The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-11
GEN. HOWARD FOR HARMONY
THINKS TE.ICY AND LOW SUPPORT
 FRS SHOULD GET roc ETHER.

However, in Parties. and His Republican Faith is sStrong-Senator Platt Different
 Sort of Man Than Popularly Supposed Thinks There Win Yet be Unity.
 General O. o. Howard, the Christian General" is in the city for the meetings of the American Board this week, stop ping. as he always does when here, at the home of his longtime friend, Rev. Dr. Twitchell of Dwight Place church When the general wrote to him about attending the meetings Dr. TTitchell extended cordial invitation for him to make his home at his house while here, conditioning his hospitality only by the requirement that General How ard should speak at the evening meet ing at Dwight Place church. The gen. eral agreed to this plan and carried out his part of the agreement last evening, addressing some earnest, eloquent words to a congregation that hlled every seat in the church. General Howard, apart from being a brave soldier and good general, is a pleasant and kind-hearted a Christian gentlemen as one ever meets. It is these sterling qualities of heart that win him multitudes of friends wherever he goes and make him beloved by young and old alike.
 Although white hair and beard beto- ken the years that have passed since the days of the war; his figure is to-day as erect and soldierly in bearing as when he lost his arm in the hard fought battle at Fair Oaks.
 A man of strong character, General Howard is frank and ready to speak right out what he believes to be right. whether in meeting or elsewhere; there is nothing of the trimmer about General Howard
 He was seen by a Courier reporter last evening and asked as to his opin- ion of the political campaign now going on in New York city. General Howard is republican from A to z and back again, as he was very careful to have appear during the course of his re- marks.
 In meditative tone came the reply to the query: "The situation in New York is a great puzzle to me. I hope that all true men will get together some time. l am no mugwump; I'm a repub- lican.
 Both Tracy and Low are magnifi- cent men, and I know both of them well. Tracy is as fine man as I ever met, and he has good ability. Low is a man of high character-such a man as one likes to meet.
 Tt seems to me that the disagreement of leaders is not of so much importance as the question as which party shall be in the lead. Good men must unite and beat the common enemy"
 q suppose you mean Tammany Hall, general?"
 Not alone Tammany Hall, but we must beat George and the principles for which his party stands. l don't want a cleavage between the rich and the poor We don't want such ques- tions raised in this country, for they would ultimately lead to the destruc- tion of our nation. I haven't much sympathy with the cry against parties.
 ''The country has always found it a good thing to have two great parties. What they need in New York is unani- mity. If we have that the right will win.
 Custer went for the Indians and di- vided his forces and was defeated and killed. Had his forces been altogether the disaster never would have occurred. We must get together somehow. If we can't get together on Tracy or Low, why we must get together on some other good man.
 'I am not a partisan said the gen. eral; then abruptly modifying che state ment with sparkling eyes, the old sol dier said: Yes, am too. l am re- publican and you can underscore that every time. I made 300 speeches for Mckinley during the last campaign. l led acres of men in cheers for him and I made some men take off their Bryan badges and throw them on the ground.
 DO you think then, general that Tracy or Low will withdraw" inquired the reporter.
 'Well, not that exactly, but did you ever see two men get together and join hands, Well, now, if Tracy and Low would get together it would come out 'I'll get out of the way and they would of the way and the other would say I'll egt out of the way and they would come to some kind of an agreement then"
 When asked his opinion of MT. Platt, he said: ''I know MT. Platt well; lnt- ter than he knows me. He is a much different man from what the public think he is. He is doubtless a skilled politician. AS a man he is quiet and and less wilful than many think. I think MT. Platt will do all he can to secure unanimity when the time comes. Of course the Tribune can't say anything but 'Plats, Platt, Platt' It might as well say 'Milholiand, Mil holland, Milholland.'
 The New York Sun is more of I re- put. jean paper than the Tribune HOW. I was reading a copy of it yesterday morning and either I have gone over to it's views or it has come around to the support of republican principles"
 Relative to the Cuban question, he said: My sympathy is always with any people struggling for freedom and I believe that every people should be self-governing."
 Rev. pr. Twitchell: why don't you say you think the Cubans have just as righteous a cause as the Pilgrim Fa- thers, general?"
 Well, I don't know. I am not famil- Il. 1a