Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
INSPIRING WORDS.
General Earrison's Grand Utterances I'm
media:eIy After His Nomination.

| General Harrison's Grand Utterances I'm :
media:ely After His Nomination.
Twenty four hours did not elapse between
the nominating act of the convention and
proof of its wisdom. General Harrison has
made two speeches, and they are among the
best ever made by newly-nominated can
didate. The campaign, it was said by the
cynical, opened with lack OF sentiment.
General Harrison has breathed the inspir-
ing words. The Republican sentiment Is
peace and good Will; good will and peace"
1.-The armies which are to fight out this
great contest before the American people
Will encamp upon the high planes Of princi-
pie, and not in the low swamps Of personal
defamation or detraction.n Thus he spoke
TO the citizens of Indianapolis who had as
sembled to congratulate him upon his nomi-
nation. and to assure him OF their aid toward
his election 1t was not, says the Chicago
Inter Ocean, the paint Of tInorous man,
fer of all public men none has less to fear
from scrutiny Of private record than he,
and, even were he less irreproachable than
he is, he has no element of fear in Ids make
up Men have imagined General Harrison
to be cold, austere, exclusive, but never
cowardly He will wage a campaign IN
which courtesy will be As conspicuous as
courage.
But the false supposition Of the austerity
or chilliness Of the candidates nature is dis
solved by the general warmth Of his two
speeches. To the surviving soldiers Of his
old regiment he said: May l ask you now,
for l am too deeply moved by this visit to
speak as would desire, that each one will
enter this door that will always open with a
hearty welcome to you, and let me take you
BY the hand"
In Indianapolis the sincerity of this will
90 unquestioned; never was a man less
given to false or theatrical display Of emo
ton than Harrison. The plain and hearty
welcome TO his comrades was the outcome
of those memories which he recalled with
unstudied but classic eloquencc-
Il remember that summer day when,
equipped and armed, We were called TO
leave our homes and cross the Ohio river
and enter the territory that was In arms
against the Government which we had
sworn to support. recall, with you. the
tender parting. the wringing Of hands with
which we left those we loved. recall the
high and buoyant determination, the reso-
lCie courage with which you went 10 do
your part IN the work Of suppressing tho
great rebellion. / remember the scenes
through which We went IN that hard dis
cipline Of service and sickness; and al Ct
those hard incidents which are necessary
to convert citizens into veterans. / ~
member the scenes Of the battle m whicA
we stood together. l remember especially
that broad and deep grave At the foot Of rhe
Resaca hui, where we lett those gallant
comrades who fea In thai desperate
charge"
And here one reminds himself that the
nominee Of the ST. Louis CON- eo9icn has no
such glorious and tender memories to re-
can, nor mas lie ever expressed sympathy
with those who cherish them The spon-
taneous Journalism, Il word may be made
fu the occasion, OF this speech 70 she rem
nants Of tie cd Seventeen Indiana viii
warm tie heart OF every veteran in tie
country.