The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-11-19
HARRISON ON THE DEFEAT
The President Reviews the Battle
Of the Ballots.
Mainly Due to tho Position of tho Party
on the Tariff Question Realised
His Defeat on Tuesday
Morning.

NEW YORK, Nov. IL President Har-
eison talked in substance rs follows
ABOUT the recent defeat of his party
z nnd the causes which brought it about
TO the Washington representative Of
tho New York Herald:
The overwhelming defeat of the
republican party" the president said,
"wns due mainly to the position of tho
party on the tariff question. The re-
publicnns forced the issue to an ex-
treme which did not meet with ap-
proval 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, ana it was
iett at the north as we'll as tho south"
Inc popular belief was that the force
bill was nm issue that kept the solid
south within the old lines; but. in tho
presidents estimation. il did more
than thnt. for it brought to tho sup
port OF the democrats many votes in
tho north.
THE verdict OF last Tuesday," the
president continued, could be con.
strued in but one way. 1t meant the
condemnation of tho extreme high tar
III policy of the rcpublicans Tho in,
sv:table result, if tho party is to hope
FOR q renewal of power, is modifica-
lion of this position. but not q renun-
citation altogether OF tho protective
tariff policy, which has been tho leey-
note OF every republican campaign for
many years past
President Harrison has very de-
clded views as to the conduct
OF the campaign He docs not
think very nue., OF Chairman
Carter, OF the republican national
committee. lie consented to Mr.
Carter's appointment only when it
became evident that no more accept
able man could DO secured. llo said
the campaign was mismannrcd and
thntinnch better results would have
been secured but for tho .rninbow
chasing schemes to which Mr.. Carter
gnvc couuteunnce and assistance. Tho
president Is particularly chugrined ut
the result III his native state, and be-
lieves it to be largely due to 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
ASS P1uB Ghe lepautiCuu btutcS III llHe
ind the carrying OF New York Tho
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
crs. Disregard of this advice had much
TO do with the result last Tuesday
The president realized before my
election returns came in Tuesday TINT
he was defeated man. He hoped for
success until the last hour, but admit
ted that he had not expected it.
Ono OF the reasons for the Presidents S
doubt us to his election was the we'll
known dissatisfaction ofa number of
prominent leaders of his party, This
was evidenced by statement with re-
gard to Dudley, Quay and Cameron.
AS to Cameron tho president believes
TINT he not only failod to support the
ticket, but actually did all in his power
to defeltit Ca,ncroa's influence ex-
tends, lilss Quay's, far beyond the con
tines OF Pennsylvania, and the presi.
dent evidently realized that both these
gentlemen were in n position to do
much injury to the ticket in the here.
tofore doubtful states of New York
and Indiana.
As to Colonel Dudley, tho president
said that he did not believe Colonel
Dudley had done anything to injure
the ticket. but his influence had rather
been of 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 the presi-
dent said that while some mistakes
might have been made, it WAS q,iite
evident to any man that nothing could
have witlstood the popular uprising
OF tho people against the high protcc-
tive policy 10 which the republican
party stood pledged by tho Mckinley
law.