Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-07-05
Special Dispatch 10 the Star.

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Special Dispatch TO the Star. st--
WASHINGTON, June 2T.-Herculeau
efforts are being made by some of Gen.
Harrison's Republican friends to ex.
plain away his damaging record on the
Chinese question, as published In the
Star. y -, ~ - r. v
Senator Mitchell of Oregon, is one OF
these. He was interviewed in a local
paper here to-day on, the subject, and
stated that Gen. Harrison's position
was taken on entirely constitutional
grounds. Speaking Of this to-day in
connection with the &ar's publication
Speaker Carlisle said to your cores
pondent that this was an entirely new
explanation.
"There was no question of constitu-
tionality involved" said he. "Gen.
Harrison, who is a lawyer, ought to
have known that. The question in
volved an abrogation of o part of a
treaty. But Congress has the power to
make laws to govern this country, and
its legislation Is opposed to treaty,
1t rests with the Government of the
United States to explain to the other
party to the treaty-the foreign power
why the action was taken.
IAN attempt has also been made to
show that General Harrison, in voting
as he did, on the Chinese question, was
imperfect accord with President Arthur,
because the latter vetoed the bill
against parts of which Mr.. Harrison
voted; but Mr.. Harrison afterward
voted against the bill which was signed
by President Arthur, showing that the
two were not on the same plane al
all.n Fs . q-., a.. .-.
Mr.. Thompson of California, said to
the correspondent of the Star to-day
that the Chinese record of General
Harrison could not possibly be ex'
planned to the satisfaction of the peo'
pie on the Pacific coast. He said that
he had looked into the matter care.
fully, and found the whole record an
tagonistic to the spirit and interests. o.
the white civilization prevailing there
"If Gen. Harrison's views as lawyer
induced him to vote to extend suffrage
to the Chinese" he said, ''he cannot, al
q Presidential candidate, escape the re-
sp0nsibility OF that vote.n 5
Speaking of the dispatch in the Sta,
to-day indicating the necessity the Re.
publicans would recognize by sending
Mr.. Blaine to the Pacific coast to can.
vass In the interest of the Republican
ticket, Mr.. Thompson said it would be
the policy of the Democrats TO offsel
this by having Judge Thurman visit
the coast. 81
Judge Thurman against Mr.. Blaine
on the Pacific coast,n he said, twill
convince the country that the influence
of the man from Maine has its limita.
tions with our people. California, in
my judgment, is as safe for the Demo.
cratic ticket as is the State of New
York"
Gen. Weaver Of Iowa, who repre-.
sents constituency largely made up
of laboring men, and has their unquali.
fed support in his representative ca.
pacity here, said to-day:
"Mr. Harrison will prove to be very
obnoxious candidate among the inde.
pendent, anti-monopoly and labor ele'
ment of the country. He has been
very offensive in language and attitude
to the advocates of financial REFORM
He is ON record, In his own State, de.
claring that the Greenbackers were
lunatics and fanatics aud ought to be in
asylums. and that any man who be
lieved that the Government of the
United States could create money by
fiat of the law was a id fool.' He
has been very hostile toward striking
laboring men, and I am reliably in.
formed that, on the occasion of strike
In his own State, he besought the Gov
ernor to call out troops to suppress the
strikers, who bad committed no breach
of the peace, and declared that If he
were Governor he would force them tc
60 to work or shoot them down on the
spot. He is the choice of Mr.. DepeW
for President, and is prominent rail
road attorney. Such candidate is moi
likely to find mucn support among the
laboring men and farmers of the coun'
try"
Il is understood that there is already
OH foot o movement among the labor
organizations of the country to oppose
General HarrisOnis "a cauffi(lacv.