The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-12
President Harrison Blames the
High Protective Policy.
CARTER NOT A GOOD MANAGER.
Quay, Cameron and Dudley Said to
Have Worked Against the Ticket.
Dspew Thinks Plstt Should Not Hold
Him Responsible-Henry watterson
on Tariff Revision-Cleveland Over
whslmed with Business.

NRW YORK, Nov. lL-President Harrison
talked freely today about the recent defeat OF
his party and the causes which brought IL
about, says dispatch from Washington City
to the Herald The overwhelming Republican
defeat, the president said. was duo mainly to
the position of the party on the tariff question.
The Republicans forced the issue to an ex-
treme which did not meet with the approval 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 aud it was felt in the North as well a.
in the south. 1t is the popular belief that tho
force bill issue kept the Solid South within the
old lines, but in the presidents estimation it
did more than that, Tor it brought to the sup
port OF the Democrats many votes in the North.
The verdict last Tuesday, the president con-
hnued. could be construed in but one way. It
meant condemnation OF the extreme high tari1
policy OF the Republicans The inevitable re-
suit, If the party is to hope for q renewal of
power. will be mod ifcation OF this position, but
not renuuciation altogether, of the protective
tariff policy which has been the keynote of
every Republican campaign for many yea5s
past.
President Harrison has very decided views as
to the conduct of the campaign. He does not
think very much of Chairman Carter, OF the Re-
publican national committee He consented to
Mr.. CaTters appointment only when it became
evident that no one more acceptable could
be secured. He said the campaign
had been mismanaged, and that
much better results would have been secured
but for "rainbow cashing" schemes to which
Mr. Carter gave countenance and assistance.
The president Is particularly chagrined at the
result in his native state, and believes it was
largely due TO a lack of good generalship. What
he wanted them to do, he said, and what he
sndeavored to impress upon them was the abso-
lutte necessity of keeping the Republican states
in line and carrying New York. The president
said he had realized for some time past that tho
drift of public sentiment was against him and
the 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 on Tuesday that he
was defeated man. He hoped for success
until the last hour, but admitted that he had
not expected It.
Ono reason for the presi dents doubt az to his
election was the we'll known dissatisfaction OF
a number of prominent leaders OF his party.
This was evidenced by a statement with regard
to Dudley, Quay and Aameron. AZ to Cameron,
the president believes he not only failed to
support the ticket. but actually did all in his
power to defeat it Cameron's influence and
Quay's extended far beyond the confines
OF Pennsylvania, and the president evidently
sition to do much injury to the ticket in the
heretofore doubtful states Of New York and In
diana As to Col Dudley, the president said he
did not believe Col. Dudley had done anything
to injure the ticket, but his influence had rather
been OF negative character Practically, the
president admitted that Col Dudley's influence
in Indiana was used, II not to knife the ticket,
to keep his friends from working for It
In closing the interview, the president said
that while some mistakes might have been
made, it was quite evident to any man that
nothing could have withstood the popular up
rising Of tho people against the high protective
policy to which the Republican party stood
pledged by the Mckinley law.