The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-05
THE GOOD" REPUBLICANS.

are at present wearying the people OF this
territory in the interest of the Republican
party have made use Of the above express
sion, or one which conveyed the same mean
ing. We have hea I'd men use it in public
and in private, and have also heard them
read OF a list of names, distinguished citi-
zens, who have figured in the Republican
party. There is another and mush longer
lis: Of prominent Republicans, shining
Flights in the party, who are studiously ig-
| norsd when there is talk of good men. This
latter list includes the briDe-givers and the
| Official bride takers; the men in high places
! who have accepted money for government
contracts, for post-traderships and other
opportunities to plumber the public treas
ury; the men who have been con-
victed in the public mind Of buy
ing votes and leading purchased citi-
zens to the polls. There are good many
Republicans who have been and are infiu
entail IN the affairs of the party whose
names the party orators and editors do not
mention when they boast that ''the Repub-
hcans have the best men," 1t shouldn't
make any differences with q man II three
fourths of the personally good men of the
country were members OF party; the
principles of that party being wrong, the
good men in il cannot make them right.
1t has also been observed that some OF
/ our ewly-converted Republicans are
showering praises upon President HARRI-
SON as one of the party's good men. They
forget to mention, however, that his good
ness runs in the direction of himself and
his relatives, and consists largely of find
ing places at the public crib for close and
distant connections Of the HARRISON fam :
lily. just at this time there is good-sized
scandal on over the way in which he man
aged to get q pension, amounting to sew
eral thousand dollars, for sister-in-
law whose claim was so fImsy that
it had been rejected by two sdmin!stra-
tions and would probably never been re-
vived had not the lady's distinguished
relative gone into the White House. A
correspondent of the New York sun, few
weeks ago, undertook to show in what
direction General HARRIsoN's goodness had
asserted itself. OF course the whole story
could not be told in a single newspaper
article, but enough of it was related to
make it plain that our local Republicans of
immature years and small knowledge of
public men ought not to refer to the Presi-
dent as a man whose example should be
followed by ambitious youth. The SUMS
writer begins by telling how HARRISON has
been one of the most persistent Office
seekers that Indiana ever produced, having
been a candidate at almost every general
election that has occred within forty years,
when he did not already hold an office; and
he has not been content with holding Office
himself, but has been as persistent in Sc
curing places for his wife's relatives. Some
of the offices he has held, and some which
he has obtained for others of the family,
are mentioned:
In 1860 HARRISON became a candidate for
reporter of the decisions of the supreme
court of Indiana, and was elected.
In 1862 he became colonel Of the Seven
tieth Indiana Volunteers, and retained his
Office, which was filed by proxy, for two
years, while drawing his salary as colonel.
After the close of the war he was again
elected reporter, and served until 1865
In 1872 he was a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for governor of In
diana, but was defeated by General T. NJ
BROWNE.
In 1876 he was the Republican candidate
for governor of Indiana. but was defeated
by Blue Jeans WILLIAMS, while his Repub-
lican associates on the ticket were elected
and GRANT carried the state by handsome
majority.
After his defeat for governor he was an
applicant for place in HAYES cabinet.
He was appointed by HAYES one of the
Mississippi river commissioners, and re-
ceived S, 600 per annum for four years, but
did not devote one week per year to the
duties.
In 1870 he was elected to the United
States Senste and served six years.
In 1884 he was candidate for the nomi-
nation for President, and resigned his place
as delegate at-large from Indiana in the
national convention while the convention
was in session at Chicago and returned to
Indianapolis, expecting to be nominated
but his name never was mentioned in the
convention.
In 1856 he was candidate for reelection
to the Senate, but was defeated; whereupon
he Immediately went into training for the
nomination for the Presidency in 1855. He
received the same and was elected. BY the
end of his term he will have held office "a
out of his 10 years in public life.
In addition to the offices he has held him
self, he obtained places in the government
service for the following relatives:
CARTER HARRISON, his brother who was
a revenue supervisor under the GARFIELD
Arthur administration, and he is now
United States marshal for Tennessee
RUSSELL HARRISON, his son, was appointed
assayer at the mint at Helena, Mont, as
soon as he left college.
GLEN MORRIS, who married his sister,
was appointed to an important place in the
revenue service at Indianapolis so soon as
HARRISON became Senator, and remained
in said place until retired by a Democrat
after CLEVELAND became President
Since HARRISON became President he has
been appointed to life office in the pay
department of the United States army,
and is now stationed at St. Paul. MINI.
DR.. l. w. SooTT, his father-in-Iaw, was
appointed clerk In the pension Office in
1880, as soon as he became Senator and re-
manned in office until after MIR. HARRISON
became President.
HENRY SCOTT, his brother-in- law, was
in the revenue service on the Pacific coast
and died in that service.
Mrs. ScoTT LORD, his sister-in law, was
for years a clerk in the office of the fifth
auditor Of the treasury. She was specially
favored by being permitted to do her work
at her home.
Major SCOTT, another brother-in- law, was