Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-15
INGALLS, ON HARRISON.

No one. whatever hi. political views,
deuies that the administration 20 l'resi-
dent Harrison. which hs. ben 80 over
whelmingly voted oat % the scat Of
government. has t-,n Que Of the ah'est
and clcAne-t that the country ever had.
Ex-senator Ingalls,, Who, through the
ylcis.iiude. % political belief AMI action
has preserved hi. wonderful mt.tery 81
the English lsnguage, thus voice. the
sentiment of thu people In rvg'rd To
President Harrison;
II have never b.yn. ladies ani gentle
men. an idolatsr IL frrsidsnt llsrri.'n.
I am under no personal or official obii-
CATIONS Ia him. In that grrst strugg'"
{ ~ag,>i against the combined hosts 81
iniquiiy aud dl.loyalty In this state, in
shich | vent down. ! had never even
the ASSURANCE 81 personal sympathy
from the ADMINISTRATION. Therefore, I
have M OCCASION for holatry. Hut l
Affirm that the administration of frcsi
lieut. Harrison, Tor the wisdom II his adj
minisiration II the AFFAIR. ~ the nation
a home aud abroad. i ~ithoat parallel
or peer Ia the whole history of Ameri-
can citizenship. Applause IL !. the
only msn Who has at In the rrcsiden-
tial chair for the last half century that
could take every department himsslf aud
run u without assistance. Applause
lie l. an eminent lawyer, AMI he was a
gallant and heroic soldier. lie has been
an efficient aud trained legislator. II IL
not often that q man grows after be- !.
"a years old. Ordinarily by that time a
man 1. gagged aud scrutinitei AMI
weighed so that hi. specific gravity sni
cubic contents arv known a. they Will
continue % BE- Ia the end 20 time. l'rrsi-
dent Harrison l. distinctly greater In
Intellectual stature and In mental yieor
sine, he passed from the senate than he
Va. beforv. and he stands TODAY inn
measurably higher la the estimation %
the American people than hs did when
he MAS first sworn into ofiic. nearly four
years sgO. lApplause.) The series OF
sp-eChes that President Harrison made
In the campaign pfeycSiing his election.
and the series ~ speeche. that he has
since made In hi tour. across the con-
tinsut In re-ponss "a the Invitation IL
the people, and that he has made al
various gatherings, to hi. comrades on
various occssious, have never h..n sur
passed al any time la political literature.
! affirm that for versatility, for lofty
patriotism, for beauty aud grace ~ die
tiOn. force aud yigOr. they have never
heen excellei, and believe he has M
superior In the compass of political ora
tory. either ancient or modern. lie IL a
courageous man. he l. not afraid Ia do
right h. I. a patriotic man he believes
In the American people, and h- spells
IN. word nation with the biggest letter
y there !. la the alphabet.
The state paper that h. wrote la re-
ply "a the obj-ctions 81 Lord Salisbury
"a the continuation Of modus yiyendi,
In the sealing difficulty with Great
Britain. l., In my Judgment, one Of the
finest and one of the ablest and one 10
the strongest state papers ~ this ceniu-
m. lie Nruts Il himself. lie had no
secretary Of state, and he !. Just exact
IN a. competent Ia conduct a negotiation
With one IL the foreign powers % Eu-
rope a. he !. competent aud willing 10
hook over the private paper. In the case
% a pcnsioner applying for q pension.
Applause And hops do not trench
upon the proprietie- ~ this time and
thi. occasiOn when ssy believe there
!. M American citiIen, whatever may D.
his political affiliations, that does not
feel. a. he sits In the shadow 81 the
most direful calamity that can darken
the energie. 81 mans soul, that II u.
something 10 have In this dsy 70 tribala-
ton and danger Chief Magistrate Who
l. neither afraid nor ashamed In this age
ofanarchy and communism, ~ material.
ism aud agno.ticism, who has faith and
belief In that supreme Being Who Il the
arbiter alike of the destinies 10 nation.
and % the faith and fortunes % men. |
know that In this great crisis he can b.
relied upon with entire fsithfulne-s and
hdelity."