The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-10-24
Harrison as a Soldier.


speclzl correspond afths HEzkLD
INBASAPoLns. Oct. lg. ISss.
Genaral John Coburn. a prominent
memb Of the Indianapolis bar. y as liv-
ing here when Generzl Harrison came
here N 1854. He. Ex-Governor Porter
Jueiee TAYLOR ard William Wallace. were
then rising yoaHg lawyers with whom
young Harrison had to cope. General
C351rns aocquaiutznce with General IIar-
risJf. therefore. 3ates back b the besin-
ming of the lattsr's professional career
In the war these men were together, and
General Coburn gives most glowing ac-
counts n General Harrison s wisdom and
b-aye-y az the battles Of Resasa and
Pearh Tres Greek.
Ies, I have known General Harrison
long time, said General Coburn, ana
Re Las alvas been the sme-alVays q
good friend ard i-hhor. an upright
cianen. m accomplished lawyer ans a
Chr-satn senteman. lie is now also,
exec ptianal ls caasii.llie "a Bran who
has n5thiuz iu his charaeer, nothing in
bis fe anJ who has uttered nothing IN
his speeches which cin p turned arliust
him. IN every position in vhich De has
teea he has flied ali the reqairaen-s.
He was a brave soldier. aui hs was
as tathf1i and thorough ami eon=r.sa-
iiols in everything relating % bis mili-
-ary lie as he always has been IN every
thing connected wiki his law business
cannot express 800 high appreciation
g the man and his character IN al
points of character and quaiid1ation flr
the presidency % the Cuitei ststes +
think he averages as high s. ans man .n
tine whole country lie VIII make a safe
president S. well as an able one. iI- IS
possessed o. -ood temper, patience ami
sell cuntroI-which NIr Cleveiani lacks
-an5 be IS carefui, conscientious aHd
prudent 10 high Iegree.
As o. tiie condition of the campaign
I have every reason 70 feel hopeful. /
have been through various parts of the
state .aiely. and the Republican, meeiiugs
have been exceedingly well attended and
very enthusiastic There is more political
actiyity.in this STATE this wear than there
has bsen. think, any other year since
the var There haTe heeu mary changes
from the Dem1cratic to the Republican
ps-tg in fct nearly ali the changes
have been that way.
some Of these conversions have been
very important ones For instance. the
gentleman who was recently superintand-
ent of the hospital for the insane, Dr.
fletcher after having been a Democrat
r9r many wears. has come over % rs and
is now making Republican, eamuai-n
spaerhes. He is man q great ability
and influence. His office ranked with
thlt of the Governor and that # the su-
prsme Judge IN IMPOTENCE. He has ez-
posed infinitely, in bis public speeches,
ulluy of the tricks and plundeiing de-
Ef,es OF which the trustees Of the h0zpi-
"a have heen guilty. Angtherimp0Ttant
con7erstion is tha, Of Howard Briggs, Of
G-eeacastie for twenty years the editor
Of the Democratic paper there. and nov
one Of the trustees o. the blind asylum
here Mr. Briggs has declared bis inten-
riou Of supporting the Republican party
on Republican principles hereafter lie
also condemns the failure Of the Demo
cratic Board q Trustees TO properly con-
drt the blind asylum.
Many weli-knoSn and Influential
Democratic citizens, in every part of the
state, have declared for the Republican
parry, on prilr5p's