, 1875-11-27
CARTER n. HARRISON,
I1c Affects Mystery MS to His
Congressional Move.
t1lents.
He Has Bills in His Pocket, but He
Will Not Disgorgc.
lIo Is q Man OF Senslhlllty, mud Hates to
he Written Up.
His Opinions on Frash Legislators.

Seeing TINT tho Hon. Barney Caull1ell, OF til Q
First Congressional District, did not hesisato to
giro to an astonished and admrsng world his
programme ter futuro ssatesmanship, TRIBUNE
reporter hunted up the lion. Carter II. Harrison,
OF tho Second District, yesterday afternoon, to
aasortaIu. ii possible, that gout!eman'a tnton-
tions relative 10 tie undcseloped and unwritscn
history of the United States. hit. Harrison WAS
found In hla office, No. 1OG Fifth avenue,
Intent on his ordinary bualncss. Ills eyo was
not rolling In tto 'aua frenzy" Of embryonic
statoBtnanshp. n ID the Hon. Darnoy hut when
ho SAW tho renortcr approach ho paused in tho
inItst Of his labors and aaid :" ua glad TO ece
rou. Como for All Interview. / suppose7"
Tho reporter admitted tho truth Of tue Con-
ercssman's suppositloo.
Mir. narrison--Ver5 woll. 90 ahead.
WHAT DO you wASr TO KSow7
.Roporter-l1ow aoon do you lsavo for WASH
ingtoa?
Nj. A.-To-morrow night, lLink. Want to
bo thoro aB early rs posslbls.
Rapoftor-1lavo you nny choice for SooAtcr
OF tue House rs yet
h1r. H.-Cctla.nly, arr. Ke1r ia my fret
ehotce.
lseporter-Who would ba your second ?
Mr. H.-Dh, don't know. 1prcfer not to
Ncportsr-Haro you
AsY HILLS WRITTEN ouT7
III. H.--Yea. a fev. ......
keportcr-Hare you ANY any objection to stat
ing what thoy troAt OFF,
bar OF the uouee. and do not caro- to announce
my programme With flourish OF trumpets.
noporter--fou haze road tho pApers on Mr.
CautAcll's poeftiVn2
Mr.. HI have.
1scporter-'Yhat do sou think about their COM
ments7
Alr. H.-Nothing. ...
l'eporter-Are you Of 81r. Caulnold'a nay Of
thlnHlng7
Mr. u.-Sow, dou's you Try to got any
FOOD FoR EDITORIAL MATTER
out Of mo. You newspaper fellows will kcop On
uHti! yon drive ovory man OF eona bl1tty away
from ptiittca. htcu Of acnBsbitity nre GENERALLY
Hen Of pfinctple. II cannot be the object Of the
rsebs to hsve u,en who have uosthos sona,biAty
nor honesty exc.usvaly in politics
Nepo'tes-1 gire 4 up. L,fo IL too short to
fad out what angbody wanta Just now.
hlr. N.-Voty true. my boy.
WHY lie FAvonB KEnn.
Roporier-WlY ate you In favor OF Kcrri
Sir. A.--Beca"sa consider linn the very host
man for tho interests of our party.
baby
Mr. III don't care about waking hin up at
this moment.
heportcr-You are evidently not going to bo
very communicative?
MI. n.-Whero'a tho uaes cautae!d Ia one Of
the bestcnaturod follows In tho world. He told
hia mind prosty freely,
5rsr 10 oDlIoE THE rarss,
you know, au1 ho got nothing but abuse from
tue papetR> Ii that aus eugouraGeWent for mo
10 ba too free IN Expressing my opin.ons7
Heporter-Wel. tue editors don's think about
that. We ttho rsporters) TO Tho pumping. and
they Do the other busluc,s. It's easier to COM
ment than to aak questions.
A1r. H.-Very true. Editors Writo their nrtt-
clos at . dizzy elevation above average ruortaas,
and hro Supposed 10 havc 10 llumIn " M atbisa.
lref r nott to DO criticised Ia advance by Huch
tr. nso ndental heiuEa, because no ordinary NOR
tai CAL hopo 10 ploaao tlom anyway. l think I'll
defer giving Tho edstora chanoo 10 70 for me-
1nttl after hare got
BONE KAowlEDor or ruR nopEs
at Washington.
Roporter-lhen you consider that 1t takcs
noarlv all ConpseAsman'a u first term 10 learn the
ropes you refes tot
Mr.. Hit dosa aud sometfnnes moro. No
Congressman need aatser himHeH TINT ability
as public speaker counts In tho uousa bo,ne
qf tho worat orators are tho boat committeeman.
Ii wore not young member Of Cong gress my
self, I'd say that the West loHes Immensely by
changing her Representatives 30 ofsou. / aay
this without any ta{orenca whatever 10 nj own
futuro. Tho Ea6t sonds her meu to Congress term
after Term, until thav acquire such knowledge
OF routine aud statistics that q green member Of
Congress II perfect child when he entors npon
h;R dutiea. Il Ia tor thia reason that the Nav
YORK and Now England luembers generally In.
fuence legislation Ia favor of tho Eaut. Work,
not talk, Is what counts in Cougreas.
1teporter-Iaen you prefer to let the future
apeax Tor you2
Mr. M.-,Exaotly. Lot tho future speak for
me. Good day.
EIit neportor.