Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-25
Ingersoll's Views.

Robert j Ingersoll was interviewed
IN Chicago last week on the political
situation and expressed himself in
the following terse manner:
IL think the tide il in favor oi th" lie
publican party. The current is running
our way and the wind seems tu he blowing
in the same direction. All over the north
and east the people have been taught "a
lesson. This lesson has bren learned by
looking at idle factories, at chmnrys with
out smoke, at furnaces withuut fire, at
men without work, aud at homes without
fnod. The Democratic experiment has
been partially tried, blow has been
struck at the independents, aud prosperity
of the country. The Democratic party,
dominated by the Suuth, has always been
talking ahn,.t free trade and about the
markets nf the world.
What are the markets oi the world' we
manufacture nothing that We can sell AT
profit in England, France. germany Bel
gium, ur any county in Europe. The mar
ket ia Africa is worth nothing 1" u-i We
have very little interest in Asia, very little
Pacific. America is the bes. market ior
what America eau manufacture and We
cannot afford to desert our market for
what they call the markets of the world.
think we've learned a lesson. ! think the
laboring man has found he cannot iuiure
his employer without hurting himself aud
the people Of this country are going To re-
trace their steps and are going back to pro-
lection and prosperity, to reason and Re
publica nism, and in my judgment the next
congress will be Republican. 1 think New
York will follow the example OF Vermont
and of Maine and that in all proba abIlity
the Republicans will carry the state by
100, 900 majority.
IL do not believe that Senator Hill can
give any strength soidity or enthusi-
asm to the Democratic party ia New York.
Last winter in the senate he WAS right on
many questions; he WAS opposed Ia income
tax, he was against the present tariff bill.
aud he made considerable reputation for
himself, but the other day at Saratoga he
took it all back; he had nothing to say
about the income tax except Ia "A general
way-to stand by the Democratic party
| "A nd the administration. The reputation
he made at Washingt ON he lost at Sarat oga,
and all he may say from now to the elect
| ion will be understood to be said simply
to gam votes aud not give expressions to
his real opinions.
Il have no doubt that Mr.. Morton will be
the next Governor OF New York, and
| think the same will happen through all the
East, West aud Northwest. Poverty makes
"A man think. Wheat at 30 cents IA bushel
| gives "A farmer some sense-not many Tor
his wheat but IA little about future conduct
especially on the day Of election. The men
out of work, having nothing to do with
their hands, will do a little work with
their heads, and the more they work with
| their heads the larger the Republican vote
will be.
The people have followed Mr.. Cleveland
long enough, and they are not anxious to
gain the applause Of our rival, England
Mr.. Wilson, OF West Virginia, WAS ap
done on the tariff in this country. This
shows that the English think that Mr.. vii
son is working for them. and I'm inclined
to think the English right. President
lCleVeiand has ceased to be leader. he hti
had the reputation of courage that ha
been lost. In the Sandwich Island mattel
he won the disapproval of the American
people. Ia regard to the tariff he was med
blesome, and when the iinai test came h
lacked courage, and dared not act il
accordance with his expressed opinions
the same time that the bill was the result o
iperiidy and dishonor. The American pee
pie like courage, and u leader without couI
age drops to the rear rank, and that's tn
place where Mr.. Cleveland is marehin
now; he is at the end of the procession