The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-02

out, whose brains and tongues would
still advocate the principles upheld by
their late leader. and who would carr Y
on the war ii any man y as bold enough
to fight Head and shoulders above all
9th OF Conkiinz s friends. and second
to none-not even tn his dead chieftain
in his hatred of Blame, is
GEORGE C. GoRHAM,
of California, at { ne time Secretary o.
the Senate of the United States Mr.
Gorham has always disagreed with
Blaine, but re has never until TO
wayered IN bis allegiance I'd The r sIu
lican patty. Al this moment. and ror
this Campaign, at least, he Is Demo
craI out and oct, and as sucn ne La
been abused by tie Republican press OF
the land. Speaking OF the cross fire of
personalities which sucn CHANGES have
caused the Washington Post. now an
iudependent journal prln all editor
ial CT which the follow ng Is portion,
and it can 0e read with. quail advautaS G.
by the adherenss of both parties. Be-
cause man char ges his party so that
his views and his vote may be in ac-
cord, he should not be CHARGED with
dishonesty or jnsincerity Saws the
editorial: One of the changes recently
reported is that OF Hon. 1eorge G..
Gorham, VIII has decided 20 support
the DsmoGratio ticket. He finds the
platform on which Mr.. Clevelard
stands mote III harm ny With his views
than that on which General Harrisul.
stands. We su-ptcF, too, that IT,
denominating influence of Mr.. blai e
in the Republican party is more ihen
Mr.. G0rhem cares TO endure; for he T.
decidedly tue mostintense in his h0sII
ity to the Maine Statesman of all tt
surviving staiwarts. But Whatever MAY
bs his n olives in going over TO the Dem
ocrats. it is uufair to assume ina, thsy
are not honorable and those Republican
Journals which are hurting abuse st
him are making discreditable eXhibi
ton Of partisan malice. The Augusta
Me-, journal, formerly edited by Mr..
BlaiLe,. and still regard d as his D r.
sonai organ, speaks OF Mr.. Gorham as
of "uusayory reputation. worthless
fellow" anu adds: The Republicans
shook him off years ago but his brazen
etfrOntery and want OF moral sense pre-
vented him from realizing it. He IS a
fitting supporter of the Buffalo adven-
turer."
This IS of course, untrue. Mr.. Cor
ham would have bee welcomed very
heartily. and fattered by the pens that
are now assaiiI"g him had he decided 10
come out for Harrison. lie sulked with
Conkling in 1884, but prior to hat time
be had done deal OF hard work for the
Republican party. It was George @.
Gorham who changed NJ shoDe and his
- d i - ID l. L.
Republicans owe 10 George G. Gorham
the control of the United States Senate
for two years by the vote of Malone,
and the pres nt control OF that body BY
the vote of Riddiebsrger. Mr. Gorham
was one of The best secretaries the
Senate ever had-intelligent, honest,
square in MS official transactions.
1t is quite likely that Blainophobia
has warped Mr.. Gorhsm's judgment to
some extent, but it should be remem-
bsred that he was the intimate friend
OF Roscoe Conkiing, and naturally IL
herited that great leaders, sentiments
toward Mr.. Blaine. Mr.. Gorham was
also friend to the late Judge Folger,
and knew the secrets of the campaign
Of 1882 in the State of New York. All
all events, it is his right to support Mr..
Clevt land, and it is MS duty to do so
if he is opposed to the maintenance of
high protection"
SECRETARY WHITNEY.
Ever since the day when w. G. Whit
ney entered President Cleveland's
cabinet there has been one continuous
rumor to the effect thst he was just |
about to resign, was tired, had some |
thing more congenial to attend to, |
e0uldn' do as he pleased. The Secre- |
tary has at last come out in most EN- =
phatic denial, and yesterday one OF his |
most intimate friends said to me that !
there was no man in the cabinet less |
likely TO retire from pubic life than !
Secretary Whitney. and the principal !
reason why could be found in the Secre- !
tary's devotion 10 politics His |
tastes" SCI / this friend, ''are all in that |
To assert tina. man who is |
such a thoroughly devoted politician
will retire from a cabinet ostion into |
private lie seems thoughtless. to ssy
the least of it. A politician never re-
igns a position of power and honor. 1t
is for power and honor that he is q
politician. | should not be surprised to |
zee Secretary Endlcott or Attorney
General Garland or some other Cab
met officers resign, for they are not
at all. But Secretary
Whitney will remain, l believe, until
be has built up the new navy, il the
electors will only allow bis party to re-
main in Office 90 long. There are thirty
TWO new steel vessels of the best mod
ern type either built or building, and
n four years more this number would
probably he more than doubled which |
would make g very nice and effective
navy. After planning and organizing
he new navy and having successfully
aid the foundation for this great work,
Whitney will not retire and
,utrust the completion of it to some
body else who might not continue the
WORK as well as it has been begun, and
Who would come in for all the credit,
which undoubtedly belongs to Mr..
Whitney. No; Mr.. Whitney won't re-
ion this Unur ~