The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-18
GENERAL HARRISON.
He Did Not Criticise CIeveland-The
Great Strike OF 1877.
New York Tribuna

General Harrson's visit to this city is
purely personal. He expects to remain here
or on the Atlantic coast about two weeks
Tribune reporter called upon the ex-
President last evening the home of Mr..
Mckee. As citizen Of the United States
he is willing To express opinions but he is
not at all disposed to criticise his successor
in office or the action of the executive in
the recent calling out of United States
troops TO suppress the rebellion of Debs
in the Northwest On the contrary. Mr.
Harrison, In spirit and language, upholds
emphatioally the position taken by Mr..
Cleveland in the recent crisis and does
not hesitate at all TO give due credit to the
administration for its patriotic exercise of
power
General Harrison has undoubtedly been
made the victim of unfriendly criticism in
connection with this matter. To a Tribune
reporter he said, last evening: I'm 1877,
when the great railroad strike was on, |
responded to a call of the Governor of In
diana in organizing a company. and /. with
others, was mustered into the service of
the State to secure the protection of law
and order In the campaign of 1885, when
L was candidate for the presidency some
people thought Ii right TO use that fact
against me. and so they cartoOned
shooting down men, 1t was very crafty
ing TO me that all the best men of the Re
publican party and, in fact all the public
press and the great body of the people
stood by the constituted authorities in that
emergency. 1t was a tenet of the Repub-
hcan party To stand up for the principles
or law and order. According to my expert
enee there were then a good many Demo
view OF il at that time"
Asked in regard To the public statement
that he had given only n half hearted sup
port to Mr.. Cleveland in his efforts to main
tain law and order, Mr.. Harrison said en-
phatically: Il did not say that which was
credited TO me in the dispatch sent out
from Indianapolis The article was printed
in a local paper, and when | saw IT the
next day l called my stenographer TO me
and dictated the later message.
1t is a very wide proposition for any
man TO suggest that the execution of the
laws of the United States. which IS com
muted 10 the President. shall be set aside
until the consent of a Governor of State
- ACQUIRED There is a peace of the United
States to be protected, as the United states
Supreme Court has decided and that peace
is broken whenever the United States laws
are broken, and when such state OF
things come TO pass IL Is the duty OF the
President of the United States to restore
peace Ihen there Is a peace of the state
which Is, or course, broken when the State
laws are violated. Then the enforc ement of
the law rests with the Governor and the
Judiciary OF the State, and under the Con-
stitutiOn the federal government does not
interfere except on requirement to enforce
that peace of the State. Hence this confu-
sion about the Presidents order in the
absence OF a call by the Governor OF the
state. These two things, the peace Of the
State and the peace of the United States
may be broken by the same act, for in
stance, when a mob disturbing the peace
OF the community interferes with the trans
mission of the mails"
General Harrison Is not decided as to his
movements after to-day III may with y
daughter. Mrs. Mckee go To some seaside
or mountain resort 20 spend couple or
weeks. his visit is devoid OF any pOiti-
cal significance whatever.