River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-07-05
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For President,
BEN. HARRISON.
OF Indiana.
For Vice President,
LEVI p. MORTON.
OF New York.
WASHINGTON LETTER.

IL lids III NulS tllN SluCt the news
was received, the campaign is likely
to be the most enthusiastic since that
in 1870 which resulted in the election
of Gen. Harrison's grandfather to the
presidency.
Personally Gen. Harrison and Mr..
Morton are both beyond the reach OF
the slightest whisper of reproach.
Gen. Harrison was gallant soldier
during the war of the rebellion. enter.
ing the army as a lieutenant, and be.
/ ing mustered out at the close of the
war as brigadier general of volun.
teers; he served one term in the SEN
ate, and would have been reelected
if the democrats of Indiana had not
resOrted to the most bare faced frauds
in the election of the legislature
which elected his successor, Mr.. Tur-
pie. the present junior Senator from
that State.
That Indiana viii cast her Is elect
oral votes for him in November, there
can be no Doubt is already con-
coded 10y many democrats. Mr.. Nor
ton belongs to the class of patriotic
business men who nobly stood 10y the
Government in its hour of need, and
Tisked their fortunes to furnish the
money to carry the war TO a successful
close, actuated by precisely the same
motives that Harrison was in enlisting
as sOldier-the preservation of the
Union. Mr.. Morton has served hon.
orably as a member of the House of
Representatives. and as United States
minister to France. He is extremely
popular in New York State, which
Will give Harrison and Morton So
electoral votes.
The views expressed by the follow
ing prominent republicans give good
idea of the satisfaction with which
the nominations were received at the
Capital. Senator Edmnnds-"Gen
Harrison is first rate man, he always
commanded my admiration and re-
spect. He will be elected, and will
make first rate president. Senator
Iawley-"HarrisOn is admirably
qualified for the presidency. Not a
solitary syllable can be uttered against
his private life and his public life has
been conspicuously Commendable.
We can win with him Senator Al
lisJn-''The nomination is an excel
lent one, which will develop the
whole strength of the party. Gen.
Harrison is "a brilliant man, an tx
perienced statesman, and patriot.
Senator MITCHELL regard the nomi-
nation of Harrison as one of the
strongest that could have been made.
Senator Paddock Harrison was not
my choice. / was for Allison! The
nomination, however is good one.
He will carry Indiana, and, predict,
be elected" Senator Chandler
Harrison is fearless soldier and an
able statesman. lie will be elected. :
Senator Blair" Harrison > a strong
man personally. ] predict that he
will be elected and serve out his
grandfather term" Representative
Reed-'.The nomination is entirely
satisfactory. Rep. Burrows
think the convention did its work
well. 1t did not lose sight of the fact
that the battle was to be waged in
the doubtful states, and they have
made the strongest possible ticket to
carry these. l think Harrison S
election is certain" Rep. Morrow
of Cal, Il have made a personal in
vestigation of Harrison S record. and
find him all right on the Chinese ques-
ton since the treaty of 1852, and
think he will sweep the Pacific slope. .
Columns might be filled with the good
words spoken Of the ticket by the
republicans in Congress. All are con-
ndent of overwh Ginning victory. So
be it.
The great tariff fight in the House
over the the Mills bill has begun
again, and when it will end is prob
lem. The democratic convention en-
dorsed the bill, and that infused new
courage into the members of that
party to fight for its passage. The
republican convention endorsed the
action of the republican members in
their policy of opposition to the bill
that of insisting upon a full and
free discussion of every item in the
bill. believing it to be the duty OF
the republicans to expose the danger
Gus absurdities which the democrats
are endeavoring to place upon The
I statute books. If one or the Othel
party does not yield. the fiftieth Con
4 gress is likely to remain in continuou:
4 session until its death, at noon or
March (, 1889. for if each item is tc
4 be discussed as fully as those which
have already been reached, they viii
not be through by that time.
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