Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-11
HARRISON WITH PAR1I|
Ex.P President Declares Election Of
Bryan Would Bring Calamity
to Our Industries.
sees Nothing But Peril to the Gov.
erDment in Election of
Bryan
Policies Of the Republican Party
INDICATED by the General
Prosperity.

eOllcles OF the Republican Farty
INDICATED by the General
Prosperity.
New York, Oct. 11.-Gen. Benjamin
Harrison, former president of the United
States, is emphsticaly for the election
of President Mckinley. He silenced ali
statements TO the contrary by making
lis views known last night thru the me-
dunn Of an interview.
ls.it true, general, that you have
consented TO make some speeches in the
campaign? he Vas asked.
No that statement has not been au-
thorized by me. was his answer. |
nave said to every one Who has spoken
or written to me on the subjets that
could not do amy more campaign work.
began TO make republican speeches, the
Year I began tosNote. and have had a la
borious if unimpurtant. part in every
campaign, state and national, since un-
It'll 1898.
In 1896 / submitted myself 10 very
hard usage. and then made up my mind
a:ld 50 said 10 my friends that | would
Go no more campaigning. Following
this conclusion | declined TO take a
speaking part in the Campaign OF IsaS8
Ny retirement dates from that year. not
from this.
Few men have made more speeches
fo. their party than | have. a,2G. no sex-
presidfsnt. j am sure. has made more.
since 1 left Washington my retirement
M III participation in party manage
snent has been complete All that
5haNe left 10 others, and think they
have ysly generally aud kindly accept
I'D my sense OF the proprieties of the
sss-si,t least between campaigns.
In q word, have vacated the choil,
left and taksn a seat in the peW ss-with
u deep ssl1sts Of gratitude 10 my forbeas-
ing fellow countrymen.
Bat. general. it is said that You are
not altogether in accord With Your par
Jssis
eli Igilawe heard that my Silence
VAS imputed by some 10 that cause
Now the only public Utterance | have
made IN criticism of the policies OF the
party Was contained in the interview.
Of one short sentence that /
gave TO the newsoa pel,s while the Porto
Rico pill Vas pending.
was. IN substance. that j re- aried
the bill3iasg a grave departure from right
PRINCIPLES. l still think So ! do not be-
tisNe that the legislative power OF con.
gress IN the territories s absolute. and
i do believe that thy revenue clause re-
lating y duties and ialposSs applies 10
Porto Rico.
These views know. are not held by
many able Jaw :ers. 1t IS a j e gal 5aue,-
tion--one ;hai the political departments
II the government can not fully adj
judge The final and controlling word
upon this question is With the supreme
tsoitft Of ths United States Cases iIl-s
VosNilsg the question are. ! understand,
pending. and q decision in which NE all
mus 81 ace uiesaes can not be much de-.
fsrred.
think therefore. that Voters ought
10 vote with Il viess TO The right decision
OF these Ffies tons that are directly and.
finally ii the control of the president
ana congss
Carnegie hall speech in 1896 why Mr.
Bryan should not be elected still hold
good with me. His election would. i
AFFAIRS into confusion.
We should NOT aid the election Of IS
president who would admittedly, If he
could. destroy the gold standard and
Asither things that We value even more.
upon the deceptive suggestion that he
mas been bound and that the republican
party viii. after, defeat. still have
strength enough to save the teinpie.
1T will be much better not to allow
the man with destructive tendencies 50
much a s. to lean against the pillars,
Perhaps it viii save you much trou-
BIZ. II ! give You. and underwrite as OF
fStais' date, this extract from my Carnegie
hail speech.
When we have a president who be-
lieNes that il is neither his light nor his
duty to see that the mail trains are NOT
constructed, and that interstate COM
lalefce has free way, irres pective of
state lines. and courts tina / fear to use
their ancient. and familiar writs 10 re-
strain and punish laWbisakers. free
trade and free silver will be appropriate
accomplishments of such an adminis,tra-
ftien and can notadd appreciably 10 the
national distress or the national dishon-
lor
Inc economic policies of the repub-
alieail party have been vindicated by the
remarkable and general prosperity thai
Kslas developed during MIR. Mckinley.s
rafion--succeediRg u period of
great depression. a change of admins
tration this fall would certainly renew
seonditions from Which We have so hap
/ PLY escaped
The full dinner bucket g not a s,ordid
emblem II has q spiritual significance
for the spiritually minded. lit means
more comfort for the wife and family,
more schooling and els,a work for the
children and margin Of savings for
sickness and old age,
Gen. Harrison Will leave New York
for his home Friday.
LOGIC OF MS SPEECH IN 1890
Then. as Vow. He Deemed Bryan:l
Candidacy a Grave Menace.
New York. Oct. 11.-Benjamin Harri-
sons statement that the general reas sons
he gave in his Carnegie hall speech in
1886 Why Mr.. Bryan should not be elect