Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-07-07
The Presidents Record.

New York Tribune: The president
has given to the country a clean ad-
minlstration. and the people care
more for that than for the satisiac-
ton OF political aspirants or manag-
ers. Under his safe leadership tinan-
cial difficulties of the gravest kind
have been surmounted, so that the
nations credit stands higher than
ever at the moment when his critics
have predicted that the treasury
would be bankrupt. American indus
try has never received such protec-
ton, nor American labor such recon-
pense, as under President Harrison,
and Just people, not withholding
full credit from congress or from his
great secretary OF state, honors the
president ior timely and effective
work for protection and reciprocity.
No other president has stood more
firmly for purity and freedom of the
suffrage, and millions of American
citizens begin to realize that, with
governors like Hill in New York and
Albeit in New Jersey, the citizen will
need national protection in his most
sacred rights.
Before President Harrison was re-
nominated the Republican national
convention had unanimously adopted
a magnificent platform. 1t was but a
translation OF the work which the
president has done, or has helped or
labored to do, for the welfare OF the
nation. Cold and callous he may be
to the demands of self-interest, but he
has spared no effort to defend Ameri-
can honor, to elevate American in
dustry, or to exalt American citizen
ship. A straightforward, just and
fearless man, he must have made enc
mics, but the result proves that he
has made friends. He was strong
enough when comparatively unknown
to be elected over the Democratic can
didate this year, and today he has
the close-knit and hearty support of
many thousand Democrats, who
would not willingly see so pure, wise
and patriotic an administration set
aside for partisan ends.
During the trying months between
his nomination and election i'll 1888
General Harrison did more by his own
can to expound Republican principles,
to bring them home to theconvictions
of intelligent citizens, and thus to Sc
cure the triumph of his party. So to-
day the recorded words and acts OF
the president will work most power
fully for the success of the cause he
represents. His administration has
shown what n Republican executive
do RI foo OFT
ship at home and abroad, to uplift
labor and develop industry, to guard
the trade OF the country and the cur
rency OF the people against financial
folly, and to win from foreign powers
advantages which no other nation has
ever secured. Barriers against Ameri-
can trade which successive admins
trations of both parties have been
unable to remove, under his admins
tration have at last been swept away.
The best and most progressive men OF
the south, the men who believe in JUS
tice and law and order, have been
brought into close harmony with men
OF like thought and feeling at the
north. The policy OF the great repub-
lie has been so impressively recon-
mended to the worklngmen and man
tHdcluTtIS, lie lEdutTS anu lhdiitltfS
of other lands, that today the walls
of free trade are shaken in Great Brit
ain as they have not been before for
fifty years. and the wishes OF this ma
ton bring together a congress OF ma
tions to settle the long dispute regard
ing the monetary standard.
Ii has been business administers
ton. Neither war nor conquest has
fired the popular heart to overlook
its shortcomings in any respect. Ii Is
because the nation wants and honors
fidelity and wisdom in every day
duties of peace that the president has
been renominsted. At once an EN-
bodiment and a champion OF Republic
can ideas, Benjamin Harrison will he
asked to serve again because he has
served well, and the people will trust
him again because he has been found
worthy OF trust.