Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18
GEN. HARRISON TALKS
Averse to Critioising the Cleveland Ad.
/. ministration
Will Discuss the Tariff I'm the Indiana
Campaign-His Views Regard
ing New York.

NEW YORK., August 1S.-The CONNER.
| cial-Advertiser today prints the following
| interview with ex-President Harrison at the
house Of Capt. Bergnold at Spring Lake
| N. j.. on Thursday:
my position Is a peculiar one II Is hard
| for people to understand just how 1 am
| situated My lips are necessarily sealed
| so far criticism of this administration
goes. 1t would be in very bad taste for me
| to draw comparisons between my own and
Mr.. CIevelands administration 1t would
be highly discourteous for me to state
| wherein believe this administration errs
| Therefore / have uniformly refused to
| express any opinion, to draw any COM
| PARSONS. or to criticise. and / shall con-
tinue that policy"
Shall you not have something to say
about the new tariff biil?''
That is a different matter That meas
| ure is not fsthered by the administration.
| as understand 1t. and is a legitimate mat
ter for discussion. But am not ready yet.
L do not visa to speak hastily of a matter
that SO intimately concerns the welfare of
party end country, and goes to the very
root of our prosperity as nation. Later
shall prepare careful analysis or the Sltua-
ton. and shall speak two three times,
and will let the people know my views on
the tariff question.
Some things that say may De worm
printing"
When will the campaign open in Indi-
ana?"
Locally it opens very soon now. But the
great battle will not begin until the fall is
well advanced"
DO you confidently expect republican
success there?"
1T would be premature to predict"
What do you think of the situation in
New York state?"
Il think that the situation in New York
state demands that every man outside of
the state keep his hands off. That's what
think. Let outsiders keep their hands
off and attend to their own business.
Il don't see how anything that / or any
other outsider can say In the way of en-
cOureSement can help restore harmony All
that L know about the situation l read in
the papers. and | know that l read that
the harmony you speak of is not yet Sc
cured. and that the two wings of the party
still maintain separate organizations and
are far apart as ever.
Suggestions, advice or talk of any kind
from outsiders would be impertinent and
Ill advised. OF course the result in New
York this fall Will have a mighty influence
upon national affairs"
Since the conclusion of the Hawaiian
incident removes that question from the
field Of politics, possibly you would not mind
stating whether you consider the contingent
cy of annexation settled for all timer was
suggested to Mr. Harrison.
ITO answer that question would be an
assumption of superior knowledge, akin to
pIescience" was the reply. Hawaii is now
an independent republic. What her future
may be no man can predict. I will say this
though: had the Hawaiian crisis come six
months earlier than it did, the result would
probably have been different.
'HC wever," added Mr.. Harrison, Il do
rot wish to pass structures upon this adj
ministration. l do not wish to impugn
motives"
After the Indiana campaign closes shall
you return to California to resume your
lectures in Stanford University"
He answered. speaking slowly, II do not
know that shall return to California at all
this winter. When / left there it was with
the understanding that l might resume the
lectures this winter. and then, again, that
might not. 1t rests with myself entirely
whether l shall continue my present rela-
tions with the university not and have
rot yet made up my mind. l don't know
how many students may be enrolled this
year." he added.
I have not the slightest idea how the
suits against the Stanford estate and the
Southern Pacific may affect the finances Of
the college The institution was very pros
porous last year
What do you think of the condition of
the country and chance for the return of
business prosperity was asked.
The general replied that he had not been
able able to gauge the future, and could
tell more about the business prosperity
next year.