The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-01
MIR. MILLS HOPEFUL.
He SAYS the .sTariH Reform" Cause Gains
Strength Daily.


Washington Special Oct. %.
Congressman Roger Q. Mills has arrived
here for { be winter. He looks rosy and ro-
bust, although not entirely recovered yet
from the effects of the very bard work he
performed last year in the preparation OF
his tariff hill and afterwards in champion
ing il in the campaign. He Is still slightly
troubled with vertigo and insomnia. Speak
ing TO the World correspondent today Mr..
Mills said:
The tariff is still the issue and must re-
main uppermost until ii has been revised
in the interests of the people. No. the
passage of a tariff bill By this approaching
congress viii not eliminate the issue from
national politics, nor even subordinate it,
for whatever bin is passed viii be framed
by the influence of the manufacturer for
his own benefit, and not for the cheapening
OF products for the masses. expect to see
substantially the main features of the SEN
ATE tariff bill become q law. and a, that the
Republicans viii want to stop. But we
shall not permit them 10 stop there. A
much longer step in the direction OF lower
duties must be taken"
lis what is known as the educational
tariff campaign making satisfactory pro-
gress?"
MY sdvices on that subject make me
more than contented. The movement in
Pennsylvania with Black at its head is
conspicuously in the line OF our present en-
deayors, ami is conspicuously success.
The movement is TO be made national, but
our hope of recruits lies for the present in
the manufacturing rather than in the agri-
cultural sections. The man whose daily
bread is at stake will give you closer and
more sympathetic attention when you at
tempt TO explain the workings of the tariff
than the farmer who feels the pinch of no
actual poverty. The light is breaking fast
on the wage-earners in the manufacturing
states. The gains We made last year in
the manufacturing centers of Massachu-
sets, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut and New York will be doubled in
1892"
What is the progress in Pennsylvania
1T is more assuring there than else
where. Mr.. Randalls political power at
home IS completely broken. While he has
many warm personal friends who are at
tached to him because of his strong and
estimable personal character, he is no
longer leader OF Democratic thought in
Pennsylvania. The Democrats OF that
state are as earnestly for tariff reform as
are the Democrats OF Texas"
Beng asked about Cleveland and Hill.
Mr. Mills replied: The South is arriving
at more just estimate of Governor Hill,
and specially with regard to his part in the
last campaign. Mr.. Cleveland's popularity,
which is very great, springs ont of the fact
that the people regard him as an honest
and courageous man, who sacrificed HIM
self to more securely establish the
principle OF a low tariff and renew
the Democratic party's allegiance to it.
However, speculation about 1892 is at this
time OF very small consequence. Only this
much is certain, that Governor Hill will
not suffer then In the South because of any
old charge that he was not ioyal TO the
fortunes OF the National Democracy in the
campaign of last year. The men who
credit that charge, living in the South to-
day, are very few"
Representative Gambler, OF Georgia. saws:
THE tariff must be reformed and reduced
Here are these South American delegates
travelling about the country. What can be
accomplished by their coming here2 Moth.
ing, unless in the direction OF removing
trade restrictions. They want large mems
ures Of reciprocity with this country. Give
them that and there will be no deficiency
OF sells to transport the trade But II
would be useless TO subsidize steamship
lines 10 drag empty bottoms through the
ocean. which would be the case il the
south American commerce is to be con.
fronted here with q per cent. tariff.