Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-25
HARRIS0N'S CHANCES
Weighed lby a Democratic Politician
From the H0OSier State.
PRACTICALLY SOLID DELEGATION
For the President From Indiana in 1872
Unless a Break Occurs.
THE SPOILS CAUSING SOME TROUBLE
IFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

NEW YORK, October 24.-'Ben Harri-
son is more unpopular in Indiana to-day"
said prominent Hoosier at one Of the up
town hotels the other night, than at any
time in his political career. do not wholly
understand this except that it be through
the usual row about the spoils. have
heard great many leading Republicans in
Indiana inveigh quite bitterly against Mr..
Harrison on account OF the manner in which
the distribution of official patronage has
been made. There does not seem to be any
particular disturbance over any particular
man; it is kind of an undercurrent of gem
eral popular sentiment in his party. Per-
haps this might pass away should Harrison
be renominated; but I doubt very much
whether it will be obliteratsd to an extent
that will give him solid support in the
next convention"
"One OF the gre at factors in the Harrison
possibilities for denomination, SO far as
Indiana is concerned, is in the want of
proper leadership in the Democratic party
of the State. The Democratic party in
Indiana feels the need now of some such
man as was Mr.. Hendricks. There never
was such
A POLITICAL LEADER
In our State as was he, and / doubt very
much whether we will again be led by such
a man. Not but that there are Democrats
OF considerable ability in Indiana and we'll
qualified for the leadership of the party in
the State, but there is no particular great
national leader, who stands head and
shoulders above all the rest and to whom
the people of the State can look for an
authoritative utterance upon all national as
we'll as local issues. The Republicans are
pretty we'll organized, but they have this
question of Presidential patronage to divide
them when it comes to the denomination Of
Mr.. Harrison"
"Do the Republicans of Indiana gener-
ally anticipate the denomination of Presi-
dent Harrison?"
Eyes, l think they do. 1 am Democrat
myself, as you know, but desire to be lair
in this statement to nv political opponents.
No truer statement was ever made than that
made by the late President Cleveland, when
he said that the Executive patronage was
rather an embarrassment to a party desir-
ing to adhere to certain we'll defined princi-
Piles. Mr.. Cleveland meant to apply that
TO the Democratic party with reference to
the tariff. 1t is the same way now with the
Republicans. In nv opinion the party
will be less strong with the Presidents pat
ronage behind it than it was with that pat
ronage in prospective. speak only for my
State. To great extent the rank and file
of a political party follow their local lead
ers, and these local leaders are more or less
affected by the distribution of the spoils.
In this dsaffection they are inclined to
he SDlo =. oh e,
the basis OF the party's existence"
THE TARIFF AN ISSUE.
docs the tariff cut any figure in the
present campaign III Indiana?"
decidedly. There is more talk about
tine tariff now in our State than upon any
other distinct subject. The newspapers OF
both parties are divided in measure upon
the merits of the Mckinley bill. The Re-
publican papers that are opposed to a high
tariff are still hauling the majority over the 1
Goals for its action with regard to the tariff.
The new law has not got to working smoothly
enough to allay the irritation which neces-
sarily follows change OF duties. l was up
in Nebraska short time ago and there the
farmers declare that they must buy potatoes
for seed The potato crop is COM
plete failure. Over in Montreal,
Canada, I saw that hundreds of car
loads of potatoes were being
shipped to the United States, subject to the
new duty. Itgoes little hard for farmers
to pay these additional duties after the fail
ure of their own crops. One man in Mon
treai told me that ne had 100 carloads of
potatoes ready ior shipment to fill orders in
the United States. He said when 1 asked
him the effect of the. new tariff law with re-
gard to this farm product that in case OF a
fair crop of potatoes in the United States the
American farmers could undersell the Cana
dians, and in case of the failure of crop in
the United States, the new duties would
make their condition that much harder. In
other words, it cuts both ways.
AN ALLEGED UTTERANCE.
"In Indiana considerable use is being
made of the declaration of MIR. Harrison |
Just prior to the last conventional think it |
was in his Calumet Club speech or his Dan
vile speech-hc said that a cheap coat
usually covered cheap man; or words to /
that effect. Alongside OF this, Mr.. McKin-
ley's recent utterances at Kalamazoo to the
effect that he did not want cheap clothing
that cheap means nasty and dirty and that
the people of this country did not want
cheap clothes-is also quoted in connection
with Mr.. HarrIson's utterances on the same
subject. On top ofthis they group j. Gnuld's
declaration that the high price of clothing
under the new law will work no hardship to
he people, because instead of wearing two
suits, all a man had to do to avoid the hard
ship of the law was to wear one suit. You
ire familiar enough with the character of
he average Indianian to understand how
.ffectiyely these things can be used in a cam
oaign.
"Mr. Harrison never was very close to the
,eople of his own State, and he certainly
edged no nearer since he was elected Presi-
lent But he is man of considerable
.bility and great respectabiIity, and a
,loak OF royalty goes great ways even
Lmong democratic people. 1 would not
,e surprised if he should secure
PRACTICALLY SOLID DELEG ALTON
rom Indiana in the next nominating con-
yention. At the same time 1 do not think
hat he stands much chance of a reuom1na-
ion. The pride OF State will probably
AIRY him through so far as Indiana is con-
erned, unless he is prematurely killed off
" such drivelling political idiots as Treas
lrer Huston. Of all the fool utterances of
men in public life there was never anything
1ual in my opinion to the utterances Of
3uston. The whole State of Indiana is
aughing at him or cursing him.
"Il were President Harrison and had
uch a man in my administration, would
ot wait lor his resignation, but would
ounce him out as a man unfit to hold
,ublic Office. This on general principles,
7ithout any regard to personal relations OF
he two. A man that has no more sense
han Huston has no right to hold public
flee" MURRAY.
So 5O-Until November 80, 1s9O-S1.
Until November 80 We will make life