Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-09-17
HUSTON ON HARRISON.
The Late Treasurer Airs His Views
Benny's Pet Theory.

The Late Treasurer Airs His Views on
Benny's Pet Theory.
Gen. James n. Huston, late treasurer
of the 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. ''He be-
lieves very sincerely" says MIR. Huston,
that his securing the presidency was
the work of the Lord, but l have per-
sonal knowledge that the Lord had
many aiders and abettors in accom-
plishing that work. He (the
president) is Presbyterian, you know.
and believes in predestination, foreor-
dination and all that stuff. He 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. It is extremely
painful to me to discover that man l
have looked up to as a great man, a big
Drained and large-hearted man, is mar
row minded and pig headed
Mr. Huston does not mean to be bias
phemous. He is combating Mr.. Har
risons idea of divine right to the
throne. He was one of the relia bic
men with the necessary funds who
helped Dudley to poll the Indiana
foaters 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, REORGANIZATION and all that
stuff" rather than to him and Dudley.
But this Mr.. Harrison feels bound to
do. If he felt personally indebted to
the reliable men with the necessary
funds who handled the ffoaters he could
not feel comfortably religious without
repenting, 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 comfortable
under the circumstances is on the
theory of his divine right to the presi-
d~lcy. predestined, foreordained and
preesta blished before the creation of
world. If it was foreordained that re-
liable men with the necessary funds
should vote the f1oaters 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 it is written
that the ungodly have no part with the
righteous
OF course this is trying to Mr.. Hus-
ton as IAN alder and abettor'' 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 rewarding aiders and abettors for
their sacrifices, but this is not neces-
sary under the theory of divine right
Doubtless Mr.. Harrison has reasoned it
all out and has it all comfortably adj
justed to his conscience. So Mr. Hus-
ton may as well accept it, and go to
work to aid and abet Mr.. Dudley in as
pertaining what can be done to estab-