Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-13
The PreSident-EIect.
Benjamin Harrison From a Point
Of View Strictly Un-
prejudlced.
A Gentleman; a Statesman, Cav
alier and Puritan Blood Inter-
mingled. Blaine's Prospects.
The Man of Maine to Probably
Take a Back Seat or
Cringe.
THE NEXT PRESIDENT.

Under the above head, the st. Paul
Globe of Friday last discusses the
probabilities Of Gen'l Harrisons ad-
ministration as follows:
Now that the presidential contest Is
ovei aud the question is settled that
we are 10 have another change in the
administration of the national govern
ment, here is naturally a public snxl.
ety TO know something OF the leading
persoual traits of the man who has
been exalted tn The high office of chief
magistrate to this nation. Although
he has been public man in his own
state for the last twenty years, and
held seat iD the United States senate
for SIX years, Benjamin Harrison is as
much of a stranger to the great mass
of the American people as was Grover
Cleveland when he entered upon the
presidency. His Lame was more famil-
, lar to the masses because oi his descent
from an ex.pre.ident than from any
distinguished public service that he
has rendered Now that the desIinies
OF the nation have been committed to
his hands FOR the next four years, all
CLASSES of American ciiiZeus naturally
desire to obtain an insight into the
character of the person who is TO play
such conspicuous role in national
affairs. In all endesvor to crafty pub.
lie curiosity in this respect, we have
sought Information from what We re-
gard the most reliable sources, and
shall present this statement in the be
lief that it is absol Itely free from par
tisan bias or influence. We shall speak
of Gen. Harrison as a man, and not ~
the head Of u political party.
In peculiar degree Gen. Harrison
combines The traits of the two types OF
English people who were the pioneers
of our distinctive American civiliza-
tion-the Virginia cavalier and the
Pilgrim father. The blue blood Of the
former Il traceable in the aristotratic
bearing of the man. in the courtesy OF
mis- speech and in the instructive gen.
tility of his manner. While in the
ordinary sense he Is not an approach
able man. It'll, when approached, he
Is invariably gentleman in his treat.
menI OF those with whom he is brought
in contact The rugged qualities ofthe
Puritan are conspicuous In the inten-
sity Of his convictioLs and the uucom
promising spirit Of his nature. He is
stern and uDyielding in his opinions
almost to fanaticism. II he bad lived
in lormer days he would hsv' been
the flowerof the Roundbe eads or would
have thought IL a blessed privilege to
have fallen in the cause Of the Orange.
men on the banks of the Boyne.
That a man possessing these traits
should make al intense partisan Is the
most natural thing in the world. His
administration will be dyed-in-the-
wool republican, without a single tine.
ture of mugwumpism. His idea of
civil service reform will be to turn the
democrats out and till their places
with stalwsrt republicans, nor will
there be any delay in putting these
peculiar civil service ideas into prac-
tice. II would probably have been
better for both Mr.. Cleveland and
his party IL he had been imbued with
the same notion. Ii is but just TO Gen.
Harrison te say that, while he is an
intense partisan, he has high notions
of personal and official integrity, and
will give the country cleaner admin.
istration than characterized the Grant.
Garfield and Arthur regimes. We do
not believe that Mr.. Blaine il going 10
rule the administration roost with the
high hand that is popularity supposed.
That the portfolio Of state will be ten
deTed him goes without saying, but IL
will b. done IN pretty much the same
way that the elder Harrison rendered
the came post to Henry Clay, In such
an ungracious way that out OF self-re-
speet Mr.. Blaine will be forced 10 de
cline II, or, II accepted, with such lin