Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-28

TIE Bepublicoa Oual0Ok.
Senator Warner Miller, of New York
In speaking Of the outlook of the Repubii
can party, ssid 10 q New York Tribun,
reporter Yesterday
| The Republican party, so far ss thii
State 10 concerned-snd believe what Il
true here is true Of the whole North-il
more closely united than in many years
Its members see that 1t has been defeated
BY an accident, while the people have moi
disapproved OF lie course or Its admins
tration Of public affairs. II 10 more
homogeneous than ever before since It's for.
nation. II stands out now dlstinctively
the party Of . protective tariff. Neasay
all Its meml ers who held TO the free
trade telief have gone over to the Demo.
cratic party In the campaign just ended.
The party has no divisions ut all ~ to its
p rinciples or theories OF government. In
this State II has shown . most wonderful
strength, when the opposition OF the In.
dependents aud all the defect tions are
considered. But / have never seen q
time In the history of the country when
the Republicans were III 90 good cOndi-
ton as At present. There Is not the
slightest sign Of fdisintegration, but on the
contrary courageous purpose To keep
the organization intact for the conflicts
OF the future. The people are with the
llcan party, as party OF principle, can
better than any party OF modern timee.
It will make no fsctious opposition to
the incoming Democratic Administration.
1t will maintains Its principles and battle
for them, doing everything 1t can for the
heat intprQsta Of the country -
DO you look to see the tariff question
raised In Congress again 2"
1t must be raised. The Democratic
party made an issue on II which the Re.
publicans duly accepted. The Democrats
| must bring It up. They may not do SO al
this winters session, but they will surely
be Obliged to do go by another session.
They cannot ignore 1t.
DO you think Mr.. Cleveland will sat
isfy the Independents rs to civil service
reform ?"
81 don't know about that. ] haven't
his confidence on that or any other point
ss you may imagine. But know that II
will Le simply impossible for him to sat
Iisfy them and also satisfy the rank and
file of his party Which side he will un.
dertake to satisfy cannot jud ge."
Do you think 1t possible for the Re-
publican Issty party - 70 gather and elect Pre-
% II has no gathering to do. 1t is al
ready gathered. 1t came within few
hundred votes Of carrying every Northern
State. 1t Ia certain that those votes wouls
have been forthcon ing II the men who
held them had known how close the is
sue would be. They will not be wanting
again."
What effect is the election likely u
have on the business interests of the
IcountryV
at win undoubtedly have depressing
effect for some time because of the fac
that the great manufacturing Interests
are alarmed, fearing that we are to have
free trade. They will hesitate or decline
to enter into new enterprises or erect new
works or continue new schemes only JUS
entered upon. This will result in a stop
page Of all new work and the closing O
many mills and factories temporarily.
The fact which should be Impressed or
the minds of the business portion OF th'
Icommunity is that the Democratic canno
materially change the tariff under tw'
years from next March. and not even theI
unless they secure Inajority.intho senate
After brief period Of depression ant
consumption of stocks of goods now II
hand there will be revival Of business
The great trouble with the business mel
inow Ia that there Ia no certainty as II
what the Democrats will do or attempt
to do. The Democratic party is divided
on every great public question-on tn
tariff, on banking, Oh currency. 1t ha
no definitely defined principle. OF cours
mot knowing what 1t will do, bushes
men don't know what TO do. A halt j
called all along the line. Capitalists ar
not going to invest while there is DANCE
Of change OF all our tariff and hsca
laws. Not least of the sufferers by thi
Uncertainty will be the South. thinl
Democratic success will be great dam
age to the South. 1t will stop the con
tributions of Northern capital that wer
flowing in there to develop the mine
and other resources. Northern capita
will want 10 see what the Democrats
the South propose to do now that the,
have acquired possession Of the Govern
ment by arts which they lost by arms
Our people have gone In there very slow
Iy, with great besitaDcy and distrust
Now they will wait to see what the South
ern people propose for the future"