Evening journal., 1888-09-15
SENATOR SHERMAN TALKS
lie Expresses Himself Freely on the Is
sues Of the Campaign and Thinks his
Party 4 SURE Of success.

sues Of the Campaign and Thinks His
Party = SURE Of Success.
New YORK, Sept 15.-T. G. 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 be said:
- think that the trend is our why ! think
the prospect for our success is good. The
election results thus Gar declared show largely
increased Republican majorities These are
good indications Of the tendency OF public
sentiment
He said the tariff is the only issue and that
the attempt 70 change the question at issue
rom the tariff has not succeeded The re-
5ahation bill proposed by the president was
olunder. The presidents devious course con
serning this question must shake confidence
n bis Judgment, at least. Said he: "He had
ample authority, in my Judgment, under the
axisting 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 70 Canada would be relatively very
small. What is proposed is quite in keeping
with her policy, which is to maintain as indie
pendent = position as possible This bin
strikes blow directly at all the commerce Of
the great lakes. We send nearly everything
to Canada and receive very little in return.
The enforcement OF the retaliation bin would
effect the greatest possible injury to certain
American interests without seriously hurting
Canadian business, There is very little money
IN Canada invested in such way as 10 be
affected injuriously by the enforcement Of
this measure. In the state of Ohio alone
there are invested several hundreds Of mill
ions ot dollars in lake commerce, which would
be stopped by the retaliation billn
"how j. It that this condition Of things was
not presented ia the housem
''lt was rushed through there without dis
cussion- and our people were in a measure
cowardly u not attempting to stop its passage.
When il came to the senate the III ad gisad
character Of such hasty action was apparent,
and the matter was referned.n
DO you think the measure will be passedf n
The senator said in reply that he did not
know what would become OF il. but il was
clearly 70 10 Inferred from his manner that
he thought nothing more would be done with
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 in
certain legislative consideration every four or
five years that SO far as the national taxes
are concerned he did not think they were felt
BY any one He does not think the solid
south will DO broken, and that while the tariff
question is an element of strength in the
east It IS an element Of weakness in the west
and northwest. He expects Ohio 10 90 Re-
publican by 10000 % 10000 He praised Gen
Harrison's letter Of acceptance, and said he
did not think Mr.. Cleseland's was up 10 the
standard Of his December message 10 con
gress.
IN reply to a question as to what is his por-
sonal opinion Of President Cleveland. he
said
Il consider him an honest man. possessing
average ability, but man of poor informa-
tion. lie originates nothing. ] do not think
that he is able to present an original policy or
70 suggest any individual legislation. He 4
better in the role OF critic II Is more II
accordance with his temperament 10 pick
flaws and to find faults in legislation before
him rather than to suggest original meas
ures