New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-15

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Judge GIN. Fsirbanks Of Indiahs who Is frequently
N NewYork on legal business connected with West
crn railroads has been here for several days. guest at
tho Fifth Avenue Hotel He is warm advocate If
. lodge Gresham's nomination for President and whom
80 on his record his chances ought to be good The
strung candidates have always been the who
como from the people. The men who saw daylight
IN loc cabins arc tho who have done more 10
advance this country than any others. Judge Ores
har, was born in such cabin, and sprang from the
pccp,o to life Of TOLL from which he has gradually
reared himself by his own manly exertions. His
record In the army is brilliant He volunteer.
who won his way by the int OF courage and ability
10 a high commission, and what far more, to the
confidence, and friendship OF Grant. Sherman
and sheridan He shot down at Atlanta, and
when his services to his country ended Il only
because he sent home, as HIS friends thought TO
die.
His constitution was strong enough. however, to
carry him through and he presently revived and re
covered enough TO cko out crutehcs bare subsis
encc for HIS family On the death Of Judge Mcdonald
he was msdc United States District Judge by Gen.
eral Grant and served in that capacity with satisac
ton to sutors In his court, until he called to
President Arthur's Cabinet There he served both
postmaster General and Secretary OF the Treasury with
credit TO himself and honor to the country He is
moor man. an honest man-one who has never bo
traycd public trust and whose whole career Is in
harmony with the spirit Of tho country
FRIENDLY TO Mr.. BLAINE
ait IS said by some persons that he Is not salts
factory to the friends of Mr.. Blaine"
There is nothing in that talk, as know from con-
yersation with the friends Of Mr.. Blaine Although
a poor man, Judge Gresham contributed literally to
tho campaign fund OF 1854 In his speech I'm Wall
Street be spoho these words In Endorsement of Mr..
Blaine: NO man is better equipped to discharge the
high duties of the Presidency than James G. Blaine.
He is and always has been the servant of the people
and been foremost In the battle FOR the prev
slence Of Republican principles
@Surely thai is strong enc Igh. There was in that
same speech this sound and significant sentence bear
ing on the tariff: We should lcgislate in the inter-
ests of our people against tho markets of the
world His entire line of argument was in harmony
with the Republican tariff plank OF ss4, and indicated
his hearty support of both candidate and platform
He is protectionist pure and simple
slow about the Indiana delegation and Judge
Grcsham!'
"The Indiana delegation will present General Har-
rson but II the country at large shall to sup
port Judge Gresham the delegation will doubtless give
him the support There will BIO no friction Some
OF General GTesiams warmest and strongest friends
are the delegations. Before 60 on further want
10 return the sntject of Judge Grcshams conduct
in 1884 As Secretary of the Treasury he carried an
important part of that canvass If the finances OF the
country had been mismanaged for a single moment it
would have precipitatcd ruin on tho party. No one
knew this better than Judge Gresham and Mr. Blaine,
and with the cordial acauesenco OF the latter General
Gresham instead of going about the country TO mako
speeches. devoted every moment OF his time to keeping
the finances OF the country prosperous The only
speech he made was that in Walst, the REPRESENT
alive of the Administration. in which as have shown:
there nothing OF cluivocation and everything OF
cordial support"
PARTY FEELING IN THE WEST.
e. How about party feeling in the WcSt.'
Republicans feel that the coming contest is
crisis in the history OF the party They
feel that the future OF the party dc
Ponds on success this year The Cleveland
Administration has proven great disappointment even
TO Democrats The abandonment of the policy of pro-
lection and the shameless abandonment Of all the
pledges of reform by the Administration have aroused
They were never more hopeful and courageous mover
more thoroughly organized There - general as
position TO await the great conference al chicago,
with the determination to select the man who Is most
ailablc and mast certain 10 be elected PcfSohal
prcfrrcc will bc largely sUbordinated 10 this idea
The main question will be who can best carry tho
party to success. Many Republicans look on judge
Gresham, who is magnetic cool-beaded ana con-
scrvafive the man sureSt TO lead us 10 victory,
though they will cordially support whoever Is nom-
mated"
aWherc will his strength como from in votes ~
general Ores ham VIII be presented by ne eta'e
of Illinois and will have great support from western
and Northwestern States and / observe there IS
strong undelcuTrent I'm his favor either as nrst or
second choice throughout England ana the SOUTH