Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-06-22

election to the high position which he
now holds, on the first ballot, taken aft
er full consideration and comparison of
views. IS much more remarkable than
that there should have developed
formidable opposition to his candidacy
In favor OF another leader long favor
lite with the American people, of excep-
/ tlOnal brllllancy as an orator and ac-
knowledged eminence as statesman.
But the representative organization of
the party judged, and acted upon its
| judgment, as correctly as in the cases of
Lincoln and Grant. There is no gues-
ton or doubt as to the quality shown by
| President Harrison in the conduct of
the executive office. He has never made
| one serious mistake, and ha has made
| no mistake OF any kind in any of the
cases where his Judgment bad an oppor-
| tunlty for free and untrammeled action.
he could not make himself acquainted
with all the facts bearing upon scores of
thousands of official appointments, but
even In appointments to office his acts
Will challenge comparison with those of
| any Of his predecessors. His tact has
been untailing and his patriotism I'M
questioned. The continuance Of his ad-
mlnlstratlon will be positive assurance
OF the continued prosperity and pro-
gressive growth of the nation, such as
could not be obtained by the substitu-
ton in his place of any other person
whatever.
The New York Press: By placing Ben
jamin Harrison in nomination for a sec
ond presidential term, the Republican
party of the United Statesin convention
assembled at Minneapolis, has done
we'll and wisely. 1t has nobly redeemed
its trust. 1t has proven itself equal to
its great duty. 1t has risen to the level
of its high opportunity. And to-day
| grateful party-yes, more than that, an
enthusiastic country-extends to the
| convention thanks and congratul atoms.
We include more than the Republican
party, because every patriotic citizen
of whatever party must desire that
whoever is named for the greatest Office
in the gift of the American people shall
be man fitted for the lofty place; and
there breathes not soul in this repub-
lie, Republican, Democrat, MugWump,
Prohibitionist, Nationalist or member
of the Farmers Alliance, who, if honest
and intelligent, will deny that person
ally President Harrison is such a man
as an American President ought always
to be; pure in character, incorruptible
in office, strong in intellect, capable by
nature and by experience for the dis
| charge Of a statesman's duties, prudent,
SPACIOUS ana paJrlOClC.
The New York Tribune: Merit wins.
The people recognize and gladly reward
faithful and effective service. In sixty
years no President, excepting Lincoln
and Grant, have rendered by wise adj
ministrations such exceptional service
to the people as to secure reelection.
All the efforts of Jealous friends would
have been of no avail had not the Re-
publican millions believed that Presi-
dent Harrison, by really rare sagaclty,
fidelity and frmness, bad deserved at
their hands exceptional confidence and
honor. Under no other President have
American commerce, American indus
try, and the prosperity Of the American
people made such progress, and the ma
ton rightly Judges that triumphs IN
peace are no less worthy of laurels than
triumphs in war. The nomin-
alton os Whitelaw Reid for Vice resi-
| dent completed the work Of the con-
vention. On this subject it becomes the
Tribune to speak briefly and simply.
The distinction was not sought, and
cannot secure q more Jealous and loyal
support of the Republican ticket by the
Tribune than it would have given to any
candidate whom the conve ntion could
have chosen. The nomination of Mr..
Reid does, however, impose upon this
journal special obligations Of courtesy
and fairness and patriotism, which it
will endeaYor SO to discharge as to de-
serve the approval of friends and the
respect of opponents.
The Indianapolis Journal: The re-
| nomination of President Harrison is q
great triumph for him and for the Re-
| publican party. Personally he could
we'll have afforded to retire from public
| life at the end of one term. The past is
secure and the record Of mis- admins
| t:ation is made, His rank among Presi-
dents and his place in history are al
| ready fixed, and he need not have
feared the judgment of the historian,
even if he had not been renominated.
The Presidents triumph is emphasized
and magnifed by the violence of the
| opposition to him. It were needless
| now to recall the origin or motive Of this
opposition. In the opinion Of the
| Journal it was ungenerous, unjust and
unworthy of those who engaged in it.
| Nevertheless, the fact remains that it
was fierce and formidable, we'll organ
lied and we'll led That 1t did not sue
ceed was due to the fact that the Presi-
| dents character and record were i'm
| pregnable, and that his place in the
popular esteem was so firmly fixed that
no movement against him could sue
coed. The attack developed his strength
and demonstrated that he had much
stronger hold on the country than was
supposed. The President is decidedly
stronger than he was before the opposl-
ton to his denomination began, and
very much stronger than he would
have been if he had been renominated
without opposition. The Republican
party has had fortunate and narrow
escape. The failure to renominate
| President Harrison would have been,
all things considered, a disgrace to the
party, and would probably have led to
its defeat. He would have been vindi-
Gated by history, but the party never
could have been. He would have sur
vived the stupid blunder of failing to
renominate the man who led the party
out of defeat four years ago, and who
has made success possible now, but the
effect on the party would have been
almost irreparable. Happily its tute-
| lar divinity was at the helm, and it has
been steered through the breakers into
the open sea. Even if 1t should suffer
defeat, which we do not think possible,
it has been saved from the ignominy of