The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-05
GEN. HARRISON TALKS.
Averse to Critising the Cleveland
Administration.


New York, August 1S.-The
Commercial Advertiser today
prints the following interview with
ex-President Harrison at the house
of Capt. Bergnold at Spring Lake,
n. j.:
"My position is a peculiar one. 1t is
hard for people to understand just
how / am situated. My lips are neces-
sarily sealed so far as criticism of this
administration goes. 1t would be in
very bad taste for me to draw cOmpa-
risOns between my own and Mr..
Cleveland's administration. 1t would
be highly discOurteous for me to state
wherein / believe this administration
errs."
Therefore / have uniformly re-
fused to express any opinion, to draw
any comparisons, or to criticise, and [
shall continue that policy"
"Shall you not have something to
say about the new tariff bill?'
''That is different matter. That
measure is not fathered by the admin
istration, as l understand it, and is a
legitimate matter for discussion. But
L am not ready yet. do not wish to
speak hastily of a matter that so init
mately concerns the welfare of party
and country, and goes to the very
root of our prosperity as a nation.
Later / shall prepare careful analy-
sis of the situation, and shall speak
two or three times, and will let the
people know nv views on the tariff
question.
"Some things that I say may be
worth printing"
"When will the campaign open in
Indiana?
"Locally it opens very soon now.
But the great battle will not begin
until the fall is we'll advanced"
"Do you confidently expect Repub-
lican success THEREOF
cit would be premature to predict"
"What do you think of the situa-
ton in New York Slater"
~ think that the situation in New
York State demands that every man
outside of the State keep his hands
off. That's what L think. Let out
siders keep their hands Off and attend
to their own business.
81 don't see how anything that or
any other outsider can say in the way
of encouragement can help restore
harmony. All that / know about the
situation I read in the papers, and l
know that 1 read that the harmony
you speak of is not yet secured, and
that the two wings of the party still
maintain separate organizations, ana
are as far apart as ever.
Suggestions, advice or talk of any
kind from outsiders would be imper-
tinent and ill-advised. OF course the
result in New York this fall will have
mighty influence upon national
affairs"
"Since the conclusion of the Hawai-
ian incident removes that question
from the field of politics, possibly you
would not mind stating whether you
consider the contingency of anneXa-
ton settled for all time ?" was sug-
gested by Mr.. Harrison.
"To answer that question would be
an assumption of superior knowledge,
akin to prescience," was the reply
Hawaii is now an independent Re
public. What Ler future may be nc
man can predict. | will say this,
though: Had the Hawaiian crisis
come six months earlier than it did
the result would probably have been
different.
However," added Mr.. Harrison, ~
do not wish TO pass structures upon
this administration. | do not wish to
impugn motives"
"After the Indiana campaign closes
shall you return to California 60 re-
sumo your lectures in Stanford Uni
versity?"
He answered, speaking slowly, al
do not know that | shall return to Cal
ifornia this winter. When l left there
it was with the understanding that
might resume the lectures this winter
and then, again, that | might not. II
rests with myself entirely whether l
shall continue my present relations
with the university or not, anu have
not yet made up my mind. don't
know how many students may be en-
rolled this year," he added.
az have not the slightest idea now
the suits against the Stanford estate
and the Southern Pacific may affect
the finances of the college. The instl'
tuition was very prosperous last year
"What do you think of the condl-
ton of the country and chance for the
return Of business prosperity" was
asked.
The General replied that he had no
been able to gauge the future, anC
could tell more about the business
prosperity next year
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New York, Aug. 25.-J. O'Dono
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