The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-19
TALK WITH HARRISON
THE EX-PRESiDENT DISCUSSES HIS
PLANS FOR TJiE FUTURE.
He Will Not CritfciSe Cleveiand's Ad-
ministrntiOn, but later VIII Dis
sect the New Tariff Bill.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-The Commercial
Advertiser to-day prints the following in
terview with ex-President Harrison at the
house of Captain Bargnolt, Spring Lake,
n. j., Thursday:
My position is a peculiar one. II is h-rd
for people to understand how i am situ-
ated. My lips necessarily sealed 50 .ar
as criticism of this administration goes. 10
would be in very bad taste or form 20
draw comparisons between nay own AAl
MIR Cleveland's administrations. 1t wS.4d
be highly discourteouS for me 10 SlAt1
wherein | believe this administration CT :.
press any opinion, to draw any conpa.s-
sons or tn criticise and | shall continuA
that policy"
about the new tariff biil?
That is a different matter. That meas
as / understand it, and is a ieglt..n-.e
matter for discussion. But L am not -.
ready. L do not wish TO speak hastily OF
welfare OF party and country and goes TO
the very root of our prosperity as nation
Later l shall prepare careful ahdiy IS OF
the situation and snail speak to tne peopie
during the Indiana campaign. 4 snail si'eaA
two or three times, and VIII let the people
know my views on the tarin question. Some
When will the campaign open In lndi-
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
ut would be premature TO predict"
What do you think of the sltuAuon in
New York Stdte?'
Il think that the situation in New York
State demands that every man OUTSIDE or
the State keep his hands off mat is v nat
/ think. Let outsiders Keep lneIr GaLds OF
and attend to their own business. L don't
see how anything that L or any otner out
slider can say Ia the way OF encouTagement
can help restore harmony. Al thdt L know
4
and L know that the harmony of which you
speak has not yet been secured and tnat
the two wings of the party SIN maintain
separate organizations and are as far apart
as ever Suggestions, advice OF taIk Of any
kind from outsiders wCuid be irnpertinent
and ill-advised. OF course, the result in
New York this fall will nave a mighty in
fiuence upon national affairs."
Since 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 contin-
gency of annexation settled for all time"
was suggested to Mr.. Harrison.
ITO answer that question would be an
assumption of superior knowledge akin TO
prescience,' was the reply. Hawaii is now
an Independent republic. What ner future
may be no man can predict. l will say
this, though: Had the Hawaiian crisis come
six months earlier than ii did, the result
would probably have been different. How
ever" added Mr. Harrison 81 do not wish
to pass structures upon this administration,
L do not wish TO impugn motives"
AFTER the lnuldna campaign closes SNAIL
you return to California TO resume your
lectures in Stanford University
General Harrison answered speaking
slowly: II do not know that l shall re-
turn to California this winter. Wh-n / left
there it was with the understanding that
/ might resume the lectures this winter. and
then again that L might not. Ii rests with
myself entirely whether / shall con-
tinue my present relations with the
not yst made up H1 my mna do nOf
know how many students may be enrolled
this year. / 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 prosperous last year"
What DO you think of the condition of
the country and the chance for the return
of business prosperity" was asked.
The General replied that he had not been
able to gauge the future and could say
more about business prosperity next year.