The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-01
C0L0RED MEN WANT HARRISON.
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John Sherman, nor Allison. nor Aldrich,
nor Frye. nor Hale. / guess. maybe, he did
make Noble and Miller, and l shall not OBJ
ject to his having all the credit that at
taches to their illustrious careers But the
point wish to bring out Is that ours is q
government of parties and not q govern
nent of men.
The Presidents error lies in the belief
that he has done it all. He wished tie
creator of all that has brought progress
and happiness to the people since
ho began to reside in the White
House. He attributes to himself all
the glorious achievements of the Fifty
hrst Congress, quite ignoring the superb
genius whose strong arm and clear head
turned havoc into order and made the
fee BILE Republican majority of three or four
the most prolific and successful body of
The Mckinley bill. the customs act, the
shipping bill. the pension law. the navy
construction laws, the fortiticatiOn laws.
the army reform acts. all the wonderful
legislation which the Republican majority
of that Congress formulated and which
Thomas Il. Reeds ~resolute will enabled
them to enact. Mr.. Harrison takes to
himself and says: See what l have done
I'm seeking 20 correct this misapprehen-
sion on the Presidents part. | DO not seek
to take from him the credit that does be-
long to him. He has been u good, strong,
wise President. and 40 such he Will 60 into
history. Animated. as he has been by
purely patriotic motives. he will admit the
reward 1t indicates a false notion of
the dignity and exaltation of the
presidency to say that any man,
no matter how great or how good.
not live in whom that expression would
not be presumptuous. If Mr.. Harrison has
done his duty. l am glad. But he has sixty
five millions of fellow-cltizens. and it is
their presidency, not anybOdy's.
The question the Minneapolis conven-
ton must consider Is the great question of
availabinty-which of the excellent Re-
publican leaders Is the most like
ly to develop party strength. and
fections. To answer this question
by choos another than the President as
our candidate does not imply the smallest
dlsrespeet to him. IL means simply that
the retention of the 10000 other
other term is involved IN his.
Is, in the political circumstances
too large a contract for us to undertake.
To ask the party to assume all these. with
out bringing to It some great element of
strength. Is. In my opinion, to ask too much.
The Presidents friends are assiduously
representing that we who oppose his
denomination are a band of cloaked and
hooded Venetian cOnspiratOrs working in
the dark and moved only by motives of re-
veDge. This suggestion moves me to n
quire bere who are they that are advocating
the Presidents cause and from what motives
do they so earnestly strivei / do not
find conspicuous among the Presidents
supporters any man who has not an
Office. However proper it may be
for a man who has a good thing
to want to keep il, he ought not to
insist on displaying himself as IA sample
of single minded and disinterested patriot
ism. nor ought he TO peer too closely into
the motives of others, who are not 60
anxious about bis personal interests as he
is himself"