The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-13

the people of any other sectisn. speak
remember. from what Mr.. eveland said.
and beos use be spoke as the representative
Of the Democratic party. AS 10 the negro
question, which you bring up, will saY
expect lees discrimination with referance Tn
Class or color, and greater freedom generally
so far as the Federal Government is Goa
ceTned. L think, regarding legislation UPON
SUCH question, that this is one of those
cases In which negative action by the Fed
eral Government Is better than positive &C
ton"
"As to tariff, Mr.. McDonaldY'
while have decided views as to what is
the sound policy of the Government ia this
regard, am not one who favors a radical
change, especially when such might very
seriously and Immediately affect the values
OF property; but l think we ought to ad.
dress ourselves to the task of removing ali
burdens from foreign imports thst in any
form enter into the manufacturing indus
tries OF The country. Yes, | would continue
the internal revenue on whisky aud tobacco,
reducing some, however, the tax on tobacco.
especially upon its production, since it is an
agricultural production and should not be
especially Disseminated against. As to lag
islation concerning the railroads | might
say that the whole question of inter State
commerce must eventually be dealt with by
the Federal Government. The railroad sys-
TENS are outgro wing the States and State
law. Yet conditions must work into form
first and things should not be interfered
with which may adjust themselves"
What dc you think of Randalrs trip
South2'
II don't think Randall will strengthen
himself BY his trip South. Mr.. Randall is
the representative Of a local interest. His
dominating interest is one that he never
will be able to impress upon the country.
THE END OF PROTECTION
has arrived-protection mean, per Sc. Sec
Rotary McCulloch put that in terse form
when he said that in the leading articles
of manufacture we have reached the point
of over production, and there is no market
for our surplus because of the cost of pro-
ductioP. | think that Randall sees what
the necessary consequences are, and he is
sndesvoring 70 shape his views so as not
10 antagonize what = .ogitable. We must
become a manufac. ring people, and we
must have cheaper material than now to
make up. We want to make up 80 as to
sell at home and abroad too. There is no
danger about our home market when We
can send our surplus 10 ether countries"
Mir. Mcdonald couldn't well discuss Cabi-
net possibilities, and with all trmness aud
mOdestv declined to submit to interroga.
tons thereon, but he was willing to gay:
las to the Cabinet, it 10 q matter in which
the President is expected. and / believe MS
will in this instance be the sole Judge as to
whom he shall invite into it. and l baQe no
doubt he will endeavor not 10 Discriminate
sgainst sny section"
IL short, Mr.. Mcdonald pleasantly sum med
up what he considered would be Democratic
doctrine under the new administration bg
repeating the inscription, in the way of
good enecdote, which appears upon Indi-
sna's stone in the Washington monument:
No North, DO South; nothing but the
Union" By the order of Governor Wright
it was engraved thereon, and Mr. Mcdonald
says it stands for Indiana's broad catholicity
TO day. Mr.. Mcdonald asserted that, OF
course only cordial relations existed be.
tween himgelf and Mr.. Hendricks who, by
coincidence, occupied q neighbOung Dorlo-
in the Palmer last evening. MIR. Mcdonald
Is IN the city on law business.