The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-19
HARRISON THE SILENT
He VIII Not Talk About Presi-
dent Cleveland.
Would Be Bad Form and lie NAV
Think the Subject IS Beyond
Comment.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1S-The Commercial
| Advertiser to-day prints the following in
tefview with ex-President Harrison at The
house OF Captain Bargnolt, at Spring Lake,
n. j., Thursday:
my position is peculiar one. 1t is
hard for people to understand how am
situated. My lips are necessarily sealed
so far as criticism of this administration
goes. 1t would be in very bad taste or
form to draw comparisons between my
own and Mr.. Cleveland's administration.
1t would be highly discourteous for me to
state wherein l believe this administra-
ton errs. Therefore. 1 have uniformly
refused to express any opinion, to draw
any comparisons or to criticize, and shall
continue that policy"
shall you not have something to say
about the new tariff bill? ?"
THAT is different matter. That meas
ure is not fathered by the administration,
as l understand 1t, and is legitimate
matter for discussion. But l am not yet
ready. l do not wish to speak hastily of q
matter that so intimately concerns the well
fare of my party and country, and goes to
the very root of our pros erity as a nation.
Later shall prepare a careful analysis of
the situation aud shall speak to the people
during the Indiana campaign. | shall
speak two or three times and will let the
people know my views on the tariff ques-
ton. Some things that say may be worth
printing"
when will the campaign open in In
diana?"
LOCALLY, it opens very coon now, but
the great battle will not begin until the
fall is we'll advanced"
DO you confidently expect Republican
success there?"
at would be premature to predict.
what do you think of the situation in
| New York State ?''
II think that the situation in New York
State demands that every man outside Of
| the State keep his hands off. That is
what | think. Let outsiders keep their
! hands off and attend to their own bust.
| ness. l do not see how anything that OIL
any outsider can say in the way of en-
| enlargement can help restore harmony.
| All that l know about the situation / read
| in the papers, and / know that the har.
mony of which you speak has not yet been
| secured, and that the two wings of the
party still maintain separate opinions and
are as far apart as ever. Suggestions, ad-
vice or talk OF any kind from outsiders
would be impairment and i'll advised. OF
course, the result in New York this fall
will have mighty influence upon national
affairs"
''As the conclusion of the Hawaiian in
cident removes that question from the
field of politics, possibly you would not
mind stating whether you consider the
contingency of annexation settled for all
time" was suggested to Mr.. Harrison.
ITO answer that question would be an
assumption of superior knowledge" was
the reply Hawaii is now an independ-
emit republic. What her future may be no
man can predict will say this though,
had the Hawaiian crisis come six months
earlier the outcome would have probably
been different. However," added Mr.
Harrison, 81 do not wish to pass structure
upon this administration. 1 90 not wish
to impugn motives"
Replying to questions, Mr.. Harrison
said: ~ do not know that shall return
TO California this winter. 1t rests with
myself entirely whether I shall continue
my present relations with the university
or not, and have not made up my mind.
have not the slightest idea how the suits
against the Stanford estate and the South
ern Pacific may affect the finances of the
college. The institution was very pros
porous last year."