The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-11-11
A POLITICAL lNIhhNlEW.
HENRY WATTEHSCN HAS SOME
THING TO SAY ON POLITICS.

The Great Louisville Editor Accounts for
MorriSon's Defeat, Carlisle's Narrow ES-
cape and why Frank Hurd was Not
Elected--Ths Labor Movement.
New York, Nov. 10--When Editor Henry
Watterson landed from the French steamer
La Bourgoyne, from Havrs, yesterday, re-
porter presented him with a package Of clip
pings containing the political history of tho
past fortnight, told him of Carlisle's close
shave, the defeat of Hurd and Morrison and
the surprising Labor vote in New York and
elsewhere. Mr.. Watterson took the election
news to his hotel and carefully familiarized
himself with it Then he told reporter
what he thought about it.
Regarding the defeat of Mr.. Morrison, Mr..
Wattsrson had this to say: He did not con-
slider that it was to be laid to the tariff ques
tion. There had been no change in Mr.. Nor.
rison's views or attitude on the tariff; but he
believed that thers had been a disaffection
among the Democrats in Morrison's district
due solely to q disappointment with the re-
suits of a Democratic administration, and
that disaffection, he admitted was not by
Democrats generally, he thought, felt that
t'iey had lost their baggage on the field. The
issue in the next session OF congress, he was
sure, would be the tariff, for the western and
southern people were determined upon
thorough revision.
The narrow escape of Mr.. Carlisle from
defeat, Mr.. Watterson said, was merely an
accident The opposition to him was re-
garded of no serious consequence. This ex-
pertinent would teach the necessity of a care
full and systematic canvass, even in district
deemed safe.
The defeat of Frank Hurd in the Toledo
district Mr. Watterson attributed solely to
personal opposition to Mr.. Hurd because of
his practical uon-residence of the district
which he sought to represent
"How about the Labor movementl" was
asked.
"The vote for George is scare to the Re
publicans, warning to the Democrats and
delusion to the workingmen. George is a
free trader, the workingmen are protection
lists. Here Is an anomaly that cannot last
The workingmen, who are at war with the
corporations and the capitalists on every
other point save the tariff, must come to see
that the tariff is really the pivotal point, and
when they do, all the advantages Of the tariff
issue will whip over to the Democrats. In
the old slavery fight the workmen stood out
'agin the niger, but the tune changed when
the real nature of the case made itself known
and felt to the consciences and the brains of
the millions who earned their bread by the
toll of freemen. So it will be with the rob
berry which goes by the name Of protection.
1t is for the workingmen only another and a
new slavery"
Mr.. Cleveland's denomination Mr. Waiter
son looks upon as altogether probable. The
Democrats, no is inclined to think, will rise
against the spoils idea 10 their demand for
tariff revision and if they can rs-eloct Cleve-
land, do away with the nonsense Of civil
service reform, and accomplish their main
aim-tarif re ision-wel and good. If they
cannot re-elect Mr. Cleveland, then they will
simply lose lot of offices which they havn't
got So far as the personnel of the present
government is considered it might as well
be Republican. He thinks Cleveland will be
renominated, nevertheless, for lack of any
candidate to oppose him, and if the Demo
Gratis are defeated they will still have left
their organization and their arms.