The herald., 1894-11-18
NOT A PERMANENT VICTORY,
Senator Sherman Says Radical
Measures Not Likely.
Tuesdays Election Not an Endorse
ment of McKinleyism.
He Thinks tho People stand Ready to
Deal the Victorious Party
just as Severe
Blow.

A special dispatch from washington
to the San Francisco Examiner under
date OF November llth says:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.--Senator John
Sherman returned today from Ohio.
and will be in Washington until the
meeting of congress. He was seen at
his residence tonight by the World rep
resentative and said:
THE landslide that has given the
Republicans control of the house by an
overwhelming majority, and perhaps
the senate by small majority, is 80
widespread that | believe the cauee was
widespread. 1t has seemed to me to be
protest against the acts OF the Demo.
Gratis since they have been in power and
a return to the Republicans. However,
am not inclined to Claim that the vic
tory will be permanent. The people
may become as displessed with the Be
publioans before many years and ad.
minister to them as crushing defeat
as they have administered to the Dem
ocrats this year.
II would certainly not attempt to
forecast what is to come OF this revolu-
tion, The people finished the Repub-
licans in 1890 aud 1892, end now they
have changed. To say they cannot or
are not likely to turn back again is to
make stronger statement than | would
care to venture. | do not regard the
present result as an indorsement ofthe
Mckinley bill or demand on the part
OF the people for radical tariff legisla-
tion. There will undoubtedly be some
members who will regard 1t as such, but
| hardly believe the party will enter
into any extreme legislation OF this
kind.
A MODERATE PRoTECTIONIST.
81 would OF favor any great increase
of duties. On the stump in the cam
paign l said very plainly that was o
moderate protectionist and wanted only
such duties as would insure fair rate
of wages for the werkingmen OF this
country. Some protectionists would
have foreign goods absolutely excluded
by high tariff. | DO not believe in
this, as it would give a monopoly to our
home manufacturers and bring on con-
tests between capital and labor. | be-
lieve in 80 placing duties as to allow
healthy foreign competition. If | should
see that any duty was making a monop-
oily would take that duty off.
The Republicans went to the eX-
treme on the question in 1890, because
they had absolute control Of ell branches
of the government. Ii there had been
any check they would not have done so.
In the same way the Democrats went to
an extreme in this congress-.
PLEASANT ANTICIPATION.
'But one of the most interesting
things to which l look forward is the
friction that is bound to come between
Mr.. Cleveland and his party in congress
for the balance OF the term. There has
been great discord in the party, and
can say truthiully that never in my
congressional experience have / seen
such differences between the two housea
Of congress as when the Democrats
have been in control OF both. They
aeem to get along better with us than
they do among themselves. The ill.
feeling created by this will undoubtedly
be shown during the rest OF this admin.
istration.
II do not know exactly what to think
of the result OF this election as il
bears on the silver question. l be-
lieve the silver sentiment has grown
much stronger in the west and south
but in the east generally, and in Ohio
Pennsylvania and Illinois in particular,
it is weaker than it was in 1890 or 1892
What bearing this may have on the
campaign for president in 1896 l could
not say, Gs | never attempt to make any
prOphecv in polltics.'