The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-12
in GORMAN'S STATE
Mr.. JOHN IL. MORRIS TALKS
OF THE CAMPAIGN IN
MARYLAND.
JOHAE. HURST WILL BE- GOVERNOR

Battle in Maryland--Resuit Wlii
Strengthen the Democracy, VaDquish
the DisOrganizers and Cripple TndG-
pendentism--Mr. German and His
Followers Represent What Opposes
the Republican Party--''I am
German Man."
John r. Morris, of Goldsboro, is
here.
He arrived yesterday fresh from
Maryland, where the political battle be.
tween straight Democracy and its foes is
raging.
Mr. Morris is eminently versatile, and
to this accomplishment as writer. adds
the eloquence of the orator. His speech
for Hurst in the Maryland campaign
was highly praised.
He was interviewed by News and
Observer reporter last Light.
Mr.. Morris said:
Il spoke at Moult Carmel, near the
Pennsylvania line, to five thousand peo-
pie. Senator German told me last Sat
urday that he wanted me to speak in
Baltimore, AID there is now an appoint
ment for me to speak IN Canton, a city
of more than fifty thousand people. 1t
is suburban and contiguous to Balti
more. | do not think, however, that |,
consistently with my business duties,
can return to meet the appoint
ment at Canton. Furthermore, /
am not in politics and have
no desire to be identified with
public affairs. | am thankful that |
have no ambition which is not locked IN
the embrace of judgment which as
sures me that my duties and response
bilit es in life lie far from the hastings,
and yet farther from the precincts of of
fetal life. | sometimes write for my
party, and in Washington and elsewhere
| have done much tariff work, some of
which is a matter OF official record, and
sometimes I make a speech on politics
But / do these things because | love
Democracy, just for its great, old self;
nothing else.
"Do l think Hurst will be elected in
Maryland Why, yes, without doubt,
in my opinion; though my opinion, OF
course, is not worth so much as the estl-
mate of man more thoroughly identified
with that State. The contest Is the
greatest political struggle | ever wit
messed. But | am comfortable ia the
hope that the result will strengthen the
Democracy, vanquish the disorganizers,
and, in short, so cripple independentism
as to yitiate what potency it has heleto-
fore shown.
Ami German man2 Well, I'm a
Democrat, and in that sense, while
have never wavered in my devotion to
Mr.. Cleveland or his administration,
both political, economic, and what may
be even more specifically called fnan-
cial. | am German man. Mr. German,
in Maryland, represents in himself and
his followers what opposes the Repuoll-
can party and what seeks to keep down
an indeper dent element. His differ
ences with the President, if Of nature
so serious as some insist, are at the
worst, more persona than political. IL
there be personal rupture | can not
be party in the contention. l wish,
for the sake OF harmonious party,
that these TWO statesmen could have
better understanding each OF the other
To me, 80 far as they may differ respect
ing tariff, it is apparent that it is as 10
the measure Of re action from Repuoll-
can protection, within certain limitations
of time; Cleveland seemingly desiring
an immediate, positive uproo.iDg of Re
publican tariff, while Germans idea, as
| forecast in his BILL was % abate the
| hurdensome tax by degrees, making the
| first move, however, so marked as TO re-
vie dropping commercial aud industrial
| interest, yet SO conservative as not to
awaken distrust and alarm. Last
Monday evening Senators Gray and
Faulkner spoke in Baltimore in Music
Hall, in the interest of the candidacy Of
Mr.. Hurst. In the Senate both of these
| Senators are administration statesmen.
In discussing the tariff they insisted,
respectively, that what was done by the
passage of the German bill was all that
could be done, and they as administra-
ton Senators declared that it had worked
so maryelously on the industrial feature
of the country as to justify them in say
ing that Democracy had redeemed
its pledge to give tariff reform to
the people Just here may enlighten
you as to my view on the relative
worth Of these two statesmen by r peat
ing to you passage frc m the speech
which | made with Mr.. Hurt.
al thank God that am able and willing
to serve Democracy wherever ! may find
it, The most debauched and corrupt
phases of Democracy that / ever
saw in Maryland, or elsewhere, /
declare TO be infinitely superior to the
best aspects of the Republican party or its
administrations, State or national. Con-
corning the attitude of my great party on
the tariff, / thank God for the hope, the
dream and the ceaseless struggle of Grover
Cleveland, and am yet thankful TO Him
for the measure of Cleyeland's expectation
already realized in the German biil-a bill,
which, however short Of our desire at the
time of its passage, is nevertheless law
which aroused every torpid industry in
America, gave work to idle hands, food to
hungry mouths raiment to naked backs,
shelter to homeless wanderers, and, more
glorious than all, forecast the fullness OF
time when the eternity of tariff doctrine of
Grover Cleveland may.prevail.'
"Wh,t is the matter with the De
mocracy of Maryland
why, nothing. The difficulty
arises from the course of those
pretending to be Democrats while
essaying TO Destroy the oTgAniza-
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