The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
why HARRISON Retired
The True Version Of His Withdrawal
as a Candidate.
HAD A TALK WITH CLEVELAND
They Compared Notes aud Found That
Having SEVENTY Million Laudl ords
Wasn't the Thing 1t Had
Seemed TO Bs.
From the Chicago Record.

From the Chicago Record
What a lot Of foolish speculate there
Is as to the reasons which led up to the
announcement by General Harrison
that he would not again be q candidate
for president! And the real cause OF
the decision Is perfectly plain.
You recall. perhaps. that few weeks
ago the ex-president was in Washing
ton, where he appeared before the Su-
prerne court and earned 500 per respi-
ration by arguing that California ought
TO take water In hers. And you recall
too. that later in the day the Indiana
bridegroom m-elect visited the white house
and spent ten minutes i'm conversation
with President Cleveland. There has
been much hazai ding as 10 what the
two statesmen had to say to each other
The Record has known for several days
but has been bound to silence by the
two great men until now. The recent
announcement of cashing in and quit
ting the game releases the bond of con
fidence.
When Mr.. Harrison and Mr. Cieve-
land met there We're. Of course, the ordi-
nary civilities attendant upon the herd
Ing together of two men each of whom
had beaten the other for president of
the United States. and each OF whom
had in turn been beaten by the other.
Then MIR. Harrison said :
''fou have doubtless heard. MI Pres
ident. of my proposed marriage. and of
course you will surmise that | am
house hunting. l know somewhat of
this house, having rented If for four
years. and my thoughts naturally turn
To 1t. but / remember quite we'll that
when was here before there were lot
of harassing annoyances that intlamed
and enraged me, and it was to see about
them that called. / don't believe there
is anything half as veXatious as having
10000, 900 landlords and never being able
to find one of them when you want to
have a nail driven in the jamb of the
laundry door to hang your canvas hunt
ing-cOat upon. | remember that in the
old days | have gone coursing up and
down this great nation looking for the
landlord so as to file my objection to
a loose plank in the kitchen floor, and
although there are, as l have said, TO-
100000 of him | have never been able to
get at him. The mere fact that one is
allowed to hire the work done is no sur
cease of sorrow when you want to kick
good and hard"
CLEVELAND CONCEDED.
General" said President Cleveland,
warmly. II agree with you. / have
been there-am there now and will be
until the end of my term | look out
sometimes upon the gay throng of men
who live in houses the landlords of
which are tangible quantities and I
weep in my longing. There is Dan, for
instance. If his windows were to rattle
like thing with chills he would be able
to rush down town and corner his land
lord and use language violent but sooth-
ing to the spirit. The last time my win
dows did that | called for the hauling
down of the flag at Hawaii to appease
my wrath"
Il remember" the eX-president oh
served. "and thought at the time it
must be the leaky bath-tub in the spare
room. 1t was the windows. was it?"
Yes. the bathroom induced me in
very anger to call a special session of
congress, which some people thought