The age-herald., 1900-10-11
Hong Kong Specials Refer to Gravity of Situation
 But Full Details Are Lacking
HE HAS VACATED
 THE CHOIR LOFT
General Harl ison Says His Cam paigning Days Are Over
 His Position.

New York, October 10.-Gen Benjamin Harrison gave out an interview and state ment tonight He was asked:
 'Is it true that you have consented to make some speeches in the campaign?"
 NO; that statement has not been au- thorized by me have said to every one who has spoken or written to me that l will not do any more campaign work. be- gan to make Republican speeches the year l began ito vote and have had laborious task in every campaign State and national, until 1896. I submitted myself to very hard usage and then made up my mind and so said to my friends that would do no more campaigning. Following the conclusion, l declined to take speaking part in the campaign of 1S96 My retirement dates from that year, not from this, Few men have made more speeches for their party than l have and no ex-President, I am sure, has made more. Since left Wash ington my retirement from all participa- tion in management has been complete. All that, I have left to others and I think they very generally and kindly accepted my sense of the proprieties of the case-at least between campaigns. In a word, I
 
 seat in the pews, with deep sense of gratitude to my fcrbearing fellow country men,"
 But, General 1t Is said that you are not altogether in accord with your party"
 Well, have heard that my silence was imputed by some to that cause. Now, the only particular utterance I have made in criticism of the policy of the party was contained in the interview consisting of one rather short sentence that I gave to the newspapers while the Porto Rico bill was pending. It was in substance that I regarded the bill as grave departure from Republican principles. I still think so. That is a legal question-one that political departments of the government cannot fully adjudge. The final and con- cluding word upon this question is with the Supreme Court of the United States. Cases involving the question are, l under stand, pending, and a decision we all must acquiesce in cannot much longer be de- ferred. The reason I gave in my Carnegie Hall speech in 1896 why MT. Bryan should not be elected still holds good with me. His election, 1 think, would throw govern ment and business affairs into confusion. We should not elect President who would admittedly, if he could, destroy the gold standard and other things that we value even more upon the deceptive suggestion that he has been bound, and that the Re- publican party will after defeat, still have strength enough to save the temple It will be much better not to allow the man with destructive tendencies so much as 10 lean against its pillars.
 Perhaps 1t will save you much trouble if give you this extract from my Car negie Hall speech: When we have Pres ident who believes that 1t Is neither his right nor his duty to see that the mail trains are not obstructed and that inter- state commerce has It's free way, irrespec- tive of state lines. and courts that fear to use their ancient and familiar write to re- strain and punish law breakers, free trade and free silver will be accompanments of such an administration, and cannot add appreciably to the national distress of the nations honor.
 The economic policies of the Republi- can party have been vindicated by the re- markable and general prosperity. that has developed during MT. McKineys adminis- tration, succeeding a period of great de- pression. A change of administration would almost certainly renew conditions we have happily escaped. The full dinner bucket is not a sordid emblem. It has a spiritual suggestion to the spiritually mind- ed. It means more comfort for the wife and men and a saving for sickness and old age.'"