New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-03
AN EXEMPLARY PATRlOl'
BENJAMIN HARRISON AS A MAN. sol4Oii"
AND STATESMAN.

la was but twenty-one years OF ase ~ was vas hard
n and 80 SO e%geetd Of him. already
~eIdeyeloped talent for e1tempore speS In his frat
In good ano e lie had retained s as
in very important suit vas to m ntS the courtroom
dguH large asscnbage waiting to meet his ia'ue"
effort With applause or criticism; evidence and like
all bes hna rS"e fearful mistakes in sae sns % MAD
resolved to read from them and ps Jury and when he
been drawn his ascoyersa that the
eSt was wholly s,ns n.u'S Whai -ho"d he There
WIS dead silence throughout the ausN heinz heard
voice sharp cear pe The audience was ALREADY tn
s 70 with him The situation Tis r I'm absoe
r ,c II. shifted the candle He turned g re-
to every angle Il would no. dS Ssper nG he funs
fused 70 s%s o" To his own amanencnt he found his
the nSet prs Best Of found he CSS hk
ana pe SIs n mp ony words at command but the right
words enabling him to express hlBleeH eAa s ,cuitv
f9ua, sS o' With freedom superadde Confidence c;une
Nth the discoveries From that day to this auS
.Sdsss1S 9m rnsh t. e aers orao he plat
form stump he has been ah mp dmY the suit
won nnf the first Trial was triumph and it bT0nst sR Ra
Immciiae and honorable notorley o. wen i,on9n 10
in n .n4T FoesddSny SSSd 'r
cgy he not only gained 1, p" e' snme to be rscog
nzt as one OF the abcst lawyers at the bar ahd v Pie
Of the most respected and influential citizens oi ue
city anu e6teIns the service very Chararcr.,hc
q, the man In u time of great depression Wn n, md
r"o% eau sy %"1 DIVE T. Morton nd@na amon
war Governor urgently APPEALED to Harrison 10 S''''
c" be Of Any ss,vics VIII vo so can
well the CyernGr T%Rgs Il S' district right
away but IL asking too nuch OF You 10 w. .' 81 The
dcd with ~ you have been @or rt aaG ra g' and we
VIII Harrison 1% answered that that did not suit him.
|
posed 60 along With them ana ,o S,y lie said en-,
phaiicaily that he did not intend TO recruit o'cFs a
'" dha az Govnrnor remarked avery WELL II you want
TO e. DO Eon not know" Harrison replied want to
command the rcgmcnt do not kn nS . amy unit snIt
able person OF experience IN such matters am "o' "
all anxious 20 n1c eG TO MAXI himself master Of his
new duties porug hour after hour over ,he Gin,
resuhaon, % Fin the dsas Of his Work rcg
ment was put TO school and k'pf there uh,il !. ]
proficient, theoretically ana practically y the .D9
n became noted for It's drill, less thah ior l.s
and rs The ISopGr es G osy what So
required Of himself-rgd devotion TO ne WORK IN NAM,
conS o pTrt!rpa;ed In the victorious campaign wage%
BY sherman IN l7ot against the m ar6 ~. colonel
waS engaged In more battles than his srandarleser'
william Henry Harrison fought N nj s T Mt@
Tho mon under his command became very nun
attaches, to him respecting him for 1T, ability admir-
,n h, Tor Ma courage. and loving him In rctnrn fpr
hiS devotion 10 them. on the march he WON" sun
time. take the gun and acc"uF,inehis 1i -u,r urn d
soldier and carry thrm On hi. saddle or nihouH' ~
walk while sick cOmrade redo MA morse, NV,
battle hc would spend hour. In the hospital a,,cra,
Ing the wounded caring for the dbihe' N,
hundred Of II, actrd hi special escort IN NeAunS
ton Tho ume Of hl, nan,a',1n; an" n,y been hccp
| har Ia ind than those old comradc> from WMc'l
scattered homes gathered together after NOR 'au
twenty eight years ~ separation, 10 90 hVn9r ~ "u
| old commander Lttlc Ben ua We ia" ""''
liz was hTycttcd brgadcr.gcucra for his gal.
Iautry and commanded brigade with as mnch .hli
- he did regiment II VA not to ~, a'scrcat , h
~ wa called n large command OF w." Nv y,
dii not riso 10 high ank II" had all the QUALITIES u
NJ him for corp, ronInani't an" l"a III. d,,
Providence called him To- that duty no Toulu u V
| less have acquitted himself we'll An e1Irrlenoea ANN
oficcr who knows him Intimately, and wh2 h1 in eN
ccpiionnl opportunities Tor forming an Hu"l.f'm'
opnlon said TO ne recently President Harrison
| /, c,anpccnt to command The Army OF The int, ,
he resemble. the late General George H. Thomas one
q he greatest captains tina, tho war prodno"i OHIO
~ may souud par aiOX cal To Say that man WHO
now ocSnpcs the ofticst position in the gin Of HE
fellow men the hghest plae aa,n"G'e ey on op e
globe i not an ambitious man ana {, ,'" Anv
u. clearly cynccs the fact that. while conscious oil
roVor n. has i~cn rather reluctant 20 exercise H.
AZ ono time while senator II" waN ihVlu W hnu'''
| the Young Mems Republican Club OF frv'driloe'
r. L. and during hlS STAY IL n sIn , unite nn ra,yc
Il his character lie told me 81 seen" hat IT,
| In no
under criticism for tho method Of o. tanning h> seal
Ills accuscr stood In the aisle near MIN am po'.a'
Inc bis FIN Tor AZ him said with gre earncstncS'
am no, SURPRISED Mr. PrssIdcnI that these cnarESS
| are made cnch charges are often made uniuSiN
| the senator sits ana listens ~ these charge ana
| makes no reply ~ would not sald Harrison,
| have suffered what that man must have suffered IN
thos, nftcn minutes for tho SAX. OF lem. oc''"''
for NE . -, -. r,.,, 20 Providence a god deal
wos bcinQ said abou, toss rule and the need OF 70
oTm and Harrison v"1 ni If gay he so sSd II ,Rs
Machine is out Of oricr adyise you not to smash
bat 70 mend IT, A., ,,.t,., s,a,.s who ar,
arahl, ~ pcrformlng with any marked degree OF sic
".s tho dulles Of President The details that d.maId
be limitations so many u, D. put the proper dschrg'
s.o age bsyond the power OF any " that h
machinery would go on. oven with feeble or indoen
| man at the head but the affairs OF stare "o wolf,
eventually suffer and distress might result Ih
weight 81 care involved In the Intelligent ihthfnl
CONSCIENTIOUS performance OF the eAccutlSe "ora ,
| too great for any ono man. and SONIC 'o''" WI ~
The extension Of civil Service rules 50 M 20 includ'
| all minor Government positions. leaving 70 the iNsi
Sn, nnIy tho duty of ming the higher Offices Tho en-
| lorgcmcnt Of the number ana duties U tnc '-u'n.
9heeTs ,ns " %n an exert 5a would lessen tn
pressure and enable the President 30 give moro au.n
ronlne work now dong by him could hc done Just =
well by The Vicc-Pr,sidcnt, upon whose shoulders J
"crasionally be thrown temporarily. As II Is nov
tho President Is forced to give his personal sucnto
,b,nrs Ina, should never come before hm at all an
| for which he should have no responsibility.
| on all the questions that arise IN the connso o.
| Legislation or administration tho President mas n
| opinion n positive one too lie mas inc cour"e, .
his convictions and IL ready at AZ omss TO say ana
President IIarrl -on has been in keeping with hs pr
| sonaI charartcr-clean able, conservative dlHhlnc
and patriotic He has naturally gathered about hi
men who sympathize with him In his vc r snd r.
semble him more less III character. Thr gcncr'
tone OF Inc Administration has been impaired 70 II
It's Chief and there have been no grave scandals ~
| lAh al N
'carcbIleht of political Investigations seeking can
pairn ammunition. have brought to view nothing th'
General Harrison Is the life and soul Of the Admi
stration. lie Is gurchcad. IL" has Impressed u
strorg personality upon department OF the TO
eminent I'm all matters Of administration he III
y | becn the central, controlling force Ills 'Nbh'
officers have been his advisers and helpers and not
mnsters They have contributed their share to q
IS success Of the Administration. ard only that wit