Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-05
CONGRESSMAN MILLS.
A Political Talk-rhe Work Of the
Democratic Congressional Cam
paign Committee,
A Trade Between Butler aud Blaine
Cleveland Sure Of Success
The Tariff Question
Special Correspondence OF tho Gazette.

Col. r. @. Mills of Corsicana, who is
now serving his sixth term in congress,
and was recently unanimously nomi-
mated for reelection, Is spending few
days here. He has already com
menced the canvass Of his district,
having made speeches at a number Of
places. He has made an appointment
to speak here tomorrow afternoon,
aud large audience is expected from
the surroundingsection and Bremond.
Meanwhile he is taking little rest
and is drinking the lnvigorating wa
tiers Of Wootan Wells.
Knowing the high regard enter
| tanned for Col. Mills by the people of
/ Texas at large, including the readers
! of The GAZETTE, and mindful of his
discriminating Judgment az TO public
and political affairs, correspondent
/ Of THE GAZETTE, temporarily soiourn-
/ ing here, engaged him In a CONVERSE
ton this morning, the substance Of
which Is given below:
Question: "Col. Mills, what will be
the plan of the canvass in your dis
! trict;,will you have any opposition, and
upon what issues will you make the
| raceW'
Col Mills: az have as yet heard of
no opposition candidate. / shall ad.
dress my constituents in every part of
| the district upon the great issues OF
! tariff reform and the publication of
! the public service. After completing
my own canvass l shall All number
Of appointments In the Tenth district,
in which Gov. Sayers is our candidate.
! | think that he Is the strongest man
that could have been nominated and
/ am confident that, with the canvass
| that will be made, he will be triumph
antly elected"
q. 81 believe that you are member
| of the Democratic congressional cam
| paign committee; what Is that COM
mittee doing in the way of effective
| worll?u
Col. Mills: "The committee is ac-
| lively engaged i'm the circulation of
campaign documents, such as speeches
made in congress, and h. i'm correspond
ence with Democrats i'm all parts of
| the country collecting and dissem-
| mating information Of value to the
| party. In the southern states the tariff
reform issue Is naturally the most
| prominent one, and is being
used effectively. In the North
! the party Is not so distinctly
aligned on that principle and the fight
/ is upon the official records and charac-
ter Of the presidential candidates. In
| other words, the question is presented
60 the people whether they will choose
"a corrupt, eXtrsvagaut and Eighty adj
ministration in preference to one
| chal acteriZed by honesty and economy
: cd M 81, l.
! IL Is fight between reform and the
spoils system. Mr. Cleveland has
| shown the greatest Grmness in resist
| ing the pressure of the spoilamen in
New York. His nomination was
a concession to that great body of
Independent voters in the North
who demand publication of the pub
lie service and he is receiving their
/ hearty support, l consider him man
of great ability aud strength of char
acter.n
q do you attach much importance
to Buffers candidacy; and what will !
be the probable effect of 1t upon the !
chances of Cleveland and Blaine?"
Col, Mills; 81 am firmly convinced !
that trade has been made between |
him and the Blaine managers: do |
not, however, entertain any fears that |
IL will materially inlure |
Cleveland's prospects of election. |
In the country at large Butler will |
draw his support about equally from |
both parties. He will probably iDiure
the Democratic candidate in Massa.
chusetts and the Republican candi- |
date In California
q. What, usually Chased % doubt
tnl, states do you think will 20 Dem.
ocratic certainly, and what Others do
you think debatable?u
Col. Mills: cleveland will carry all |
the southern states, with New York.
new Jersey aud Connecticut, which
VIII elect him. California, Indiana
ana Nevada are nearly certain 10 go
the same way and Wisconsin Is by no
means sure TO be carried by Blaine.T
q. "Nou have seen the statements
made that West Virginia is going 10
be carried by Blaine that Elllins is
making strong effort there. What
of that talk?n
Col. Mills: "Nes, u stEong effort will
be made there, but II viii be as I'M
available IA in Texas. The fact 4,
West Virginia is as sOlidly Demo
cratic as any other Southern state.
Blaine and Elkins have large railroad
Interests there, but that "a more likely
To do them harm than goOd.n
q. Sol. Mills, deeply interested "a
you known to be in tariff reform
what do you consider the general ont.
look in regard TO that: do YOU expect
that in the congress elected this fall
there VIII be gain OF tariff reform-
ers2N
Col. Mills; al confidently EXPECT
considerable gain in Ohio. Converse
has been defeated and n tariff reform-
en- substituted. Other changes In the
same direction will probably be made
In that state. In Wisconsin, Minne-
sofa and the other states of the great
Northwest we will makOgains;besidps
the Soathern delegation will be more
solidly for tariff reduction. The mo-
test against the robbery of protection
Is growing steadily and surely ali over
the country. The South has always
been against it; the agricultural regions
of the West are demanding freer trade
and even New England, the center of
manufacturing industry and for nearly
a century the supporter of protection.
IS honeycombed with free traders
Cotton manufacturers ofthe South saw
they now sell their product In China