The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-07
JUDGE GREsHAM's BOOM.

night from staff correspondent Of the
Pres now in Chicago. In view OF the
strength of tho movement favoring
Judge Gresham for President, it will be
read with interest:
Two big horse shoes hang over the
desks OF the city editors in the Chicago
Tribune Office, and two big pictures OF
Judge Walter Quinton Gresham orna-
ment the plate glass windows OF the
counting rooms below. II these indica-
tons OF the luck and popularity OF the
adopted son Of Illinois seem sentimental,
the visitor can find plenty OF more sub.
stantial ones in the pleasant corner
room on the fourth floor occupied by
Joseph Medill.
This sturdy Blaine man and sturdy
Gresham man takes very hopeful and
logical view OF the political situation.
He not only insists that the Hoosier
Judge can sweep the country beyond n
doubt, but he argues it all out pretty
satisfactorily.
Theargument, briefly, is that Gresham
can carry Indiana so strongly that twill
easily be Republican for many years to
come, and that il four electoral votes
cannot be got east OF the Alleghanies the
party OF Lincoln and Grant had better
go out OF the business,
So the inference that Mr.. Aiedill draws
is that the candidate OF Illinois could
not fail to be elected. 81 don't under.
stand" he said, this afternoon, show
they get the impression in the east that
the Gresham men are anti-BIaine men.
Just the reverse is true.
"Of the hundreds OF thousands OF Re-
publican voters in this State, the great
est and most powerful State OF the
West, | venture you cannot find single
Blaine man whoi not heart and soul
for Gresham, or Ii there are few eXCep-
tons, they only prove what the rule is.
"There is no reason why they should
not be. Judge Gresham has been n
Blaine man ever since there were Blaine
men anywhere-that is, for twelve years.
When Mr.. Blaine was out, and the Paris
letter proves that those who believed
the FLORENCE letter were right, they all
went 10 work for Judge Gresham"
"That reminds me- ventured to put
in, "that Judge Gresham's position on
the tariff question has been doubted in
some quarters and misunderstood in
others"
"Yes," the reply was. "But there Is
no reason for it. tits enough to say for
Ty,l,,a Eraehum fhot IL hn were IN hp-
come the nominee OF the Republican
party he would stand On the Republican
platform. The convention will forecast
the Republican policy in the campaign
on the tariff sit will in other matters.
at will make the platform and the
nominee, whoever heis, will stand upon
1t. That would be tbs case with Gener'
al Gresham so 1t Is useless TO discuss
whether he is n protectionist or not. ,
That would seem to be nm undoubted
fact. for there will be plenty OF protec-
ton in the Republican platform, and II
Is not likely that any citizen oil TINS
great country will refuse Presidential
Nomination when 1t is offered him.,
81 find something in support OF these
Of Mr.. Medill in the Tribune Of ting
morning. At the head OF the editorial
column is 'Gresham's tribute to Blaine
and Logan in 1884, from the Wall street
speech OF October 20.
at runs: Our candidates for Prcsl-
dent and Vice President have been con-
spicuous in public life for more than u
quarter OF q century. They are men OF
acknowledged ability. No man in tho
country is better equipped than, mr..
Blaine to discharge the duties OF the
highest office in the gilt OF the people,
aud Gen. Logan is no less eminent as u
statesman than as soldier
This followed Immediately by another
quotation from the same speech. IT re-
lated tothe tariff, and said: In revising
our tariff laws and reducing our customs
revenue, home interests should not be
neglected. Indeed, protection to manu-
iaciurers and laborers can and should be
afforded by taxing only such imports as
come into real competition and admit
ting others free.
"'No one disputes that the Republican
party is in favor OF thus aifording pro
lection to our domestic industries. Rev
enue laws shoYId be enacted with refer
ence to our local conditions and wants
We should legislate in the interest O
our own people rather than in the inter
est OF mankind at large;
"'Not until we are able tocontrol the
markets OF the world can We afford tc
adopt free trade. No intelligent man
needs to be told that the weigh. OF opiInI'
ion in the Democratic party is decidedly
opposed to the protective question, but
that once in full possession Of the COY
ernment it would refuse to enact o.
maintain protective taritt laws,
"rhey are talking good deal IN som'
parts Of the East, ! said, "ahqut iAdg'
Gresham's religion" -,
Il know they are" said MIR. Medili
rather foolish, it seems to me. wisl
my chances OF getting through the gat'
past st. Peter were as good us Jndg
lGresham's. He is a very. punctua
, churChgoey. He goes TO pr. Swings, q
!, $500 other deyolt Christians do; Ill
I wife is Presbyterian and q member G
p DR.. Swings church. The Judge is peN