The herald., 1894-08-19
BENN|PS POSITION |SPECUL|AR
Elk. President HarrisOn's Lips
Sealed.
He Could Tale Untold but Dare
Not Do So.
Thinks 1t would BE Bad Taste for Him
to Crtticiss the Cleveland Ad-
ministratlon-A Barren
Intorvibws

BY the Associated Press.
NEW York, Aug. 1S.-The Commercial
Advertiser to-day prints the following in
terview with ex-Prssident Harrison at
the house of Captain Bargnolts at
Spring Lake. N. j., Thursday:
my position is a peculiar one. II is
hard for people to understand how am
situated. My lips are necessarily sealed
30 far 90 criticism Of this administration
goes. 1t would be in very bad taste for
me to draw comparisons between my
own and Mr.. Clsveland's administration.
1t would be highly discourteous for me
to state wherein believe this admins.
tration errs. Therefore / have uniformly
refused to express my opinion, to draw
any comparisons or 60 oriticise, and
shall continue that policy"
'Shall you not have something to say
about the new tariff bill ?"
THAT is a different matter. That
measure is not fathered by the admins
trstion, as l understand it, and 10 Q
legitimate matter for discussion. But l
am not ready yet.
"I do not wish to speak hastily Of q
matter that so Intimately concerns the
welfare of party and country and goes
to the very root of our prosperity ss .
nation. Later shall prepare a careful
analysis of the situation and shall speak
to the people during the Indiana cam
paign. l shall speak two or three
times, and will let the people know my
views on the tariff question. Some
things that say may be worth print
ing"
diana?"
Locally 1t 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 there?"
ut 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 out
side OF the state keep his hands off.
keep their hands off and attend to theil
own business. do not see how that
anything that l or any outsider can say
in the way of encouragement can help
restore harmony. All that l know abou,
the situation read in the papers, and
know that harmony 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 az
ever. Suggestions, advice or talk OF sny
kind from outsiders would be impsrt-
inent and ill-advised. OF course the re-
suit in New York this fall will have q
mighty influence upon national affairs. y
''As the conclusion OF the Hawaiisr
L. - 49, . a >Ai> - f----> A.
mind stating what you consider the con
tingency of annexation being settled fol-
all timer" was suggested to Mr.. Harri-
son.
ITO answer that question would be ar
assumption of uperior knowledge" was
the reply. Hawaii is an Independent
republic. What her future may be, nc
man can predict. will say this, though
had the Hawaiian crisis come six montht
earlier the outcome would have proba.
bly, been different. However," added
Mr.. Harrison, II do not wish to impugn
motives"
II don't know if I shall return to Cal.
ifornia this winter. 1t rests with myself
entirely, whether I shall continue my
present relations with the university OF
not, and have not made up my mind
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 yearD