The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-24
wEIGuEn IN TIE EALANtE

A time passes the popular impression
onls grows more profound that Benz
min Harrison is one of the M 81 insIp-
nitic,pt individuals ard most Incompe-
tent offi.ials who has ever occupied .
hi n position in tits country. We do
not make this statement in The spirit OF
more partisan bsat. Discard all the N
fiuences of party and sectional bias apc
lo.kat the mau and Executive as be
really a.. and there can be- but one con
clusiou-tbat IN the point Of capacity G.
force Of character, and the general
tenor of his conduct. he Is totally IN
= worthy TO fill the seat not only OF
Washington and Cleveland. but OF II !
more aud Pierce. and we may even AGA
the murdered Garfield. and poor ola
Hayes himself.
Harrison has been President OF the
TTn,,el States now niue months a SUI.
ficient length oflime for him to have wo'
beyond all chance of dispute, the favor
able opinion o! the couUtry # he hao
been a man OF high personal qualities.
and a statesman distinguished for WIS
dom aud patiotism.
Take him a. a man. Was there ev
a head OF a Republican ate about
whose personal habits so little vs.
y IA 80. for HstfHlIIE
in his address. this aristocfaiic puritan.
who surrounds hiu s-lt with an atmcs-
phere of uudemocratic reserve and ex-
clusivel ess is no true representative o. |
the American PEOPLE. He Is as much
an anomaly in the White House 40 if b,
were the pro iuct OF society whose H.
s,itutions were founded upon ditfrI-
ences IN classes alone. Contrast HIM
merely IN his personal bearing with
IN bluff. frauk. and honest Cleveland.
tha magnificent tribune Of the peop.t,
thai uncoi qutIable boil dog, aud how
unwinuiDg he seems IN comparison.
r ga d him on the other hand. "a
Statesman Can his bin das. aud mes
unreasonable friends show one SINGH
act on his part that reveals any ex Gu
tive or originating capacity What are
we to think Of bis veracity. when be
announces that he fivors civil service
reform aud yet encourages such man
as Clsrkson to strike thousands upon
tn Jusauds of names from the fiji ia
list for partisan Purposes What are
we to think of his honesty when he
throw all the iuilueuce Of ms great OF.
n e in favor OF IA corrupt and contemp
tible adventurer like Mahouef
What are we TO thiok OF
his Independence when he Is
the creature of such INSCRIPTIONS
p llt,cians as Quay. Wanamaker. ana
DaueY And finally. what are we 70
think of his patriotism when he Is prdc-
ticaly the Official attorney Of the trusts
and monopolies that have made Sky
ml.IlOuS OF people diinNSt hb-plu ely 'c-
pendent upon two hundred and flity
thousand persons for employment. aad
Therefore for the very means of exist
ence.
Who would for a moment compare
such an executive as this with Cleve.
land. who IN his determination 10 save
the people from the tyranny Of the
merciless aud Iemorseless monsy power
sacrificed his political fortunes with d
,ublime self abnegation that fluids is
only counterpart IN the life OF Wash
ington.
Toe people know who are their true
fnends if we give them but time TO d
reach ,beir conclusions. IL Is far mere I
significant j lst now that they know :
who are their enemies. They have :
We gnel Hau ison in the balance and /
Ioind him wanting. Their pfelimi- L
D ~ verdict. recorded in the recent :
} ections. will be II peated three years :
hen, e ~ the total AMI iiual overthrow h
D. the party that rs striving TO found an I
}, IA chg Of wealth upon the runs Of l
D smocracy. y
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