The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-12

The Ex-senator and the Doctor Of Oratory
Take Tilt at Each Other.

The Ex-senator and the Doctor Of Oratory
Take Tilt at Each Other.
NEw YORK, Nov. lin an interview ex-
Senator T. c. Platt says he believes the
Republicans in New York would have made
a better showing if they had made Tam
many an issue. Speaking OF the Mckinley
law, he SAID: Il venture the prediction
that if the Democratic party attempts 20
tinker with the tariff there will be another
political revolution four years from now."
Mr. Platt went over the counties of tho
southern tier of the State. which, he said.
plainly showed that all Republicans there
were loyal, no matter what the issue was.
On the other hand. among the counties
which show the loss, he said. Is Hcrkimer,
dominated by ex-senator Miller, which bss
loss of 4O2. In Kings, where Secretary
Tracy has been active for four years tho
Republican loss is 16,445. Strange TO say.
the loss in New York county, Nh. Platt Mt
tributed 10 Mr.. Depew. OF all the country
districts, those dominated by the Plat eie-
mcnt were the only ones which kept their
end up and showed gain. Nr. Platt said
he felt very sorry indeed Tor the party, and
of course be was cbagrined over the defeat
and the retirement OF President Harrison
Chauncey NJ. Depew was asked to-day
what he thought of the above stafemens
by Mr.. Platt attributing the defeat of the
him lDepewl. In reply Mr.. Depew said:
Brother Platt objected 70 me taking an
active management part in the GAIA
paign. lie said: Brother Dcpev.
yon are a good orator aud are good
party. out you must not do any managing
Brother Platt thinks | am On amateuf
when 1t comes TO politics On the other
hand he believes. aud SO do j, that he him.
self Is an expert and experienced politi-
clan. 1t was. therefore. agreed that Broth
er Platt should manage the campaign. lie
was allotted the task of running the ma
chine. and was put off at speecbImakfne.
Now. Brother Platt IL shrewd and
competent engineer. and ran the machine
as well as IL could be run. He did sil the
work In the citY and State. and did it bot
ter, perhaps, than any one could have dons
ducted the machine. don't think he can
lay the blame for the collision on
me. We just ran into a. land-slids
that was it. PLAIN and simple. Brothel
Platt was at the throttle. and was awake
The engine SIMPLY plunged into the OBJ
etruction. and We allknow theresult Early
in the fight brother Platt insisted upon my
c0nfining myself TO orations, instead OF en-
paging actively in the machinery depart
ment. He preferred to do this himself. -
he had had more experience, 90 l wenr
forth as speaker. Between rs We e7olved
the end.
The result cannot be attributed TO any
one person or party of persona New York
alone did not affect the result IL was the
whole country. The people wanted =
change of policy more than Of candidates,
and they Will have it. They want to try
free trade because they think they will get
clothing cheaper. They will have every
opdortuu3ty 10 try it, hope. The Home
stead strike also affected the voting. 10
came on fight in the beginning of the cam
paign and operated against President Har-
rison. There has been q good deal Of talk
about Mr.. Carnegiei and Mr.. Frick. Nov.
we charge Mr.. Frick with having voted the
Democratic ticket. / declare that be did
not contribute TO the campaign fund. nor
did Mr.. Carnegie"