Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-12
HARR|SON'S TALE OF WOE,
The President Talks About
His Overthrow.
He Attributes the Blame to
Bad Generalship.
Chairman Carter Given q Severe
Tongue Lashing.
The Mckinley Bill, However, Designated
ms the Primary Cause Of the
Defeat-Belated Elec-
tion Returns.
BY the Associated Press !


New YORK, Nov. 11,-President Har-
rison talked freely today about the re-
cent defeat of his party, and the causes
which brought it about, says dispatch
from Washington to the Herald. The
overwhelming defeat OF the Republican
party, the president said, was due
mainly to the position of the party on
the tariff question. The Republicans
forced the issue to the extreme, which
did not meet with the approval of the
people.
Another important element, the pres
ident eaid, which had much to do with
the defeat OF the Republicans last Tues
day, was the force bill, and it was felt at
the north as well as at the south. Popu-
lar belief in the force bill kept the solid
south within the old lines, but in the
presidents estimation it did more than
that; for it brought to the support of
the Democratic party many votes in the
north.
The verdict last Tuesday, the presi-
dent continued, could be construed in
but one way. 1t meant the condemna-
tion of the extreme high tariff policy of
the Republicans. The inevitable result,
If the party was to hope for renewal of
power, was modification of this posi-
tion, but not the renunciation altogether
of the protective tariff policy which had
been the keynote of every Republican
campaign for many years past.
President Harrison has very decided
views as to the conduct of the campaign.
He does not think very much of Chair.
man IA rfar IF tho Panu hi ot;o,ol
committee. He consented to Mr.. Car
ter's appointment only when it became
evident that no more acceptable man
could be secured. He said the Gang paign
was mismanaged, and that much better
results would have been secured, but for
the "rainbow chasing" schemes to
which Mr.. Carter gave countenance and
assistance.
The president is particularly cha.
grined at the result in his native state,
and believes it is largely due to the lack
OF good generalship. What he wanted
them to do, he said, and what he en-.
deavored to iupress upon them &c abao-
lutely necessary, was the keeping of the
Republican states in line and carrying
New York.
The 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 leaders.
Disregard of this advice had much to do
with the result last Tuesday.
The president realized before any
election returns came in Tuesday that
he was a defeated man; he hoped for
success until the last hour, but admitted
that he had not expected it. One of the
reasons for the presidents doubt as to
his election, was the we'll known disaf-
fection of number of prominent lead
ers of his party. This was evidenced
by statement with regard to Dudley,
Quay and Cameron.
As to Cameron, the president believes
he not only failed to support the ticket,
bat actually did all in his power to de-
feat it. Cameron's influence extends,
| like Quay's far beyond the confines of
| Pennsylvania, and the president evil
IDENTIFY realized that both these gentle
men were in position to do much in.
jury to the ticket in the heretofore
doubtful states of New York and
| Indiana.
As to Colonel Dudley, the president
said he did not believe that Colonel
Dudley had done anything to injure the
ticket, but his influence had rather
been of a negative character. Practi-
cally, the president admitted that
Colonel Dudley's influence in Indiana
had been use !, if not to knife the ticket,
to keep his friends from working for it.
In closing the interview, the president
said, while some mistakes might have
been made, il was quite evident to any
man that nothing could have withstood
the popular uprising of the people
against the high protective policy tc
which the Republican party stood
pledged by the Mckinley law.