The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-12
The Force Bill Also a Strong Factor in
the Fight.
CARTER HISMiNlGED THE CAMPAIGN.
The Presidents Advice Unheeded -Treach.
cry Of Party Leaders, and Especially
Of Cameron, to the Ticket.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL

NEW YORK, Nov. ia Washington dis
patch to the Herald says: President Har-
Fison talked freely to-day about the recent
defeat of his party and the causes which
brought 1t about The overwhelming de-
feat of the Republican party, the President
said. was due mainly TO the position of The
party on the tariff question. The Republi-
cans forced the issue TO an extreme 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. and it was felt
st the North as we'll as at the South. The
popular belief that the force bill was sure
OF passage If the Republican party were
returned to power 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 Ia the North.
The verdict OF last Tuesday, the Presi-
dent continued, could be construed in but
one way. 1t meant the condemnation of
the extreme high-tarif policy of the Repub-
hcans. The inevitable result. If the party
was to hope tor renewal Of power. was a
modification of this position, but not re-
nunciati0n altogether of the protective
tariff policy, which had been the keynote of
every Republican for many years 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 Republican National Com
mittee. He consented TO Mr.. Carter's ap-
pointment only when it became evident
that no more acceptable man could be Sc
cured. He said the campaign had been mis-
managed and that much better results would
have been secured but for the rainbow
chasing" schemes to which Mr.. Carter gave
coantenanee and assistance
The President was particularly cha
gTined at the result in his native State. and
believes ii largely due to the lack of good
geneTalshlp. What he wanted them 10 do.
he said, and what he endeavored to i'm
press upon them, was the absolute neees-
tity of keeping the Republican States In
line and carrying New York.
The President said he had realized for
some time past that the drift of public SEN
timent was against him and his party, and
II was this that led him TO force this advice
upon the party leaders. Disregard of this
advice had much to DO with the result of
last Tuesday.
The President realized. before any cleo
HoH ToluTns Hdu come IN tuesday, tnat he
was 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 OF his election was the weIl-known
disaffecton of a number of prominent leaders
Of his party. This was eyinced by state.
mentwith regard to Dudley, Quay and Came
ron. As to Cameron, the President believes
that he not only failed to support the ticket.
but actually did ali in his power 10
defeat 1t. Cameron's influence extends.
like Quay's. far beyond the confines of
Pennsylvania, and the President evidently
realized that both these gentlemen were iu
n position TO do much injury to the ticket
In tie heretofore doubtful States of New
York and Indiana. AS to Colonel Dudley.
the President said be did not believe that
Colonel Dudley had done anything to injure
the ticket, but that his influence had been
OF rather negative character. Practically
the President admitted that Colonel Dud-
Iey's influence in Indiana had been used, il
not 10 knife the ticket, at least to keep his
friends from working for il.
In closing the interview the President
said that 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 TO which the Re-
publican party stood pledged by the Nc
Kinley law.