Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-06-27

20 be found la the CONGRESSIONAL Record.
Az member OF the foreign relations com.
mittee ne assisted In the consideration sud
amendment. sni united In the unanimous
and favorable committee report OF, and
voted In the Senate for. the Chinese restric.
tlon bin introduced by Senator Fair, of Ne
yais. On the contract labor bill Senator
Harrison made speech In the Senate IA
yoring the prevention OF the wholesale en-.
igra,iou OF contract labor. being careful,
however, to reserve the freesi possible vol.
uutsry emigration ~ those Who desired n
become American citizens. lie also spoks
on the alien ownership of land, taking
decided stand against the evil 81 foreigners
acquiring large bodies OF puDllc and pri-
yate lands 10 the exclusion % actual set.
tiers, who would improve small farms aud
make for themselves homes.
His sen,torisl term expired March 4.
1857. and the Legislature IN choose his
successor wls to be elected In the fall OF
lsss. The history of thu campaign Il still
fresh In the public mind IL w,s . large
degree General iIsrrlson's camp,lgu.
Though Others were good seconds and able
assistants he was foremost In the hHht
When Others wsyersd he advanced, when
they lost heart he expressed oonhienee.
IIe wV Lmost the only prominent Repub.
lic.n In Inil,ua who fslt cord len, Of car.
rylng the State or ~ho though, 1, worth
while 10 even attempt 10 carry the Legis-
lA,ure. This IL no dlspsrsgement OF other
Republican leaders who DID yeoman ser
vice In the campaign, but IL IL fact The
result a,testei General Tfarrlson's wisdom
and hl. work The Republicans carried
The Sia,s ani came within hairs breadth
Of carrying the Legislature, thOugh the sp.
poln,meni hsi been gerrymsnierei so ~
n give the Democrats a. least foriy-sir
msjority on the Joint ballot. aui Scuator
VOORHEES, said be should feel personally
dlsgracei n that WAS not the result.
with the expiration of hls senatorial
tetm General Harrison returned ~ the
practice " his profession. being now and
for many years past st the head of one OF
the strongest law hrms In the State. In
bis private life and personal character
General Harrison has the good fortune IN
be unasssllable. Neither political opposl'
ton nor personal malice has ever dared %
attack him In int. regsri. Ills character
a. q citizen, nelghbor ani friend IL inVul'
nerabla.
Like Mr. Harrison. Levi Parsons Morton,
the candidate for Vice President, is 9 self
made mao. IL va. horn In ShorehAn,
Vermont, May 10. 1924 lls began llfe a.
clerk Ia country store. III, aptitude for
mercantile Affairs soon made Itself mani.
fes, AMI 4, WAS but short time before he
80. called 20 larger did OF action. In
1850 he became member OF the hfm Of
Beebe, M1rgan & Co, merchants OF Boz.
Ton. and four years later be removed %
New York aud established the hrm OF Nor
ton A Gflnnell In 1893 he founded the
banking house of Morton. Bliss 4 Co, o,
New York, and that of Morton. Rose 4 Co.
NJ London. The houses Of which MI Nor
tun was the head soon bceime among the
best known and mos, substantial OF any 10
this country or Europe. From ls13 10
issl The London branch was the nscil
agent OF the unitsd States Ia Europe. His
nfms were active Ia the synilcates that
negotiated Ualted states bonds aud Ia the
payment 0f the Geneva and Halifax awards.
In is5s Mr.. Morton WAS American com
missioner % the Paris Exposition, and the
SANE year was elected memher of Con
gre.s a. Republican. In lss0 be wa' ~.
elected That year be declined The noml-
nation for vice prcslien, ou The RepuolioAn
ticket when Gen. Gnnsld became Presl'
dent he OF red NJ Morton the choice be-
tween Secretary of the Navy and Minister
to France. Mr Morton chose the latter.
AMI represented ths Ualtei States In Paris
from lssl 10 i.s5 Through hi, represent
stlOns while minister the restrictions on
American pork were taken % snd Amerl'
can corporations obtained legal status In
Fznce lie was American commissioner
general % the Paris Electrical Exhibition,
The representative OF the United States a.
,he Submarine Cable Convention, sni pub.
ilcly recslv 4 In the nAm@ ~ the people of
tn Ua.iei S,,ts- the statue ~ Liberty En'
llghtenlng lho World.