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stances, but he did not think personal an
tagonisms were TO be considered response
BILE for the results.
What will be the effect OF this upon the
Democratic party?' he was asked. "Will
1t cause the party to recede in any degree
from its position on tariff reiormp'
No he replied promptly and with
emphasis, THE party will 20 on in the
course it has chosen. When a party has
taken a position it believes and feels is
right it makes nothing by abandoning OF
changing the position.'
"Gou think, then, that this campaign
doesn't end il; that the tariff question
will continue to be the great issue between
the parties, and the Democrats will stick
to their side2'
"les, | dc" said the Governor, and he
went on to amplify his view that the Dem
ocrats should, without the slightest wavcr-
ing. maintain their position on this issue,
aud keep up the fight in succeeding cam.
paigns. While he looked upon the tariff
question as only minor factor in this par
ticular contest in Indiana, he thought It
was the great issue in the country at large,
and that the Democracy would eventually
win by sticking TO their side of il consist
emily. He declared emphatically that il
would be the greatest folly for the party to
retrace its steps or in any way to dodge the
issue, and expressed great confidence that
the Democrats would continue to fight for
tarlif reform more aggressiyely than ever.
Gov. Gray was asked If there was any tariff
reform significance in the gain of Demo
cratic Congressman Ia Indiana.
mo" he replied, "the gain only re-
stores our losses Of two years ago. We get
back districts which we lost in 1886 be.
cause OF the personal or factional disturb
ances."
THE LEGISLATURE.
As to the Legislature, the Governor
said il was Democratic by considerable
majority, perhaps by us much rs thirty.
The only bearing this election had on the
United States Senatorship was in the
state Senators elected they would hold
four years, and would have voice in the
choice OF United States Senator. He had
not seen enough OF the returns to say
whether the Democrats or the Repub.
leans had the best OF il on the new State
Senators. So far rs he knew the Demo-
Gratis had made a gain OF one State
Senator.
III / am to be quoted" he said, rs the
conversation drew 10 close, 81 wish 10
he understood as attributing the defeat in
Indiana 10 the fact that il was inn
possible 10 awaken the enthusiasm OF
the Democratic party; such enthusiasm
| mean as made the party 20 wild
for the ticket in 1884, and the
reason IL was impossible 10 awaken that
enthusiasm was because the Indiana De-
mocracy had not recovered from the feeling
Of disappointment over the Administra-
tons course. In saying this donoi mean la
any degree 10 reflect upon Mr. Cleveland.
! have great admiration for him, and be-
lieyc he has done what seemed TO him
wscst and best"
His pictures, which were 50 prominently
displayed in ~. Louis when he was n pos.
siblc nominee for the Nicc-Prcsidency,d did
not do Gov. Gray justice. His face Is not
seen at lis best in rcposc. When he he.
comes interested there Is more mobility
in the features and more light in the gray
eyes than might-bc supposed from study
Of the Autograph counterfeit Of the man.
He possesses the happy faculty Of saying
exactly what he means in very few words.
There are two Democrats who came out OF
the campaign Of 1855 bigger men in their
party than they went into it-ono is Gov.
Hill, OF New York, and the other Is Gov.
Gray, Of Indiana.