The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-14

New York Special to Cincinnati Nevo Jsurnal
Ex-Governor Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indi
ana with his wife, arrived to-day from Bremen,
and is stopping at the Fifth-avenue Hotel The
Governor is in excellent health, and said that he
had not had an hours illness since his depart
ure.
''We had" said he, ian unusually agreeable
voyage Landing at Southampton, went to
London and spent a short time there Then
we went over to Paris and spent few days
there. Passing through France we embarked
at Marselles, with my old friend Judge Rand,
and made the trip across the Mediterranean to
Algiers. We returned to Marseilles, then went to
Nice, and so along the shores of the Mediterra-
mean, enjoying the beautiful scenery which sur
passed anything 1 had ever seen before. We
stopped at Pisa, ard from there we soon found
ourselves at Rome 1 should have been glad to
tarry there for a month Then we went to
Naples, visited Vesuvius and the ruins of
Pompei with which Mrs. Hendricks more
interested than with any other place we visited.
Then we returned by way of Paris and London,
embarking again at southampton on the same
steamer which carried us over"
81 suppose, governor you have been kept in
formed of all that has taken place here since you
left
mo, L nave QOU. L nave Hedfu very illbl6 dS
to what was going on. AS to politics, l have
never known time since | first entered public
life when | have had so long season of perfect
rest from all political care and anxiety"
What are your views, governor, as to the
tariff question:"
II am entirely incompetent to give any views
as to measures at present before Congress- for
the reason that don't know what they are l
can, however, say generally, that hope that the
House of Representatives will succeed in har.
monzing, so as to adopt some measure that shall
be satisfactory to the whole country. l am
sorry that this question of tariff reform has be-
come an element of discord in the majority
party in the House of Representatives. 1t is
possible that this want of harmony may appear
in the next Presidential election, but l do not
think it will The convention will probably
settle that The people will consider the obi
cations of the Democratic party as discharged
if, when clothed with sufficient power,
it shall introduce and consummate
all needed reforms, but they will hardly
hold the party responsible merely because it
controls one branch Of the Congress. Revenue
and administrative reforms that are impossible
or may be impossible in the House of Represent
atives as a partisan body, with powerful mi
nority adverse and with the Senate and execu-
tive in opposition, may become easy and certain
after the discussion that attends national cleo
ton and after the election of President in
harmony with the sentiment of the people, as
developed and established in such discussions.
Revenue reform is work of great difficulty and
delcacy but surely it will be possible and prac-
ticable when undertaken by all the responsible
departments acting in harmony with each other.
The Presidents recommendation would have
great weight and influence. He will exactly
represent all influences and sections, and his
possible relations to the subject will be consid-
cred by the people in his selection. The present
House of Representatives, although its Demo,
cratic majority is large may not be able to har
monte and agree upon measure of revenue
reform that can pass the whole ordeal Of legs-
lation, yet have entire confidence that Demo-
cratic success this year will result in legislation
Just to the great interests of the country, relieve
the Treasury of its plethora, and greatly reduce
the burdens of axpayers. Care should be taken
that unequal burdens are not imposed on some,
and especial advantages given to others"
"What of the presidential candidates, COVER
norl Which is your favortel'
"Of the probable candidates." was the reply,
sit is impossible for me to say anything lest
should do injustice to some of the distinguished
men who hope for the nominations; but would
like in this connection, to make one correction.
understand that some Washington City writer
has represented that, in a letter to friend,
had expressed a view that if the Indiana Democ-
racy divided between two factions it would be