The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-06
esso1z gess and ge'ps>
PUBLISHED
EysRY THURSDAY At
NI7WBERRY, S. C.
lSows HOW TO HOLD HIS TONGUE.
Gen. Harrison Keeps his Own Counsel IN
Spite OF Reporters.
From the New York Sun. !

s-0nIleQ "StitSS SS;itiIol W iii4'''AA " ~
well arrived in Indianapolis to-day,
travelling in a special car with MIS-.
Sewetf and his daughter. He was
West OF, business, and did not think 1t
s. .woaid be proper to pass through with
oat stopping to pay his respects to the
President-elect. He and his wife and
daughter went to take dinner with The
President-elect.
Sen. Sewen is an enthusiastic ad-
niirer of/the President-elect. He was
chairman OF the New Jersey delegation
at the Chicago Convention, and kept
those eighteen men drifting around on
is tha-anvthing tack, until
they swung into line for Harrison. lie
sat next to Harrison for several years
55sin the Senate, and says that he learned
IS faere the .firmness of Gen. Harrison in
Dealing With public matters He be-
lieyes that the next Administration VIII
t,e not only good one for the country,
nut an excellent one for the Republi-
can party. ....
Gen. Sewell spoke particularly OF
S Gen. Harrison's ability to hold his
tongue as contrasted with the singular
success with which he talked before
election. Where will you find another
man in the country," SAID Gen. SeweN,
..who could talk 50 much on so many
different subjects and not make a mis-
Il take?''
Some one told Gen. Harrison to-day
that another special staff correspon-
dent'' had come to town to get an III
terv,ew with him. The visits OF these
special correspondents are one OF the
amusing features Of Indianapolis life
nowadays. The exuberant and ex-
hilarating briskness with which they
take a turn about the hotels, and chat
with plain, everyday newspaper men
4 before they stroll up Delaware street
for their talk with the President-elect IS
s only equalled by the exceeding anxiety
upon their returns to
Get out of town before any of
those same plain newspaper men
have a chance 20 resume tie chat.
Gen. Harrison laughed when he heard
of the new arrival, and said:
1.-THE newspapers are inconsistent.
Ehey are praising Mr.. Quay iii the
highest terms for his ability to keep
his mouth shut, and they seem to eN-
pect me to keep mine open all the time.
I,don't know how it is with Mr.. Quay,
but silence is natural with nc. never
was talkative. I always try'to avoid
making noise until l am driven into
a corner. It is very hard for me to talk
Unless have something to accomplish
5 byit. I suppose one reason more is ex-
pected Of me in the way of talk is be-
cause I made so many speeches before
the election. The newspapers were not
prepared to have me stop talking so
suddenly
Yes, General, but there are good
many men who are more worried over
your silence than the newspapers are" :"
suggested listener, whereat Gen.
Harrison laughed quietly and re
marked: aThat may be so, but I may
talk in a. manner to please them seaasS,
day-some of them at any rate"
THE PREsIDEST-ELEcr TO EDIToRyIL-
LIAAIs OF GREENvILLE. II
5s GGREENvILLE, S. C.,+NoVeiEDesc 27.-
The Greenville Daily News to-day
prints a letter recently received by its
editor from General Harrison, and pnb-
Ilisheo by his permission. 1t was writ
s ten in reply to letter urging that
Southern commercial interests would
lie relieved from the obstruction caused
by doubts and fears regarding the
Southern policy Of the coming admins
tration, if General Harrison would
make some general assurances Of mis-
T purpose to follow conservative course
toward the South, and is as follows:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. II
8 To 4. B. Williams, Esq, GreencilIe, s. C
Ny DEAR SIR: Your letter of No
yember 10th has been received. am
& rot ready to make any public utter
anees upon any public question.
Every day I am solicited by special
I. correspondents of the press to speak
y upon this subject or that, but I have
. Invariably declined; and 70 your appeal
for some expression upon the question
that interests you must for the pres
ent make the same answer.
I understand that you have yourself
been satisfied with the expressions
made by me in my public utterances to
visiting delegations during the cam
paign When the surprise and disap-
pointment which some of your people
have felt over the result has passed
away, and they give some calm thought
to the situation, I think they will be as
much surprised as I am that they
: should, in thought or speech, impute
TO me unfriendliness toward the South.
The policies in legislation advised by
the Republican party I believe are
wholesome for the whole country, and
# those vino in their hearts believe with
Usupon these questions would act with
Us, some other questions that give you
local concern would settle themselves.
Very truly yours,
HENJAMAN HARRISON.