Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-03-08

beautiful character. their life Is an
ideal one. of mutual faith and tender
affection. They are as devoted lovers
today as when the Canton belle was
won by the manly young war veteran,
rising politician and statesman of the
Buckeye State. She is her husbands
inspiration today, as she has always
been. When he was first elected Gov
ernor. a small daughter in family
who knew them well. asked, And what
will Mrs. Mex be, his governess?'
Today makes him for the second time
our President and we can but predict
for hir, and for us four years more of
prosperity and plenty.
While in the line of Presidents, will
recall to your memory VIM Henry Har-
rison. who, though born in Virginia,
was strongly identified with the hist
ory of Ohio, being secretary of the
Northwest Territory in 1897, it's first
Congressional delegate in 1893, and the
first citizen of the new state to be nom
mated for the Presidency. 1t was
known as the log cabin and hard cider
campaign. Though an old man in fee
BILE health. he wore neither hat nor ov-
ercoat during his inaugural. The
weather was cold and he contracted
pneumonia.
The cold chills run down my back
when recall one Inauguration | at
tended, where the sleet and rain beat
upon the uncovered heads of the out
going and incoming Presidents. as for
hours they rode and stood among the
shrieking crowd and only "the surviv-
al of the fittest'' has prevented pneu-
monia from claiming all our Presidents
from Washington to Mckinley.
Harrison was almost driven crazy by
the thousands who clamored for Office
and would not be put aside. He finally
broke down, dying April 4th. one
month after his Inauguration. His
ashes rest in North Bend Ohio, where
his grandson, Benjamin Harrison, was
born Aug. 20, 1888.
He was educator at Oxford. studied
law in Cincinnati, settling in Indian
apolis, which has since been his home.
He served through the war and was
elected to the United States Senate in
1880. His cabinet was composed OF
able men. The closing months of Har-
rison's administration were marked
with a number of notable deaths. The
one to be most felt by the nation was
James G. Blaine. who spent the early
and formative days of his life in the
families of the Shermans and Ewings.
Tecumseh Sherman, his friend, was
born in Lancaster, O., 1920, and was
the third son in a family of six sons
and five daughters. His influence was
not felt in the political world, but in
military life he had no equal. He
broke the back bone" of the rebellion
by his famous march to the sea. and
through his long and eventful life no
reproach was ever uttered against his
spotless honor. Yale, Harvard, Prince
ton Dartmouth and other colleges con-
ferred upon him the degree of l.. l.. ID.
He died in 1891. He served a short
time as Secretary of War and Com
mander-in-Chief of the army.
Brave Phil Sheridan was born in
Tnhn Oh
born in Lancaster in 1923. He was a
talented lawyer, member of Congress,
at one time candidate for Speaker of
the House, which was the cause of the
most famous deadlock, lasting go days.
resulting in his defeat, Banks being his
successful competitor. He was Secre-
tary of the Treasury under Hayes and
his most valued friend and adviser, as
he had been of more than one PresI-
dent. Author of the resumption law,
formulating all the financial policies
of the government from the time of the
war. But in the United States Senate
his power was the most felt His re-
cent death was great loss to the
country. He was in Marietta as a
rodsman on the Muskingum river i'm
provement when quite young and had
many friends up and down this beau
tiful valley.
Thomas Ewing. another Lancaster
born. served in the United States Sen
ate and was Secretary of the Treasury
and Interior. His son was a member
of Congress many terms, general in
the army and candidate for Governor,
being defeated by Fostor.
Ulysses S. Grant, our eighteenth
President, was born at Point Pleasant,
Ohio, April 27. 1922. His ancestors
were Scotch. His father was raised in
the family of Governor Tod. When
appointed to West Point he had never
seen a book of mathematics higher
than an arithmetic His name WAS