Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-11-19
ON THE DEFEAT
The President Reviews The Battle
of the Ballots.
Mainly Due to the Position OF tho Party
on the Tariff Northumberland
His Defeat on Tuesday
Morning.

New York, Nov. 10 President liar.
rison talked in substance as follows
about the recent defeat of his party
aud the causes which brought 1t about
to the Washington representative OF
the New York Herald:
The overwhelming defeat of the
republican party" the president said,
was due mainly TO tho position of tho
party on the tariff question. Tho re-
publicans forced the issue to an ex-
trcme which did not meet with APP
prevail of the people.
Another important element" the
president said, (which had much to do
with the defeat of the republicans last
Tuesday was the force bill, and it was
felt at tho north as well as tho south"
The popular belief was that the forco
bill was an issue that kept the solid
south within the old lines; but, in the
presidents estimation, it did more
than that, for it brought to the sup
port Of the democrats many votes In
the north.
THE verdict Of last Tuesday" the
RASoAhOhb SObephhStI SOu'h DC Wa
strued in but one way. II meant the
condemnation OF the extreme high tar
iii policy of the republicans. Tho in.
cvitabie result, If the party is to hopo
for a renewal of power, is n modifca-
ton of this position. but not n renun-
citation altogether OF the protective
tariff policy, which has been the key
note of every republican campaign for
mary years past"
President Harrison hns very de-
cided views as to the conduct
of the campaign. He does not
think very much of Chairman
Carter. Of the republican national
committee. lie consented to Mr..
Carriers appointment only when it
became evident that no more accept
able man could DO secured. He said
the campaign was mismanaged and
that much better results would have
been secured but for tho rainbow
chasing schemes to which Mr.. Carter
gave c%ouuteuance and assistance. Tho
president is particularly chagrined at
the result IN his native state, and be-
lieves it TO be largely due to a lack Of
good generalship
What he wanted them to do, he said,
and what he endeavored to impress on
them, was the absolute necessity OF
keeping the republican states in line
and the carrying OF New York The
president said he had realized for
some time past that the drift of public
sentiment was against him and his
party, and it was this that led him TO
force this advice upon The party lead
ers. Disregard of this advice had much
to do with the result last Tuesday.
The president realized before any
election returns came in Tuesday that
he was n defeated man. lie hoped for
success until the last hour, but admit
ted that he had not expected it.
One Of the reasons for tho presidents
doubt as 10 his election was the we'll
known dissatisfaction Of a number of
prominent leaders OF his party. This
was evidenced by a statement with re-
gard TO Dudley, Quay and Cameron.
AS to Cameron the president believes
that he not only failed to support the
ticket, but actually did all in his power
10 defeat il Clmeron's influence eX-
tends. liks Quay's, far beyond the con-
tine5 Of Pennsylvania, and the presi.
dent evidently realized that both these
gentlemen were in Il position to 10
much injury to the ticket in the here
tofore doubtful states of New York
and Indiana.
AS TO Colonel Dudley, the presidcnt
snid that he did not believe Colonel
Dudley had done anything TO injuro
the ticket, but his influence had rather
been OF a negative character. Prac.
tically the president admitted that
Colonel Dudley's influence in Indiana
had been used, if not to knife the
ticket, to keep his friends from work.
ing for it.
In closing the interview tho presi-
dent said that while some mistakes
might have been made, it was quite
evident TO any man that nothing could
have w~ithstood the popular uprising
of tue people against the high protec-
tive policy TO which the republican
party stood pledged by the Mckinley
law.