Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-02
BY TELEGRAPH.
SENATOR HALE INTERVIEWED.
Democrats and Free Silser-President :
ete-Blaine's Health.

Veto Blame HtaHus
NV York, Dee. The Mail and Ex-
n,s.. o.. tn. following: Senator Ea2ene
Es,s AZ Maize. -as at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel McndAy en- route tor Wsshi1gsoo.
He tel ID q Mail and Express man that be vas
,c,r. 10 attend ihs session of Congress-
He sAs Asksd:
WHAT do YOU think the Senate viii dos
"Itis net What the Senate. bat what the
House will do. that Interests every BODY.
rhs House Will, think, pass ffes silver
caipsrs bill aud With the aid Of the Demo-
e,,t, in the Sepate, the bill may pass oni,
I, be vetoed by the President
"Whss vii, the Farmers Alliance element
| DO in coasrsss: r
Not mrch in or cut OF Congress. The
,eesnt slsctions in Kansas and the Wess
,he~ that the Farmers Alliance viii MOI oe
| . factor IN the great contest for national
.unr-mse, nsx, yeae The $50 great par
ne. will oecupY the Political arena Almost
entirely" al,
..If the President vetoes silver bill
don e YOU think the silver question Will Dc
one of the Issues in ls9s:'
ayes, do. Ii twin be one OF the issues
whether bill passes the Senate or NOT.
The southern aud Western Democrats are
in f.yo, Of free coinsge. and l think the
E.stsru Democrats will hnd II difficult to
keep them from bringing the question 70
he front see that an effort is beng
! made ncw by E.stera ami silver Democrats
TO reIesa,e the silver question and oring 'he
tariff issue to the front. but with no appsr-
ent success"
Daox about the Western Republican and
their ideas Of silvef:'
"Tbsre are not so many Western Rspuo-
licaps who believe in free silver coinage:
In fact they are few in number compared
70 the Democratic. and they are not eager
to fight the battle Of 1892 solely on thai
issue"
"Do YOU think the outlook for Republic
can success 10 1892 is gcod:'
Il DO. The Republicans will not only
carry all the Northwestern states but All
The Western states. Indians inoluded Call
FORMS 10 republican beyond doubt ana
with the Western and the New England
states the Republicans can elect tnet ma
loonal ticket. do nos include New iork'
The recent election here is something 90
not understand. Ii shows that The Mug
sumps are not large in numbers. IL New
York ever can be carried for the hepuoh-
csus it seems to me that ii will De through
the large vote in the rural districts, where
the Republicans are supposed TO reside
Something evidently Was the matter WIN
the Republicans in the country the reason
they failed to vote for the Republican csn-
didste for Governor. The Tsmmsny Tiger
did not ffieh,en them in the Least, out II
seems TO me that il was good issue IN TINS
s.ste. l confess that do no understand
the large Democratic plurality. What was
MIR. Flowers msiosityf"
The Mail and Expressmsn said 1t was
, something over 5000. The senator looked
serious few seconds and said 1t was very
large. Then he sdded
The Republicans eau win in 1892 with
out New York. Indiana and the West
} with the other natural Republican states
, will elect . Republican President, New
York might. however. show different re-
suit in national election
The senator was asked shout the various
rumors TO the eff ct that Mr.. Blaine's health
was too bad for him to become candidate
that he was never better in his life and
would resign and announce himself ~
candidate soon, aud lastly that he would
still remain in the cabinet and give hi'
friends permission to nominate him. Sen
ator Hale said
"As to Mr.. Blaine's health, it is goot
enough for him to run for the Presidency
and To perform all the duties OK the Chief
Magistrate of the nation. His summer al
Bar Harbor did him great deal Of good
aud be is able to work With vipor. Nov
q, to the other rumors. l can only answer
, them by saying time will tell. If / knew
Mr.. Blaine WAS a candidate l would no
ssy So,
Suppose Mr.. Blsine's friends go Il
work and nominate bin, what them"
al can only say that time will tell. The
Presidency is matter for the future"
The Senator changed the subject to tht
dry weather in Msine, and said the Ken
nebec river had been SO low in places tina
any enc could walk across its channel.