Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-29
The Head of the Ticket.

Some of the democrats VINO have been
interviewed III regard to the nomination
of Gen. Harrison seem to think that they
ID AXE point against him by remarking
that he would never have been nom
mated if he had not been citizen of
Indiana. 1t does not strike us that there
is any adverse force in the suggestion. The
selection of Gen. Harrison was clearly
wise one because he is SO strong in that
great doubtful State. Its fifteen votes are
probably indispensable to republican sue
cess, and If Gen. Harrison can carry it, as
he is almost sure to do, the result will it's
tify the choice of him as the party's stand
ard bearer. Indiana has never before had "A
candidate for the presidency, and this fact,
with democratic disappointment at not Sc
curing Governor Gray's nomination for
the ice-presdency, will aid the repub-
licans in the canvass consider
ably. Ex-senator Harriston stands
very high at home. The soldiers,
and there are many of them in Indiana,
although It was the home of copperhead
ism of the most venomous variety during
the war, will rally to his standard. He
represents the best element in Indiana poll
WIS iic VIII uC SiSdbiS t.luCu ny luC pdl-ti-
ng out of the federal officers, bossism and
utter ignoring of civil service laws, which
have followed the possession of polit,
ical control by the democrats in
that State, and have been rs
shameless as in Vermont. The prosti-
tuition of their power by the dem
cratic bosses in Indiana was forcibly ex
posed by Gene al Harrison in the United
States Senate. He there also showed him
self a strong advocate of the protection of
American industry, and sound on all the
great issues In 1856 he was the leading
senatorial advocate for the admission of
Dakota rs a State, and his speeches dis
played most complete knowledge of all
the precedents in the case. He favored
the principle OF the Blair educational BILL
sions To show the spirit of the man, we
copy the following from speech made by
him March 4, 1856;
Mr.. President, have always been the
| friend of the colored man. l have receiv-
ed him into my camp when, fugitive
| from his master, he sought liberty under
the flag: | have Ted him ; and in q very
humble way, under the greater instrumen
| talltleS that were over me and under GOD,
| w nose RulIlup maui WAS over All, nave III
small measure contributed TO his enamel
patton and no one anywhere rejoiced in
| II more than |. | have seen some lllustra-
tions of his hunGering for education
That touched my heart deeply and
filled my eyes with tears. In The
camps of var | havr seen an
aged cOlored man who had fled from sla-
very to the safe refuge Of n Union camp,
who had toiled all day IN the employment
to which he was assigned, and when the
camp was left III silence and soldiers slept
when only the tread of the sentinel broke
the stiffness of the night, | nave seen that
poor colored man, pas threescore, prone
upon the ground, with hi head toward Il
camp fire and the spelling book that he
had gotten from the chaplain before him
toilsomely learning the lessons OF child
hood. know MS eagerness to be taught;
and his need is too serious and too impor
tant question to be the subject of leRis
latiye jugglery.
The decentralization of the federal civil
service in Indiana, through the admins
tration's surrender to democratic spoils
men there, alone ought to change that
State into the republican column. With
n clean, respected and able son of thai
State at the head of the ticket, there is lit
tie room for doubt that this will be &C
complished.
, One D0ttG" ~ year tor TIE