The herald., 1894-11-01
the ripe results Of his observations and

i buhli nO hunger d0vNiu yuu3 "ho INV
have the pleasure of presenting Gen.
BENJAMIN Harrison"
Mr.. Harrison said:
II thought / had an inflexible resolu-
ton that | would not speak in this
,ampaign outside of the limits of In
diana, but have found, as often hap.
pened before in nay experience, that in
1exible resolutions have TO bend. / did
,ot make this resolution because / saw
nv improperly in one who had received
at the hands of his fellow citizens the
highest civil honor, of addressing his
fellow citizens of any of the states upon
public question. l was not quite willing
to accept the philosophy of some that
the only appropriate habiliment for an
ex-president was the mummy cloth. At
the same time | very fully realize that
am under limitation in discussing pub :
lie questions. l cannot say much about
the last administration, and it is some
what indelicate for me to speak about the
present; but, my fellow-citizens, they
are of very little consequence
in the administration OF our pub
lie affairs. They do not turn
events. The important matter is the
principle of policies that the respective
parties represent, and of these feel
very free to sp .ak. and If you will give
me your attention l will, for little
while, give you my views as to the ten
dency Of the policies of the Republican
party, which / believe to be benefcent
and helpful and patriotic. and of the
tendency of the Democratic party, which
/ believe to be hurtful and destructive.
''In this great country OF ours, the
sisterhood of states, this union under
one flag, has one constitution; there is
suoh q community OF influence. such an
intermingling of influences, that no
election can in any proper sense be said
TO be local. 1t is of e.nsequence and
ought to be OF consequence to all the
people of the United States. from the
st. Johns to Puget sound, whether the
governor of the state of New York shall
be o man of clean personal life; a
man who illustrates in his own
life and history the virtues of
his American citizenship; whether he
shall be 0 man who loves our free ineti-
tutions; who appreciates the sanctity OF
the ballot box and the equality OF men
before the law or whether he shall be
man who companies with those who
prostitute the ballot box; who compa-
nies with those who degrade public
Offices and public administration. 1t 10
OF consequence to the whole people
whether the great state of New York
shall have at the head of her executive
department q typical, upright, pure
American citizen, or one who regards
these things from low standpoint and
looks on party advantage rath or than to
the public welfare.
II have departed from my reso-
Mi N onook mt nj
,wn state, because 1 could not
seem to be indifferent to the
sontest which is now ON in New York;
because, being in your city upon per-
sonal concerns, would not have any
one think that would be Indifferent to
the success of one whom l esteem and
love as my friend. l believe the candi-
date OF the Republican party, Levi P.
Morton, to be altogether worthy OF the
support of his fellow citizens. and alto.
gether qualified for the high duties OF
governor of this great state"
After further eulogizing Mr.. Morton,
General Harrison concluded:
ST do not regard this great contest
which ia being waged in the state of
New York for pure, clean, decent mu-
nicipal government, as local issue.
The whole country watches that great
struggle. It has read with amazsment
and disgust the revelations OF municipal
corruption and debauchery, which have
been laid before the public; it watches
with anxious solicitude the decision OF
the question whether there is power in
the body polite OF this great city to
cleanse itself from these impurities and
reassert decent government. 1t 10 COM
ing to be recognized by all students OF
public government that the question OF
municipal control and management
brings these institutions and principles
to the severeet test, and we watch from
all our cities, great and small, through
out the country, this great contest which
is now being wsged in the city of New
York. l sincerely hope we shall have
another illustration to be added to those
we have had in the past. that when
things have become utterly bad. men
without reference to party rally to the
defense of their institutions and their
homes and set things to rights once
more.
"There are national questions involved
in this contest in New York. A congress
10 to be chosen and those constituencies
in the great city of New York are to
exercise important influence in decid-
ing the question whether the control OF
the house of representatives shall be
wrested from the hands of the Demo-
cratic party. Our government at Wash
ington has more important relation to
the business of the country than ever
before. In the olden days when
our money was nourished by
state banking institutions. and when
our interstate commerce was left to
regulate itself, or without regulations,
we did not 30 much appreciate the i'm
portant. touch which the national gov.
ernment has upon the business affairs OF
the country. Now all our money 10
issned in Washington. Now the regu-
lstion of these interstate railroads has
been assumed by congress. Now we re-
elize as we never have before that the
question OF the tariff touches strongly
every mans interest. whether he be rich
or poor, throughout the whole country.
sin 1892 the gentlemen who had been
platform makers for 80 years were called
to the unaccustomed duty of making
laws. The trouble with the Democratic
party now is that it is an incoheTent
party. Who could tell what it was
going to do, what its position on the
tariff was? Why, my country men, il |
may speak OF that position historically,
it was proposed that the revenues OF
the government should be raised by
customs duties and that our msnufsc-
turers and workingmen should have the
benefit Of such q measure Of protection
as came from laying duties upon foreign
imports, adequate to the support Of the
general government,