The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-23
Highly Significant.

Senator Sherman of Ohio, in an inter
view with the New World anent the late
elections, gave out the following significant
statement:
"The landslide that has given the Re-
publicans control of tine House by an over
whelming majority, and perhaps the SEN
ate by small majority, is so widespread
that believe the cause was widespread.
| Ii has seemed to me to be protest against
the acts of Democrats since they have been
! in power and return to the Republicans.
| However, / am not inclined to claim that
the victory will be permanent The peo-
pie may become as elispleased with the Re-
publicans before many years and admins
ter to them as crushing defeat as they
have administered to the Democrats this
year.
II would certainly not attempt to fore
cast what is to come of this revolution i.
The people finished the Republicans In
1890 and 1892, and now they have chang
ed. To say they cannot or are not likely
to turn back again Is to make stronger
statement than | would care 10 venture.
do not regard the present result as an in
dorsement of the Mckinley bill or a de-
mand on the part of the people for radical
tariff legislation. 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.
II would not favor any great increase CT
cu,ies. On the stump IN tie campaign
said very plainly that was moderate
protectionist and wanted Only such dutie;
I fnar~ IN rxf
for the workingmen of this country. Some
pro.ectionists would have foreign goods
absolutely excluded by high tariff. d(
not believe in this, rs it would give mo.
nopoly to cur home manufacturers ant
bring on contests between capital and labor
| believe in so placing duties as to allow
healthy foreign competition. If shout.
see that any duty was making monopoly
would take that duty OF.
81 do not know exactly what to think o.
the result of this election as it bears on th,
silver question. | believe the silver senti-
ment has grown much stronger in the Wesl
and South, but in the East, generally, anC
in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois in par
ticular, It is weaker than it was either II
1890 or 1892. What bearing this may hay,
ON the campaign for President in 1896
any prophecy in politics.
John Sherman is right, He and tn
leaders of his party are by no means agreed
Il is safe to say that ,seyen-tenihs OF th'
republican party believe the result OF th
ate election was an endorsement OF Nc
Kinleyism. John Sherman says emphat
ically it was not. In the face Of the over
wbelming defeat Of the democratic part
the DExoCRAT expressed tha belief ,ha
McKinleyism was dead. Il believes so yet
II is significant that John Sherman shoul'
say that the republican victory, nctwith
standing It's overwhelming character, wi
not be permanent. He would not favn
any great increase Of duties, be says. Th
gauze Is not dense enough TO hide his mean
ing. The words Of the interview are in
tended as warning to republicans to re
strain them from setting mp the scheme @
McKinleyism as part Of the creed of th
party. The most significant statemen
made by Mr. Sherman is this: ~ believ
in so placing duties as TO allow health
foreign competition. So far as democrat
are concerned, the enbodyment of tbs
) statement into law would permanently set
tie ;he tariff question. But Sherman vi
meet vigorous protest frou. all the pro
tected interests of the coun;ry. There ar
squalls ahead.
/; shouid be borne in mind that the ne
cougress. Just elected, will not convene an
organiz- uItiI the fi,s; Monday 10 Dscembe
1896, mOae than year yet, The old con
gress will mte the first Mosdly in ne,
a month and continue Ia session until Marc
4,h when the terms of all the lower hon.
members will expire az well IS quite
number of Senator's. Ii. however, beiweeI
the 4,h Of Marcn. n=xt. and the frst Mor
day ia Decenber following. the pfeslder
should find it necessary to call a sc Il
session of ooOgress, the new congress. jni
> elected, would mse: asd organize. S:i
further, there c,n b. no lrsisla'ioa in Cor
). gress which does no, meet the approval of
democratic pEesidest until At least the g
.: March 1897.