Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-02-08

tomorrow will contain lengthy in
terview with Ex-President Cleveland
had by Editor Cormack.
In substance Mr.. Cleveland said
that he felt more confident than ever
before of the triumph of tariff reform
on the lines marked out by the Demo
cratic party.
The defeat had only strengthened
the purpose and increased the energy
of the tariff reformers and the conf
denee in the result Of the next con-
test appeared to grow as the signs of
dissensions appeared in the pro.ec-
tion ranks.
One of the most serious troubles
the Republican party will have to en-
counter is the revolt of the New Eng
land manufacturers against the Re
publican policy, while several of the
northwestern states are now held
doubtful in the Republican column
only by reason of the sectional pre- ju-
dice.
The bloody shirt did valiant service
the last campaign in counteracting
the effect of the tariff reform argu-
ment, and unless that could again
save the Republican party from de-
feat nothing else could.
The Republicans of the New Eng
land and Northwestern states, who
have been hoping for reduction of
the tariff duties at the hands of the
Republican party, are bound to real
ize, sooner or later, that their hope is
in vain.
''What then viii they do about it2"
Tley are already beginning to real
ize that the party which persists in a
course hostile to their interests is
their enemy and the party which is
fighting to give them what they want
is their friend, no matter If it does
contain Confederate Brigadiers.
Cleveland said he had thought the
Republican party might make some
effort to conciliate the low tariff SEN
timent in its own ranks, but the indi-
cations now appear to be to the con-
trary. The party leaders evidently
thought it wiser to stand by the con-
tract with the protected manufact-
urers than TO endanger the solidity of
ther rich and powerful combination
which had led it so often to victory.
In the course of the conversation
the question of ballot reform was
touched upon and Cleveland inter
rogated the editor in regard to the
details of the Dortch law in Tennes-
see. He is intensely interested in the
question and said it was one of the
most important reforms that hao been
attempted for years and its impor-
lance was becoming greater as the
assaults upon the purity of the ballot
become fiercer
II asked him if he thought the
cause of tariff reform would profit by
snch legislation"
"Honest government would profit
BY it" said Mr.. Cleveland, sand SO
would every worthy cause. The fran
chise is not debauched in the interest
of good laws and honest government.
IL is by those who have special in
terests to subserve at the peoples ex-
pense. 1t is not by those whose in
terests are in common with the masses,
that the ballot is corrupted. There
are no rich and powerful corporations
interested in buying 'Floaters' or
coercing employees from voting for
the reformation of our tariff laws.
The powers Of corruption are employ
ed upon the other side, tariff reform
as all other reforms must depend up
on the unbought suffrage of the people.
1T the people are capable of self gov
eminent and are to remain SO, there
cannot be too many safeguards about
the expression of their will"
The Paipit and the Stage.