The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-11

New YORK, oct. ll.-OIen. benjamin mar
rison has given out an interview and
statement. He was asked: lis IL true,
general. that you have consented to make
some speeches in the campaign"
"No; that statement has not been au-
thorised by me-" was the answer. Il
have said to everyone who has spoken
or written to me on the subject that l
could not do any more campaign work.
81 began to make Republican speeches
the year began to vote, and have had
a laborious If unimportant part in every
campaign. state and national since, until
1898. In 1896 l submitted myself To very
hard usage, and then made up my mind.
and so said to my friends, that L would
do no more campaigning.
Following this conclusion / declined to
take a speaking part IN the campaign OF
1898. My retirement dates from that year.
MADE MANY SPEECHES.
Few men have made more speeches
for their party than / have and no ex-
president has made so many. Since l left
Washington my retirement from all par
ticipation in party management has been
complete.
"All that / have left 10 others, and L
think they have very generally and kind
ly accepted my sense of the proprieties
cot the case at least between campaigns.
In word, i have vacated the choir loft
and taken seat in the pews with a deep
sense Of gratitude TO my forbearng fell
low-countrymen.'
But, general. IL is said that you are
not altogether in accord with your par
ty?"
well, have heard that my silence
was imputed by some to that cause.
Now, the only public utterance / have
made in criticism of the policies Of the
party was contained I'm the interview,
consisting OF one ratl~S short sentence
that / have gave 10 the newspapers while
the Porto Rico bill was pending.
1T was, in substance, that l regarded
the bill as "a grave departure from right
principles. / still think So | do not be-
lieve that the legislative power of Con-
gress i'm the Territories is absolutc-and
| do believe that the revenue clause re-
latlng to duties and imposts applies To
Porto Rico. These views IL ia known are
not held by many able lawyers.
A LEGAL QUESTION.
"It Is n legal quoston-one that the
political departments Of the government
cannot fully adjudge. The final and con-
trolling word upon this question is with
the supreme court OF the United States
Cases involving the question are. | un-
derstand, pending, and decision, in
which we all must acquiesce, cannot be
| much deferred.
II think. therefore, that voters ought
| 10 vote with a view to the right decision
| of those questions that arc directly and
| hnally in the control OF the president and
congress.
THE general reasons I gave in my
| Carnegie Hall speech I'm 1896. why Mr.
! Bryan should not be elected. stlll hold
J good with me. His election would. I
think. throw governmental and business
| affairs into confusion.
| 1--WE should not aid the election OF n
| president who would admittedly. II nc
| could, destroy the gold standard and 9TH
| er things that We value even more. upon
the deceptive suggestion that he has been
bound and that the Republican party
| will. after defeat stu have strength
| enough to save the temple II will bc
much better not TO allow the mon with
! destructive tendencies so much as 20 lean
against It's pillars.
CARNEGIE HALL.
perhaps Il viii snye Won much trouble
! n gve YOU and underwrite as OF this
| dotc. this extract from my Carnegie
! Hall succch
! When We have o. president who be-
! Hcvcs u g. neither h's right ncr his duty
| 10 soc that the mail trains arc not OH
! structed and that Interstate commerce,
! has SO free wag. irrespective or s;ase
| FneH. and cour's 'h'f fcnr to use their
ancient arI familiar writs fa rostrqin ana
| punish u nrer ts fr,e rade aud free
| silver will be uropriarc accomnani-
mcnts OF such an adm nistration. and