Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-25
A TALK WITH JERRY SIMPSON.
The Meaning OF the Democratic Victory
as He Sees L..
BIO CUT IN THE TARIFF pEMANDED-FrSAN-
cIAL LEGISLATION REouIRED-THE SOUTH
AND THE MONEY! oUEsrIoS-HE THINKS MRS.
LEASE WILL NOT BE Silly.

LEASE WILL NOT BE SILLY.
Jerry Simpson has returned to Washington
wearing warm wooden socks and a bright
sunny smile. There was a mighty fight made
against him, but it was bootless.
When visited by STAR reporter last night
Mr.. Simpson was engaged in digging his way
through about 500 letters. which testified TO his
widespread popularity among ready letter
writer's
The democratic victory" he said, means.
more than anything else. that the people Of
this country want very material reduction OF
the customs duties. The cut should be deep
enough to leave average duty Of not more
than 20 per cent The country will not be sat
isfed if this much is not done. think Con-
gress should get at the work As soon as pos
sible and make an honest revision Of the tariff,
"a believe they will. There is no sense any
how in letting thirteen months go by after a
new Congress is elected before they can get
together and do anything Certainly where
there is a sweeping victory given on a great and
ail-absorbing Issue, as in the present instance,
the victorious party should lose no time in do
ing what the people have bid them do DO
not believe that the voters who gave the victory
reasons. The great mass Of independent citi-
zens want q complete revision and verv de-
cided cut OF the tariff. They are tired OF the
protective policy Of the republican party and
have decided that il shall be uprooted They
voted for the democratic party this time be-
cause promises had been given in line with the
popular sentiment on the tariff question. IL
the democrats fail 10 make the cut that the
people have right 10 expect they will be given
As bad licking when they go home the re-
publicans got this time"
MATTER OF MONEY
"Will this overshsdow the money question:"
was asked.
Il do not know. l hardly think So When
they are satiffed with the tariff there will still
be great many people who will insist that the
money question shall not be ignored. | think
the democrats will be compelled TO pass free
silver bill as well "a tariff bill. The people
OF the south are particularly clamorous for
more money. During the campaign il was
quietly whispered among them that the thing
would be all right; that if Cleveland were
elected he would sign free silver bill if both
houses OF Congress passed il. | have no idea
that he would do so, but IL such n bill does not
become a law the democrats will lose a good
many votes at the next election. For my own
part do not think there is much good going
to come out OF free coinage Of silver. do not
think it would amount 10 enough. | want a
v,
gold alone, but on anything of reliable value.
/ do not want any state bank currency. l am
opposed to the repeal of the 10 per cent tax on
state bank circulation. | am old enough to
have had experience with this sort of currency
have had hundred dollars in nv pocket one
day and had the same bills worth but sl2 the
next day."
THIRD PARTY SENATORS.
''How will the third party men In the Senate
-, L. ~
They will vote with the democrats on the
tariff question. They are elected by people
who demand a radical cut in the tariff and they
cannot act with the republicans"
-"Will they vote with the democrats on the
organization
IL think they viii. I do not see how they
can do otherwise. The war between the peo-
pies party and the republican party is more
bitter than ever WAS the war between the two
old parties. The battle in the west was between
the peoples party and the republicans. The
democrats of the west were rather friendly
toward us. I do not think that anv of our
Senators could vote with the republicans and
then go back among his people. am sure Mr..
PETER cannot afford to do such a thing
THE KANSAS sESAroRsB1P.
"Who will come to the Senate from Kansas
this time?"
I'VE have to catch the legislature before we
can tell. There is no certainty about the legis-
lature vet We have about six majority in the
upper house and in the lower house there is a
tie between the republicans on the one hand
and the peoples party and the democrats on
the other. Who will have a majority now de-
pends on chance. In one of the legislative dis
tricts the two opposing candidates ran a tie,
and our law provides that in such a case the
matter shall be determined by lot. IL we are
lucky in drawing lots will get the legisla-
ture. Bat If the republicans get the best of us
in the draw they will have a majority of one in
the lower house, and they will immediately turn
out enough Of our folks on contests 20 give
them majority of the legislature on joint bal
lot The whole thing depends on the tossing of
penny as it were"
"How about Mrs Lease?''
The talk of her for the Senate is the work
OF the republican papers," said Mr.. Simpson.
They want to induce her TO do something silly
and to make our people ridiculous. I do not
think they will succeed. / think that Mrs
Lease is far too clever to be led into anything
silly