The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-31

HARRIsoN's SPEECHES.
A Remarkable Series OF Brief Political
Dispositions.

Albion W. Tourgee In the Chicago Inter
Ocean: The Bystander ventured to assert
that General Harrison had treated more
questions with greater skill, better temper,
and more effect than any candidate for
the Presidency has ever shown. 1t is need
less TO specify details. One has only TO
recall the fact that in something near a
hundred speeches, every one discussing
with keen, incisive analysis some phase Of
the struggle in which two great parties
are engaged, he has not yet uttered word
on which an alert and INSCRIPTIONS enemy
has been able To seize as In any way detri-
mental to himself or the party he repre-
sents. He has not uttered a single SEN
tence rejecting in any degree on any class
of his fellow-citiZens, and should he tomor-
row become the head of the Nation not q
single man would be able TO recall one
word which should lead him to greet the
Chief Magistrate with anything but the
most sincere respect and esteem.
Not only this, but without apparent
effort he has remedied the deficiencies OF
the National campaign. The tactical
management of the canvass by the
National Committee has been marked thus
far by peculiar efficiency. What IL has
undertaken to do it has performed with
thoroughness and skill. Its strategy, how
ever, has been woefully deficient. II
issued orders that only the details of the
financial issue should be considered.
Free Trade and the Mills bill were the
limitations il set 10 all discussion. Gently
but firmly the Presidential candidate has
led the way to other felds-to other
grounds. He has developed the whole
Republican line of battle, of which pro-
lection TO American labor is only bastion
brought into exceptional prominence by
the enemy's attack upon 1t.
With the words, "Let us all consider the
history and declarations Of the two great
parties and thoughtfully conclude which
is more likely TO promote the general
interests of the people, he has summed
up the whole question In controversy and
applied the tombstone of patriotic sin
cerity TO every voters action.
BY keeping constantly in mind the su-
preme importance of free ballot and q
fair count, he has turned the flank of the
attacking column, and by his caustic as
sault upon the use made OF the Surplus"
by the administration, has compelled IL TO
face TO the rear and defend not merely the
theory" but the condition" with which
we are confronted.
In illustration of these remarks IL may
not be inappropriate to cite few of the
terse and beautiful apothegems which are
scattered through this remarkable series
of brief political disquisitions:
"The home is the best, as 1t is the first,
school of citizenship"
"Find me the party that sets the gate Of
election frauds open, and | will show you
the one that means to drive cattle that
way"
"There is not q community where the
Republican party is in the ascendant
where any man may not advocate without
fear his political belief"
"There is q wise selfishness; IL begins at
home, and he who has the care of his own
family first, of the community In which he
lives next, and then Of the Nation of
which he Is q citizen, is wise in his gener-
alton"
ut Is for the good Of the whole country
that loyalty and fidelity to the flag should
be honored."
"The day when men can be disfran-
chised or shorn Of their political power for
opinions sake must have an end In this
country"
"The gates of Castle Garden swing in
| ward. They do not open outward for
any laborer seeking better country than
this"
"Kings bestow decorations upon those
they desire to honor; but that man is most
highly decorated who has the regard and
affection of his friends"
The speeches are not only brief, but are
made up of short, terse sentences, abound
| ing in Saxon monosyllables. Not an in
volved or doubtful sentence can be found
| In the whole series-hardly defective
| one. Not q doubtful construction nor q
| shadow in which an evasion might be hid
den In them all. Through them runs, too,
vein of kindly humor which leaves no
sting, but insensibly attracts, as when he
| said to the "drummers," who visited him
in body, 1.-THE prophet Daniel must have
| had vision of commercial travellers when
he said In the last days many shall run to
and fro, and knowledge shall be in.
| creased.n