The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-11
HARRISON CAUSES WORRY
is SAYING TOO MUCH ABOUT THE
FLAG.
His Magazine Articles and Speeches
Claiming the Constitution Follows
The Flag are Not at All Liked.

WASHINGTON, January 2.-Ex-Se-
cretary Carlisle's brief i'm the Porto Ri
can tariff case, now before the Supreme
Court, was submitted today and is re-
garded as very strong legal argument
against the power of Congress to ignore
the provisions of the constitution. The
argument is said to be a forCeful reply
to the brief of Attorney General Griggs
and the Department of Justice is har-
raised for time to reply, as arguments
in the case are set for next Monday 1t
is freely asserted that opposing counsel
have withheld their brief for this pur-
pose, and coming as it does about the
time of General HarisOn's magazine
article on the same subject is made
public it has added to the annoyance
felt in administration circles. Harri-
sons article is regarded as supplement-
tary to Carlisle's brief.
This magazine article and the ex-
Presidents several speeches and news
paper interviews are the principal sub
jects for comment in Cabinet circles
The columns the eX-President has con-
tributed to the discussion of the consti-
tutional power of Congress regarding
new territory are sources of irritation
to members of the Cabinet if not to
the President
There is a well defined impression in
the Cabinet that Harrison is doing
what he can to influence the opinion of
the Supreme court on this question, his
magazine article being spoken of as a
brief for the complainants against the
Porto Rico tariff.
Some members of the Presidents Of
fetal household profess to believe that
General Harrison is ambitious to again
become the Republican leader and mi
tate Grover Cleveland in trying to dis
credit the present organization of his
party, so as to take the lead in 2 new
movement. They profess to believe
that Harrison is deliberately aiding the
opponents of the administration policy
doing all in his power to create public
sentiment against that policy, as well
as to influence the opinion of the Su-
preme Court. They suspect it is an
effort with a view to make Harrison
the Republican leader in 1904. who will
find way to have the constitution and
flag both in the Philippines without
doing violence to either.
There are rumOrs that the Supreme
Court is divided on the question now
before it with a majority against the
Governments contention that the con-
stitution does not follow the flag into
new territory, and ii is asserted these
rumors, whether well founded or not,
have persuaded Harrison to take the
course he has i'm the matter.
The eX-President has however many
friends in Washington who Indignantly
deny the right OF the administration to
find fault with him because he is eXer-
cising his right as an American citizen
to discuss a grave constitutional ques-
ton in which every one is Interested
This defense of the eX-President does
not satisfy the administration people
that he has not some Interior purpose
in devoting so much attention to this
question at this particular time. Harri-
son is booming the issue, and should
the Supreme Court decide against the
Governments contention II will in
Washington be regarded as a victory
for the eX-President as well as a de-
feat for President Mckinley.