Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-13
General Harrison Since Election.

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General Harrison since the cleo
ton has deepened the impression he
made on the country during the
campaign. No candidate 10 the
long history of our presidential
elections has spoken oftener, more
freely or more fully during his can
yass. For weeks be was daily be-
fore the people with speech which
was the next morning before the
100000 voters within reach of the
daily press Of the country. Every
speech helped him and the cause for
which he was standard bearer.
Not one contained word or a SEN
tence which was used to his injury.
Neither the malice of his enemies
nor the ingenuity of partisan oppo-
nents could find text or pretext for
attack in these speeches, whose col
lected bulk would fill volume. IF
ever a presidential candidate made
his own calling and election sure by
his own efforts, Gen. Harrison did
in these speeches, which began with
his nomination and ended fort
night before his triumphant election.
But if Gen. Harrison showed he
could talk before election, he has
shown he could hold his tongue
since then. Visited by hundreds,
sought by scores, closeted with con
spicuous men by the dozen, a center
OF the pleas, the pressure and the
pertinacious petitions which beat
about president-elect, General Har-
rison has made no mistakes. He
bias grown daily before the country.
His reticence, poise and prudence
have impressed all, He has blum
dered into none of the sentiment
which marred the first post-election
month Of some of his recent prede-
cessors. He has made no pledges.
He has avoided political entangle.
ments. We hear nothing of any
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gossip vendors bring nothing away
from the modest home in which the
next President has passed so many
Woodworking years.
General Harrison is keeping bis
own counsel, making his own plans,
giving no one right to speak for
his policy until he lays it down him
self, and acting as his own Cabinet
maker. The Republican party and
the country secs all this with pro-
found satisfaction. 1t breeds conf.
dence in the President and his ad.
ministration. 1t stills apprehension
at the south and elsewhere. 1t Gre
ates the conviction that public in
terests have in General Harrison a
man silent, resoiute and decided,
who acts for himself, but waits in
his action until all is heard that can
be said on the issue before him.
The work Of President is hard.
The openings for error are legion.
a President has none of the aid a
secretary gets from the permanent
staff Of department. The White
House has no permanent under-sec-
rotary. Each new incumbent be.
gins the work anew. The prepare
ton for the office is sown thick with
pitfalls. More than one administra-
ton has been wrecked by the work
done before its chief was inaugu
rated. For four months before he
assumes office president-elect bears
many of the burdens of Office and
enjoys none of its vantage ground
and opportunity. In such period
discretion, demeanor aud decision
are everything, and General Harri
son has shown all these. They have
rallied to him the backing of the
country as a whole. With all the
bitterness Of party strife there il
not a country in the world in which
the great mass of citizens are more
ready to support in a sound public
policy public officer whose election
they have opposed. General Harri
son has only to 80 on as he ha'
begun daring the first month since
his election to rally TO his supper
the sound, conservative sentiment o.
the land, irrespective of party
Philadelphia Press.
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