Speeches of Benjamin Harrison

In 1888 Benjamin Harrison campaigned for the Presidency in the manner common for candidates of his era: he stayed at home in Indianapolis and spoke to visiting delegations. In 1889 he traveled to Washington to take up residency in the White House and made a few brief trips out of town. In 1890 he undertook a train journey lasting more than a week and covering nearly 2700 miles making stops and speeches in seven states. But in 1891 he did something no other President had done to that po