The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-09-13
FAILuRnoT THE RnMlNIsonNons,

During the last thirty days We have
observed disposition among the Re-
publican campaign managers 70 drop
The outward symboa of the famous
Harrison campaign OF 1870 Eafly N
the summer there was quite diap0Bi'
tion toTeyive the ancient "reminiscences,
such as the coon skin, the cider barrel
and the log cabin.
Indeed the effort was quite vigorous
ly nut forth at the start 10 make this q
campaign OF catch.w0rds, symbols and
noise. but II failed 10 materlalze.
The attempted revival OF the hard cider
era of 1910, by organizing the ancient
citizens who had voted for Harrison
into clubs, has not struck the popular
heart with emotion, or thrilled the
pulses OF the masses with any tlilges OF
enthusiasm.
The present generation are not look
ing for heroes 70 worship further back
than Appomattox or Fort Sumpter, A
generation that has heard no drum
Taps OF the grandest army the world
ever saw, and whose hearts are swelling
the with blood beats Of u REALIZED broth
erhoOd OF man, are not likely 10 go
wild over the "reminiscences OF decayed
cider barrels aud petrlied coon skins.
The present generation does not
know much about the campaign OF
1910. They care very little about ~,
There were no great questions involved
In that campaign than any living man
who participated IN II eau define. Gen.
Harrison was u personal advocate Of
African slavery. The bulk OF his
speeches made In 1910 are declama.
tIons against the aggresions Of the abo'
litionIsts. The canvass OF 1910 was
principally noise, fury and sentiment,
The country was new. Gen. Harrison
was enough OF the unlettered back
woodsman, the pioneer and soldier TO
make the people glad and sympathetic,
and he was carried into the Presidency
on q hurrah, that had no elements OF
merit In II more potent than noise or
more lasting than its outward symbols,
the log cabin, coon skin, cider barrel
and Tippecanoe.
Ohio was then q pioneer state. The
MissIsslppi river was the far west,
and the Rocky Mountains were our
pillars of Hercules. The 90 den em-
pire OF the Pacific was still slumber.
Ing dream. We have lived an age
since then, and the march OF empire has
touched the Pacific, and Is to-day roll.
ing back the great Mongolian invasion
from pagan China A great war has
clarified the atmosphere OF American
politics, and Gen. Harrison's speeches
made In 1910, defending African slay'
cry, II printed to-day, would read like
the utterances of one of the entombed
kings, from beneath the Pyramids Of
Egypt. The issues to-day are as wide
ly different, as Ben Harrison differs
from his famous grand.sire. The an
cient Harrison was born In log cabin
and rocked In sugar trough. liz
touched the hearts Of the unlettereo
baokwoodsman with the strong sym
pathy of u common origin, and won his
support by defeating the savages VI
Tippecanoe.
But Ben Harrison, the grandson, was
born In q pretentious tw0.story brick
house and his aristocratic blue eyes
first saw the daylight dim, through dam
ask curtains, and his neither anatomy
was first done up In fine linen, with Sill
yer mounted diaper pins,
Hence we observe the failure In the
revival Of the 1910 "reminiscences, and
new struggle for new Issues TO confuse
the popular mind, AT present there IL
a vigorous effort going on TO find some
common ground to stand on, on the tar
III, but up to date no general agree
ment has been reached The Republi'
can hospital for decrepit milllonairea
the United States Senate, is still IN the
agonies Of incubation, and n tariff
chicken is promised us; but alas hope
long deferred maketh the heart sick