The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-27
Harrison Sure to Be the Re-
publican Nominee.
HE ADMITS HLAINE's STRENGTH.
The Silver Question One of the Great
Issues of the Contest.
Democrats Want to Raise silver to
Gold Standard-This Would Produce
Confusion-The Republicans United
On Public Questions.

LONDON, July 26.-An interview with
London paper on Sunday morning.
Depew deprecated the suggestion that
he was likely to be the man to champion
the Republican cause in the next presi-
Dental election in the United States. He
said he believed that Harrison would
carry the election as the Republican can
didate.
''Mr. Blaine" he continued, sis the
strongest man politically and the most
popular, but still it is my belief that Har-
rison will be renominated. That is my
decided opinion, no matter what candi-
dates other than Harrison may be spoken
about"
When asked who the Democrats were
likely to nominate, Depew prefaced his
statement with the remark that he spoke
a year in advance of the nomination, but
said he believed Cleveland was most likely
to be the candidate, but that the
Democrats would not be as unanimous for
Cleveland as the Republicans would be for
their candidate.
Hard times" Depew said, ''would dis
appear under the assured prosperity OF
the farmers. The Mckinley tariff will
do great deal to carry the election for the
Republicans; especially will the reel
procity clause be a leading factor. Harrl-
son would win on the tariff and
silver questions. Certainly the Re-
publicans erred in passing the Nc
Kinley bill just before election. The
worst effects of the bill were felt at once,
just in time to cause Republican defeat,
but it was not Democratic majority, but
majority of Democrats and cranks
American politics were very mixed Just
then. Now they are feeling the benefits
of the Mckinley law. As an illustration,
the Farmers Alliance is the outcome"
''Then am to understand that the Re-
publicans will stand strongly by the tariff
question:"
Certainly. You will naturally ask me
what programme the Democrats will
adopt to oppose US on this point. They
will advocate a modified form OF free
trade tariff for revenue, and non-protec-
ton; sufficient tariff to keep the govern
ment going without any regard for safe
guarding American industry.
Now, let me pass to what will be the
second plank in the fight for presidency.
Il
as you would call II in England. Upon
the silver question We are practically
unanimous, while the Democrats are di-
vided among themselves.
What will be Republican proposals ?"
Briefly, that we shall coin only the
silver produced in America. By this
means we should keep ourselves on gold
basis. which is the standing basis of the
world The Dem ocrats will propose to coin
all the silver, not only that which is pro-
duced in America, but also all
that comes into the country. They would
make silver equal to gold, which we Re-
publicans say would ultimately produce
confusion and bankruptcy. The Demo-
Gratis say it would mean improvement in
the state of trade and in the conditions of
the people since there would be freer cir
culation of currency"
The last question. Mr.. Depew said, was
not connected with American politics, but
was of interest to commercial England.
"Why have American rails been going
down recently on the stock exchange?"
IL can explain that in sentence. The
tendency downward is merely temporary.
We have sent $73, ,000, 900 in gold to Europe
within the past few months, and money
went West to move crops. Consequently
there was stringency of gold in New
York. Whenever that occurs rails go
down. Now good crops are assured, gold
Is returning and American rails will
shortly be better than ever before"