Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-07-29

in the northwest, is so significant, pre-
sents such a strong argument in favor of
the republican nominee for president OF
the United States, it should be given a
place in the columns of every newspaper
in the northwest:
1t is quite apparent since the smoke Of
the preliminary conflict has lifted away
from the field, that Harrison, entrenched
In all branches of the government, is in
finitely stronger to-day than he was four
years ago. Aside from the scandals in the
pension and ems bureaus, for which
Harrison is only Indirectly responsible, he
has given the people an able and clean ad-
ministration. This much must be conced-
ed by his most bitter adversary. His pro-
misses in his platform and ante-election
speeches he fulfilled. The northwest, es-
pecially the Dakotas, have deep reason to
be profoundly grateful TO President Har.
riSOn for relief sustained on several points
His platform called for home rule, a. did
those of both parties in 1884, and as soon
as inaugurated, he proceeded to carry out
his doctrine. Not single appointment
was made by him in the territories that
did not give a territorial resident recogni-
ton, while in most cases, it turned south
ern or eastern carpet Dagger out to grass.
This was in glorious contrast to the men-
daciOus policy of his predecessor. In tile
land department which touched the great
majority Of the people, due haste was made
to undo the Outrages of the preceding four
years. While Sparks was theoretically
right in regard to the vast thefts Of public
domain by corporate rapacity, he was
practically wrong In his method which
while aimed at the former, struck down
the thousands OF honest, poor and indus
rious home builders otthe Dakotas. Every
man and every woman who had filed upon
100 acres Of land was presumed to be dis
honest, until the contrary could be proven.
In many cases this worked forfeiture of
years OF honest toll. lin speedily undoing
this onstrous wrong committed against
our people, by the superciliOus emigres OF
the Cleveland regime, Harrison won the
lasting gratitude of the people.
These western prairieS are full of the
soldiers who fought under Mcclellan,
Meade, Grant, Sherman, Thomas and other
heroes. They fought as citizens of the re-
public, not as %partisans. But during the
administration of Lamar and his YenO-
nous st. Louis assistant Hawkins, the rule
was established that every old soldier who
applied for the bounty of the government
was a fraud and a thief, until he proved
all remember the harsh rules estab-
lished and their strict construction, con-
trary to all principals of law which led to
the thousands of appeals to congress for
special bills OF relief-and lastly to those
penny-wise vetOeS that aroused unquench-
able fires of hate in the breasts of the
veterans and drove the democratic patty
out OF power. In correcting this great
wrong, it is true, Harrison probably went
to the other extreme. and many unworthy
cases among high officers received lavish
bounty. But the course OF the admlnistra- |
ton showed that its hearts beat true to |
patriotism and humanity. And thus is ex-
planned the remarkable declaration of 4
Orator Cochran at Chicago that $4,000
soldiers in New York would
never vote for Cleveland, and emphasis is
given to the still more significant and
heartfelt response of that one-legged,
grey haired survivor of Gettysburg
Sickles, uttered amid the awful
grandeur of the %thunders and lightning
OF the heavens; mo, no, neverr'
These are some OF the points of strength |
in the candidature of BENZ. Harrison. With
all their appealing force. there are new
and overshadowing issues in the fore,
Which with new men of brain and Drawn,
would nave reMdered doubtful the power,
OF Harrison to carry either of the DakOlas.
or any Of the states west of the Mississippi
Of these, the News may have more to say
anon, bearing in mind, at all times the |
full merit due to Harrison and his excel
lent administration. The News is a
journal OF political education and MT an |
organ OF political trickSters.