Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-10
NYE ON HARRISON.

A humorous Pen Picture OF the ReDub-
licen Candidate as Drawn by Truthful
biil Nye,
The candidate of the republican party
for president this year is BeDjsmin Har.
rison OF Indiana. He ls real good man,
and just as soon as he was nominated at
Chicago the leaders of the democratic
party said that nothing would please
them better than q pure intellectual par.
lor campaign. He has risen to be quite
e prominent man without being very
well known. He is o self made man. but
has done the most OF it on the sly. No
body ever got to be general in the
army or United States senator with so
little job printing and colored poster
work.
He has long line of ancestry exten-
ding back as far as the eye can reach
Benjamin Harrison, who signed the dec-
laration OF independence. was born at
Berkeley, Charles county, Va, In the
year 174O, between the Eel river road
and early candle light He was educated
at William and Mary college, and at the
age Of twenty-four took a prominent
part in politics, having OF that time been
elected speaker of the house of burgeesea
Being burgess in Virginia in these
days was not very good job. A bur
CESS could only do 80 very little while
each year, and was only paid for the
burgeesing which he actually did. Be-
sides all this, he had to board himself
and get TO and from meeting place She
best Way he could. Sometimes q burgess
would be alittle late, and she speaker
would call him up to give an account Of
himself Then he would frequently say
that be started in time for the morning
session, bat had to stop on the outskirts
OF town TO phil the arrows ont OF him
self.
Benjamin Harrison was also member
OF the general congress from l774 TO
1777, and liked il first rate. He was
always very quiet man, and 30 are all
the boys. He signed the declaration Of
Independence, first LOOKING on the other
side to see that there was no promissory
note there; and in April, 1871, he died,
having, on the 9th OF February, 1773.
become the father OF William Heui
Harrison. This occurred al Berkeley.
Charles county. We.
the residence Of his father, Gov. Har-
rison OF Virginia. referred TO above. He
preferred to do 30, rather than to run
away from home and be born, coming
home and asking his parents forgive
ness after ward.
That was always Che way with the
Rarrisons. They did not conceal any.
thing wbstever from their parents.
William Henry Harrison said afterwsrd
that being born was really nothing to
| be ashamed OF. and chat he would lust
as soon that his parents knew about il
first as last. Then, II they saw anything
about his course that deserved criticism
they could mention it at the time.
Mr.. Harrison was fortunate enough TO
have nine counties named after him,
some seventy towns aud Villages. and q
temperance beverage in Kansas. which
pulls off the pettiooats OF Q man 'sstoma aeh
and leaves his digester looking like 9
storm swept ballot, It Is called the aHsr
rison SILL Alarm Anybo can get il
but it takes good man to get over il
There is also patent medicine named
after him which will teke Q discarded
liver, that is all frsyed around the edges
and make 10 looE almo1t like o new liver
Il is wlthin the reach OF all. II is biz
thing. Some OF she ne wspapers indorss
IL in the highest rates.
William Henry Harrison only drew
pay as president Tor one month, 81,
then died. He studied medicine in The
firot place, and was familiar with th,
whole cornueopia, as well as the prsctic,
OF medicine. Physio to him was per
fecsly familiar. He has run his ey,
along the far trimmed tongues OF SOM
Of the very best families OF Virginia.
In 1891 he hesama an anei0n in tb
armv, and in 1892 he wss 3 iieutenan
on Wayne's staff. In the yesr 1875 b
,thecsme. q captain. and also commando,