The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-09-18
BEN HARRISON AT HOME.
Why He Is Unpopular at Home.-A Red
Hot Campaign May he Expected In
Indiana.


why He Is Unpopular at Home.-A Red
Hot Campaign May he Expected IN
Indiana.
a correspondent of the New York Sun,
writing from indianapolis says: The re-
cent interview with Treasurer Huston
in the Chicago Herald, bitterly criticising
President Harrison, and exposing that
distinguished gentleman's relations with
his leading manager in his own State, has
created profound sensation all over the
West. Little else has been talked of here
since its appearance. Mr.. Huston has
denied that it was "authorizcd," hut no
one who is familiar with the inside Of
Republican politics in Indiana doubts for
one moment that it expresses Houston's
real sentiments toward Harrison. Hols-
ton managed three State campa gEs in
this State for Harrison, at a personal loss,
and expended large sum of money to
advance Harrson's interests. No sooner
did Harrison bccons President than he
drew himself within his she'll and became
so important that few persons dared even
to make suggestion to him, especially
about Indiana appointments. Previous
to the election Harrison led al his friends
here to believe that he intended to be
liberal in the dispensation of patronage
in Indiana, and that he would make this
State Republican for all time. 1t did not
occur to him that patronage is an element
Of weakness, or that instead Of building
himself up he would destroy his political
future. He promised through Huston
that the workers should he rewarded
Huston did not personally desire to be-
come Treasurer of the United States, but
accepted the Office at the personal request
of Tie President, under the impression
that in being near ihc President be would
lie consulted about the appointments so
far as Indiana was concerned. and he
would thus he able to redeem II number
OF promises he had made TO delegates
from other States at Chicago for votes for
Harrison, TO contributors to the caInpa ign
fun, in Indiana. as vel! MS to workers.
No sooner was Harrison inauguratcd
than he refused 10 listen 20 Huston, or
any one else about who should he APP
pointed to Offices in Indiana, or What In
diunans should he rewarded with official
posts elsewhere A number of delegates
from other States were promised by the
Harrison managing committee at Chicago
that they should DC consulted concerning
the Federal appointments i'll their rcspcc-
tive States. The committee which made
these promises created the impression
that sucl, promises as Il made would lie
faithfully carried cut Harrison has, in Il
large number of instances, ignored these
promises, and snu!bcd those who made
them, "a circumstance that has made him
enemies among many influential Rcpub-
icans, who arc now Only too anxious to
get even by opposing the Presidents re-
nomination,
He has offended another class of poiti-
cal friends by his arrogance and fsh-like
GOODNESS when they call on him at the
White House merely to pay their respects.
Some OF them he scarcely recognizes. He
acts as if he was comforting IL favor by
shaking hands with them at his public
receptions.
He lost The support of the civil service
rctormers, most OF whom supported and
laborcd for him in his race. The Hon.
w. d. Foulkc, President of The Indiana
State Civil Service Association, and one
of the brainy men of the State, is in open
opposition to his denomination. and the
Civil Service Chronicle, edited by L. B..
Swift, the Secretary of the State Com
mittee is opposed to his denomination.
These are are only few Of the enemies
he has made in his own. party in this
State and elsewhere, and he has made his
own State, county and city Democratic.
Republicans in Indiana have not be-
come Democrats, but as Il rule, they take
no interest in politics. and DO not vote,
and will not so long as Harrison is Presi-
dent If they do so they will vote the
Democratic ticket. 1t is now generally
admitted that the President can not carry
this State for reelection, and he can not
possibly obtain solid delegation to the
next National Republican Convention. a
number of the leading daily and weekly
newspapers arc openly opposed TO him,
and will fight his denomination.
Ex-Trcasurcr Huston is n power in
State politics, and if lie should conclude
to take hand in the approaching contest
he will make himself felt. He is man
of large fortune and great energy. Look
out for red-hot canvass inside of the
Republican party in Indiana during the
next six months