Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-15
SENATOR SHERMAN TALKS.
He Expresses Himself Freely on the 1s- of the Campaign and Thinks His Party Is Sure of Success.

He Expresses Himself Freely on the ls- sues of the Campaign and Thinks His Party Is Sure of Success.
 NEW YORK, Sept 15-T e Crawford the well known correspondent of The World, contributes a two column interview with Senator John Sherman. In reply to ques- tion what he thought of the prospects of the Republican party he said:
 ''I think that the trend is way. think the prospect for our success is good. The election results thus far declared show largely increased Republican majorities. These are good indications of the tendency of pubic sentiment"
 He said the tariff is the only issue, and that the attempt to change the question at issue from the tariff has not succeeded. The re- taliation bill proposed by the president was blunder The presidents devious course con corning this question must shake confidence in his judgment, at least. Said he; "He had ample authority, in my judgment under the existing law to correct all of the differences growing out of our intercourse with Canada, The measure now pending is one which would do incalculable injury to our interest. The injury to Canada would be relatively very small What is proposed is quite ill keeping with her policy, which is to maintain as Inde- pendent a position as possible. This bill
 
 the great lakes. We send nearly everything to Canada and receive very little in return. The enforcement of the retaliation bill would effect the greatest possible injury to certain American interests without seriously hurting Canadian business There is very little money ill Canada invested in such a way as to be affected injuriously by the enforcement of this measure. In the state of Ohio alone there are invested several hundreds of mill ions of dollars in lake commerce. which would be stopped by the retaliation bill"
 "How is it that this condition of things was not presented in the house?"
 Ut was rushed through there without dis cussion and our people were in @ measure cowardly i'll not attempting to stop its passage. When it came to the senate, the ill-advised character of such nasty action was apparent, | and the matter was referredn Do you think the measure will be passedl 1 The senator said in reply that he did not know what would become of it; but it was l clearly to to inferred from his manner that l he thought nothing more would be done with 1 it, and that the president message upon the | subject was simply to be regarded as a casual campaign document.
 He said that the Chinese bill proposed ir | the house was very faulty; that tariff need: certain legislative consideration every four Ol | live years; that so Tar as the national taxes are concerned he did not think they were felt by any one. He does not think the soliC south will be broken and that while the tariff question is an element of strength in thG east it is an element of weakness in the wes and northwest He expects Ohio to go Re publican by 30 GOO to 40 900. He praised Gen Harrison's letter of acceptance and said h, did not think MT. Clevelands was up to th' standard of his December message to con gress.
 In reply to question as to what is his per sonal opinion of President Cleveland h said:
 II consider him an honest man, possessin, average ability, but man of poor informa tion He originates nothing. I do not thinl that he is able to present original policy O to suggest any individual legislation. He i better in the role of critic. It is more il accordance with his temperament to pic flaws and to find faults in legislation befor him rather than to suggest original meas uFes"