The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-02
Cleveland on Ballot Reforms.

NASHVILLE, Feb. 1.-The american to
morrow Will contain a lengthy interview
with ex-President Cleveland, had by Editor
Cormack. In substance Mr.. Cleveland sait
he felt more confident than ever before O.
the triumph of tariff reform on the line,
| marked out by the Democratic party. De
feat had only strengthened the purpose and
increased the energy of the tariff refermers
and confidence in the result of the next
contest appeared to grow as signs of dis
sensions appeared in the protectionists,
ranks. One of the most serious troubles
the Republican party will have to encoun-
ter is the revolt of New England's manu-
facturers against the Republican policy
while now several northwestern states are
held doubtful in the Republican columns
only by reason of sectional prejudice. The
bloody shlrt did valiant service in the last
campaign in counteracting the effect of
tariff reform arguments, and unless that
could again save the Republican party from
defeat nothing else could. The Republi
cans of New England and the northN esrern
states, who have been hoping for a reduc
tlon OF tariff duties at the hands of the Re
publican party, are bound to realize
sooner orlater that hope is in vain. What.
81, will they do about it? They are
already beginning to realize that party
which persists in course hostile to their
interests is their enemy, and that theparty
which is lighting to give them what they
want is their friend, no matter if it does
contain confederate brigaders.
Cleveland said he had thought the Re-
publican party might make some effort to
conclliate the low tariff sentiments in it's
own ranks, but the indications now appear
to be to the contrary. The party leaders
evidently thought it wiser to stand by their
contract with the protected manufacture
ers than to endanger the solidity of the
rich and powerful combination which had
led it so often to victory by departing
hairs breadth from the letter of the bond
In the course of the conversation the
question of ballet reform was touched
upon and Cleveland interrogated the editor
IN regard to the details of the Dortch law
IN tennessee. He is intensely interested
10 the question and said it was one OF the
most important reforms that had been at
tempted tor years and it's Importance was
becoming greater as assaults upon the
purity OF the ballot became fiercer.
| asked him if he thought the cause of
tariff reform would profit by such legisla-
ton
Honest government would profit by it,
said Mr.. Cleveland, land so would every
worthy cause. The franchise is not de-
oauched in the interest of good
avs and honest government. 1t is
oy those who have special
aim to subserve at the peoples expense
md not by those whose interests are in
common with the masses that the ballot is
corrupted. There are no rich and power
-ul corporations interested in buying
hoaters,' or coercing employees to
vote for the reformation of orr
Tariff laws. The powers of
are employed upon the other
side and tariff reform, as all other reforms.
must depend upon the unbought suffrage OF
5he people. If the people are capable of
self government and are to remain so.
here cannot be too many safeguards
about the expression of their will.''