New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-02
SENATOR SHERMAN'S VIEWS.
ISSUES IN The OHIO CAMPAIGN.


ISSUES IN The OHIO CAMPAIGN.
CONFIDENCE OF REPUBLICAN vIcTORY-THE PRO-
HIBIToRY AMENDMENT not LIKELY TO CARRY.
FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRInUNH.l
MANSFIELD Ohio, Sept. 2S.- Senator Sherman
has been doing yeoman service in this campaign
He was one OF the first speakers TO take the heid'
and, excepting Mr.. Foraker, no Republican during
the past month has been assigned to more meetings
than he. He has not missed au appointment ana
has now spoken every section of the state except
the Southeast, over which he is to travel this week.
He is as we'll qualified as any one probably 10
Judge of the feeling among the people. especially
among Republicans, over the outlook.
VIEWS ON THE PROHIBITORY AMENDMENT.
Senator Sherman's conclusions with regard to the
present situation and the outlook for October are
as VIDE of campaign reports as they were OF CON-
mon opinion III the spring lie is very hope1ui NJ
the election of the Republican State and legislative
tickets but he does not look either for an extraOr
binary poll or for such Republican majority as
will recall the Garfield campaign. He thinks that
the prohibition amendment will be heavily sup
ported although it will net carry. asked II he
thought support of the proposed amendment W"uid
be derived mainly from Republican localities.
"No" he said; g. the movement is active every
where, and voters FROM both parties have been
qardless Of party and locality. It's advocates are
oDident that it will carry"
" Is that your opinlouf
"No; think it will fail short of a majority OF the
entire poll. 1t must have such majority to be
adopted. My impression is that tho sense OF the
majority of the people IS against 1t; not against the
principle but against this propos ton, simply be-
cause they do not believe prohibition could be en-
forcel and that by its adoption the traffic would
again become free.
nIPRACuCABILITY OF PROHIBITION
"Why could not prohibition be enforced, since
the amendment imposes on the Legislature the duty
of euactlng pTohlhItOry lawsp
at does not follow that The Legislature would 30
enact, and laws would be necessary to give the
amendment effect. 1t has often happened that
constitutional provisions have not been enforced
by law.
THE COLORED VOTE FAITHFUL
"Do you look for the loss to the Republicans this
year. rs report has threatened, of much OF the col
ored vOtep
"No; think we shall get about all of it. There
has been talk OF an independent movement, d.
vision, and SO on but think 1t has about stopped.
TIE TARIFF.
"Your prediction in the sprlug. that National
issues would have as important place IN the can
vass as the liquor question: has been amply verified
in respect TO the tariff"
"Certainly The Scott law Is working too we'll
to encourage the Democrats to say much agains; it,
and the Republicans, having already made their rec
ord, are content to stand by it. ] don't see that
the Democrats have gained anything by taking
issue with us on the tariff, Their efforts IN Con
gre.s for low tariff cannot hep them with tho wool
growers. / have been watching for utJeranceS IRON
heir leaders on the subject, and | must say that
what Mr.. Psndeton, as their leading representative
has said about 1t struck me as desultUrY and uusat-
lsfactory."
GENERAL FEELING ~ THE PARTIES.
"Do YOU find Republican feeling harmonious and
confident through the Statep
Generally so. Both parties usually look for fac
tional outcropping at Cincinnati aud Cleveland. At
Cincinnati this year We have much less than usual
and the Democrats have much more. Such trouble
as we have had has borne chiefly on the prospective
candidacy of Governor Foster IOr a seat IN the
United States Senate and the preferences of lesls-
latye candidates with regard to that subject. But
since there are dOzen asplrdnts for the Senator
ship almost any OF them equal footing with
Mr. Foster, | DO not bslieye VIII lOso any
votes by reason OF disappointment such as
there may have been with the county ticket.
The Democratic split, on the other hand, Is wide
and butter, and thuv have gwen mp hope OF remedy
iug it. IL do not carry Cincinnati, we VIII have
been very much deceived ID our calculations. am
very confident tn we shall carry u. With success
Cincinnati there VIII be niue DOUBT OF our carry
ing the SlaLc.'
-" DO YOU expect heavy poll ~
Nothing extraordinary. Considerations bearing
on the SenatorShID may stimulate voting in lOcalI-
ties bat AS a rule, should say, the state and legls
latIve tickets oD our side will run evenly, and that
but fol the SenatOTshp. which VIII not evoke active
interest except perhaps at Cincinnati, the entire
poll would not vary much from last years total,
have no idea that the vote OF the FOsler-twlng
campaign, much less that OF the Garheld campaign,
will be brought ont
a VIII YOU travel about after this week y
mo; after this week we shall concentrate effort
IN the cities where my services will end, probably
IN yyo or three sDeeCbes.O