San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-08-23
THE HARRISON FAMILY.
"Reminiscences of the Old General-SOme
Prominent Family Traits.
(I Indianapolis Sentinel. }

G Indianapolis Sentinel.)
To THE EDITOR: 1t is really anus
ing to see the desperate struggle just
now being made to induce the labor
ing classes to believe that Ben Har-
rison, the "make-shift" candidate Of
the republican party for president OF
the United States, is in full sympathy
with their interests. The Indianap-
oils News recently published an in
terview with one, Mr.. Blaney Gtmust
be Blarney), who is quoted as saying
that Ben Harrison and Judge Elliott
at one time were down in Morgan
county on hunting spree and that
they both laid off their coats and
assisted some farmers to roll logs. 1t
is quite possible that Mr.. Blaney s
statement is true, and it is equally
probable that Mr.. Baney received all
the benefits OF the feeble efforts of
these twin log rollers free dinner
thrown in.)
Now, MIR. Editor, you can save o
good deal of printers ink and paper
in this campaign by sending down
into the county of Knox and getting
a pair of old "Blue Jeans breeches
and appointing the editors Of the
News and Journal, twin twaddlers,
as a committee to try them on Ben
Harrison.
They will find out that they fit Ben
a little too much in the back.
have known the Harrison family
from President Harrison down. Gen.
VIM. H. Harrison was good, liberal,
open hearted citizen, and so also was
his son. the genial, gentlemanly
Scott Harrison, father of our Ben.
God, however, in his distribution OF
brains was not very profuse in deal
ing with the Harrison family. Our
Ben is, perhaps, the 5rainiest one OF
all the Harrisons. Now that may be
saving a great deal for "Ben" and
very little for the rest of the family.
I cant say how that may be. Am
rather sorry that I said anything
about it.
Gen. VIM. H. Harrison, grandfather
of our Ben, gained some distinction
as a soldier, and as such, long before
he died, received from this grateful
government his reward IN the way of
hrge bounties of land. Through
this source he became the possessor
of an immense tract of highly pro-
ductive and valuable land reaching
along the Ohio river on the Ohio side
from historic North Bend to the
great Miami river, Il distance Of about
six miles.
l don't blame Gen. William Fl.
Harrison or the men who stood by
him in his two contests for the presi-
dency. Availability WAS what the
whig party wanted in their candi-
date. They found it in this plain
man of the people, and in 1S40, the
people incited by log cabin fctions,
hard cider and other ingredients. ele-
waited this simple man to the presi.
dency of the United States. His oc-
cupancy OF that exalted Office WAS OF
too short duration to enable him 10
develop a policy if, indeed. he had
any to be developed. He died about
a month after bis Inauguration. ]
desire to say nothing against the
memory OF Gen. William Henry Har
rison, nor to detract anything from
his credit as a soldier, but 1 must say
that it required more ability TO com
mand skirmish line IN the late rebel.
lion than all the fighting he was eveI
engaged in
President Harrison was a pan
man. II is true that be was elected
president Of the United States il
1870. but there is 10 history to show
rs that that elevation changed his M
ture.
Bet bow about his descendants
They never soved. they never ploE
ed. they never mOwed One mort
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