Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-28

ness for his grammar or for his fierce fight now against his old chief as well as against q maa whom the public at large still believe to have been guilty of sacrificing his com rades to his sense of fidelity to his former commander, but to whom the public are now willing at last to give the benefit of 8 reluct ant doubt since Grant and Terry and others recommend the doubt by their earnest con- viction that great wrong has been done in the case of Fitz John Porter.
 Mr. Arthur's really safe and on the whole creditable administration will not, particularly in Ohio, extinguish the memory that he be- came President by grace of Guiteau's bullet and all the remembered pain of that sad event.
 Mir. Lincoln's youth and inexperience will be weighed against good public career and the noble fame of father canonized in the hearts of millions.
 MT Ednunds, almost the ideal of an Aneri- eau Senator, capable and upright, holding firmly the confidence of many of those most competent to form g wise judgment of public affairs, does not touch the emotional public whose votes must necessarily be won.
 Our Senator, General Hawley, popular, of transparent honesty, having tine courage of his convictions and competent to discharge thoroughly well and wisely the duties of the great office, will just now be weighted with his views OH the Chinese, and the whole Pa- cific coast and many workingmen it may well be feared sit up o'nights to defeat not so much him as his principles on this question. No Mercy letter would be needed in his ease.
 John Sherman, Elihu B. Washburne, Sena- tor Harrison and Mir. Windom have all special firm and devoted friends and all are capable, honest men worthy of the support of the great historic party, and success might be possible with either of them as a candidate, but it is easy to see that the campaign under such leadership would be relatively hard and the result uncertain.
 So many of the leaders are thus in one way or another handicapped, it is difficult to say who combines the greatest positive strength with the fewest elements of weakness
 Gen. William T. Sherman declares he will not accept the office, and his wife is Catho- lie. Of course one can well believe he does not at all want to be President and will not turn his hand over to get nomination. To thousands of voters this will be the most wsighty reason of all why he ought to be drafted into the service and why as patriotic duty he will finally consent to lead the people. That his wife is Catholic will help as well as hinder in the unsettled condition of the minds of many Catholic Democrats on the tariff question, and of others on matters of religious faith. His own re igion, much less that of his wife, ought not to help or hinder his canvass Some will fear his out spoken frankness and will fear that he will develop the weaknesses of General Scott But he is 8 bluff, hearty soldier who has made no serious mistakes as yet with his tongue but who is endearsd to the soldiers and crowned by abundant success. He is from the West, from Missouri from march ing through Georgia, land he will easily march through the whole country. If he is nomi- mated he will hold the fort" for the people are coming and nothing can prevent his go ing straight into the White House on wave of general enthusiasm and popular applause
 As to the second place. With General Sherman New York man ought to be asso- ciated one not merely acceptable to both ~ings of the divided party in that State, but one able to call out positive, enthusiastic sup port from all classes of voters one to whom the independent voter will turn with pleas ure, with all the gracious self-respect and pride in his country and it's methods that marked the election of General Garfield that will stir the hearts of young scholars and men of cultivation as deeply as the nom- nation of General Sherman will stir the hearts of the soldiers, and SO make combi nation as worthy to evoke the earnest sup port of men of conscience, patriotism and intelligence as any in the best days of the party.
 Happily for the country, such a man it is believed can be found and be induced te serve; one vho, tried in g great variety of Important positions. has invsrishly in all of them won golden opinions from all sorts of mon, and he has not made one open enemy nor has he an active detraster anywhere; one who by his training, his impulses, his broad grasp of the higher phases of statesmanship, is fit to grace the head of the ticket. That man is Hon. Andrew b White, late minister to Germany and the president and creator the life and soul-of Cornall university. He has placed this institution in the fore front of the higher institutions of learning in this and he has added new lustre to eye- ry position he has ever filled. S.