The Portland daily press., 1888-11-17
SENATOR HALE ON COMING EVENTS.
Tariff Revision to be Substantially on
the Senate's Plan.
Great Questions which the Coming
Administration Must Settle.
Republicans Generally DESTROYS to
See Mr.. Blaine In the Cabinet.
Especial to the Press.1

AUGUSTA, Nov. 16.-Among the guests of
Mr.. Blaine this week were Hon. Eugene
Hale and wife, who spent day and a night
at Augusta, returning to Ellsworth this af-
ternoon. Your correspondent met the Sem
ator as he was returning home and he talked
freely concerning the political situation. The
Senate tariff bill and the position of the
Republican party in regard to it were first
discussed.
"Now that the Republicans secure entire
control. what course will they pursue re-
garding the tariff" was asked Mr.. Hale.
They will adopt bill substantially like
the Senate bill, and as John Sherman said,
1T Is the most complete bill ever presented to
an American Congress. As two great feat
ures it reduces the revenues much more than
the Mills bill and protects all our great
American industries and will be substan-
TALLY the basis of our tariff Legislation either
In this Congress or the next. The action
of the Senate in reporting it showed the
country that the Republican party was ca
pable OF dealing with the question of reduc-
Ing taxation and yet maintaining the
American doctrine of protection. In my
Judgment II the bill had not been reported,
we should have been on the run before the
election and had to answer to the cry which
was heard especially in the West, that the
taxation"
=, The Democrats now go SO far as to assert
tnat the Republican party must adopt the
Mills bill, or one very similar to it before the
end of four years"
That's absurd, because the Republicans
are committed to the Senate bill, which is
directly opposed to the Mills bill. The two
are no more alike than black and white"
bill?" ''' p''' '-' '0'"''
81 think not The Senate, however, will
never agree to anything that varies much
from, its own bill. If the Senate measure
should pass both houses this winter, the ad-
mlnistration will come in with the question
substantially settled, and devote itself to the
other great questions which will come before
IL. we have got to have an American policy
In our foreign relations. admit the great ter
rltories which the Democratic party has thus
lar kept out; encourage Southern Republi-
cans by protecting the elections. During the
next four years we shall have four or five
Southern States in line for the Republican
party"
''What about trusts?"
The general sympathy and tendency of
the Republican party is in favor of restrict
ing and regulating, and as far as possible, re-
moving the great trusts. Pretty much all
these great trusts were against us in the
AT this point the question of cabinet max
Ing entered into the conversation.
Gen. Harrison, with whom l served six
years In the Senate and have known we'll
since he ran for Governor of Indiana in 1876.
is a calm minded and provident man. do
not presume that he has indicated what his
choice will be in making up his cabinet"
continued the Senator
But Mr.. Blaine?"
That Mr.. Blaine will resume his old place
as Secretary of State is undoubtedly the wish
and expectation OF nineteen-twentieths of
the Republican party, and while know
nothing about Gen. Harrison's intentions in
this regard, have no doubt that Mr.. Blaine
VIII be rendered the position. He will not
nave sensational administration of the
State department, but under him American
rights will be asserted and firmly maintained
we shall have no more fishery negotiations
followed by such treaty as the Republican
Senate rejected. But have no doubt that
under Mr.. Blaine's management of the de-
partment all questions between us and
Great Britain will be honorably adjusted"
"Can the Republicans look forward to
many years control2"
Yes, the party spirit runs high and with
wise administration such as Gen. Harrison
Will give us we oug ht to have a long lease of
power"
There is a report in circulation that you
truth in il? ?"
mo. prefer to remain in the Senate 1
was appointed Postmaster General fourteen
years ago and declined, and two years later
declined the secretaryship of the navy
rendered to me by Mr.. Hayes. Like Jeffer-
son Davis all want now is to be let alone"
How about Mr.. Fryer"
He will be reelected without any opposi-
ton in the Republican party"