The Springdale news., 1888-11-30
From President Harrisou-A Kind
 Letter.

from President Harris0u-A Kind Letter.
 From thesFayotteville Democrat.
 After It was made certain by the returns that Gen. Harrison bad been elected president of the Uni ted States Mayor j. II. Van Hoose wrote hun letter of "best wishes" ma received byr.turn mail a kind and courteous rHpl y. The letter of Mayor Van Hoose was spoken of in the dispatches sent out from Tn dIanapolIs as one of the most hI.h- ly prized Gen. Harrison has re l celved and the fact that 1t was one of the very few of the many thou sands received that have been answerei proves this to have been fact. The correspondence is as follows:
 1 FAYETTEVILLE Ark. Nov. 1l.-iTon Benj Harrison, President elect, In dianapolis, Ina. DEAR Snt-Please pardon the liberty l take thIs bright Sabbath morning in rendering you my congratulations on your triumphant election to the highest office in the gift of the American reople.
 am q Democrat, living in a Demo- 1 cratic town in the Democratic state of Arkansas. 1 voted for Mr. Cleveland and was anxious to see him reelected as he had made LIS good, honest pres l ldent. Bat With allstrue Democrats of my town and country, bow submis- sively to the will of the majority and gracefully accept the situation: and beg to assure you, my dear sir, that i'll the dischargeof your official d. ties l you will find nole IF ere ready to give you their moral support than the true 1 Democrats of Arkansas. was not a born Democrat, fer my father was a personal friend and admirer of the 1 illastrious Henry Clay who would rather be right than president and anon. the earliest lessons taught me by my father was to love God and all ] true Wings. And in the summer and fall of iS40 when . boy of ten years of age, living III the wilderness Of Wash i1gton county, Ark, WhitheT my fath- CT bad come from Kentucky in lS3s4 l shouted myself hoarse for lila rls0n and Tyler and held myself ill readi- ness to whip any Democratic boy If net too big that would dare to cast re- proach upon the fair name and tame Of old Tipnccanoe. Ny brother and l built our iittie io% cabin, in mimicry of fmanho0d-d our ciderfrom OUT lit tie brown jug and sang the popal lr Wnig campaign songs of that day. changes in all this land of ours, and Ill vou and iue. fihe backWa0as boz Of ls40 is to-daE an old man writing $ let ter of congratulations to the grandson .ot him who was his boyish Idesl of 3 truly great man,l who has likewise been elected to tl,e sam" hish office. And teannot believe dat one bearing lis honored nane-tae grandson i so grand and true d patriot as Geni Hm Henry i.afri>on-can be anything les, taana good man and that he will .cel in b9ner bonul b give this govern ment wise and conservative adfnfnis- tralion, doing equal justice to all see tions, l.sing lis whole country. Nor do apprehend any conflict betWeen your government and mine. Iproposo to allow you to administer the affairs ol your office according to your ideas of riEet an3 justice and feel sare that yo0 will accord to me tEe same pfiFi- iege and ai!oW me to administer the laws of my little city according to my own i1ieas of rg!t aud justice.
 With the aesurances oi high regard, al.d wishing yau health and happiness, long life and success, leg to remain youi very obedient servant,
 ]. H. VAE HoosE.
 Mayor of Fayetteville, Ark.
 P.S. am not an appliea"t for any office. did no. ask Grover for one and could not ask y0e.