New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-07
SENATOR SHERMAN TALKS.
HE IS NOT DISCOURAGED BY THE RESULTS
OF THE ELECTION.
SUCH THINGS HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE. WITH
OUT DOING PERMANENT INJURY
oHlo's GOOD SHOW.

Senator John sherman, OF Ohio arrived in the city
yesterday from his home in Mansfield and Is staying ct
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. where Tribune reporter
cav him last evening. The Senator is In excellent
health and his tall form erect and his step as
elastic Is ever. He has been speaking in ~ canvass
in Ohio other States and the election being over
he has come to New-York private business rms
will not detain him here to-day and he VIII so
10 Washington this afternoon.
Mr. sherman was not visibly cast down or dis
prited by the capture Of the National House OF hep
senativcs by the Democrats In Tuesdays eiecons OF
BY the reports of Democratic In various sa''
contests.
.whst do you think Of tho elections~ no was
asked.
al really know very little about any OF 'nen
except the ohio election" the Senator a"S"' 10
@Thcrc we have elected state ticket by over ~o
ooo ms,o,ttv ana have done remarkably well IN our
Congressional elections The Democrats IN respPor-
toping the state left u.s. they supposed only sH ne
publcan districts out Of the twenty-c"e' n"S "
spite of this gcrrymander we have eiec'c" es a..
cressmen There can be no complaints against '''
Republicans Of Ohio"
awhat Of Major Mckinley .,
.Maior Mckinley Mr.. sherman answered., TO-
tesr defeated though when left Ohio 1t was tnoush
,hat he Lad succeeded BY small majority III NO
could have run IN his old district his majority "o'd
have been 1850 1000, against 2ooo recei'eo W
him two years ago. But they placed nm III d us
tlict of three Democratic couhues anu oi,'' o'o NV
pub,con county, in which the Democratic majority
= nv..rd ~ /. ooo II looks now II he Is de-
featcd by about 100 votes He made splendid can
lass and a magnificent run, and defeat Is not tho
proper name for the result. Mr. Mckinney toid me
before the election that he did not expect TO succeed
with such odds against him. But shall not DC sur
nrjsed IL II makes him Governor OF ONO next year.
As to the general result Of the Congress eiecuohs'
Mr. Sherman said: al have seen such COMMISSIONS
buffh
effect In 1878 when 1 was Secretary OF the Treas
,rv we lost the House and Senate both, but TWO
years later in $780, rallied and recovered all that
We had lost and elected Republican frcsloeht
tsdes do not regard the present situation with ap-
prehension The country will be wiser by next year
and better able 10 pass upon the issues"
Regarding the causes which had brought Republican
s.feat in the construction Of the House, Mr. Sherman
said that II was hard say exactly what they were'
ain Ohion he said, the Mckinley bill was growing
stronger as the campaign advanced II Is measure
that Is greatly misunderstood 1t really REDUCES TAX
atou and while it the duty in some instances
It's general effect Is greatly to reduce the amount COL
lected from customs / think that the workings will
be found to be beneficial to the country, and when
the people find this out they likely to do before
the next Congress is chosen and the next President
elected, they will cast their votes accordingly
In speaking of the political changes in some Of the
States the senator gave his opinion with his
ais Republican, although it did not elect Mr..
Delsmster. l was In Pennsylvania during the
contest and saw both sides to the struggle
there 1t fight between the political BOSSES
Quay and Magce. But the State is Republican. In
the West we have political bosses. You seem to
be partial them the East, but out in Ohio and
the West q man who would set himself up for boss
would be knocked out soon enough
In reference to other States particularly those OF
the West Mr. sherman said that the farmers had be-
come impressed with the idea that they had been
badly treated and had been uneQuay hurdened with
taxation, which he regarded as the cause Of Demo-
cratic In of them. This was particularly
true of Kansas, where the Farmers Alliance had
achieved such triumph However, it should be re-
mcmbered that the farmers there were mainly Re
publicans, and he had idea that Senator ingalls,
would be succeeded by Democrat They might not
choose Mr. ingalls, himself but it would probably be
o man Of essentially Republican principles.
Senator sherman asked what he thought OF
the controversy in relation to the New-York City
census.
Il do not believe he replied, that there is
reasonable ground for charging that injustice
has been intended by the orhciais Of the Census
cause they thought they were under counted. My
Ser. The enymerators are Chosen from the mass
the population, they are paid according to the mum
Der Of names they return, and their own interest," a.
well as local pride, would operate cause them Il
send In the names of all the people they are able 10
Mr. Porter who is himself citizen Of NewYorK cOult
have no possible object In being concerned In falst
count II is unfortunate for New York City that TIT
enumeration in taken In June, when most Of the PEG
pie who can get away are out Of town. But 1t mus
be remembered that they are counted elsewhere ane
should be included In the general census"
The Senator asked II the Supreme Court conc
be called upon to interfere.
lie said az do not see how the Supreme Cour
can take notice Of an administrative act. 1t migh
well assume to interfere in the appointment OF
Minister to England. l can conceive OF no way II
which the census enumerators could be made the suo
feet of a lawsuit in the courts. Congress, however
might take cognizance of the matter provided clea
case Of fraud should be made out: II y eouiq No. o
been DESTROYED IS has been stated, it is likely tina
Congress would make an investigation
Returning to the subject Of the elections, Mr. Shcr
man sajd that there nothing In them to discourage
Republcans Whaever misapprehension may exis
to-day would be nghted sooner or later.
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