Evening journal., 1889-01-16
GEN. HARRISON'S POLICY
He Briefly Outlines It to Visit
ing Electors.
A BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

The President-Eiccs contides in Friend
That He Never Saw such Scramble
for onice-Gen. Lew Wallace Again
Denies.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 10.-The electors OF
Ohio, Illinois and Indiana called upon Gen.
Harrison in a body. After they had filed
into the parlor and shaken hands with the
president-elect Con. Harrison set the ball
rolling by remarlking;
Now that you have really elected me,
! suppose | may go ahead and mako my
cahinetn
Certainly, general, retorted Elector John
Deyer, OF Ohio. "Can we give you any helpF'
inere was no formality about the recep-
tloni except that Capt A. b. Mattox, Of
Cincinnati, before introducing the electors
individually to the president-elect. made q
little speech, expressing the pleasure that he
and his associates from Ohio felt at having
an opportunity to tender congratulation. in
stead OF coincidence, and Gen. Harrison. re-
spending, remarked that lS felt especial
pleasure In receiving tho Ohio men, because.
1t was the first time that the electors Of that
state had ever paid similar compliment to
any president not q citizen OF their own
state
Capt. Mattox Is an old acquaintance Of the
president-elect and talks with him upon
rather confidential terms
~ never saw such scramble for office In
my life" Is the expression Capt. Mattox says
Gen. Harrison used.
Capt Mattox also reports Gen. Harrison
as sayings
II propose to run the Office, so far as
appointments are concerned, as / would
n business matter. / am going to deal
with the matter Of appointments In the.
manner that seems TO me best for the In
terests Of the country and Of the people,
just as / would with a private business.
l realize fully the extent Of the burden
that the appointing power imposes upon
me, but 1t could be made much easier II the
leaders and representative men in the differ
ent communities would only help me a little.
Take an office like tho postofflce here In In
dianapolis, for instance How can I fairly
be held responsible for filing such an Office
when the same Leading man in the town win
indorse half a dozen different men for the
same place. II the men who ought to know
who Is best fitted for offices Ia the various
communities would only get together and
settle among themselves which man they
refuse 20 indorss anybody else my task
would be very much pleasanter and the pub
lie service would DO benefited
After his call upon Cen Harrison Capt
Mattox went TO see Gen. Lew Wallace
another friend OF his He got a lot Of in
formation there about the extent to which
oiiice.seekers are making life miserable for
those who are supposed 10 be on friendly
terms with the president
"Do you know, said Gen. Wallace, that
all my time now is taken up with answering
letters from old friends and acquaintances.
who write TO me asking my influence With
Gen. Harrison 10 get them place. Asked
as to his own political ambitions Gen.
Wallace said:
"I've told The people again and again that
am not only not candidate FOR any Office,
but that don't want any Office and have
no idea Of taking any. / don't want to 60
into the cabinet or take any other place
under the government. My ambition, IN
You can call 1t that, Is to be nothing more
than the close and intimate friend Of the
president-elect That would be far pleas
anter for me than holding Office don't
want to appear before him as an office seeker
myself or as a petitioner for Office for any
one else
Little Ben Harrison Mckee, the boss OF the
Harrison household, is sick with a fever, and
the family Is becoming alarmed about his
condition He was vaccnated few days
ago and it didn't take II Is supposed that
the vaccination has something to do with the
fever. Mrs. Mckee Is worn out with watch-
ing over the little fellow for two or three
nights past, and Grandma Harrison is nearly
sick, too, with worry over tho boys illness.
The doctors say that they win bring him
around all right IN few days