Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-05-25
Brains and Honesty
Inseparably United in the Per-
son of Judge Walter Q.
Gresham,
The Man Who Will Carry the
Republican Hosts to Victory
if Nominated.
GRESHAM,
GRESHAM
The Soldier and Statesman Candidate for
the Presidency.

GRESHAM.
The Soldier and Statesman Candidate for
the Presidency.
A writer In the Washington Sunday
Gazette OF the 10th inst, presents the
following sketch OF the distinguished
Judge to whom republicans are flock.
ing: Not since the popular movement
in favor of Abe Lincoln in 1859 and 1851
broke up the politicians states and
carried the rail splitter Of the West
TO the Presidential chair upon the
wave ofa popular enthusiasm hither.
to unequaled. has there been any
movement at once so spontaneous and
so enthusiastic as the peoples demand
for tho nomination by the republican
party as its candidate for the Presl
denoy of Walter Q. Gresham. This
movement was begun without concert
and without premeditation, being one
Of those spontaneous expressions oI
the popular will which need but
expression to sweep every thing before
them like wild fire, and which IN
irrestible course have ever been 81
much like an inspiration thst the
Romans OF old framed a proverb "the
voice Of the people is the voice OF
God" Commencing, l say, apparently
without concert aud premeditation.
il has carried everything before IL,
gathering impetus with every step OF
onward progress until to-day it is au
avslsnche that sweeps away in its un-
oppossble course all opposition and
promises to land Judge Gresham in
the Presidential chair. There are
many reasons why this movement has
gained its present gigantic character.
The people have grown tired Of hav-
ing in the Presidential chair and ri
Presidential candidates men Of brain,
without honesty, or men of honesty
without brains. They want man
who is firm without obstinacy. wise
without pedantry, sagacious without
subtlery. a partisan, yet patriot, a
man in short who not only has the
desire to serye bis country well and
faithfully, but also the ability. They
want man too unseltish TO seek hls
own advancement at the expense OF
country and party-sn incorruptible
man, q soldier whose courage aud
patriotism has been tested Oh the bat
tletield in defense OF his country's
honor, yet a statesman who can wisely
gather up and preserve the fruits O
the victory the soldier won. Such {
man is Walter q. Gresham, and th,
marvelously wise, and correct instincts
of the people have selected him a,
their leader In the great crisis nov
impending. Great opportunities new
or come but the men great enough fol
them are at once apparent TO the
people. The hour always brings forth
the man. And this hour, which is a
momentous one for the country has
brought to the front, in the foremost
ranks, Walter q. Gresham.
Gresham will unity the Republican
party. There is no taint OF corruption
upon his skirts. Personally he is the
soul OF honor, publicly lis character
Is beyond suspicion. He has lived fol
twenty-eight years in the fierce light
which public opinion throws upon
public place, and the more that fierce
light plays upon and around him the
more we see his native manlIness, bis
sturdy honesty, his purity, his brill
liant intellect, his incompatible judg-
ment, his unfaltering courage, his un-
erring wisdom, his true and simple
mamie The popular voice for him
is indeed in this case the voice OF God
I verify believe that he Is the destined
standard bearer In this campaign, AND
am positively sure that 3 nomination
In his case 10 equivalent TO an election
IL Is true that the battle will be hare
fought. Like NapolSon's Old Guard a
Waterloo, the democracy dies, IL doe
not surrender, but Gresham Is the
Wellington 10 overthrow the ferc'
array Of implacables and snatchiDl
victory from the arms Of doubt conver
the day into a Waterloo, behind
whose murky plains the star OF th'
democratic party, like that OF Napo-
leon, will set In dismsy and defeat Tor
ever.
A sketch Of the life aud public
career OF this great soldier statesman
this patriotic partisan, this just Judge
will be interesting to my readers, and
I here proceed to give an epitome o
the main Incidents OF history
whose brilliancy and purity are IL
themselves n lasting and I'm morta
honor 10 their posessor.
Walter Quinton Gresham was Dor,