The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-12
AN INTERESTING TALK.
SENATOR sHERMAy on THE sfTCA-
TToN ~ ONO.
He Looks for u conpromise Between the
Republicans and Democrats ON the APP
poIntment of Onncers Of tho senate.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. i1.-Senator
sherman was In Washington for short
time to-day. but Immediately made pre-
parationss for his return to Ohio.
In an interview, which appears In the
Evening STAR OF this city, Senator sher-
man makes n lumber Of statements
which show that he Is greatly inter sted
In the fight in Ohio. as every answer TO
the questions OF the interviewer IA made
evidently for careful perusal In tnat
Stctc.
he Is quoted as prophesylng decisive
victory FOR the Republicans at the ran
elections, and reg ards the general poIiti-
cal outlook as very dOubiful FOR the
Democrats. \ very significant statement
is that in which he says that the kc..
publican majority IN ohio this fall viii
be about fifty thousand. concession
that Campbell will pull down the last
Republican majority by at least eight
thousand.
A CALAMITY HowIER.
When asked n he considered there had
been substantial AMI continued inn
provoment I'm business conditions, Sena-
tor sherman said: Times are better than
they were. The business conditions have
improved over what they have been, but
there's no substantial revival. and no
promise or return OF general prosperity
under the present circumstances. In
some branches Of business there has ofrh
material improvement, but the revival
is not general. This statement is not IN
line with Senator Shfrmans usual long
headed observations upon public matters.
and he is evidently playing 20 the ONO
galleries.
This statement Is very evidently made
TO aid Mckinley and Bushnell In Ohio.
as Mckinley ~ making his campaign
purely upon a calamity platform. and n
everywhere throughout ohip impressing
the farmers with the Idea tat there mas
been no real Improvement I'm business
matters, and that the return Of prosperity
is only faint glimmer OF business re-
vival. due to the prospect OF a RepubN-
can House next session.
Mckinley's campaign has been con-
Quoted on these lines right along. and
Sherman IL simply playing into his hand
in this interview.
THE TARrrr.
Again. when asked II there would ho
anv tinkoring with the tariff, senator
Sherman says. something VIII pc done
in the direction OF increasing tariff revc-
nue. Whatever is done, however, must
be done on protective lines ana n there
is any tariff legislation 10 VIII incinue
duty on WOOL Here again senator shsr-
man Is talking FOR an ohio audience lie
knows as well as anybody IN the senate
that the one free material item that
was NOT opposed with any FORCE what-
ever was the free wool item where every
other proposition 10 place such mhteii.i
as iron and coal on the free list met with
the ferccst opposition. There IL not one
chance I'm thousand OF placing Wooi
back on the dutiable list. hut ne ls talh-
ing for Ohio where free wool mas p.en
cried everywhere as being reSpohsinie LOT
All the evils of the ir0uhlous tines ,nae
befoll the country. \ duty on wool ~
| callo! for IN Ohio. but iu very Few "in'r
| nlaceA Mckinley has hunm cred away at
The idea for year past. and has D.sa
! demanding the restoration Of Wool 20 'ne 'ne
iutiahle list I'm all his speeches ana pun
| ished remarks
THE sENATR OPTIC rs.
| In conclusion Senator sherman says
| "LXe have n strong plurality of the sen
| ate one vote would give us the ofsanl-
| zofion. DO not think, however, uere
| viii he any struggle over the smau ohi-
| COS. 1 do not think there Wyi be any
| corblnations 10 get the orsani~auoN.
| The most probahle thing ia q settlement
betweon the Republican, and pemograis
| lax "A couprouise. have heard th' sui ~.
tion that the Ropuniicans SHOULD hsve
! ,bn cecrotaryship and the Iemocrit- ~
/ ain the Sorgeant-at-A Arms ) 'st9F 'na.,,
| Colonel Bright is "a very scoi man III III
| tee R.puhlicaus. / think, Will be p' ti',t's
/ willing To retain him while tney ,tAe W
serretarvship IN like manner i.t puts
! lion OF committees Will probably "e se''
| tied."