The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-26
SENATOR MOERILL's VIEWS.
He Thinks the Republicans Have all
Advantages

He Thinks the Republicans Have all
Advantages.
Senator Morrill, was interviewed in
Boston Thursday on the political situa-
ton. The interview is as follows:
''It is my impression" he said, "that
in the National campaign coming on the
Democrats have given us all the advan-
tages in the issues that we could ask
for"
do you consider their tariff plank a
free trade plank pure and simpler" asked
the reporter.
Eyes, do. When they call protection
unconstitutional l think they are for
free trade. On the silver question a
majority of the Democrats in both
Houses voted for free coinage, and they
would make dollar of that which is to-
day worth GA cents. The Democratic
House this year has exceeded on the
side of extravaganza the Republicans in
their first session of the preceding House.
They have given us all we could ask for
on these issues.
"In the selection of candidates my i'm
preston is that Harrison is stronger
than four years ago and that Cleveland
is weaker. Mr.. Harrison has the entire
confidence of his party. There have
been few men disappointed in the dis
tribution of patronage, but don't think
it extended to the rank and file of the
party at all. My impression is that we
could not ask for stronger issues than
those pI esented."
"What do you think of the situation
in New York;" asked the reporter.
"My impression is that we have fair
chance of carrying that State"
SIS it essential to the election of Har-
rison that he should carry it?''
at is not absolutely essential. The
great disadvantage that we labor under
in New York is that the Democrats will
be most literally supplied with funds.
The importing merchants and cores
pondents with those consigning goods
will contribute extensively to the Demo-
cratic campaign funds"
"Then the Democratic plank pleases
them perfectly" suggested the reporter
Eyes; the manufacturers in England
have felt the effects of the Mckinley
tariff bill very materially and they are
willing to contribute heavily for Demo-
cratic success and its repeal. The i'm
porting business in New York is no
longer in the hands of Americans. Three
fourths of those who carry it on are
foreigners.
Gas to the tariff plank the North has
been dictated to by the South. The
tariff resolution was put in by the efforts
of Col. Watterson, and at the South they
have no sympathy in keeping up wages
of workingmen.
"They find that if mandatory is es-
tablished in their vicinity it pays better
wages than they are accustomed to pay
and this forces them to pay the same.
Free trade absolute, the thing proposed
by the Democratic party now, is new
thing for that party.
"a great many of their men now, and
all of them in the past, were opposed to
it. Whether they will still vote to keep
up their connection with that party do
not know"
"What part do you think the peoples
party will play in this campaign, Senator
MorrillP'
81 suppose in the South it will dimin-
ish the Democratic vote, but they will
keep up the Democratic bugaboo of the
force bilr down there, and the South
will still be Democratic, l take it that
in the South they are Democrats first
and peoples party afterward.
"In Wisconsin, Iowa and Kansas the
peoples party will be likely to diminish
our vote. Whether they will diminish
the Democratic vote to the same extent
L do not know"
"What would you say of the situation
in Indiana?"
81 think the chances that we shall
carry Indiana are of the best The
Democratic party there is in bad con-
dition. They have increased the State
debt very heavily and there is great dis
satisfaction thereat. Our friends in
West Virginia think we shall carry that
State, and in Virginia they feel in the
same way. The Democrats of North
Carolina are alarmed about the peoples
party and fear they may lose that State.
As for the silver States, think they will
all go Republican"