Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-11
KlLGORE TALKS.
Member from the Third District
OF Texas.

WASHINGTON, Sept. THE Sunday
Gazette to-day has the following inter-
view with Col. Kilgore:
'tThere IS a general feeling ell over
the country ssid Col. c. B. Kilgore,
the Texas Watchdog of the treasury, to
the Sunday Gazette yesterday, 'sthat
the next house will be Democratic by q
large majority, and there are good rea-
sons why such should be the case. You
know I have just returned from my dis
trict, and while travelling on the cars I
heard much political talk that was in
teresting. The Republicans in the South
are generally opposed to the force bill.
They regard that measure as inimlcal
not only to their own interests, but the
business interests of the country, and
everywhere they are outspoken in their
opposition.
81 heard Western Republican say
the other day that the force bill was in
troduced just for effect, that it never
would become a law. This Western Re-
publican said the only salvation of the
G. o. P. was IN keeping the South solid =,
and as the Alliance was the opening
wedge for q political division in the
South, it was time that something be
done TO effect that movement III that
section, hence the force bill. 1t would
net surprise me, )" continued Col. Kill
gore, eff that theory should turn out it
be correct.
sin my canvass I found the people
fully alive to the Importance of the tariff
question-in fact, found that to be the
chief issue. In every congressional dis
trict throughout the country the Repub-
licans are put on the defensive on all the
leading questions. They have IN every
instance gone back on their platform.
Instead of reducing taxation they have
increased it, and when charged with it
on the stump they answer that they have
increased the number of articles on the
free list, and have given the poor farmer
free sugar. But the farmer is no fool,
as the Republicans are fast learning and
it seems that the first winds of the COM
ing hurricane have penetrated the rock
bound Republican fort of Vermont.
HIt may be well enough to say that
this is an off year!' Yes, II is an off
year; 1 may say three off years all rolled
into one, and it would not surprise me if
il should also be an off year in Maine.
The fact is the grand old party of moral
ideas is suffering from q bad case of SAIL
walton, and despite the heroic efforts Of
the biggest man in the party-James G.
Blaine-it viii be impossible to arrest the
progress of the disease, notwithstanding
he has attempted to amputate the dis
eased member with his reciprocity saw.
81 hear Republicans say that If the
country goes Democratic this fall-Rnd it
looks that way to them now-it will re-
move Mr.. Harrison out of the list of can
didates for 1872. They say in private
more strongly than openly that every
appointment Harrison has made has
been with one purpose in view "a most
selfish purpose-and that is to secure the
delegations for the national convention
of 1872. He has not made single ap-
pointment, they say, that has received
the unanimous Endorsement of the party.
They also say that he has brought about
more national scandals by his pussilaui-
nous administration than the party can
successfully shoulder this fall, and that
he will be to blame for any loss the party
may sustain in the congressional cleo
ton. l know it is natural that kickers
should criticise their party's administra-
ton, but / never knew any president to
be so generally abused-aGd perhaps the
abuse is well deserved-as Harrison.
And the most amusing part of it ia that
the president g friends find it extremely
difficult to make any sort of decent de-
tense.
"Yes, but 1 heard lots Of talk about
Mr.. Cleveland in Texas, but it is too
early to speculate about presidential
candidates. With few exceptions the
Democrats in Texas are of the opinion
that if we can elect Mr.. Cleveland in
1892 we can elect any Democrat. There
is clique composed of spoilsmen and a
of conscientious Democrats who
are opposed to Mr.. Cleveland. They
are now actively engaged in an attempt
to bring to the front the silver question
as the leading issue in 1892. They say
that il silver can be made the leading |
issue 1t will effectually eliminate Mr..
Cleveland from the field of candidates. |
In my opinion such an attempt, II suc-
cessful would be disastrous to the party. |
The campaign of 1892 must be fought |
out on economic grounds; we must not |
lose sight of the tariff, and of course the |
silver question will also be prominent |
factor, and from present indications the |
Republicans will have their hands full |