The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-26
SENATOR SHERMAN
NOR n CHndidaie--Ihe Party Must IL
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PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-A correspond
ent Of tho Press sends from Washington NJ
interview with Senator Sherman, who said
"The heart ol the country Is still with III,
Republican party, and It will elect It's Prcai
DENTAL candidate again this year unlest
soma iatal mistakes shall yet be made. w
are u;on tho threahold Of very severe
campaign, and II we win must have unit,
Of purpose and cordial good feeling between
all the elementA that makes up the part,
organization. We ought not to make tbe
mistake oi revlvlng past differences or o]
renewing the controversies Of former years
| have faith that the convention will recov
nze this necessity and do its work with
deiibernlion md Judgment. There seems
TO DO disposition MI around to do the best
thing Tor tho party, and with this spirit
and good candidate We will wia,"
Toward what man or visible ssp;rant IN
tho honor tending2"
The discussion of tho chances OF inli.
vidnals Is not essential. We eau elect any
good candidate, aud have no right or de.
sire to give the convention auy advice az
to its action in this regard. Our platform
ROT principles and the issues we shatt pre-
sent are only all important"
THE ISSUES. ~
"Wf1at will be tho vital Issues Of the can.
yass?"
"rhe tariff and the Southern questiop,
The attitude Of tho Democratic party upon
tie economic queatisus, as well as The &C.
ton Of the present House, has clearly
marked out the tariff rs the leading issue,
and the passage OF the Morrison bill,
which, aesume, will get through the
House. will very sharply define the stand
ing Of the two parties upon the q,es,ion.
The Republican party has a consistent
record in favor Of protection, md it was a
mistake to have marred it by the rsduc-
ton made in the bill parsed by the last
Congress. Especially is this truo OF the at.
tack made upon wool, an industry in which
q million farmers are interested. We
lelt tho effect OF this legislation in Ohio at
the last election. The true Republican DO.
sltlon is to stand firmly Tor protection and
leave the tariiragitatiou to Democracy"
ONO CAN BE RELIED on.
"Will there be nuy trouble about carry.
ing Ohio this yea,?'
II think not. We have a peculiar Con-
stituency, and lis political2turns have been
consistent. They were about the same
during the war rs since. Our people exer.
else their own judgment and vote when
they please, and all the political machinery
Cannot bring them 10 the polls unlees ,ley
desire to come. Yet the history OF our
campaigns shows that they can always be
relied upon in an emergency. In this can
vasB 1t Is very important to carry Ohio, rs
it ia the only October State Of Importance.
A good candidate can do it."
..s"Ns EoTA CANDIDATE, :.
"Will your State present your name?",
II am in no Sense candidate, aud
would NOT make An effort for the nomiua-
tion. ] ~ould not even express my opin-
ion as to who should be delegates from my
own district, or what their action should
De. Four years ago I thought it bes. to be
candidate. I believe that the logic uI
events attbat time justified such an action.
The reasons l need not state Now there
is no such condition and I would not enter
such contest even for the endorsement OF
my own constituency. Msny OF my friends
write me complaining letters because I re-
fuse to make such an ISSUE. Believing
that the convention, when it meets, should
be free, duinstruc,ed, and in shape 10 do
the very best thing ior tho whole party, l
have counseled my friends to that end. A
united and enthusiastic party is more i'm
portant than one man, and hence am for
bending every energy to the first purpose,
and am not candidate"