The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-10-17

hotels, and a 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-
tecturaliy 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 like the man who
lives in il.
ACALL OK HARRISON
l called upon General Harrison this
morning, at a time when he was reeeiv-
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 a 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 CON
panions in arms--as men who had strug
eled in the front and who might be proud
Of the honorable scars they bore in token
Of their loyalty.
One grizzled old soldier had lost an
eye, and carried the mark of q saber-cut
across his cheek. He pathetieally said
that he was thankful for the eve that
was left, that be might see him later. in
the White House. He told where be
had served in the war and where he had
received one and another Of his wounds,
and when the General showed his famil-
iarity with some Of the engagements men
toned, and was able 70 apprecilfivelv
supplement his narration the poor old
fellow was moved to tears. When he
left the house with his compaDions-One
Of whom lacked an arm-it wa with q
fervent "God bless you. General. this Is
a happy day for me
1t was only a 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-excpt that it was to him an
act Of devotion to the man who represeu-
ted the loyalty party in whose interest
he had sufsref-impressed me strongly.
other men, committeeman and distin-
guished visitors, we're allowed 10 await
their return, and the old veteran-Who
appeared as if he might have suffered
depriyations in ordor that he might
make tins visit-went away happy.
HARRISON 4 BRIcS.r
A little wAile a~iterward, a group Of
visitors from Columbus, Ohio, arrived.
They came mainly from curiosity 10 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, d" but
We all wanted to see you" The General
assured them they were welcome, entirely
Irrespective Of their politics, and showed
them the models Of the log cabins oflsD
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 a brick, and that
it was apity he wasn't a Democratic can
didate.
1t was interesting to watch these early
morning visitors. One man insisted upon
deliberately explaining to the General
Just what tariff regulations the country
required. and another had a 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
III his eye, he was a serious as though he
might have been listening to the argu-
ments Of cabinet officers.
No man, l 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
| feel that he is a stranger man, and may
be a wiser man, than was Garfield But
he has the anne sturdy. honest, straight
forward way about him. and a manner
as kindly.
fail the votersi in this country could
visit General Harrison between now and
election time, | think his majority would
be something phenomenal in the history