this afternoon
at Senator Sherman's country home on the outskirts
| of Mansfield. The Senator sat in his library. A
sense Of duty had drawn him there. But the letter.
strewn table jar red on nature freshly attuned to
the harmony of birds and flowers and, wheeling an
armchair to the window his eyes took in dreamy
vision of wind-swept lawn and apple trees in whose
pruning he had lately taken supervisory part. Tho
| twttering of Birds the rushing and growing of
pair of shepherd dogs at play, the horses welcoming
their bucket bearing grooms. and the soft contacts
of the gardeners hoe with the unwarmed soil made
sweet accompaniment to his musings. Mr.. Baltz-
ley, tho private secretary, awaited on the 'front.'
porch the Senator's pleasure with smiling COM
placency. The dreamers conscience was family
battling his incnatOns IN the armchair, the con.
science leaping out towards the table, and the in
clinations fastening like roots in the cushion and
around the chair legs. A visitors arrival was
bone thrown to conscience. Let ne
show you over the place." the Senator
eagerly exclaimed, just after the greetings
and sweeping up with one hand bunch OF papers
for Mr. Batzey, with the other he reaches out for
a capacious soft hat Then leading the way out be-
hind the house. past the white barn, with peasars
salutatou for tho coachman and hoster and kind
hand for the glad approach Of the shepherd dogs he
stops at rustic retreat at the edge OF the knoll.
within bis grounds. Below strips Of upturned
soil and meadow land reaching to hills five miles
beyond that feed the headwaters of the Scioto and
the Muskingum. Smoke in the lowland to the right
betokens the industries of Mansfield crOwding close
to three lines of steel roadways that give them
market The lower watershed of Lake Erie begins
with bluffs far away to the north. The view Is all
in 'front.' Orchards dense in foliage make walls Of
green at the Sides and the ground slopes upward to
the house behind.
The Senator is just now above all things a farmer.
He loves to sit on the front porch and watch tho
lawn-mower rafting among the trees that shut out
the highway, fifty yards beyond; to ask
after the grapes in bis garden; to ingor over tho
strawberry-bed, white with blossoms. and to
commiserate with the stalks of asparagus over their
timid and sickly birth; and then to the lookout on
the knoll where he can see the cloud shadows at
play on the distant hillsides and close his hands
over shrub blossoms purple and sweet, with tho
fragrance of pineapple and strawberry. "I'llke 70
get out here" he said. 1T is great relief to es-
cape for little while the drudgery and annoyances
of public life. For five six years have neglected
this spot. 1t needs freshening up. But am very
fond of it. 1t has been my home for twenty OF the
forty years since moved into this section of the
State. Mansfield is located what is called tho
backbone of Ohio We are 900 feet above the sea.
The weather never leaves us without breeze,
although the sun in summer time is not idle"
you do not literally overlook Columbus. as re-
ports have been saying you were to DOR
"Oh, no.
But you will visit thereY
AT convention time Yes. expect to. shah
naturally be interested in watching proceedings"
Does your information lead you to look for
Judge Forakers nomination.
That seems to be the drift of feeling
Speaker Hodge says they talk in Cleveland OF
urging the candidacy of State Treasurer Turney for
the second place on the ticket"
Tho two names would be very strong with either
one in either place Mr.. Turney could not take tho
stump, but he would bring to the ticket support
from populous and influential class; class whose
votes either party would be proud to have-the
workingmsn. That will be our aim: to nominate
strong ticket and having good cause there need
be no fear of the result"
How do you suppose the operation of the Scott
law will affect the canvass should the Supreme
Court sustain 1t 7"
two-thrds of the saloons in the State. We muss
expect dissatisfaction in the cities but the great
body of the people favor temperance measures.
They know that this law must conduce to moral
good Then the interests which were antagonistc
to the Republican position last year cannot sum.
mon their former strength. They have no cause
now except selfish one, while our position cannot
be assailed any such ground. The winters
legislation was intended for the moral welfare Of
the State, and will be so recognized. feel very
sure that the majority of voters will not hesitate
between side whose victory would
courage and give free rein to those
engaged in this traffic and our side.
which aims ut restriction and temperance. Tho
ISSUE | have no doubt will draw ont full Repub-
lcan vote. The vote last year was very light"
Had you noticed that it was heavier by 5000
than the poll of 1ssl'"
YES; but in 1881 there was no canvass worth
speaking of. The Democrats were hampered by q
weak candidate and Garfed's sickness and death
added to the Discrimination to make a fight Not
more than three or four important speeches were
made in the campaign. The first one. think,
made by me, and by an unfortunate coincidence,
the very night that Garfield died."
"Do you think the vote will equal that of the
Foster-Ewing campaign of 1879, when it over
67O,OOOf"
Perhaps so. That was very full vote for tho
State election, although at the general election in
1850 there cast $4,000 votes more. But party
zeal ran high in the election of 1879 and both sides
brought out unusual strength for State election"
"Have you tried to analyze last years vote with
view of locating Republican detection and
apathyi"
THAT would be difficult although to the 10000
Democratic majority Cincinnati contributed 10000
and Cleveland 5000. Both were reversals.
1t doesn't require much figuring TO
locate or analyzs that. Leaving out
Cincinnati Cleveland Dayton and Columbus,
the Republican majority elsewhere throughout the