Democratic messenger., 1894-09-08
A TALK WITH MIR. MILES.
His Position ON the Tariff Qucs-
tiOn.

His Position on the Iartu <ltteS-
tiOn.
Last Saturdays sun says:
Mr.. Joshua Miles, who is a candi
date for the Fiity-fourth Congress from
the first district of Maryland, was at
the Maltby House yesterday.
In conversation Mr.. Miles said: 81
am tariff reiormer of the most un-
compromising kind. When President
Cleveland was mayor Of Buffalo and
| very young man became intensely
interested in the question of tariff re-
form. The contest in Congress made
bv Morrison and Mills enlisted my
warmest interest and sympathy, and |
have always looked forward 10 the
time when my party would relieve the
people of the burdens of unnecessary
and unjust taxation.
In the recent contest in the Fifty
third Congress | had hoped for free
raw materials and lower duties on
manufactured goods than ! find in the
Senate bill. | am gratified, however,
that start has been made in the
direction of freer trade and lighter
tariff burdens.
IL do not consider that the battle is
ended and if elected to Congress. it
will be my highest ambition to con-
tribute whatever influence may have
to the passage OF such measures as |
believe will more nearly conform to
the popular demand and the pledges
of the Chicago platform.
IL welcome Mr.. Cleveland's letter to
Representative Catchings as public
document which | believe will materi-
ally aid tariff retormers in continuing
the fight for greater reform than has
yet been accomplished.
"Mr. Henry, the candidate for the
short term, and myself will open our
campaign at Crisfeli, Somerset county,
some time near the middle of Septem-
Der. We propose TO make the canvass
of the district thorough one and shall
conceal nothing from the people as to
our attitude on the great questions OF
the day. Our fight will be made
against McKinleyism and for tariff
reform along the lines have indicated.
Il have been disappointed at the
attitude Of the press toward Mr.. Henry
and myself on the tariff question.
Upon all occasions | have not hesitated
to express frankly and freely my views
ON this question. 1t seems to me that
the press has not taken sufficient pains
to ascertain my true position or has
wilfully misinterpreted it. | do not
mean this as a reflection upon any
journal in the State, but / confess
am at a loss to understand the reasons
which have governed some journalistic
utterances as to the attitude of the
candidates in the first district, and
trust they will be more just in the
future.
IL am not alarmed rs to the outlook
in the first district. The people of
that district are Democrats of the
strictest type. They have selected
candidates in a free, open and un-
trammeled convention who represent
their sturdy democracy, and our elec-
ton is therefore certain"
Mr.. Miles added that the campaign
during September would be confined
to Dorchester and Somerset counties,
the home counties of the two candi-
dates, and that the campaign would
open in the other counties of the dis
trict on October 1st. Mr.. Miles pre-
diets that his majority will not be less
than 1900.
Mr.. w. Laird Henry. who was also
in town, said that, while he could not
go quite so far back as Mr.. Miles on
tariff reform, he heartily indorsed what
Mr.. Miles had said.