The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS
xWI.AThe Harrison Cleveland Race d ID

. Washiastna. D. C.. Oct s-0ro-
yer Clssslaal was slsetsd president
the iifst tine because Of his views
On ths tariR question Bscause he
wss too ipsistsat upon the sxpres-
Ason Of the same yisws be Yas de-
featsd for rselection IN 1853. Mr..
Cleveland MAS the only president
Who ever devoted IN entire ANIMAL
message to congress to the discus
sion Of one subjsct. The fifteenth
congress was the sscond Of NJ.
Cleveland's nrst term, and the
Democratic majority In the house
had been reelected. while the Re-
publican majority in the senate had
been diminished.
The president believed that the
result Of the 1856 elections meant
that the people wishpd him TO
carry out his ideas d. the tariff.
Therefore he devoted his entire an
nual message to the tariff, discus
sing nothing else and placing the
tariff question in q position Of para
mount importance never before &C.
cupied BY any issue In the legisla-
tive history Of the country. That
message was prepared and< sent
against the advice Of the leaders
Of the party. It did mot meet with
the reception hoped for. and the
tide turned against the Democrats.
But even with that complication in
the way. Cleveland would have
been reelected but for the treach-
cry Of Tammany Hall.
The Republican candidate was
BENJAMIN Harrison Of Indiana
grand SON Of william Henry Har-
rison. "Old Tippecanoe," and great
grandson Of q Virginia singer Of
the Declaration of Independence, .
direct descendant Of Pocahontas.
and connected with all Of the
prominent old families Of colonial
days. He Was the first successful
candidate for president since Zach
airy Taylor Who might claim to be
Of "aristocratic" lineage.
Memories Of the famous 'Tippe-
canoe" campaign were revived BY
ardent Republicans. while facetious
Democrats poked fun 1t the can.
didate. They were pleased to call
him the midget grandson In the
giant grandfather's hat. Every
cartoonist accepted the grand
fathers hat" ~ the badge Of Har'
rison's candidacy. AS . result, The
campaign Of 1855 became . cam.
paign Of hats.
A Campaign ofsHatA
fhe Republican marching club.
and RIOTERS" affected big hats o.
the beehive variety such ~ ver'
won by Grandfather ''rippecsnoe'
Harrison in the campaign Of 1910
The Democrats adopted the whit
felt topper" which was . favofit'
with Mr.. Cleveland. All over tn
county rural Democrats who woul,
have tainted at the notion Of ,
black silk top-hat, bought the whit
Cleveland hats" and wore then
summer and winter, day and night
The Democratic candidate for VIC
president was Allen G.. Thurman
of Ohio, whom men loved to cal
the "Old Roman" Senator Thur
mans inseparable companion was {
red bandana handkerchief. So t,
the white top-hat. every loyal Dem
ocrat added the equipment Of
red bandana. Then he was read
to hike and hurrsh and harangu
/ for Cleveland and Thurman.
The campaign of 1883 was . vas
improvement over the scandal
mongering contest Of four year
before. Mr.. Cleveland had game
the respect of the country by hi
administration Of affairs, whethe
he had its approval or not. IL
Harrison had both the respect an
confidence Of the country. III
campaign was conducted with grea
dignity. The rivalry between til
parties was sharp, there were man
doubtful states and In none (
them was victory for either cid
overwhelming. It was, however,
battle Of parties and not Of cand
dates. The tariff issue was . ~
ISSUE. Neither Of the candidate
appealed TO the enthusiasm Of q
masses Of their followers. Thel
was no great popular outburst Il
either 0n0. n VAl tia coIdnaf 4