San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-25

{ o meet Rockville Republican even
now who was there he will rub his
hands and break into exclamations.
"Such a drubbiDg as the little man
did give them! And he was 30 clean
about 1t. No abuse, no blacKguard-
ing. would walk hundred miles
to see Ii done.
WAR TIMEs-How HE WENT TO THE
FRONT.
1t was In 1862 that Benjamin Harri-
son kissed his wife anu two baby
children goodby and went to the
front. He raised q regiment and was
commissioned by Governor Morton to
lead 1t into action as It's colonel. The
interview with Governor Morton was
short one.
Mr.. Harrison pledged himself to
raise the regiment, walked out of the
Executive Mansion into a hat store,
bought military cap, and gathered
his men together with his character
istic promptness. The regiment was
known as the Seventeenth Indiana
Volunteers. 1t was at the the battle
of Resaca that Colonel Harrison first
obtained an opportunity to show that
he was q soldier. So great was the
valor he displayed there that Gen.
Hooker rode up to him on the field
and exclaimed: "By God Ben Hsrrl-
son I'll make you q brigadier for this
days work." Fighting Joe Hooker
kept his word, and Colonel Harrison
WAS brevated brigadier- general short
| ly after. 1t was here also that he
gained the sou briquet Little Ben"
by which he is still known to the
veterans.
Mr.. G. McLain, q prominent Grand
Army man who lost mis- arm at Re-
SAGA while following Gen. Harrison's
lead, says of him: mo man was
dearer to the line than General Harri-
son, and IL rose from one single ele.
ment In the mans character, his
entire sincerity In his work. his de-
Termination take the leading part In
whatever he asked his men to do.
snail never forget the sight had OF
/ him waving his sword in shooting in
that shrill voice for which he was
noted, come on boys" General
Harrison has taking in every cam
paign of the Republican party since
1860. Every Presiden tial year has
found him on the stump lending his
sterling eloquence and great populari'
ty to the cause of the party ne be-
lieved best calcu lated 10 serve hie
country's destinies.
NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR.
In the campaign of 1876, at great
personal sacrifice, he accented the no
mipation for Governor of Indiana, the
chief object being to strengthen his
party in the Presidential fight. He
lost, but he showed that he was the
strongest and most popular Republi.
can in his State. He was one earn
est advocates of the election OF Presi-
dent Garfield in 1880, and the follow.
, lug year the Legislature of his State
sent him to the United States Senat to
The Legislature of his State having
been made Democratic by gerryman
der he was not re-. elected, but hil
term had expired only . few months
when he was nominated tor the Presi
d ,ncy Dy the publican National
Lenven ton at Chicago IA 1888.
His splendid canvass and trium.
plant election everyone remembers
His browning glory 10 the splendid
administration he has given the coun.
try as its Chief Magistrate an ad
m nistration which friend and foe
alike amits has never been surpassed
seldom equaled in times of peace In
the history of the nation. In the
highest Office President Harrison has
shown the fine traits that distin.
guisbed hum in boyhood, youth and
sge-perfect sincerity, great indepen
dence Of character and the highest
u sence of duty.
l PRESIDENT HARRIsoN's FORTUNE.
President Harrison owns bis home
at Indianapolis and one other small
piece of property there. He had been
the leading member of the bar of his
State for fifteen years when he was
nominated for President, but his law
partner was authority for the state.
ment that Benjamin Harrison was
worth less than SIS 900 when he was
ipaugurated President of the United
Sta es TOUR years ago.
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