New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-30
GEN. HARRISON IN TOWN.
HE TALKS BRIEFLY on THE FINANCIAL
SITUATION.
THE SHERMAN LAW WAS PASSED TO PREVENT
MORE sADICAL LEGIsLArIoN-HE FAVoRS
THE REPEAL OF Ir-CAN PRESIDENT
CLEVELAND DRIVE HIS WILD


Ex-Prcsi,lent Benjamin Harrison arrived IN TINS
city yesterday on his way to Cape May, where
no will spend the summer lie walked into the
Fifth Avenue Hotel alone about O'Clock In
the afternoon. stopping in the corridor to chat
with Collector Hendricks lie was looking we'll
and seemed TO he in excellent health and spirits
JJo rccoived , Tribune reporter in his room shortly
after his arrival
II shall stay in Nrw-York only few days, he
said ~pos.ihy until Monday Ny son Is here
and I shall spend most of tho time qu'ctly with
him. I expect TO remlin at Cape May during
IuIv and Auoust. returning 10 indianapolis IN
t;mo for tn, encampmcnt Of the Grand Army oil
tho RanubIic early in September. Mrs. Mchec
o,d bor children came to New York with me, nut
toot tbo Fall River boat for Boston this alter
noon"
What is your opinion Of tho Fair ~ was aske''
1T is Grand II has TO be seen to ne dppre-
ciated. and is we'll worth going to see' l"ere
is nothing like il in the world
When asked for lis views on the fnanci'i Si'"'-
tion. General Harrison said II is roo hiG q S"o-
icct 70 discuss ofThand. IL would require pooN'
Everybody knows that the Sherman act was only d
tcmporary cxpcdcnt. Senators Aldrlch ana oh"r-
man ard other conservative Republicans recog"i"''
that I think that the impression Is erroneous
that the fall OF silver to 63 and the geher'' W.,
.ro..;o, ,ro wbollv due 70 the Sherman act. Still
uo, hos bolnod IMAGINATION has played large
.r, in !. Tho act was passed TO prevent legisii-
,io, s,iu p,orc radical Our Democratic frlends,
who are now appealing TO Republicans to u" pa
,roiic-an appeal to which we have ccncra"S ~
snondcd-were determined 10 do anything W p"'
Harrison in a hole ! do not say TINS 10 tAc"'-
Repnhcans from any similar policy whlch 'i''s
- nlt
might pursue now. ] mention IL merely " Di''
ont tho contrast between the action oi tn" D'"'-
ocrats then and that which they now ask ior OH
,ho part Of tho Republicans. BY the way
,evcr had any fear Of that hole added inc eA-
President with a smile
a. Irc you in favor Of the repeal OF me ShcIhan
act now?'
Yes | think that its repeal would No oeEe-
fetal 80,
Do vou cypoct that il will he repealed? p
Il do not care to express an opinion. 90 ho'
r,oyr ,,hc,hcr or not the President will he able
TO drive his wild team
DO vou expect that the Mckinley law VIII DC
repealed"
That is n subject for another book.
.Wbat do vol think Of Governor Mckinney
chances Of reelection in Ohio?
"I saw Governor Mckinley on Decoration Day.
That was a few DAYS before he was rcnomina'ei
for Governor He confidently expects 10 'e
reelected Tho general sentiment of reaction Will
help 10 swell his majority
General Harrison said that he did not care I"
cxp,css an opinion on Governor AtseidS action
| IN parloning the Chicago Anarchists or on 'he
situation in Hawaii. lie said that he would not
hcein MS lectures AZ Leland Stanford, IT, ohi-
versity until next February. lie would devote
a part of the summer 10 preparing them