Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-11
CEN. HARRISON
GIVES HIS VIEWS
Has Authorized No One to Say He
viii Speak
CONDEMNS PORTO RICO BILL
Does Not Believe the Legislative
Power Of Congress over the Ter
rItories IL Absolute.

New York oct. 1o-Gen Benjamin
Harrison gave out an interview and
statement tonight He was asked;
us IL true that you have consented
to make some speeches In the cam
pa.gn|
80. that statement has not been
authorized by me" was the answer
u have said to everyone who has
spoken or written me on the subject
that 1 could not do any more campaign
work / began to make Republican
speeches the year 1 began tQ vote and
have had "a luu0rJus, VI unimpurtant.
part In every campaign, state ana ma
t.0ua.. since. until 1885. In 1896 | sub
mlUtI myself 90 very haru usage. and
then mad. up nay mind, ana So said %
my menus that / would do no more
campaigning. Following this COnclu-
sion / declined ~ take a speaking part
lu ,ue campaign OF ley3.
"My retirement dated from that
YEAR not from this Few men have
made more speeches for their party
cham have. anu no eX-PresldeuJ i
Washington my retirement from all
participation IN party management has
been complete. All that 4 nave lett 10
others. and / think they have very
generally and kindly accepted my
sense Of the pr0preues OF the Case--at
least between campaigns. lu word
have vacated the choir lott ana taken
q seat in the peWs-With deep sense
Of gratitude 10 my fOreDearng fellow
cJuutrymen.'
But, general it is said that you are
not altogether In accord with your
party
Wen. ! have heard that my silence
was imputed by some 90 that cause.
Now the only public utterauce ! have
made Iu criticism Of the policies ui the
party was contained In the interview
consisting of one rather short sem
tgule that j gave to the newsptl .rs,
while the Porto Rico bill was pending.
IL was, In substance, that ] regarded
the bill as a grave departure trOm
right principles l still think so.
don't believe that the legislative pow
eI of Congress in the territories is ABB
solute-and ! do believe that the rev
auue clause relating 10 duties and Inn
posts applies 90 Porto Rico These
views ! know are not held by many
able lawyers lt is a legal question,
one that the political departments of
the government cannot fully adJudge.
The final and c0ntrOIiue word upon
this question Is with the Supreme
court of the United States. Cases in
yOlying the question are / understand
pending and decision in which we all
must dcluiesCe cannot be much longer
deferred. / think therefore, that
voters ought to vote with View 20 the
right decision OF those questions that
are directly and finally in the control
of the President and Congress
The general reasons l gave in my
Carnegie hall speech In 1896 why Mi
Bryan should not be elected viii hold
good with me, His election would, I
think, throw governmental and busi-
ness affairs In confusion. We should
not aid the election OF a President who
would, admittedly II he could, destroy
the gold standard and other things
that We value even more upon the de-
ceptive suggestion that he has been
bound and that the Republican party
will, after defeat, still have strength
enough 10 save the temple. II VIII be
much better not % allow the man with
destructive tendencies so much as 10
lean against its pillars.
Perhaps Il win save YOU much |
trouble II / give you and underwrite |
MS Of this date, this extract from my I
Carnegie hall speech
when we have q President who be- |
leyes that 10 is neither his right nor |
h.s duty 10 See that the mail trains are |
not Distracted and that interstate COM |
lncrCe has It's free way, irrespective Of /
state lines and courts that fear 10 use /
their ancient and familiar writs 20 sus- 4
tain and punish law breakers, free /
trade and free silver win be appropri-
ate compartments OF such an admin
istration and cannot add apprecibly 10
the national distress Of the national
honor
The economic policies Of the Repub-
lican party have been indicated by
the remarkable and general prosperity
that has developed during Mr. Nc
kiuley's administration. succeeding a
period Of great depression. a change
o., administration this fall would all
most certainly renew conditions from
which We have so happily escaped
I'D. fll dinner bucket not a sOrdld
emblem II has a spiritual signih-
canoe Tor the spiritually minded II
means that comfort for the wife and
family more schooling and less work
Tor The children and a margin OF saw
ing Tor sickness and old age.
Gen. Harrison VIII leave New York
''r bis home on Friday.