Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-08-22
SENSIBLE CONCLUSION
VIM. II. Morrison Would Let the
Tariff Adjust Itself.
HATS DO NOT ELECT PRESIDENTS
III the New York Delegation fasors hr
Cleveland He viii be Nominated.
Other Rooms and Boomists-
Lei the Tarin go.

Hats don't vote" remarked Col.
William Il. Morrison at the Palmer
House yesterday, in speaking oil the
enthusiasm manifested in btoh parties
for various Presidential candidates
Hats don't vote. / am old enough
TO remember how the hats We're
thrown in the air at the mention OF
Henry Clay's name forty-five years
ago. but he never got 10 the White
Hou> - o all n I. HI n r-ds oi on :
ands al hats were tossed in the air for
Steve Douglas. but he didn'. get what
he wanted 10 any appreciahie extent
Ii takes votes, not hats, TO make a
man President of the United States.
Il am work ne 90 hard ON he Int r
state Commerce Commission TO have
much chance To solve political riddles.
But there is one thing / can tell you
now. and that Is. If the New York dele
CATION at the National Democratic
Convention is in favor OF Cleveland,
then Cleveland viii be unanimously
made the nominec OF the Democratic
party. II doesn't make any difference
what they all say about Cleyeland's
having lost his grip. The fact OF the
matter il. Cleveland was more popu-
lar when he left the White House than
when he went in. and he is more popu-
lar now than he was when he came
out
IF New York rronounces against
Cleveland, then I don't know what
will happen. l haven't got that far,
ana | don't believe ANYBODY else has.
| have read n good deal about the
German boom. the Hill boom. the
Pattison boomiet. and 'his. that. and
the other boom and boomlet. but no
body knows any more what is going
to happen or who is going 10 be the
nominee than / know whether il will
rain. snow, or sleet on the day of the
convention.
"Of course. men can evolve ideas
out of their inner consciousness and
give expression to them. and that's
legitimate enough, though not very
satisfacto ory Ono of the ideas that
evolved some time ago. and that
see no reason TO change ut this time Is
that Harrison will he the nominee of
tHc w ~ Ph'if
can administration il "A good admins
tratiOn from my point OF view. but
Harrison has done as we'll as any man
who was handicapped by being n Re-
publican.
81 notice that the Republican editors
OF Illinois have been getting together
and have formed an organization. IL
is saSacious move that ought to bc
T. nx,x II, n1t tt.a...
The state of Illinois has never been so
doubtful as today. and the party that
realizes that fact. and takes advantage
of the situation first, is going 10 get
the paw ore"
''WiIl you take any part in the cam
paign?"
"Oh. suppose so. I always do
something OF that kind. Haven't
missed making at least one speech
during n campaign for forty years.
and the only campaign in which /
made but one speech was last year.
/ was too busy with this interstate
commerce business to do much poit-
ical work.
NO, / don't care to say anything
about the effect the Mckinley bill has
had upon the industries OF the coun-
try. / have ceased to think about
the question ut all. | could knock to-
gcthcr n hig argument on the subject,
and fortify 1t with a bewildering ar
ray OF convincing figures. and then
have some other fellow come along
and smash the whole eiisice TO smith
Green's | haven't changed any OF my
.deas on the tariff question but both
SIDES have heen hcr-d. and now IL is
time TO let the matter adjust itself.
Inter Ocean.