Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-15
man occupies the office of Preeident
and is candidate for reelection.

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and 10 candidate for reelection.
The Milwaukee Sentinel: That Benz
iamin Harrison should have been chosen
by the national Republican convention
to be the candidate of his party for re-
election to the high position which he
now holds, on the first ballot, taken Aft
or 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
ite with the American people, Of excep-
tional brilliancy as an orator and ac-
knowiedRed eminence as . statesman.
But the representative organization of
the party judged, and acted upon ito
judgment, ~ correctly % in the cases Of
Lincoln and Grant. There 10 no ques-
ton or doubt a. 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 had an oppor.
tunity for free and u~ntrammeled action.
He could not make himself acquainted
with all the facts bearing upon scores of
thousands of official appointments, but
even in appointments t o office his acts
will challenge comparison with those of
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been untailing and his patriotism un.
questioned. The continuance of his adj
ministration will be a 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 pcseOn
whatever.
The New York Press: By placing BEN
jamin Harrison in nomination for q Sec
ond presidential term. the Republican
party of the United Statesi in convention
assembled at Minneapolis, has done
we'll and wisely. 1t has nobly redeemed
it's great duty. II has risento the level
of its high opportunity. And to-day q
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 a man fitted for the lofty place; and
there breathes not a soul in this repub-
lie, Republican, Democrat, MuRwump.
Prohibitionist, Nationalist or member
and intelligent, will deny that person-
ally President Harrison is such q man
as an American President ought always
to be; pure in character, in~corruptible
in office, strong in intellect. capable by
nature and by experience for the dis
charge of q statesman's duties, prudent,
sagacious and patriotic.
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
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 are 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 r no less worthy Of lssurels than
triumphs in war. y = The nomin.
alton OF Whitelaw Reid for Vice. Presi-
dent completed the work of the con-
xention. On this subject it becomes the
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 convention 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 endeavor 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 a
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
tration 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 magniied by the violence of the
opposition to him. 1t were needless
now to recall the origin or motive ofthis
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
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coed was due to the fact that the Presi-
preQnable, and that his place in the
popular esteem was so firmly fixed that
no movement against him could u G
coed. Tho attack developed his strength
and demonstrated that he had q much
stronger hold on the country than was
supposed. The President 10 decidedly
stronger than he was before the opp0si.
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 Q narrow
escape. The failure to renominate
President Harrison would have been,
all things considered, . disgrace to the