Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21
WHAT HEWITT SAYS.
He Does Not Want the PresidencY---It
Should Go to Man Who Should
Look Beyond Spells.

New YORK, November l4.-It having
been suggested to Abram S. Hewitt, in
the course of an interview that his name
had been mentiond in connection with
the presidency, Mr.. Hewitt replied:
"Under no circumstances that required
my cooperation would l accept the nom
nation. [ don't want to be President.
/ don't want to strive or seem to strive
for post that should be filled by man
who can look over and beyond the mere
distribution of spoils, and who can
grasp the fact that our form of
government is the prototype for the
worlds future governments. Still, as
it is said, it is the duty of every citizen
of a country like ours to do what he can
to perpetuate its institutions, and
though have been subjected to mis-
representation and ingratitude and went
on this voyage with firm determine
ton to abandon public life, I come back
so deeply impressed with the duty [ owe
my country that am prepared to do the
duty that citizen should be expected
to do"
"You say that you have been sub
jected to misrepresentation and ingrati
tude?"
Eyes. When Mr.. Tilden had no
one to defend him / did, and I was COM
PEELED to do it or have it left undone,
and every one knows how well [ did it.
Yet since my return have been in
formed that on an occasion when great
deal was at stake to the democracy of
this state, and consequently to the
country, to harmonic matters my name
was mentioned, and Mr.. Tilden was as
sured that could carry New York. He
replied, I'VE don't want Hewitt. Where
the candidate for President comes from
[ care not, so that he be a man
such as I have described. Now
what a ridiculous and childish thing it
is to mention such a cheeseparer as
Holman, q man whose sole aim is money
in connection with the high Office of
President. The Sun appears to have
the boom all to itself, and it keeps it up.
[ well understand the reason of it. The
Sun is holding up Holman's name be-
cause the Sun is afraid of Mcdonald,
and he is a man the Sun doesn't want.
There are other reasons, too, that will
be apparent before the nomination is
made"
Mr.. Hewitt was asked: /" Are you
willing to make known your preference
for speaker of the house of representa-
tives ?"
eyes; I have no objection to saying
that favor Mr.. Cox and shall vote for
him. If it becomes apparent that Mr..
Cox can not be elected I shall then adj
wise Mr.. Cox and his friends to vote for
Mr.. Carlisle. / shall do this not be-
cause I am personally opposed to Mr..
Randall. On the contrary, I entertain
a sincere admiration for Mr.. Randall. I
like and respect him. But l do not
favor his course on the tariff. He
was opposed to revenue reform
to sweeping away the iniquities and in
CAPABILITIES of the present tariff. There
fore I cannot support him. am some
times called a free-trader. That is not
true. ! am in favor of revision of the
tariff, such as will take away the in
equalities that are now so prominent in
it. I am not in favor of sweeping
changes. am business-m man, sent to
congress by businessmen, among 9th
ers, and certainly am not in favor of
measure that will cripple the business
interests of the country"