The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-10-17
HARRISON AT HOME.
Incidents of a Morning Call.

Indianapolis is city which pleasantly
impresses the visitor from the outset Il
Is entered Iils5ugh one Of the handson-
est union station structures in the eoun-
try, and the first view Of its business
streets-of substantial buildings. as
rule, and Of attractive general effec.-giye
one a strong suggestion of enterprise and
thrift. The residence streets, however,
and the occasional parks are the most
; pleasing features of the city. Nearly all
the streets are bordereA with trees. and
some of them are laid out after the fash
ion of the French houlevarls. with broad
grass borders intervening between the
sidewalks and the iriveways.
In the center ofthe city-which. by toe
way, IS the geographical centre Of the
stase-is circular park, in which IS be-
ing erected a colossal soldiers monn-
ment, designed to be over SOD feet high
high enough, I am told, to comfortably
exceed the height of the Washington
Monument Two blocks west from this
circle, is the substantial State House, in
which the city takes reasonable pride.
and two blocks North IS University Park.
where General Harrison almost daily ad-
dresses large delegations Of visiting pill
grims who propose to vote for him in No
vember II Is estimated that eonsidera-
bly, more than 10000 visitors have been
addressed by him here since his nOmina-
ton. The park contains many handsome
tic bronze sta:ne Of the late SCHUYLER
Colfax. The eastern side Of the park is
bordered by Pennsylvania street, and one
block east of this is Delaware street, out
which--an easy morning walk from the
hotels, and 4 walk which some hundreds
of persons take every days the home
Of General Harrison This portion Of
the street has the boulevard form and
the houses in this region are, as a rule,
large. costly, and in some cases archi-
tecturally very handsome. Gen. Harri-
sons home is one OF the most modest
dwellings here, but it IS a comfortable
looking house, and if it IS simple and IN
pretentious, it is only ike the man who
lives in it.
CALL on HARRIsoS.
l l called upon General Harrison this
morning, at a time when he was receiy-
ing a number of battered veterans in blue
uniforms decorated with the Grand
Army badge. From their appearance,
one could see that these men had travel
ed considerable distance. There was a
eordiality in the Generals greeting Of
them that was not assumed, and they
felt it. He recognized them as old com
panions in arms-as men who had strug-
gled in the front and who might be proud
Of the honorable scars they bore in token
Of their loyalty.
One grizzIed old soldier had lost an
eye, and carried the marx of slber-cut
across his cheek. He pathetically said
that he was thankful for the eye that
was left, that he might see him later. in
the White House. He told where he
had served in the war and where he had
received one and another Of his wounds,
and when the General showed his tamil
iarity with some ofthe engagements men
toned, and was able 10 appreci itivelv
supplement his narration the poor old
fellow WAS moved to tears. When he
left the house with his companions-one
of whom lacked an arm-it was with
fervent "6iod bless you, General. this is
happy day for me I"
1t was only little incident, but the
attention which the General showed this
poor, way-worn old man, without any
influence and without any reason for
his visit--exept that it was 10 him an
act of devotion to the man who represen-
ted the loyalty party in whose interest
he had suffered--impressed me strongly.
Other men, committeeman and distin-
guished visitors, were allowed 10 await
their return, and the old veteran-Who
appeared as if he might have suffered
deprivations 10 Ordor that he might
make this visit-went away happy.
THOUGHT HARRISON A "BRIcK."
A little while afterwaF,i. z group Of
visitors from Columbus, OHIO, arrived
They came mainly from curiosity TO see
the man of whom they had heard -
much Some of Us are Republicans
and some Of Us are Democrats, General
said the spokesman of the party, " but
We all wanted to see yeur The General
, assured them they were welcome. entirely
! Irrespective Of their politics, and showed
them the models of the log cabins of1sf0
and several Of the campaign banners of
the same year. which have been present
ed to him recently, and in which his visi-
tors took great interest As the two
Democrats Of the party walked down the
steps, one Of them remarked to the other
that the General was " brick, and that
il was pity he wasn't Democratic can
didate.
II was interesting TO watch these early
morning visitors. One man insisted upon
elaborateIy explaining to the General
lust what tariff regulations the country
required, and another had scheme for
the judicious distribution Of the Treas
ury surplus The General listened to
them patiently-they were his guests for
the time being and he treated them
considerably. As he looked toward me
there was not even the ghost ola twinkle
in his eve, he wis as serious as though ne
might have been listening to the argu-
ments Of cabinet officers.
No man, / think, could better fulfill
the delicate duties before him in this IN
terval between nomination and election
than does General Harrison In some
: respects he reminds me Of Garfield, only
I feel that he is stranger man, and may
be wiser man, than was Garfield But
he has the same sturdy, honest, straight
forward way about him. and manner
as kindly.
If all the voters in this country could
visit General Harrison between now and
election time, think his majority would
be something phenomenal in the history
Of msjorities- By his personality he i'm
presses upon those who meet him the
feeling tina, he is a careful, thoughtful,
conscientious and able man; that he is