The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-17
AFRAID OF TIER BILL.
Republican Senators Afraid to Act on the
Tarif-Senator Turpie's Views.
From Tuesdays Daily.l
Senator Turpie returned 10 Washinpton las

Senator Turpie returned TO Washington last
night. He will remain there till Oct. %, when
he will return TO Indiana and speak every day
until the election. .., sy,-.,......
The Judge has completed campaigning tour
of the state speaking in every congressional
district, and looks as bright as a dollar fresh
from the mint To a representative of The
SENTINEL the junior senator said:
Il never saw SO much enthusiasm among
democrats before. My day meetings were at
tended largely by farmers, some driving fifteen
and twenty miles. The night meetings were
thronged with mechanics and railroad men,
anxious to hear the tariff discussed. i confined
myself to the tariff issue entirely"
What is the outlook in the state"
splendid. / made 1t point to talk with
the farmers and mechanics as to the feeling in
the townships and cities, and from
a conservative conclusion, am confident there
will be no material change on the vote of 1881
We have not lost on the tariff issue, but we
have gained many intelligent republicans who
are tired OF paying bounty to the mOnOpOlists.
As 10 the general outlook, 1 met great many
Michigan people who came to hear me in the
northern counties OF the state. was surprised
to find the confidence In which
they spoke of carrying Michigan,
but, of course, we do not need Michigan To
eject AlcNCldlu anu lnuTludl.
California l regard as certain. The presi-
dents course in regard to the Chinese question
has placed the state in our column beyond
question. The state went democratic in 1880,
when the tariff question was not understood
Since then it has gone republican but once, in
1854 when Blaine carried 1t on account OF his
anti-Chinese record"
"What do you think Of New York;"
I'm New York, it is only question of maj or-
lty with us. The triangular fight in the city
Tor mayor will increase our majority. 1t will
bring. TO the polls 10000 democrats who
would otherwise stay at home.
Both factions will strive to bringout voters, and
a vote for Grant or Hewitt will, also, be a vote
for Cleveland and Hill. In 1880 the democrats
had only one candidate for mayor aud we lost
the state and came within 1900 votes OF losing
the mayor, too. There could not be any trading
then, but the disappointed democrat, who
didn't stand in with the faction claiming Grace,
refrained from hustling. In 'S2 and 'Sl the
rival factions ran independent local tickets
this gave the state and national tickets an in
creased vote favorable to the democratic party
Last year the Nicol-Fellows fight increased the
democratic majority 5000
New Jersey and Connecticut are all right"
How Will the next congress standF
"Ihe senate will be a tie, giving the next
vice-president great power. The house viii be
from forty-five TO sixty-five democratic. In this
state we will gain four members certain and
Judge, what do you think of the senate
artiff bill?
at is a base imitation OF the Mills bill, in
tended to deceive the people and get large
contributions from the monopolists"
"Will it pass before the election"
"No. The program of the republicans is to
discuss it in general until a week or two before
the election, then take recess of twenty days.
1t will not be taken up by them until the cleo
ton is over, because it would expose their
trickery.
"When the bill is read in the senate the demo
Gratis will offer amendments to make it conform
with the Mills bifl and on many of them we
will get enough republicans with us TO adopt
them. Take lumber, for example; the Kansas,
Nebraska and Iowa senators would not dare to
return home ii they voted against free lumber
and salt. Then there are at least three repub-
lican senators from Eastern states who will vote
10 put wool on the free list They'll do
this after election, but they would
not dare to do it before, because they
could not get contributions from
the millionaire lumber men of Maine, Michigan
and Wisconsin, could they obtain money
from wool-growers of the Mississippi
country. Wool, lumber, salt and many other
articles are TO go on the free list after the
election if we can bring the republicans 70
vote"