The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-05
Was Disappointed at the Result of the Mime
apOlis Convention, but None the Less Re-
publican and Will DO His Part Now.
How the Presidents Letter Will Handle
the Great Force-Bi Bugbear.
As Long Since Outlined, He Stands in Favor Of
q Free Vote and a Fair Count-No Rest
for Southern Negroes This Year.
WHERE MIR. PLATT STANDS.

Himself and Friends VIII Help Carry the
State of New York for Harrison.
NEW YORK. Sept. 4.-The following will
appear in the New York Herald tomorrow
morning: l visited ex-senator Thomas &.
Platt at the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan
Beach. yesterday. and invited him to talk
on politics, telling him 1 wanted TO print
whatever be said in the Herald. He hesi-
tated a moment. as If thinking over the ex-
pediency of saying anything, but finally
replied: All right; 1 suppose it Is fair and
proper that / should say something. / sus-
pect / know the questions that you have
in mind to ask me. and so, considering that,
perhaps. it is suitable Tor me TO say some-
thing. I shall talk frankly and clearly"
You talked that way just before the
Minneapolis convention" / ventured to re-
mark.
swell. yes. so / did, the Senator replied.
so l did; nor have / anything to take
back. j did then what / thought was my
duty to the Republicans of New York and
the country. j am going to 10 what l
think is my duty now. We live in a land
where the majority rules. must rule, and is
defeat the President. but he had more votes
going to rule every time. The ma
jority did not agree with me
at Minneapolis. 1 did my best to
than the otbsr candidates and hat settled
It Now he is the nominee of the Repub-
lican party. | am o Republican. never
falterlng in my support of Republican prin-
ciples and Republican candidates. no mat
ter whether the candidates were men of my
choice or not. The aims, and policies, and
characters of parties of this country have
got TO undergo a wonderful change before
4 shall be anything else than Republican"
Senator Platt paused a moment, and dur
ing the pause / suggested that, neverthe-
less. he. bad been rather quiet since the
Minneapolis convention and perhaps a
source OF some solicitude among the Pres1-
dent's friends.
II WEATHER PRETTY HOT.
Mr.. Platt smiled and said: The weather
has been pretty hot. you know" Then be
went on more seriously: "Yes, / have been
quiet, though | shall not fatter myself
with the idea that / nave been a source of
much solicitude. 1t would be the shall
lowest kind of pretense for me to claim
that L was not greatly disappointed by the
result at Minneapolis. My friends and my
enemies have generally agreed. I think. in
charging me with strong feelings; and |
fancy they are right. WHAT L believe.
i believe; and 1 know L believe
1t; and. as far as L can, l try to act accord
Ingly. i do not get over such a disap-
pointment as L had at Minneapolis in
rwenty-four hours, and i coufess there has
been In my mind O grave question whether
as my duty to 90 into this campaign
.h the activity | have usually put forth.
,ecause q man keeps quiet under pitiless
.ttsck, bends his shoulders to take it. and
smiles more or less eheerfully when he
rights himself, it does not follow that he
has ex perIenced agreeable sensations. nor
that he is proud OF pleased at what has
been said. 1 do not know that there has
been a man In this State, nor perhaps in
the whole country, who has been more
roundly and i~Ddecently abused than l.. In
80 far as this comes from Democratic and
sources-that is. from the COM
mon enemy-l expect il and am ready
for il; but when | spend day and night
In the service of the Republican
party, doing what / can 10 promote the
success of its principles and it's candidates.
without thought. or hope. or expectation
OF Office aftcrw ard, 1t seems O little hard
that should have to take from Republic
ans what even Democrats ought to be
ashamed TO give me. i suppose that your
tHeraldl friends. the enemy. and perhaps
some of our sincere friends, will think 1T
vastly amusing when / tell You that | am
not a boss; that don't want to be a boss;
that hate nothing so much as TO have to
10 Will puLIOHNHt, anu lQhL tnY QcIlOnS Ill
occasionally undertaking TO direct Repub-
lican methods and policies. and in urging
candidates. and recommending persons for
Office, are dictated solely by what con-
ceive TO be tne interests and necessities of
the party and public welfare. But that Is
true.
Doubts were raised in my mud after
the Minneapolis convention. however, that
my services were desired by these who
seemed then to be in charge of Mr.. Harri-
RDn RQInnnlun A hazard fhnf ANNA nargnna
bad represented to him that all the misfOr-
Tunes the Repu blican party had ever un>
derg0ne IN the State of New lork were to
be attributed directly to me, and that 1t
woulG be good policy for him to let it be
understood that he wished TO have nothing
to do with bosses Certainly L had no de-
sire To obtruds myself upon the President,
nor to force myself into the conduct of his
campaign If L were not wanted. As fhe
facts are | was Oversensitive. But IA man
must have faults, and that is among them
tnat are most easily forgiven"
There was another pause here, and l
hlied IT IN with the question: $50 you
Naitedf"
SOME RRlTATI LIES.
"Yes, i waited. / waited 10 hear from
President Harrison. Some people said that
j waited TO hear from him q request to take
office; that l waited to make q sordid bar
gain; that | stood like q road-agent hold
Ank ~ - AOoO noAO llcS. aIu IucF
were among the meanest and most irritat-
ing. most painful. and most hurtful lies /
have ever had to endure. President Harri-
sou. as all men IN high power. has a great
number Of fool friends more or less close TO
him. These creatures are lnseparable from
high political stations. Some are very art
full as we'll AS silly. and from some the
has. too. a large number of friends
closely attached TO him. prOud os him
Jealous IN his interest,"; men who profound
ly admire him and profoundly love the
party lie leads. They probably told the
President that l was not as bad as these
imaginative people had painted me-. but
that | was furnished with that proper
measure of self-respect whIsh ought 10 be
the equipment OF m American citizen.
They probably said, too, that ! loved the
Republican party a great deal more than 1
loved him, anu perhaps my preiudices
against him. asthose he entertained against
ne. were due In u large measure 10 misap-
prehension. / suppose they said these
Things. and possibly others even more kind,
If less true At oil events IL vas indicated
10 mo that the President would be glad TO
see me. So l went TO see HIM, as any Amer
Jean citizen should who has received such
an fntimation. He met me cordially
Wont you give me some idea of the
conversation 4 asked.
1T was not a talk OH petty personaI.is-
sues" the Senator replied. The PRESIDENTS
remarks were those of a broad-minded. fair
minded, sensibIe man. who had the right
view of the dignity of his Office: "A view
that the American people admire and sus-