New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-18
GENERAL HARRISONS VISIT.
THE EX.pRESIDENT PASSES A QUIET sun
DAY AT HIS HOTEL.
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Ex-President BENJAMIN Harrison. who arrived IN
Tho c,,v from, Irdianapos on Saturday afternoon,
pa ssed most of Yesterday quietly. at the ruin
Avenue Hotel where he usually stays wnen IN
New-York General Harrison was LOOKING rena ,I,
ably well when n reporter OF The tribune 81" MN
last evening His face showed conslderapie co'oi
after bracing drive In the Park during the AFTER
noon. and wore the contented ana sh''s"eu en-
preston of a who believed that Things WEI" were.
coming his way and that the people were LOOKING
back to the period of his administrator az .,'"e
they would liz to live over again II they could
Bat the ex President persistently declined to tax
for publication about current political aI1ArH' nc
would say nothing about the Hawaiian SITUATION
although evidently pleased with an allusion to the
/ fact that American sentiment leaned overwhelm-
ingy toward his views on the question. ana tnat
vast majority Of his felloy-citZens would ike 10
see the question settled as he had proposed peioie
he handed the Government over to Mr. Cleveland
"Aiy altitude as to Hawaii" he said, lis matter
OF record and there Is no. sufficient reason 10 my
mind. for a restatement b. me OF the principles
which should govern this country in the settiemeh,
OF the case Nothing has been done as yet forcibiy
to effect a change, and at present DO not feel
called upon to make any comments
Neither could the ex-President be induced 10 TAM
about the Wilson bill or TO discuss any OF the
changes which the Democratic majority OF the 'oH'-
mittee on Ways and Means propose TO make IN the
tariff laws and their possible results in connection
with the industries and business OF the country
Mr. Harrison has his ideas as to where III
ex- President should draw the line in speaking OH
political subjects, and he courteousiy Dut efnph'.ic
ally insIste ed that he ud not with proorety clhr
sent either to criticse or to approve the "orh Vi
the committee.
Mr. Harrison will remain in New;York probably I,a y
until Wednesday, when he goes to Phiiadeiphia 70
deliver a address at the annual exercises OF IN.
Pierce business College to be held there on ma
evening a year ago Chauncey A. ,Depew, MAJ
the annual address at this institution GeneI a.
Harrison promised TO perform this duty ast sprinus
Ex-Minister Charles Emory Smith calico on Inv
OK President Saturday night. bearing an invitatlon
from the Union League Club OF Philadelphia TOT
reception to be given him on Thursday evening az
the clubhouse This Mr. Harrison accepted, anu III
has also accepted the invitation of the NeW-Ehglan
society OF Philadelphia to be present az its aiiiua
dinner on Friday evening. The ex,PresoehI , TX
meets TO start for indianapolis on SATURDAY mr.
duties as lecturer on International law az tne sun
ford University in California he VIII proDaoiy enter
upon In February next ,. !. ..ia %,
vi shall be occupied there. think. he SAID "a
month or six weeks. and shall deliver perhaps ivy
or six lectures during that time 1
Among General Harrison's callers Yesterday WIZ
| Inseph II Maney. Of Maine. secretary OF tne IA M
,ional I,epu3lican Committee: General ben1amii
y Tracy Secretary of the Navy under the tiail
con administration: Colonel John - Neper *
| rnderal Superintendent Of Immigration anu isoo
ert p. Porter. ex-Superintendent OF the census