The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-27
To Beat Senator Sherman II Is Ger
tain That Foraker Will
Do So.
A Legislature That Will Elect
Him Senator Is His Only
Concern.
Ohio Farmers Arc Opening Their Eyes to
the Injury Done Thorn by
the Tariff.

WARRINGTON, July 26.-The announce
ment of open war between Sherman and
Foraker in Ohio causes no surprise in
Washington. 1t has been known for some
time by those familiar with Ohio politics
that the serene air of harmony worn by
the republican leaders in the Buckeye state
ID but tho musk for bitter henrt-burninRs
and jealousies. Foraker is after the
enough in mis- talk in Cincinnati Mon
day if he had not done so before. He is not
the sort of man to be restrained by the
great reputation of Senator Sherman nor
by tho crushing rebuke which he received
from the republicans of Ohio two years ago.
Foraker cares about as much for the re-
form element of his party as Governor
Hill. of New York, does for the muRwumps
of his state. Foraker thinks ho knows
thing or two good deal bet
ter worth having than the sup
port of the thinking men of his party.
He has followed the usual machine methods
with degree of success which 10 spreading
alarm among the friends Of Senator Sher-
man. The executive committee of the re-
publican state committee is packed with
his creatures and he took pains to have
Mckinley and the managers of the
late state convention notified that
if his opponents were put on the
committee there would be trouble. MIR.
Mckinley is personally charming gentle
man, intellectually strong, but he is not
man of iron, and he is trembling in his
shoss for fear that both candidates will
sacrifice him to elect friendly members OF
the legislature. This is just what they are
likely to do. bitter struggle is already
beginning to control the republican pri-
nariss for legislative candidates. All can
didates must say whether they favor Sher-
man or Foraker. Tho side that wins in
given district is almost certain to be terribly
knitted by the Foraker men, and the Sher-
man men will probably offset this by merci-
lessly selling out Mckinley to save their
legislative favorites and the result will be-
unless Mckinley gets pile of democratic
votes,-that he and the legislative ticket will
70 down together, as they did two years
ag1;. g.. .,.,,.;o, +hn. s...o,.a 10 - t.nov
picture, bat is exactly what is described by
leading Ohio republicans here who know
whereof they speak. While most of these
gentlemen intend to vote the ticket, they
rage furioasly against Foraker and his un-
derhanded methods, and declare that every
thing in their power shall be done to save
Ohio from the disgrace of replacing the
greatest financial leader of the republican
party by an unscrupulous demagogue.
While the quarrel between Foraker and
Sherman is putting the politicians at
swords' points the gloomiest news regard
ing the wool-growers comes from the coun-
ties which have heretofore been the
bulwarks of the republican party. With
the price of wool far below what it wss be-
fore the Mckinley tariff, the growers are
turning on the author of that measure to
rend him. McKinleyism is proving keener
disappointment to them than to any other
element in the country, for the Mckinley
bill was passed. for thor peculiar benefit.
They dictated its terms, and it was they
who insolently declared that if the New
England demands for free wool were grant
ed they would wipe out the duty OH manu-
faotured woods. They had their way, but
the bauble of their prohibitive duties has
turned to ashes in their hands.
Wool is lower than year ago and the
wool growers are kicking frightfully." re-
marked prominent republican to-day.
Worse than ALL" he added, ''woolen cloth
ing ls higher than it ever IVES before, and
the farmers who have to wear it arc joining
in the chorus of the wool growers III de-
n0uncing the Mckinley bill.''
Major Mckinley is personally popular,
but his friends are growing more and more
elHrtn0Q Az Gne DranulsneQ knlfo or Inc For
aker and Sherman men and at the sullen
Growls and passionate outcries of the wool
growers and the farmers. While Mckin-
ley's friends may pick up 5000 or 1900
votes in the slums OF Cincinnati from the
opponents of Governor Campbell, they are
fearful that sheer disgust with this element
will drive the decent republicans of tho city
into the Campbell camp and Offset the losses
Governor Campbell may suffer for his cour-
age in fighting tho ring.
The awkwardness of the situation in the
wool-growing counties can hardly be eI-
aggerated. The republican leaders tell
their followers in vain that they sacrificed
every ything for their sake in the Mckinley
bill; that they turned over New York to the
triumphant democracy; that they drove tho
biggest manufacturers of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island into the democratic camp,
and that they played fast and loose with the
duty on hides and on nearly everything
else for the sake of taxed wool. The growers
are not willing to accept these excuses when
they see their stock falling in value ON their
hands and the beautiful fabrics OF Rhode
Island and Pennsy lvania looms bringing
higher and higher prices.
While the silver plank adopted at Cleve-
land is proving heavy clog upon Gov.
Campbell, his friends say that the divisions
in the republican ranks and the evil effects
of McKinleysm will bring thousands of re-
publican yotes and arc likely TO place him