Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-03
WHY HUSTON WAS D1seusrED.
The Ex-Treasurer Talks About President
Harrison, His Former Political Idol.

The Ex-Treasurer Talks About President
Harrison, His Former Political Idol.
The Chicago Herald has interviewed
ex-United States Treasurer Huston, who,
among other racy remarks, delivered him
self of the following:
81 can never be the enemy of General
Harrison. 1t would be an impossibility,
loving and admiring him as I did for ten
years, ever to become either openly or
secretly hostile to him. When 1 think Of
him at all 1t is with the feelings of a man
whose idol has been shattered. 1t has been
the source of great sorrow to me that ever
discovered the Presidents true character.
have no personal pique against him. You
know that am not time-server nor a
hanger-on of any man. I wanted nothing
from Harrison for myself, but de-
sire that some of my co-worzers and
friends who gave their money and their
energies to make Harrison what he Is
should be rewarded. want to say this: If
President Harrison could appreciate what
has been done for him by hundreds OF In
diana Republicans he could not be q humane
being and act the part of the migrate that he
has shown himself to be. Now when say
that want it to be understood that l do not
charge the President with being an unjust
man. So far as he can appreciate the value
favor for favor. But he knows nothing about
politics. His part in life has been to sit on
pedestal and review professions. He mas
never had a Whit of the atmosphere that
surrounds the boys who do the successful
work in politics He believes very sincerely
that his securing the Presidency was ex-
clusively the work of the Lord, but have
personal knowledge that the Lord had many
aiders and aDettors IN this earth In ac-
complishing that work"
"You think, then, that the President re-
Of fates"
Yes; he is Presbyterian, you know, and
believes in pre- estimation, Denomination
and all that. He probably realizes to some
extent that other men have made great sac
rifices to contribute to his success, but he is
80 constituted that he believes these very
men, in the making of such sacrifices, have
only been acting in obedience to the laws OF
destiny. 1t is extremely painful to me to
discover that q man whom have looked up
to as great man, big-brained and large
hearted man, is narrow-m1nded ana pig
headed. Why, look at the man Miller, who
is Harrison's Attorney Generall Was there
ever such q mistake made by any other
President that could equal Harrison's mis-
take in the selection of Miller? When 1
learned that Miller was going into the Cab1-
net went to the President and said: Cen
eral Harrison, you can make up your official
family to suit yourself, but If it mad Deen
known before the election that you would
honor Mr. Miller with the Attorney Gen
erals portfolio, or. any other fmportant
office, you would have lost the state OF !ndi-
ana by $1,000 votes He insisted on making
the appointment and left his presence in
disgust. My disgust was so great that l de-
ternined to leave Washington before the
Inauguration, and 1 went into railroad
office to secure transportation. Murat Hal
stead and others, seeing me go into the rail-
road office, divineu my intention, and, drag
ging me to hotel, ordered a council OF war
and passed resolutions forbidding my de-
parture from the city under penalty OF being
made Minister Plenipotentiary to the Canni-
bal Islands. 1 remained, but was disgusted
-awfully, horribly disgusted."