The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-17
TIE ornEn CANDIDATES.


"At the present moment, then it is
Harrison against tho tlcld Mr.. Dcpew
would hardly come again from New
York. This is, big country, but not
big enough TO olect tho Vanderbilt fam
lily to the presidency. Mr.. Depew must
sever tha: relation or bury his ambi-
tions. General AlSer is named from
Michigan, but tho memories OF the
AIger campaign in 1855 would be hard
TO overcome Minister Lincoln is sug-
gcsted. Io bears 81 sovereign name,
was M able secretary and is now an
able minister. He is young, however,
and the machinery OF Illinois is against
him. Mr.. Reed, OF Maine, would mean
n turbulent campaign, and we might
well question the wisdom OF passionate
canvass when we are SO prone to peace.
Governor Stanford, Of California, will
have more strength than would be con-
ceded, while Secretary Rusk, SO deep in
the farmers confidence, would have an
agricultural strength worthy Of consid-
Grafton in tho these days OF Farmers
Alliances and scarecrow political aGen-
cies in tho west. Harrison in the
White House makes Gresham an i'm
possibility. There is good deal OF
human nature even in the most exalted
atmosphere.
HARRISON TRAITS PICTURED ELoQUESTLY.
without going into. the stock con-
vcntion enthusiasts over the Harrison
administration, this weighty problem
remains: Blaine has vanished, and
who remains but the Presdent2 1ar-
rison is in the ripeness OF genius, OK
pcrience and fame. Hcis the embodied
citizenship OF the republic. His homely,
loving virtues, his domesticity, his
shrp, angular, penetrating ways, his
wavwardness with politicians few OF
them really like HIM. his sturdy, dog
matte, Stephen Decatur Amcricansm :
Tho country when she's right-but the
country right or wrong, his luminous,
harmonious eloquence, his aversion to
whatever sounds like an idea or an
experiment, his name, which repre-
sents the political hoEors OF four gem
erations, beginning with Benjamin Har-
rison, tho friend OF Washington, and
friend OF Lincoln, his piety, his courage,
discernment and veracity-all combine
to give us in Harrison one OF the bcst
examples OF the ideal average American
citizen.
NOT A MIGHTY NAME, hut
Eve arc not in the presence OF a
mighty name overreaching the heavens
and throwing its splendors Jar on into
ages that VIC may not sce-of such q
name rs Lincoln or Grant we have,
however, the manifest man now appar-
ent in the Republican leadership. Ii
the Republican party desires consistent
and intrepid administmt,-., how can it
refuse to Harrison a recognition Of the
most consistent and intrepid OF Repub-
lican cxecutives2 In fact our COM
plant, rs far MS Harrison goes, is that
he has been too Rcpublican-that, un-
like Grant and Arthur, be has not held
tho party with the curb bit, and fought
questionable appropriations. Yet this
criticism should be, from mere party
point OF view, the strongest argument
in his favor. His friends may well ask
what reason can Republicans adduce
against his denomination. Further.
more, Harrison has an unquestioned
standing rs leader. For capacity, ex-
pericnce and public service We place
him next to Sherman and Blaine. They
have withdrawn. Tho friends OF Har-
rison are within bounds when they adj
vocate him as the ablest remaining
leader OF Republicanism."