The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-07
WAY HUSTON WAS DIS GUsTED.
He Talks About President Harrison,

He Talks About Presid snt 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:
II can never be the enemy of Gen. Har-
rison. 1t would be an impossibility, loving
and admiring him as 1 did for ten years,
ever to become either openly or secretly
hostile to him. When think of him at all
it is with the feelings of 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 l am not a time-server nor a
hanger-on of any man. l wanted nothing
from Harrison for myself, but / desire that
some of my co-workers and friends who
gave their money and their energies to make
Harrison what he is should be rewarded. l
want to say this: II President Harrison
could appreciate what has been done for
him by hundreds of Indiana republicans be
could not be a humane being and act the
part of the migrate that he has shown him
self to be. Now when l 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 of SER
vices rendered he is willing to return
favor for favor. But he knows nothing of
politics. His part In life has been to sit on
pedestal and review professions. He has
never had 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 exclu-
sively the work OF the Lord but have per-
sonal knowledge that the Lord had many
aiders ard abettors on this earth in accom>
plish.ng that work"
You think, then, that the President res
CARDS himself as an instrument in the hands
of fate"
Eyes, he Is a Presbyterian, you know,
and believes in predestination, foreordina-
ton and all that. He probably realizes to
some extent that other men have made
great sacrifices to contribute to his success,
but he Is so constituted that he believes
| these very men, in making these sacrifices,
have only been acting in obedience to the
| laws of destiny. 1t is extremely painful TO
me to discover that a man whom l have
looked up to as a great man, big-orained
and large-hearted man, is narrow-minded
and pig-headed. Why, look at the man
Miller. who is Harrison's attorney general
Was there ever such mistake made by any
other President that could equal Harrison's
mistake in the selection of Miller9 When
learned that Miller was going into
the cabinet, went TO the PRESIDENT
and said: "Gen. Harrison, you
can make your official family to
suit yourself, but if it had been
known before the election that you would
honor Mr.. Miller with the attorney ger
erals PORTFOLIO, or any other important
office. you would have lost the state of Indi
ana by 1000 votes. He insisted on making
the appointment, and left his presence in
| disgust. Ny disgust was so great that de-
ternined to leave Washington before the
inauguration, and l went into a railroad
Office to secure transportation. Murat Hal
stead and others, seeing me go into the rail
road office. OWNED nv intention, and,
dragging me to hotel, ordered a council
of war, and passed resolutions forbidding
my departure from the city, under penalty
of being made minister plenipotentiary
to the cannibal islands. l remained
but l was disgusted-awfully, horribly
disguised"