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Benjamin Harrison 1892 Presidential Campaign Pamphlet

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Title	Benjamin Harrison 1892 Presidential Campaign Pamphlet
Subject	Presidents and Politics Presidential elections Political campaigns Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Place	North Bend (Ohio) Hamilton County (Ohio) Detroit (Michigan)
Description	This pamphlet endorses Benjamin Harrison and Whitelaw Reid for president and vice president of the United States in 1892. The McKinley Tariff, which placed a high tax on foreign imports, was a major campaign issue. Since the tariff raised the cost of living, it was an unpopular measure. This pamphlet portrays the tariff as a means of protecting the American farmer. It lists several examples of this protection, including a twenty cent per gallon tax on foreign honey and two dollar per pound tax on foreign tobacco. The pamphlet also endorses John T. Rich for governor and J. Wight Giddings for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan. The 22 panels of the folded pamphlet each measure 3.75 x 6.5 inches (9.52 x 16.51 cm). Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was born on his family's farm in North Bend, Ohio. He attended Farmer's College near Cincinnati and later transferred to Miami University in Oxford. He graduated from that institution in 1852 and went on to read law in Cincinnati. In 1853, Harrison married Caroline Scott and the couple moved to Indianapolis, where Benjamin Harrison set up a successful law practice. He also became involved in the newly formed Republican Party. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Harrison helped to raise the 70th Indiana Infantry regiment and served with distinction. When the war ended, Harrison returned to Indianapolis and resumed his law practice and political activities. He ran unsuccessfully for governor of Indiana in 1876 and was elected to the U. S. Senate in 1881. Harrison was chosen as the Republican nominee for President in 1888. During the campaign he supported a high tariff to protect American industries against foreign competition. Harrison won the election and during his term in office, Congress raised the tariff and passed acts relating to coining silver money and regulating monopolies. The United States also became more involved in foreign affairs. Harrison ran unsuccessfully for re-election in 1892.
Creator	Raymore and Taylor Printers
Date of Original	1892
Collection	Benjamin Harrison Collection
Source	Published material
Submitting Institution	Miami University
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html
Type	Text
Format	book

Title	Om300_896477_001
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om300_896477_001.tif
Image Height	1885
Image Width	1028
File Size	605.071 KB
Full Text	\ :i^1fi.\ "s?. '. !, V.'a..'»ji "°s^>.\ V«S».^ '^s^Sf. '^^ii.S.i s7f*37f"37i^vftS7f^r^^7i VA.'s.\:5»»^^?,'ri^%i •^T^^T^M^^ For President, BENJAMIN HARRISON. For Vice-President, WHITELAW REID. For Governor, JOHN T. RICH, For l,ieut. Governor, J. WIGHT GIDDINGS. ar^ ^g-j> ^^-j> ^^-.9 <.'jr^ «^:gr^ ^^'^-^-^^^'^^ RAYKOR * TAYLOR, PRINTERS, DETROIT.

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