The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-09-20
EDMUNDS HAS NO DOUBTS,
HE TFELS WHY HE THINKS HAIR
RISON WILL BE ELECTED.

Some Democrats He Calls Cladueurs and
Likons Them To n Flock of CackIIne
Geese Dissatisfaction with the Admins
tratlOn-Mr. Voorhees, Says Indiana viii
Not Go for the "Dead Line" Candidate
Senator E1munds is always interest.
ing when he IS willing to talk on any
subject. His position in every political
campaign in one of great interest. He
is not a campaign orator. His voice is
not very strong. He will not take part
in the present campaign 80 far as to
make general speeches throu ughOut the
country. The work that he will do for
the Republican party will be done in the
Senate. called upon Senator E1munds
in the Judiciary committee room to ask
him his views upon the political situa-
tion. | found him seated opposite his
private secretary attending to the details
of his correspondence. The Senator was
dressed in a suit of dark-blue flannel
with light summer tie. He was suf-
fering from a cold. His voice was af-
fected by this cold, but there was an in
tensty and vigor in his utterances
which indicated that the effect was
purely Physical. 1t is very refreshing
to hear man talk who has such posi-
tive opinions as the Vermont Senator.
There is a slashing drectness about his
style of criticism which admits of no
possibility of misconceptiOn. He talk
ed with the greatest freedom, but when
| told him that would like to have the
privilege of printing his general opinion
regarding the situation his phrases be-
came shade more guarded, but there
was no mndlfiGati n of any of his pre-
viously expressed arguments. lie was
asked in the firrt place: What do you
think Of he prospect for Republican
v'ctory?"
81 think" said he, that the Republ-
cans are going to win this time sure"
Do you think that the Republicans
are going to win on the business issue
involved in the tariff question:
| The Senator said: while that may
afford good and sufficient reason for
defeating the Democrats, | think the
Rpublicans are going to win because
the people are disappointed and disgust
ed with the promises and pretense of
the Democratic Administration, This
Administration came into power herald
ed by declarations that it was going to
reform and purify the Government. 1t
was TO put stop to corruption and Re.
publican extravaganza, and to turn out
dishonest and rascally officials. 1t
came into power and found no corrup-
tion. 1t could not discover any rascally
officials to punish. Ia other words, it
obtained power through misrepresenta-
tiOn. There is no doubt that there was
during the last campaign number of
people who had become affected by this
large Democratic charge Of Republican
NAL administration. Without any ques-
tion of the candidate of that campaign
which is now by and gone-there were
undoubtedly many gentlemen who vo-
ted for Mr.. Cleveland with the honest
idea that they were trying to help the
cause of good government"
Here the Senator said in a very clear
and incisive way: 1.-The misrepresenta.
tions of the last campaign have been
shown by the history of this admins
tration. The theory that it is a reform
administration is an illusion long ago
dispelled from the minds of sane and
sensible men. 1t is a thorough spois
administration.
The Senator continued: Having
found no Republican misdoings to cor
rect, the Administration has done moth
ing in the three years of its history
which amounts TO anything. 1t has
shown its lncompetency by doing moth
ing. There has been no measure of any
character of Importance to the publc's
interest which has become law in the
period | have mentioned. This ncom-
potency of the Democrats has been
shown in measures which have been
passed through the Senate with the ap
proval there of Democratic votes, only
to be blocked and set aside in the Dem.
ocraiic House."
In speaking of the tariff legislation
proposed, the Senator said that the Re.
publIcans desired to protect the labor in.
terests of the country in the widest
sense of the word, By labor interests
he meant all those engaged in the ordi.
nary advocations and pursuits of bust.
ness life. There was no separating cap.
italist and manufacturer from the labor.
er himself; they were mutually interde-
pendent, and the reduction of taxation
should be based upon a plan which
would sustain the business interests
against the Democratic project to at.
tack and injure them,
The Senator was asked what he
thought of the Presidents message on
the subject of retaliation. He burst in.
to satirical laugh at this question, as il
he regarded the Presidents position at
too grotesque for serious criticism.
He very plainly indicated in phrase
or two that he thought the message was
stupid blunder, but he did not use
those words. l asked him what he
thought of the applause of the Demo
Gratis, who so thoroughly approved OF
this latest act of the President.
The Senator said: 1T is the applause
of claqueurs seeking to uphold a bad
actor in a poor role" He then further
illustrated this position of the Democrats
by light and fanciful sketch Of flock
of barn-yaTd geese standing with their
necks stretched, squawking loudly in
chorus to the vociferous cries of goose
who has just emerged from her nest af-
ter laying an egg. They squawked with
gooose-like sympathy without knowing
anything about the character of the egg
and, in fact, whether there was any egg
in the nest itself. But, as this was not
given as part of his general view of the
situation, cannot any more than al
lude to the picturesque and happy way
in which the Senator described the cho.
lrus of Democratic approval Of the Presi'
dents action.
As Senator Edmund's opinion of the
candidate four years ago was the sub
ject of much newspaper controversy,
asked him this morning TO tell me what
he thought of Gen. Harrison.
He is a clean, honest, upright gen
tleman. / like him very much. He ID
an able man and a kind-hearted one,
He is especially charitable and does
much good among the poor with his
money"
Senator Daniel W. Voorhees, of In
diana, who has shaved off his great
brown beard since | saw him two years
ago, so that his face now, only orna.
mented by brown-red mustachP, looks
as round as full moon, was asked this
afternoon what he thought of Indiana.
1--WE are going to carry Indiana for
Cleveland" said he. mo matter what
you may hear, Cleveland is going to
poll the Democratic vote in Indiana.
Harrison Is what is called the dead-line
candidate"
What do you mean by a dead line
candidate?'
Il mean this: He is one Of those Re.
publicans cold, correct, a thorough par
tisan, who would never tempt Demo
crat across the line Of his party to sup
port him. Harrison will have the Re
publican vote in that State and nothing
more. He is not like the man from
Maine. Blaine would be stronger in In
diana than Harrison. He was not
stronR there in 1881 because he was
badly handled and i'll advised.-Ncir