The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-11-04
The Presidents Personality and
Patriotism.

From the New York Press
Fellow citizens, the republican party in
vites you to close scrutiny of the charac .
ter and career of Benjamin Harrison of his
personality and his patriotism.
Before his nomination and election to the
great office he now holds, he was the most
distinguished citizen of Indiana, the undis-
puted leader of its legal bar, the foremost
statesman in a State tat is rich in men
well fitted to guide public affairs. He was
honored for private integrity, for social
qualities, for sincere and unostentatious
discharge of religious duties, for all those
elements that make a man to be esteemed
by neighbors and daily associates. His do
mestic life is a thing too sacred for many
words, yet the knowledge of its tenderness
and truth, its deep devotion, augments the
sympathy which the nation feels for him
in this sad hour of inexpressibe bereave-
ment. His justice, generosity, faithtulness
in friendship, purity of conduct, upright
ness in business, were never questioned in
indianapolis or in Washington. No breath
man was ever breathed by personal ac-
quaintance or political foe.
You are invited to scan his public SER
vices in every field with unsparing eye. You
shall find naught but what bespeaks him
worthy of your own and the nations trust.
Among all the gallant defenders of our
country in the evil days of civil war there
was none Drawer than he. His soldiers
record has once and again extorted burst
of admring eloquence from that hero of
Gettysburg, the democratic General Sickes.
AS a United States Senator, Harrison's
voice and vote were never wanting on the
side of whatever measure was for the great
est good of the greatest number of the whole
people; nor did any Senator WELD more
potent influence than he in the highest
legislative council of the nation.
His Presidential record is before you.
Party politics aside, how does that history
strike you in those more exalted aspects
which appeal to patriots of all parties? Can
anybody point TO so much as one single
scandal that blots the far fame of this ad-
ministration? Consider it in relation to
foreign affairs; the firm dignity that marked
the settlement of the Samoan legacy OF Gis-
credit handed down from preceding adj
ministration; the happy outcome from the
controversy with Italy; the steadfast insist
ence upon y righteous cause that paved the
way for arbitrating the Behring Sea dispute;
the strong yet friendly hand that compelled
Canada to abandon an unwarranted eXtor-
ton upon American commerce passing
through Dominion canals; the achievement
of ''peace with honor" in tn It difficult diplo-
matte contest with Chii. Observe what has
been done by means of treaties of reciprocity
in opening up new markets for our produce
whole of Spanish America. Consider the
Presidents appointmel Is to judicial benches,
so admirable that only words of praise have
cone from every quarter. Think moment
of the new and benefcent laws that owe
their enactment in part to President Harri-
sons recommendation and approval. Think
of the old laws enforced with new vigOr
and given wider scope for good by his ad-
ministrative regulations. In Il word, look
where you will over the record of these
nearly four years, and you will see honesty,
efficiency, practical sagacty, prudence COM
bined with courage, progress guided by ex-
. perience, splendid success everywhere fail
ure nowhere.
The Press pu,s the question to you in all
confidence, whether such man, with such
a record of personality and patriotism be
not the man whom you want for another
four years ut the head of this great nation.