The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-13
d Senator From Missouri Dis
cusses tho Election Results and
Draws Conclusions.
ov. Campbell Brought on Defeat
by Repudiating His Party
Platform.
epublioans Exultant Over Saving Of
phio-Presidential Candidates for 10th
rArties-AlwAys Cleveland.

balth and spirits. and not avsrse to talk
&, AZ the following highly interesting in
rview, in the senator's OWL inimitabls
nRuage, will show. He was fres and out
loksn ON tho questions asked him, cover
z pretty generally tho present political
tuation, and his views will doubtless BIO
ad with interest throughout the country.
ter the usual civilities the reporter opened
q interview with the question
Senator, what do you think Of the recent
ection ?"
"The democrats have won q great and de-
sive victory" he replied with assuring
nphasis, .and the result shows that the
me causes are still at work which pro-
1csd the overwhelming defeat Of the re-
ablicans last fall. We have carried the
pmocratic states Maryland, Virginia and
wv Jersey, by increased majorities, elected
over in New York by nearly 10000 plu-
klity, and elected democratic governors in
assachosctts and Iowa which have been
10 strongholds of republicanism since the
ar. Any man who would have prophesied
lis five years ago would have been called a
~blitical lunatjo."
Elbow about Ohio, senatorY'
"Ws had no right TO expect a victory
lere. 1t is a republican state, and besides
lis, Gov. Campbell destroyed all chances
+ reelection by running away rom tho
ate platform. After the free coinage of
liver had been adopted by tho con-
bntion which nominated him, he should
Their have declined the nomination, or,
ter accepting it, should have fought
out aggresslvely on that line until the
cotton. When 9 public man begins his
: - r,n aa H- -, n sV.r, thu ,O md ,,5a ~ ~ Nrr
apologizingsfo for it, ho is already beaten.
specially was this SO in Ohio with such
len as Sherman, Mckinley and Foraker in
he opposition. When Gov. Campbell ran
wayfrom free coinage and said it WAS not
q issue the republican leaders at once
rsssed it. They would have been idiots
ot to have done 80.
II thought Campbell could be elected
hon he WAS nominated, and earnestly
Oped for 1t, but when l saw his interview
q silver, and when l afterwards visited
inoinnatl aud heard lifelong democrats,
ho had never scratched a ticket, declare
hey would not support him, l gave up all
1sa Of his success. The desperation OF the
epublicans. is shown bv their exultant
bouts over the Ohio returns, They are
lad to have saved anything, and remind
be of the old story about a young doctor
tho, when asked about his first case of OBJ
~tetrics. cheerfully replied: The child is
cad, and the mother DYING: but I have
ullsd the old man through"
What do you think, senator, will be the
feet Of the recent elections on the presi-
ential minations?"
II have no doubt that MI. Harrison's
hances for the republican nomination
ave been strengthened. The conviction
bems to be growing that Mr.. Blaine's health
b that event the fight is between Harrison
nd Mckinley. 1t is evident from Mr..
berman's late interview, and the utter
hoes of the republican press, that the
p i'll issue is regarded with great distrust,
nd that silver is to be put forward AS the
eading question for 1892. The protected
Mckinley law, and they don't want much
aid about it. They would rather discuss
Pmething else.
Mr.. Sherman ia an old, astute politician,
nd he hopes much from the cry of an
(onest dollar which simply means that
|ilver is to be measured with his gold half
|nxious endeavor by the republicans to
lush ths tariff into the background and
rec coinage to the front therefore, it will
lot do to nominate Mckinley for he ia the
|uthor of the present tariff law, and the
nbodiment per SO of high protection. The
arc that Mr.. Harrison will be nom
aated,. but there is a specter always before
III OCAU uAA lVCbIO1 y "Aph ERAAAA |
ace, of the plumed knight"
'How about the democratic ticket, SEN
tor Pr
ut will be Cleveland and Boies, or Cleve-
and and Gray-but always Cleveland. l
anticipate your next question and will an
wer it now. You want to know how silver
like myself will stand as to his
andidaoy. We will support him earnestly
nd loyalty. for 70 believe him to be wrong,
tut honestly wrong, and he has as much
light to his opinion as we have to ours. The
Jews of any democrat as to free coinage
onstitute no test of patty fealty, for our
in national convention has never 50
Above all. however, and this is
With me conclusive, MIR. Cleveland can be
lected on the issue Of tariff reform. and
regard the defeat of tho republican party
t the next election as the & entest possible
God for thu country. Every democrat
hould he willing to postpone the silver
if it be necessary to pre-
republican success. We can
hereafter If power Gun be wrested
the re! ublicans, but if hat party
ms again the force bill, will be enacted
nto law, and free popular electious will
ever again be had in this country. | re-
ard that measure rs the most arbitrary,
oppressive and infamous ever proposed by
ny party. Its object was to put the cleo
olts vi iothSL VI SoA1C GhSlAGll
presidential electors for every state in
hands of three partlsans chosen for the
'ork. The republican leadera have never
bandoned the hope of passing this bill.
hey were defeated in the senate by the
rec coinage Republicans, but they relin-
their grasp s~ullenly md relnc-
When | opened the canvass in this
ity last fail | stated that, no matter what
le result OF the November elections of
lat year, the republicans would press the
,roe bill to 4 passage. The Globe-Demo-
rat Iidiculed that assertion und declared
10 bill dead. We carried the elections
very where. but tho result had no effect on
40 republican leaders, and afterwards came
10 exhaustive struggle in the seEate which
az passed into history, md now, although
aey have no hope with u democratic house
I passing tho law, if WI should lose the
ext presidential election and tbs house of
representatives., the force bill would be tho
measure passed by the republicans.
would the election of Harrison
lean this, for his whole heart was in the
lactment Of this iniquitous law. He used
very means in his power to pass the bill
trough the senate. and was the most un-
Apply man in Washington when il failed.
that Mr.. Cleveland can carry New
otk. Indiana, Connecticut and New Jer-
", and this insurcs his election. 1Io il
ronger in New York than cves before,
lille in the whole country the people have
Ill confidence in his courage, ability and
4l$
."Iho democratic party must take no
lnnces and mako no experiments in the
.xt contest. II is the old night, however !
uoh w may wish IL to be otherwise. We (.
ust carry New York and Indiana, and ,
lsyelnnd can do IL. Ii / am, right in this, !,
, democrat should permit any pride OF