The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-06-28
UWELL DONE GOOD AND FAITH
Full SERVANTS"

"WELL DONE GOOD AND FAITH
Full SERVANTS"
The chosen representatives OF the
great Republican party, in convention
assembled, have designated as its stand
ard bearers in the coming election cam
paign BENJAMIN HARRISON of Indiana
and LEVI P, MORTON Of New York,
Wisely and well have they chosen. No
such difficult task as was presented to
the Chicago convention of 1885 was eyer
presented to the party's national dele
gates before. Its most prominent lead
or had declined to lead, and yet his
hosts of followers still longed for his
leadership. He in retirement, others
tried and true, had come to the front
as candidates for the leadership, To
select from among these the one who
should be best fitted to lead the party to
victory next November was surely a
difficult work. In the face of this diff
Guilty it is no wonder that all eyes were
turned toward him who had refused the
honors of leadership. To call on him,
however, was impossible. Not with
honor could he take up the standard he
had voluntarily committed to the hands
of others. After his letters from Flor
ence and Paris, Mr.. Blaine was pre-
cluded from accepting the nomination
of the party, as its candidate for the
Presidency, except on the extraordinary
contingency of the voluntary withdraw
al of all others who, by reason OF these
letters, were seeking it. This contin-
gency did not happen; it hardly could
have been brought about by any
efforts of the most skillful political
managers. That feature of the case
having been disposed of, it remained
for the Presidency New York, the
Empire State, furnished conspicuous
one, indeed a superb one, in the person
of Chauncey NJ. Depew. Noone has re-
turned from that convention to the peo-
pie who sent him, with higher honors
than this brilliant and versatile man.
But for his connection with vast rail-
road system, he would have been chosen.
That fact defeated him and rightly too,
for he could not have polled the vote in
November that surely would have been
his, except for that connection. The I'M
reasoning prejudice against corporations
is 80 strong among Workingmen and
Western Changers, that the convention
was not warranted in taking even this
man, who has proved himself one of the
firmest friends of labor in the country.
Next in prominence was that great
financier, statesman and senator, John
Sherman of Ohio. Between him and
Benjamin Harrison it surely was no easy
matter to choose, and the choice did ac-
tually hang in the balance for some time.
The latter, however, lived in doubtful
state and, the Democratic party having
taken neither of its candidates from that
state, the convention made no mistake
in taking Mr.. Harrison. Indiana is made
sure, for Mr.. Harrison runs ahead OF his
ticket there in popular election. He IS
great organizer and knows how to win
victory where winning is possible.
There was another Indianian, AN equal.
ly able man, a soldier who had shed his
blood for his country, who could have
carried that State next fall had he been
given the chance, and many good Re
publicans looked to see him nominated.
But Walter Q. Gresham was, unfortu-
nately for him, brought forward by
those at the West who are hardly in &C
cord with US of the East on the all I'M
portant tariff issue, although he himself
is sound on that question. The backing
which he had, would have endangered
the ticket in New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut.
There we're other names before the
convention no less conspicuous in the
Nation, Hawley, Allison, Alger. Phelps,
Ingalls,, but for reasons not necessary to
mention here, they could not be selected
as those of candidates at this time. That
of Harrison was chosen as the one most
likely to bring success next fall. A law.
yer of great ability, soldier who won
his honors on the field of battle, Sena-
tor Of the United States, who represent.
ed his State with conspicuous fidelity
and credit, and, better than all AN honest
man, he will not fail to command the
full vote of his party at the polls. He
will, moreover, in company with his
associate on the ticket Mr., Morton, com.
mand the respect of the whole country,
and they together will win to the stand.
ard Of the party thousands on thousands
Of the opposition who view with dismay
the attacks of their old party on the in
dustries of the country and who are hes
itating to support it longer. Rallying
around this standard, the Republican
party. reinforced by these allies will
carry it to victory next November. The
representatives of that party at the con-
vention at Chicago just adjourned, con-
fronted by the gravest Of difficulties,
have selected the very men Of all men to
lead in the campaign now before us.
Out of the nettle, danger, they have
plucked the flower, safety. Well done,