Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1896 — Why Not Senator Harrison? [ARTICLE]

Why Not Senator Harrison?

dents?” is a problem that has troubled the newspaper writers considerably at -one time and another. But so far as- Gen. Harrison is concerned, he has shown the people that there is one ex-Presi-dent quite capable of taking care of himself. ; He can plead law spits and lore suits with equal success; deliver courses of lectures in the universities, and write able articles for thi magazines, and all in a way to Be beneficial to himself, and to the people, and without in any way compromising the dignity of his position. But while Mr. Harrison is thus abundantly demonstrating his ability to take care of himself, the fact still remains that a vast deal of the ablest statesmanship and the highest patriotism is largely “going to waste,” so to speak, while Mr. Harrison remains in private life. Although Mr. Harrison will not again accept the presidency there still ought to be some way found to give the country the full benefit of his great and good mind, and some way less onerons and burdensome than the presidency. This way has been pointed out in the case of one of our early ex-Presidents, John Quincy Adams, a man who, in greatness and readiness of intellect, in nobleness of personal character, in broadness of patriotism was much like Mr. Harrison. For a whole generation after his presidential term, he served the 'country in the halls of congress. Why can’t Indiana be as wise in this day as Massachusetts was in that? Why not send Benjamin (Harrison back to the United States Senate and keep him there? Jnst think of it, Republicans of Indiana! Benjamin Harrison, the statesman, to succeed Dan Voorhees, the demagogue. What a grand legislative campaign the Republicans of Indiana would make this year with such a consummation as that in view. Hurrah for Ben Harrison for* the next United States Senator from the state of Indiana !