The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-26

sserts- e fhe yxrs 4s<ysra. EerSsw has
sees .IEs<azsinx the naue- Of = fer Of
the men nzesfion<si rro<uin<nsjy fos
the Reraisssesn Presidential noruinz-
sson- In the Issue for June General
Harrison Is spoken Of - feii0xs.
On the Iah OF Or.o,<r, 1ssD. Samuel
Pepys made this record n bis diary.
Irrns OFT % Csssss- Cross 10 see NAior-
General HArrsse1 hanged. drawn and quar-
tered. which was done ssxrs. as sees5ns
- tbe~rful - aay Daa could DO - TAI
csus.istou- He xxs presently cuf ernn.
ard his bead and hears sbowa - The POO
pf1- ~ which thefe x1s great sna<zss OF foF-
L Is .4sf thxs he snid th&s he y - sure 70
come shortly n the right hand q Ghrsss e
fhsf Sis vile DO expect his coming axxsn-
Taus IL Was my chance 70 ~ the King be.
bczzf<<s 81 white Hal and 10 zee the arg
bseod sized In feyeuSs fog The King II Cha
ring Cron-
Tbe descendants OF Thomas Harri-
son. the patriot Of the commonwealth,
who had bern appointed by Cromwell
10 convey Charles from Windsor 10
White Hall. and who sat as ore Of his
lrige~. emfgrafed 20 America in early
Colonial DAYS. and, preserving the fam
iiy traditions. in due time furnished .
sfyner OF the Declaration of independ-
pnre In the person OF BENJAMIN Harri-
son. who was sent in TIA To the Con-
tinensal Congress from Virginia was
twice . Repre- sentative and thrice Gov
ernor Of the state. Dying in 1s9i, he
left son, William Henry. who for hall
4 century served his country in peace
and war: foaght the battle Of Tippe-
canoe. where he gained useful sobra-
quet in addition 10 his fair share OF
martial fame; was Represent alive, Sen
asor and Foreign Minister. and died IN
| the White House one month after bis
| inauguration as ninth President OF the
United States. Among his surviving
children was John Scott. who was
member of Congress for two terms,
| and who otherwise served has country
by begetting son. Benjamin Harri-
son, for whom the American people
are likely to think ninety-six months
in the White House none TOO long 2
tenure. BENJAMIN was born August
20. fss3. in his grandfather mouse =,
North Bend. Ohio: lie was graduated
sa,.l;. . i'm The town ~ Oxford nigh,
have taken a statelier name without
| opp-ohrium. was admitted to the bar
married al the ace OF twenty, removed
10 indianapolis. gained an early repu-
| tatien for diligence and pertinacity,
| entered public fife as an ardent speaker
| in the great campaign of 1855. was
elected reporter Of the Supreme Court
| 81 Iniiana. abandoned his family and
his profession 10 enter the volunteer
| army A. a lieutenant. fought long and
| we'll and went home a brigadier gen.
eral The sunshine of military fame
did not blind him to the sober but solid
| Advantage of legal eminence. and he
| tnok nm again the studies and Iabors O;
an advocate. steadily achieved a secure
rosit;on nj The bar and in The respect
~ bis feilow-e;tizens was the Ren,,b-
Hran candidate for (;overnor of Indi.
ana in Is-e wns elected : irnitad Stafes
Ssnator in issI and served siy wears
This Is the brief record Of 4 life
which il familiar enough To make com.
rIate details unnecasserv for my mr.
nose n was not NV des;cn ~ vr!te !
rsmnaiyn h;ocranby M General Har
r;son hit p,ars,v 10 DIV
THE SALIENT OUTLINES.
Before proceeding to consideration
of the opportunity which his preserva
ton to this time in undoubted health
and strength and eager capacity fol-
wider service offers to his party. 1t i.
not a dazzling career and his is not !
dazzling personality; but he has
wrought out within and about him 4
combination OF conditions which. a,
this moment, are as valuable TO the Re
publican organization as they are
lcrcditabIe to himself. II NAV lie said
without much danger of contradiction
That a considerable proportion of the
| native-born citizens Of the United
States, above the age Of s. wears. are
candidates for the presidency. and i,
is not improbable that in the day
when the secrets of ali hearts shall be
revealed. maryelously long process
sion could he formed of those who
unsupported of their fellows, have Eel,
at ore time or another. ut least. the
frs. faint ecstasy of hope. But from
the point of view which common sense
assumes, the only candidates worth
talking about are those about whom
great numbers of practical men have
already talked. Practical men. say
if any one prefers the phrase practical
politicians, l shall not quarrel with
him. | may have OCCASION to use the
word several times, and shall use II
unblushingly, 1t happens TO be the
only word which the language offer.
for the use OF the idea. aud it has
moreover, for honorable men, an hon.
orable significance. There were heroes
before Agmemnon, and there will be
politicians long after the delicate crea.
lures who shrink from ANYTHING shor,
of craftsmanship" have been laid Il
rest. Nothing is more absurd. and
there are manifold absurdities in cur.
| rent discussion. than the fancy that q
| certain body of men called 1.-The peo.
pie can ever hold 10 their hearts o,
| present 10 the gaze OF TIE world a can.
didate for popular suffrage with WHOM
a certain other body of men called
| the politicians viii have uothiig n
do. The man whom the people want
me People eah.'iiats1is the man
whom 'ne p,ii',eians sVeno their days
.iiu nisnss IN loosiiis ior; ana when
1ou'" .iiiu tiey hoiu MN
las'. ~ Always mas peeh so, and al
ways VIII oe SO. wherever the voters
are rec anu int,ilgent. Let US then
sue siuiple ee.'hi'ioh oi can
. ,,'.s ,ol .ie nePunncal hohinatiof
s'., !eN VI s'aee anu P,onaise, a.
one wiz now uhree weeks before the
euseh.ioh, u oeiie'eu py many
.. ie"' eaPtaiiis III .he party organ
xation. each representing directly and
.he',sapiy many party Voters, 70 bs
tne man lot wnom all are searching
than once nranced ont az noi;,;c,I co,,'
yentions with the blue rihhon round