The evening world., 1892-06-01
PLATTS KNIFE FOR HARRISON.
The Ex- Senator'S Reasons for OPP
posing Second Term.


Ex-senator Piatts caustic reply TO the
statements recently made by President IIar-
rison to correspondent OF THE WORLD In
which the President declared that the action
NJ the Minneapolis Convention would not be
controlled by "individual disappointmcnts,"
infercntially referring to Mr. Platt and Mr..
uarrisOn's other opponents, Is the chief topic
OF conversation at political headquarters to-
day.
The ex-senator handles the President with
out gloves, and In his sarcastic criticism OF
the Harrison Administration says that the
present chief Executive has become so ac-
customcd To the exercise OF power and TO the
homage that follows In the train OF high
authority that he regards II as little less
than impious TO suggest that he would better
make way for another.
In other words,' SAYS Mr.. Platt, "the
President cannot understand how man can
be good citizen without Offering up prayer
night and morning for the reelection OF Ben
jamin Harrison"
Mr. Platt then proceeds TO point out that
every noteworthy achievement OF the Al
mins'ratlon, the credit OF which is unblush-
ingly claimed by MIR. Harrison, was the WORK
OF some other man.
Says Mr.. Plat: 1t might be said per-
haps, that the credit OF the achievements
wrought by Republican statesmen belongs
especially 10 the President on the ground
that he gave these msn to the party. But
did he.
"Ccrtainly It was not Harrison who ma lie
Blaine. Nor did he make Thomas b. Reed,
nor William Mckinley, Jr., nor John sherman,
nor Senator Allison, nor Aldrich, nor Frye,
nor Hale.
- guess, may be, he did make Noble Miller
and Waaamaker, and | shall not object to his
! having all the credit which attaches to their
lllustriouS careers"
| While MIR, rlatt acknowledges that Har-
rison Administration has been a decent one,
he says II is the height OF presumption IN any
/ man U declare that he Is "entitlei - To the
onlce OF President. The only persons who
are supporting the Presidents claim for Il re-
nomination, according to MIR. platt, are the
Snce.Aolders. and he winds up his remarks
Dy saying, with reference to the CiVil.ServiCe
/ reform Ideas OF the Harrison Administration:
" Will suggest that, however proper IL may
DC Tor man who has good thing TO want to
Keep Il, he ought not to insist upon display
Ing him, elias a spectacle OF singlr-minded
aud dislntercStei patriotism. nor ought he 10
peer too closely into the motives ot others
lntcrcsrs q, he Is himself"
II thlS mean, anything, the politicians
think, II IN, ans war to the kni'e bel tween the
followers OF MIR. PlatJ and the Harrison adj
nerent,. Tho Ncw YORK leader intends IN be
on the ground early and starts Tor Nlnucap-
Oh, Io-morrJw IN II o. Armour's private ,lr
on the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Among his
travelling lmpaniunS Will be- " hitrlaw Ecll,
In T.. Milholaud and possibly some other
Eaiur R"pu liCans.
senator ml,cocS, who has charge Of the
Harrison forces IN this state. VIII start West
about the same time lie does not propose I,
let the hlalLr crowd get ahead uf him. AC.
cOrdlus tprslimHtes made by william Barnes
Jr, ot Troy, IA" Republican state Committee
lucn, only eighteen OF the New York dele
gates to Minneapolis can be regarded as Ilar
riSon men, The other itty-fOur are all FOL
Blaine frsI, last and all tire time.