The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-08
WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT IT.
MIR. Justice Lamar am Three Con-
Gressmen on the Result.

Mr.. Justice Lamar am Three Con
gressmen on the Result.
WASHINGTON. Nov. fare you look
ing for election news?" asked Star re-
porter of Justice Lamar. "Oh, no." was
the reply. II have got over that. 1 am
not one of those who are always waiting
and hoping for something better when they
feel and see that the tide is against them"
Then you think that Harrison is electedN
Everything points that way. and don't
think there will be any change in what is
now believed to be the general result. | an
hclpate that later information may make it
more favorable for Harrison" "Did you
anticipate this resultg' "By no means On
the contrary, it is a great surprise to me-"
DO you think the tariff issue is responsible
for the democratic defeatP' mo, do not
and L do not know to what to attribute this
defeat In regard to the tariff, remember
reading with great interest the testimony
taken by the tariff commission of 1852, and
| was struck with the fact that there was
not single one of the great number of
manufacturers examined who did not admit
that his business could stand at least a
small percentage of tariff reductions.
VI course, mems statements, even
under oath, are naturally somewhat colored
when they are in regard to his interests,
vet all who were examined then admitted
that slight reduction of tariff upon arti-
Giles in their manufa ture might be made
without serious injury to their business.
This is what the tariff measure proposed by
the administration would do. 1t was re-
form measure. AMI not free trade oue."
Representatives Foran and Taulhee called
on the President this morning. A Star re-
porter saw them soon afterward. They
were praising Mr. Cleveland's GOODNESS and
nerve. 81 am not good on post mortem,"
said Koran. at fn,lA hiann0Sn ha
but after that am no good. Tariff and
civil service reform did 1t. Civil service a
little, and tariff a great deal. The Presi
dent was entirely right in all that lie did,
but he was right too ON. The time was
not yet ready. But the manufacturers
have refused little reduction. The result
will be that there will be
an uprising of the taxed people
and they will be cut deep Everybody con-
fesses that there must be a tariff revision
The Democratic party will be stronger than
ever four years hence. Tbere will be a re-
action from intense selfshness." Taulose
was in hopes the House was not lost to them,
but said he felt confident that the republic
ans were now given q responsibility that
wonld prove their destruction.
Representative w. c. p Breckenridge is
the only member of the ways and means
committee here. He was as much surprised
as the other leading democrats here at the
election news. He could only attribute it
to the fact that there was neither time
enough, nor speakers enough, nor money
enough to enable the democrats to meet the
republicans as fully as was necessary. The
tariff reform had taken strong hold, but
had not had time to spread far enough. By
1892 it would have spread SO that its sue
cess would be assured in advance
M. Breckenridge thought the democrats
would get the majority in the next House
They had gained one in Kentucky, he said.
He thought it significant that the demo-
cratic members of the WAYS and means
committee who were candidates had been
reelected