The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-22
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
An Able Administration and a
Liberal Southern Policy
Predicted.

The probable policy that General
Harrison will pursne when he comes
into the presidential chair is an inter
esting subject fer conjecture among
politicians and the people generally.
There is general disposition
of men of both parties to credit him
with ability, integrity and cOnserva
tism, together with strong party
spirit. Frequent prophecies are made
to the effect that the extremists of his
party will be greatly disappointed in
General Harrison.
On this point a Washington paper,
prints the following interview with
Mr.. Dalton, the Democratic postmas-
ter of the house of Representatives,
who, having been actively engaged
in politicsin Indiana for many years,
knows the future president well.
ain six MONTHS" said Mr.. Dalton,
"there will be more complaining of
Mr.. Harrison by Republicans than by
Democrats He will give
GOOD CLEAN AND ABLE ADMINIsTRA-
TIoN.
Everything about it will be high
toned and honorable. Democrats and
the people generally will have nothing
to complain of. 1t will be a cOnser-
vative administration much more lib
eral than the extremist would desire,
and no man or clique of men can run
Mr.. Harrison. lie will be the Presi-
dent. This will cause some heart
burns in his own party. He ls a civil
service reformer and is as firm as
Cleveland. In this he will antagOnize
those of his party who will demand a
clean sweep. He will not yield. He
is respecter of the law, one of the
ablest lawyers in the country, and a
man who takes him for Il person of
no more than ordinary intellect will
ma himself utcelVeu.
"Some of his party" continued Mr.
Dalton" will demand vigorous and
oppressive policy in the Sonth. They
will be disappointed. He will adopt
THE MOST LIBERAL SOUTHERN POLICY
any Republican has ever thought of.
He will treat the Southern people as
well as Mr.. Cleveland has. | know
the man. He is Republican, but he
is not lacking in wisdom. His APP
pointmentS in the South will all 90 to
Republicans. He will not appoint a
Democrat to any Office; he is too much
of a partisan for that; but he will APP
point no neutrality-suspicious. of the
rapscallions that have been placed
over the Southern people before.
Some of the border states are very
close; he will try to draw them into
his party ranks. If he makes bad
appointment it will be because he is
deceived. | think he will be with his
party on the educational question, on
the pension question, as to the admis-
sion of territories, as to tariff and all
those issues. The South may be
worked on through the educational
bill and internal revenue repeal"
Mr.. Dalton declared that he expect
ed the Democratic party
TO COME BACK INTO POWER
at the end of four years. The Repub-
leans, he said, inherited all the en-
barrassments of the Democrats and
more. The educational bill would
hurt them in sensitive spots, and the
too liberal pension would arouse OPP
position that would defeat the Repub-
lican party.
Mr.. Edward Mcpherson, secretary
of the Republican congressional cam
paign committee, expressed views al
most identical with those of Mr.. Dali
ton and said that Mr.. Harrison would
give most conservative and liberal
administration. His Southern policy
would be liberal. He would not at
tempt violently to
SPLIT ASUNDER THE SOLID SOUTH.
He would break it up by his liber,
ality. In the first place he would give
them good officials, then the educa-
tional bill and the repeal ofthe tobac
co tax would do the rest. His would
be firm but clean and liberal admin
istration and he would have nothing
but kindness for the South.
Mr.. Mcpherson further said that
Mr.. Harrison was a civil service re-
former and there would be no criti-
cism on his policy on that score.
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