The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-06-02
THURSDAY. JUNE 2, 1892.
PRESIDENT HARRIsoNS
PLATFORM.

PLATFORM.
President Harrison has the happy
faculty of saying something when he
talks. In a recent interview he defined
his position relative to the Minneapolis
convention, and as is used with him,
his utterances were full of the spirit of
hard common sense and unsel6sh digni-
ty. platform upon which any public
man need not fear to stand before the
American public. The report of the in
reryiew, which was with a representa-
ton of the New York world is as follows:
Il do not believe that Individual dis
appointments will control the conyen-
ton at Minneapolis"
The speaker was President Harrison
and he addressed his remarks to a cor
respondent of the World. The president
never appeared in better physical health
than when, seated in his cool, pleasant
cabinet at the White House, he expressed
his feelings as regards the coming gath
ering of the republican delegates to make
a nomination for the presidency. Presi.
dent Harrison is al ways calm and judi
cial when discussing public questions.
On the present occasion, when. in accord
ance with a request of the correspondent
the president explained his own position
as regards the nomination, his manner
was peculiarly earnest and impressive,
indicating deep feeling. He continued:
81 am too well acquainted with the
meaning OF the office of president of the
United States not to understand the inn
portance of the work to be done at Min
neapolls. For myself. am not, to use a
home1v expression, young robin with a
widely open mouth ready to catch every
thing that comes. l have spent more
than three very active years in. the dis
charge of my public duties. during which
period oftIme have acted conscientious
iv and solely out of regard for my con-
ception of the exigencies of the public
service.
81 have made appointments as nearly
as could in accordance with my views
of what was fitting. OF course there
have been disappoiutments. The task
of filling public Offices is SO arduous that
it eau really be understood in entirety
by only the one upon whom the respon-
sibiIitv rests. Disappeintments some
times cause discomfort, and discomfort
may manifest itself openly"
1t was at this point that President
Harrison uttered the epigramma tic SEN
fence that leads this dispatch:
81 don't believe that individual disap-
continents will control the convention
at Minneapolis"
81 think aside from political cousidera-
tions. the members of the opposition
party here are very well contented with
tbe admi aistration of the executive de-
partmeuts. In foreign affairs have fire.
ouentlv called on democrats for counsel.
/ have awaited myself of the opinions of
such men as Senator German and MIR.
Blount. and have endeavored to treat
business subjects from business stand
point" ..
"Mr. President, in view of the recent
notifications, do you now announce your
candidacy for reelection"
The president replied with emphasis:
~ have meyer announced myself can
didate, and do not now. l did not in
1883 on the occasion of the Chicago
convention" AS if to accentuatc what
he had said the president repeated, Il
make no such announcement. The con-
vention at Minneapolis will assemble
and take it's own action. l am aware
that have been criticised for not calling
on nv friends and Others for their sup
mort, but l have been disinclined to do
so. and my feelings have undergone no
change. My public and private records
are known to the people, and whatever
they wish will lie manifested at Mime
apolis. If the people, having in cons'd-
Grafton the manner in which have con-
Quoted the presidency. desire me, pre-
sumo they will signify their wishes.
Meanwhile have not. neither will l,
proclaim my candidacy. There is an
aphorism, you know, "said the presi,-
dent, smiling, " that the office should
seek the man, and not the man seek the
office :,