Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-08
He Says He is Now and Always
Was a Republican.
HIS TALK WITH THE PRESIDENT
The Interview Was Entirely
Satisfactory.
Platt and His Friends, so the Republican
Leader says, VIII Now Heartily support
Harrison and the Whole Ticket Some
Suggestive Remarks About Fool Politi-
cians.
New York Herald Monday.

whatever he said in the Herald. He
hesitated moment, as if thinking over
the expediency of saying anything, but
finally he replied; All right; suppose it
is fair and proper that ! should say
something. | suspect ! know the
questions you have in mind to ask me,
and SO considering that, perhaps, 1t is
suitable for me to say something, shall
talk frankly and clearly
You talked that way just before
the Minneapolis conyentionY yenturcd
to remark.
"'Well, yes he replied, so did, nor
have ! anything TO take back, nor any
thing to regret. did then what |
thought was my duty TO the Republi-
cans of New York and Of the country.
| am going to do what | think is my
duty now. We live in land where
the majority rules, must rule, and is
going to rule every time. The majority
did not agree with me at Minneapolis.
| did my best to defeat the President,
but he had more votes than the other
candidates and that settled it. Now he
is the nominee of the Republican party.
| am u Republican. | was u Republic
can in 1866. | have been Il Republican
every hour of every day from then until
this minute, never faltering in my sup
port OF Republican principles and Re.
publican candidates, no matter whclher
the candidates were men Of my choice
or not. The aims and policies Of parties
in this country have got to undergo a
wonderful change before ! shall be any
thing else than II Republican,
senator Platt paused moment, and
during the pause suggested that, never
thcless, he had been rather quiet since
the Minneapolis convention, and per-
haps source Of some solicitude among
the Presidents friends. Mr.. Plat smiled
and said: 'The weather has been pretty
hot, You know Then he went on more
seriously. Yes, | have been quiet,
though shall not Halter myself with
the idea that | have been source of
much solicitude. 1t would he the shall
lowest kind of pretence for me to claim
that | was not greatly disappointed by
the result at Minneapolis My friends
and enemies have generally agreed, |
think, in charging me with strong feel
| ings, and ] fancy they are right. What
| believe, believe, and know believe
| it, and as far as | can try 81 act accor-
| dinghy. do not get over such disap-
pointment as had at Minneapolis in "a
hours, and confess there has been in
my mind a grave question whether it
was my duty to so into this campaign
! with the activity | have usually put
forth. Because man keeps quiet under
pitiless attack, bends his shoulders to
take it and smiles more or less cheerfuily
when he rights himself, it does not fol.
low that he has experienced agreeable
sensations, nor that he is proud or
pleased at what has been said. | do not
know that there has been man in this
state, and, perhaps, in the whole coun-
try, who was more roundly and indie
Gently abused than |.
"'In so far MS this comes from Demo
Gratis and Mugwump sources-that is,
from the common enemy--I expect it
and am ready for it, but when | spend
| dav and night in the service Of the Re-
publican party, doing what can to pro-
mote the success of its principles ana its
candidates, without thought or hope or
expectation of office or reward, it seems
| little hard that | should have to take
from Republicans what even Democrats
ought to be asharaed to give me. | sup
pose that our friends, the enemy, and
perhaps some of our sincere friends,
will think it vastly amusing when tell
You that am not IL boss; that | do not
want To be boss; that hate nothing
so much as to have TO do with patronage
and that nv actions in occasionally un.
dertaking to direct Republican methods
and policies, and in urging candidates
and recommending persons for office
are dictated solely IN what | conceive
the interests and necessities of party
and public welfare. But that is true
"'Doubts were raised in my mind
after the MINNEAPOLIS convention how
far nv services were required by those
who seemed then TO be in charge of Mr..
lInrrison's campaign. / heard that
some persons we're Representing to him
that ali the misfortufes the Republican
party had ever undergone in the state
| of New York were to be attributed
directly to ME, and that il would be
good politics Tor him 10 let it be under
stood that he wished TO have nothing IA
do with ,bossps. certainly mad no
desire to obtride myself npnn the Presi-
dent nor TO force myself into the con.
duet Of his campaign if | was not
wanted As thew have nrcvas I Uas
nrobpbly n7,sr seS.iii,r Am Il !, nosr
must hsvo fault. ,As.t pqs Is f,nona
these utos, .a<lIy forgiven
"lbere \, 40 another ,e,,.a l,srs IA /
fllcd il in with thc Question
".So You waited =
"sYrs. / waited waited IN boor
from President Harrison ,,nrnc nom,,in
said hat / waited ID h,ar fr"m INK n
rrm,nst /, TAXA ntlirr thmt / w,i,nJ ~
mnkr sordid Lornnin, thnt i s,nrd iiI.n
n '' rnnd nrent hnliinT ~ =" raai.h Th"sn
we're la anI thnv warn onnn.r III,
mroncst nnd mnst irritnti,,,, nn.i S,,,;,.
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