St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-12
President Harrison Talks
About the Recent Defeat
of His Party.
He Attributes the Causes to
MeKinleyism and the n
Force Bill. ). II
Chairman Carriers Campaign
Methods Do Not Meet ID
His Approval. H
Apathy Of Prominent Party
Leaders Caused Him Fears
OF Defeat.

New York, Nov. IL. = president
Harrison talked freely today about the
recent defeat of his party, and the
causes which brought it about" says a
dispatch from Washington to the Her.
aid.
This afternoon he discussed not only
the recent election, but the gravity of
the situation which now confronts
the Republican party. The overwhelm-
ING defeat of the Republican party,
the president said was due mainly to
the position of the party on the tariff
question. The Republicans had forced
this issue to an extreme which did not
meet with the approval of the people.
This expression of opinion on the
part of the president verities the rumor
current here some time ago that it was
that party and not the president
that took such an extreme posi-
ton on the two leading issues
on which the Republican campaign was
to be made. There was another i'm
portant element, the president said,
which had much to do with the defeat
OF the Republicans last Tuesday, and its
force was felt at the North as well as
the South. 1t was that there was
a Popular Belief
South within the old lines, but IN the
presidents estimation it did more than
that, for it brought to the support of
the Democratic ticket many votes in the
North.
"The. verdict of last Tuesday, the
president continued, could he construed
in but one way. 1t meant condemna-
ton of the extreme high-taritf policy
of the Republicans. The inev-
liable result, it the party was
to hope for the renewal of power, was a
modification of this position, but not Il
Remuneration altogether of the
protective tariff policy which had
been the keynote of every Republican
campaign for many years past.
The president did not dwell on this
point of the discussion, possibly because
it would have revived the Blaine reel
procity idea, regarded by many here as
the saving clause Of the Mckinley law.
'PreSident Harrison has very decided
views as to the conduct of the campaign.
He does not think very much of Chair
man Carter, of the Republican national
ter'S appointment only when it became
evident that no more acceptable man
could be secured. He said the cam
paign
Had Been MIsnanaged
and that much better results would
have been assured but for the rainbow
chasing schemes to which Mr.. Carter
gave countenance and assistance. The
i, NIL It al, of
the result in his native state. and be-
lieves it was largely due to the lack of
good generalship.
what he wanted them to do, he said,
and what he endeavored to impress
upon them, was the absolute necessity
OF keeping the Republican states
in line and carrying New York.
The president said that he had real
lied 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 leaders.
The disregard of tins advice had much
to do with the result of last Tuesday.
"Tne president realized that as the
New York election returns came in
Tuesday that he was defeated. One of
the reasons for the presidents DOUBT as
to his election was
The Disa GectiOn
of number of the prominent leaders
of his party. This is evidenced by his
treatment with regard to Dudley, Quay
and Cameron. AS to Cameron the
president believes he not only
failed to support the ticket. but
also did all in his power to
defeat it. The president evidently real
lied that these gentlemen were in po-
stions to do much to inj1re the ticket
In the states of New York and
Indiana. AS to Col. Dudley, the presl-
dent said that he did not believe
that Col. Dudley had done anything to
injure the ticket, but his influence had
rather been of a negative character.
Practically the president admitted that
Col. Dudiey's influence in Indiana had
been used, if not to knife the ticket, to
keep his friends from working for it.
''ln closing the interview the preSi-
dent said that, while some mistake
might have been made. it was quite evil
dent to any man that nothing could
have withstood the popular uprising of
the people against the high protective
policy to which the Republican party
stood pledged by the Mckinley law"