The times., 1901-03-14
Mr.. HARRISON DEAD.
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| the exclusive right to take the seal upon
| the islands of Alaska. but ALSO the right
| 10 bar our own citizens ana propi" oi oih-
! er uationaliilHs trum killing them up'h
! the open waters within "a hundred miles
/ of the islands This claim was based on
/ tho necessity OF such exclusion Tor the
/ protection uf seal Hfs. when the scaling
] season uf I>s+ Opened directions were
! given the Gov rgm.ut ships geo defend
! the claim AZ the same 1im" c'rfe-
I gpnudaura WAS being carried uu through
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/ .f fl.s H.N.I question between ta. Two
/ E.-r i. th. Administration steps were
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f naH. .r.-fI-.I Ir EHe flfIn act known
as fHa H.AirIat an. passed n> Ihr ~
. f..Hrsf T.rlr.-s During the urs1 TWO
{ ...r. off rH. Administration six new
. States formed constitutions and were ad-
I fr fr.d InlH Ira Union They We're N'rth
] Uakats. south Dakota. Washington
. Montana. Idaho. and "a HminE-
a number OF Commissioners We're ap-
& pointed. under frr direction oi the sec
Z r.r4rr ai the Interior, to form treaties
I UIIh the various Indian tribes Tor the
] purchase Of lands with View To opening
{ the same FOR settlement Il resulted IN
{ thr aNtinguishmcut OF Indian titles 10
/ vast tracts of land and the establishment
/ Of the now Territory OF oklahoma with
an the forms and advantages Of civil
government.
THE NEW ORLEANS iNNCHING.
! An Indian outbreak during the winter
/ OF l>93 and 1891 in the Northwest was
| managed by the Federal authorities in
such a manner as to soon be queiled with
/ less expense and cruelty than usually
/ characterize such affairs. In the early
/ spring Of 1891 trouble between the city
/ government ana the people OF New or
! leans on one side and the Italian resi-
! dents of that city on the other resulted
! in the lynChing by a mob OF a number OF
! Italians imprisoned under charges or
| murder. This incident was promptly
/ made the occasion for the demand upon
! the United States on the part Of the ltal-
I ian Government for redress and indemni-
/ ". This demand was peremptory IN tone
/ and in manner almost offensive, 1t was
met CourteouSly bat firmly with the state
rnent that while this Government ear
neStly disapprOVed and denounced the ac-
I ti0u Of the mob il would not recognize
! national responsibility for its results un-
! less it should be shown that ITS actloi
( Of the public authorities Of New Orleans
and that the United States did not guar
! autee or become insurers OF the lives OF
alien residents any more than OF its own
! citizens that the courts were open ana
aliens must resort TO them the same as
American citizens unless the puDlc au-
thorities were shown to have connlVed
at the violation of the law me lncl1eIt
ended for the time being IN the Withdraw
al of the Italian Minister from the United
States and an indefinite leave Of absence
being given to the American Minister az
Rome
President Harrison's Administration cx-
hibited from the beginning desire 10
strengthen the United states Navy bN
pushing forward the construction OF ar
mored vessels with guns OF great power
which resulted iu placing on the water
the Wv hite squadron The new shpS
built included the Chicago. Baltimore.
CHARLESTON. philadelphia. san Francisco
Yorktown. Newark. Bennington. Concord
Machias the cruiser New York, and the
battlesh!ps Maine and Texas
Later reciprocal treaties were made not
only with the countries of South and Cen
tral America. but with the leading gov
ernmeuts of Europe, resulting in much
freer admission of American products Tor
consumption on the part OF the great ma
tfonS-Germauy. Austria. France, and
Spain The laws and regulations relating
90 civil service were Widened and extend
ed and faithfully enforced not ohly ac-
COrdH2 TO their letter, but in accordance
Uith their spirit. as Is shown by the order
which allowed only skilled mechanics to
work on the new war vessels
All the departments Of the Government
were conducted with energy and upon bus
mess principles, so that IL came TO be very
generally spoken of as business Ad-
ministration. In the spring of 1891 Presi-
dent Harrison made an extended trip
through the South, the Southwest and TO
the Pacific Coast The l4s different
speeches he delivered at towns where he
stopped Were remarkable for their fer
tility Of thought. felicity Of expression,
and adaptability to the place and occa-
sion. They called forth the most favora-
BILE comment from the press and the peO-
PIE Of the entire country.
DEFEATED FOR REELECTION.
Signs OF Republican defeat in 1892 We're
afforded in the elections Of 1870. when The
party lost half it's strength in the House
of Representatives and the ground was
not reRaired in 1891. The Force bill, the
Mckinley bill. which the Democrats
stroye to. with some success. make un-
popular, and talk about Car Reed and
the gag rules that he had introduced,
served some purpose perhaps. Early elec-
lions in some of the States in 1892. how
ever, were favorable 70 the Republicans
and the leaders OF the party prepa red
hopefully for hard fight Their plans
Were confused, however, by the uncer-
taiuty as To candidate. Mr. Blaine had
strong following eager TO back him
once more for the place to which he had
aSpircd so often and so often failed He
wrote a letter in February, 1892. announc-
ing that he was not a candidate. His
health was much impaired hut, as before.
his friends refused 10 take his withdraw
al at its face value and clamored for his
nomination.
The unwIittca law that a Cabinet mem
beI should not seek tie nomination
against the President who appointed him
was an embdTra ssncut TO them and when
MT. Blaine. on June 4, three days before
the Republican National Convention
sent iu au perempt0ry resignation his
plrtlsauS welcomed il as an indication
that their old leader was once more in
the neid. The contest. when the conven-
tiDA assembled at Minneapolis. narrowed
itself At once To President Harrison and
Mr.. Blaine. but the President WAS re-
nominated on the first ballot Mr. Blaine
receiving bUt 80 votes.
Grover Cleveland was nominated on the
ltlst ballot ln tn, Democratic convention
aud bitter campaign iollowed in which
the taTlH WAS again the chief issue and /
Ia which. tor the first time the P0puliets |
cut considerable figure. Mr. Blaine pre- /
served aH uubrOken silence until the ear
lE part Of Sept cmher when he wrote a
!tutf 10 the Chairman of the State Re
publican Committee of M inc more sig-
mucaut for its failure 10 mention prssi- /
oeut Harrison than for anything els. Mr.
Cleveland received popular vote larger /
fE about 100000 than President Harrison |
and l$2 NOR" votes ia the Electoral f,aI-
lcae Than his opponent
DEATH az MRS HARRISON
Just al The close of tho campaign The |
President lost the woman who had hoep |
hls faithful companion for so many years
and who had. in no small degree. con !
u1bUted TO whatever OF personal populari- |
ty the President had for her gracious |
qualities Offs.t President rI.,,i.,,,.,. .