Evening journal., 1888-06-09
GRESHAM ar HOME.
A Few Anecdotes of the Presfden-
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A correspondent of the New YorE
Press sends from Chicago the follow
ing anecdotes and pen pictures Of
Judge Gresham, who is now probably
the foremost Republican candidate for
President. A plrt OF the letter saws
Ex-Congressman Jay Hubbell il
here. He is for Alger. of course. He
says he thinks Depew Is teo good q
Republican TO 20 into the race for the
nomination. Colonel Clarkson OF
Ohio is here, too. He says that in the
East he saw no perceptible gain for
Gresham, but that everything seemed
favorable for Allison. Judge Gresham
left for Southern Indiana to- night. He
has gone to pay a short visit to his
mother, whom he has not been able to
see in six months. She is SO. have
had the honor to spend good deal of
time in the company Of Judge Gresham
these two days; for busy as be is, he is
never too busy to see an old friend or
expose himself to the liability OF
making new one. / wish more great
men were willing to run the risks Of
making unimportant friends.
Ny contact with Gen. Gresham
convincss me Of two things. One is
there ia no mentioned candidate for
the Republican nomination for the
Presidency who would not grace the
high Office and not one who can fail
at our election on the American and
tariff issue il this campaign is prop
erly managed and local jsalousies do
not enter into it.
That reminds me OF the other thing.
II 100 personss were to be asked what
paper in America is most hearty and
accurate in its defense of the doctrine
OF protection to American industry
and labor 100 persons would answer:
"The Press Of New York city and
100 persons in every 100, if they could
see the streaks of perepiration and
Chicago smo ke on the broad cheeks of
certain correspondent of the pug
nacious penny journal, would admit
that he had been pretty active, vet he
has been able in no way to find in
Judge Gresham single trace of free
trade heresy.
A story which heard to-day Illus
trates the generals position on the
tariff better than whole volume OF
pedansic theory could. and also illus
trates the straightforward character
OF the man. BE was talking with
party OF gentlemen not long ago, some
Of them old friends and some OF them
till then strangers, when the converse
tion turned to the question of revenue,
The true American policy" said one
OF the strangers, sis to lay duties 80
that the American workmen may have
an equal chance to prosper with the
workmen of other countries"
mo" replied General Gresham.
"that is not the best American doc
trine. The American workman must
have better chance; otherwise Amer
ica would not continue to be the best
country in the world to live i'm
Tbs stranger asked to tell a news
paper friend about this, SO that il
might be printed, but the Judge OBJ
jected. He said that he had repeatedly,
on account of his official position, re-
Trained from exhausting himself to
hundred other newspaper men much
as he had wished to oblige them, and
it would not be the square thing to be-
gin then. I've no doubt he used those
words, ''square thing" though they
may not be claimed, for he has been
known to use such a good, homely, |
democratic expression as s'Dog gone"
even in the very shadow OF the court |
house.
A two horse moving machine decor
ates the marble hallway of the court
hose opposite where the judges quar-
ters are. There are other evidences that
cases come frequently
before the court. In the room which
Judge Harlan always occupies are
models Of Pullman and Wagner yes
'ibuie car. A case was recently de-
,ided, I believe against the Wagner
company. They have been sued for
and that the Pullman
arrangement was the first practical
Ind successful vestibule the decision
vas against them. Judge Gresham
t.
''He spent a whole day in here"
aid the darkey who runs errands
bout the chambers, ''looking at the
models. Lucky got the judges silk
lat ironed to- day" he added; II didn't
Snow he was going away to see his
mother but got it ironed. He never
links about such things himself. He
lever knows when his hat is ironed or
iot."
Ycu can run across number of good
tories about Judge Gresham in Chi
ago. / met Mayor Rochs at the IN
on League to-day. He became
Gresham man In this way. He went
o the Palmer House one evening to
make s call. His friend was
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