The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-10-16
HARRlsoN's DIVINE RIGHT.
The Late Treasurer Airs Ills Views on
Bcnny's Pet Theory.


Bcnnys Pet Theory.
Gen. James n. Huston, late treasurer
ofthe United States under Mr.. Harrison.
contests with Col. w. w. Dudley the
doubtful honor Of being Mr. Harrison's
warwick but since his resignation from
the treasury he feels free TO express
views of the president which are more
forcible than complimentary. "IIc be-
lieyes very sincerely" says Mr.. Huston,
"that his securing the presidency was
the work of the Lord, but | have per-
sonal knowledge that the Lord had
many aiders and abettors i'm ACCOM-
nlshing that work. He (the
PRESIDENT is a Presbyterian, you know,
and believes in predestination, foreor-
dination and all that stuff. lie proba-
bly, realizes to some extent that other
men have made great sacrifices to con-
tribute TO his success, but he believes
that other men in making such sacri-
fees have only been acting in obedience
TO the laws of destiny. II is extremely
painful TO me to discover that man
Drained and large-heartcd man, is mar
rOW-mlnucu ana plP-neaueu.
Mr. Huston does not mean to be bias
phemOus. He is combating Mr.. Ilar-
rison's idea of divine right to the
throne. lie was one of the reliable
men with the necessary funds who
helped Dudley to poll the Indiana
floatcrs in blocks of five He knows
the Lord is not RESPONSIBLE for that
business and he feels outraged that Mr..
Harrison should attribute it To pre-
destination, forcordination and all that
stuff rather than to him and Dudley.
But this Mr.. Harrison feels bound to
do. II he felt personally indebted to
the reliable men with the necessary
funds who handled the floatcrs he could
not feel comfortably religious without
repeating, and the first step towards
repentance would be confession and
the resignation of the presidency. That
is not to be thought Of The only
other way he can feel cOmforta BILE
under the circumstances is on the
theory of his divine right to the presi.
dency. prcdeStined, foreordained and
prceSta bliShcd before the creation of
world. If it was foreOrylained that re-
liable men with the necessary funds
should vote the foatcrs in blocks of
five seeing that none escaped; then, of
course, this establishes instead of
weakening his divine right, and the re-
liable men have no claim on him. IN
deed, from this point of view. they
may think themselves well rewarded
in keeping out of Jail, for IL is written
that the uugodly have no part with the
righteous
OF course this is trying to Mr.. Ilus-
ton as IAN alder and abcttor" of the
Indiana campaign, or at least as one
who might have been SO described in
the indictments if the Harrison adj
ministration had not kept the business
out of the courts. Mr.. Huston believes
in rcwarding aiders and abettors for
their sacrifices, but this is not neces-
sarv under the theory of divine right
Doubtless Mr. Harrison has reasoned it
ali out and has it all comfortably adj
iuStCd to his conscience. So Mr.. Ilus-
ton may as well accept il, and go to
work 10 aid and abct Mr.. Dudley in as
pertaining what can be done to estab-
liSh Mr.. llarriSon's divine right to the
Indiana delegation. 1t is altogether
useless To reason with man who be-
licvcS that blocks OF five are pre-
ordained instruments of Providence To
establish his divine right TO Office for
himself and his family.-St. Louis Re-
III