Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1892-06-16

honorable abroad. under this last four ycars Of
Harrison and Republican administration. than
during the preceding four years Of Cleveland
ana Democratic government.
Not since Thomas jefferson hA. any admin
istration been called upon 70 face and solve o,
many or such difficult probleus o. those whtrA
have been exigent In our conditions No ad-
ministrAtion sfnco the Organization Of gov
eminent has ever met the difficulties better or
more to the satisfaction of the American pso-
ple. Chill has been taught that mn matter
how small the antagonisn no community caa
with safety insult the nax or murdsr Amert-
can sailors. Germany and England have
learned In Samoa that tho Unitsd
states has become one Of the powers
mighty the adversary, st every sscrince
Amerf ~ honor will bs rhA'ntained- The
behring sea question. which was
the insurm,untable obstacle In the
diplomatic circles. has been settled
upon basis which oustains the American Do
sition. until sybitrstion bas determined our
right The success Of the country h kept ON
the standard Of commercial nations and con.
vention has been agreed uror With foreign
governments, which, By making bi-metalIisu,
the policy Of all nations. may su. (, es.fully
solve all our financial problems. The tariff.
tinkered with and trined with 70 the serious
disturbance OF trade. has leon eourageou.ly
embodied into = code code which has pre-.
servei the principle Of prot ection of American
industries. To IL has been added bene fcent
policy, supplemented by beneficial treaties and
wise diplomacy. which has opened to our
- 1 and manufactu ers tho markets OF
Or cunt 10 he navy hA, been uilt
upon lines which vii pr ect Amc leans
ana American In syests and the nag AL over
the world. The publ debt has bee ]. red uced.
The maturing bonds have been pad on. Tho
public credit has been mainta aimed. The bur
daf. - 49, A-.-
smpled pro-pcrity has crowned wise laws and
their wLse administration. The main Ques, ion
which divide. MS u. 70 whom does tho credit
OF all this beongf Orators may stand upoa
this platform, more able and more eloquent
than !. who will paint In more brilliant colors,
but they cannot put In moro earnest thought,
affection and admiration Of Repub leans for
our distinguished secretary Of state I Yield
70 no Republican. no matter from what state
be halls, In admiration sad respect for John
Sherman, for Governor Mckinley. for Thomas
b. Reed, for lowas greet son. for the favorites
Of Illinois. Wisconsin aad Michigan; but wheu
] am told that the credit of the brilliant
diplomacy Of this administrator belongs eI-
clusively to tie secretary OF ststc, for the ad-
msn'stration Of its finances to the So retary of
the treasury, for ths construction Of It's ships
to the secretary of the navy, for the introdue-
tion Of Ameri, an pork into Europe TO the seo-
retary Of agriculture. for the settiem Mt, 20
senator John sherman, for the formulation Of
the tariff laws to Governor Mckinley, for the
removal Of the restrictions placed by foreign
nations upon the introduction OF American
pork TO our ministers nt Paris and Berlis 1 am
tempted to seriously inquire who. during the
last four years, has been president Of the
United States, anyhow.
All tho proposed acts Of any administration
before they arc formulated are passed upon In
cabinet council. And the measures And su-ges-
tions of the ablcst secretaries would have
failed with a lesser president, but for the great
good Of the country anl tho bcnefit OF the Re.
publiI an party. but they have succeeded be-
cause Of the suggestive mind. the indomil able
courage. the Intelligent appreciation of situa-
tions, and the grand msgnanim,ty OF Ben
3amn Harrison. II Is an undlsputed fact that
during the few months when both the &c re-
tsry Of state and tbs secretary Of the treasury
weyu III, the president personally assumed the
duties OF the state department and Of the
treasury department. AMI both with equal
success. The secretary OF state In o. ceptns
his portfolio rder President Garfield wrotci
"iour administration must be made brillian,
sue essful, ana strong In the confidence AMI
pride of the peo. lie, not at all diverting It's en-
er. y for reelection aud yet compelling tat
result by the logic Of events aud
by the imDerious necessities 6 the
situation. GARFIELD fell before the bullet Of
the assassin, ard Mr.. Blaine retired TO private
life. General Harrison inSited hiEa TO take up
that unfinished diplomatic life He rnt rei
the cabinet. He resumed his work. and has
won higher plsce In our history. Tho proph-
e"y he made for Garfield has beea superbly
fulfilled by President Harrison In the LAM
guage Of Mr.. 3lainc, the president has COM
PEELED reelection by the logic OF eveats and
the imperious necessities Of the situation"
Th- man who Is nominated here 10 win must
carry certain well known number of tho
doubtful states. Patrick Henry In the
convention which started rolling the
battle of tho independence of the
colonies from Great Britain, said: II
have but one lamp by which my feet are
guided. and that is the lamp Of experience. I
know Of no way in judging tho future but by the
past." New York was carried In lSS0 by Gen.
Garfield, and In every important election
since that time we have done our best. We
have Tut forth our ablest, our most
popular, our most brilliant Leaders
for governor aud state officers, 20 suffer con-
stant defeat. The only ligut which illumines
with the sun Of hope, the dark record OF those
twelve year., Is the fact that In 1855 the state
Of New York WAS triumpantly carried by
President Harrison. He carried IL then as q
gallant soldier, a wise senator, q Atates-
man who inspirel confidence by his
public utterances in daily speech from the
commencement Of tho canvass TO rs close
lie still claims II, and In addition, an admin
tstration beyond criticism, and rich with the
elements Of popularity With which to carry
New York sgain Ancestry helps In tho old
world. and handicaps in the new. There IL
but one distinguished example OF q son first
overcoming the limitations imposed by the
pre- eminent fame Of his father. and then
rising above II, and that was when tho younger
Pitt became greater than Chatham.
With an ancestry as signcr of the Declara-
tion of Independence and another who saved
the Northwest from slavery, and gave Il to
civilization an empire. and who was also
president OF the United States, a poor and
unknown lawyer Of Indiana he has even,
unsided, gained distinction as a lawyer.
orator soldier, statesman, and president, that
he reflects more credit upon his ancestors
than they have dcvolved upon him, and pre-
sents . case more the parallel OF the younger
Pit by the grand record Of the wise and
popular administration, by the strength
gained In contact with the people Ia WONDER
fully versatile speech. BY the claims OF
pure life I'm pubic, and In the simplicity Of
t,picsl American home, I nominate BcnJamin
Harrison.