The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-13
WARNER MILLER TALKS.
His View of What Will Be the Republics
Policy on the Tariff and the Surplus.

His View of What Will BE the Republican
Policy on the Tariff and the Surplus.
Utica Special to New York Sun.
A reporter called on Warner Miller at his
home in Herkimer to-day. The first question
asked WAS what. in his opinion. was the chief
cause OF Harrisons election. Mr.. Miller said:
1.-THE tariff was tho main question. Thas 10
tho idea on which the Republican party won,
although the soldier vote helped largely But
the tariff was the main issue. and that is settled
for a long time to come. The vote indicates
that the country is in favor OF a protective
tariff. Business can now 60 on with stability,
and business men may feel that things are not
to be changed every time the wind changes"
Twill the party increase or reduce the tariff,
or leave it as it isl'
''The Republican party has revised the tariff
from time TO time, al necessity demanded, and
will continue to do So but on the basis of pro-
lection to American labor and American ia.
dustries. 1t will pass tariff bill on the basis
of protection to America, and not for protecting
foreign manufacturers and foreign laborers"
what will be the effect Of the change in the
administration on the business of the country,
''It will most assuredly benefit it. 1t will
encourage and give heart to business men and
lead them to increase their investments and to
invest in new enterprises. 1t will increase pro-
ductien and make more OF demand for labor.
and consequently the country will be more
prosperous"
When asked about the surplus, Mr.. Miller
SAID:
''The surplus now on hand will he used in
paying off the national debt. buying bonds and
canceling Thorn. That 10 just what the Re-
publican party always did with the surplus.
What will be done with the income is another
question, and depends what the income is.
If it is found to be too large it can be reduced
by reducing the internal revenue and by reduc-
ing the tariff on articles we cannot produce in
this country, OF which we cannot produce
enough, such as rgar. 1t was not long since
1oh< ~ he Noft 1or fhat IL
wondered how it was ever 70 be paid, and some
foreign financiers thought il would not be paid.
So long as we have 81. 300. 600. 600 OF debt re-
naming there is plenty OF room to apply the
surplus on the debt"
"Do you regard the high-license question
settled or ont of politics2"
'Out of politicsl Why. 1t has only just come
into politics in this State. 1t never will be
settled until it is settled right 1t is in politics
now far more than It ever was. This is only
the first skirmisb. The battle has only just
begun. am satisfied with the result, as I am
sure made my canvass properly and on the
right basis. The high-license sentiment was
growing very rapidly. and il I had had time
enough to have visited all the towns of this
State the result would have been otherwise
Since the Chicago convention have visited fifty
counties and made eighty speeches. spoke in
Rochester. which il was said would 60 strongly
against me because there are 80 many Germans
there. 1t is true Harrison did have a larger
vote than in Rochester. but this 1 attribute to
the fact that Rochester is largely interested in
manufactures, and General Harrison received
the vote Of many protection Democrats. But
am we'll pleased with the vote l received in
Rochester. The election showed the power Of
the opposition to high Incense, and need no
longer be afraid Of IL believe my canvass not
only prevented some Republicans leaving the
party. bnt it brought back 70 the fold many
Prohibitionists. This fight las strengthened
the Republican party and put 1t on a higher
plane. The Republican party has done all for
temperance reform and for every other reform
that ever was done. High license is bound to
succeed and that in q short time. The people
will not sit still and refuse to take the benefit Of
reduction Of taxation, and ths other restrictive
benent which high license gives, simply because
some of the saloons fight il. Some OF our peo-
pie were afraid Of the question, and did not
talk on il, but there good reason for
this. II We had had . few weeks more 10 lay
the question before all the people of the State,
we would have succeeded. But the question Is
sure TO be settled right The people OF this
State are not going to allow 10000 saloons to
rule without having something say for them
selves. An effort was made to array the Irish
and German voters against me, my giving them
the idea that high, license would deprive them
of their personal liberty. / am sure the better
class of both uationalites Is in favor of hieh
license when the question is fairly presented"
This evening there wasAa fRepublieaa jolli6'