The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-01-07
GRESHAM AND SHERIDAN.

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GRESHAM AND SHERIDAN.
why Neither Of Thcm Should be sncrI-
feed by their Party.
There are occasional suggestions
hither and yon that Lieutenant Gem
eral Sheridan shall be the Republican
candidate for the Presidency. In like
manner the name of Judge Gresham
is brought forward. Both are widely
distin guished. Sheridan's is the more
illustrious career Gresham's is the
broader and more diversified. Sheri-
dan is essentially soldier. From the
day he entered West Point as cadet
his employment has been in the mill
tary service, through all grades of
which he has passed, until now he is
in command of the army. Gresham
was bred as lawyer. He went from
the bar to the battlefield, and as an
officer Of Indiana volunteers made an
admirable record. Resuming after the
war the practice of his profession, he
was soon appointed to tho United
States District Bench for Indiana.
Thence he was invited to the Cabinet
of President Arthur, where he served
as Postmaster-Gencral and for short
time as Secretary of the Treasury.
Like Sheridan. he was Stalwart-
Arthur embraced the opportunity Of
fered by the retirement of Judge Drum
mond to appoint Gresham United
States Judge for the circuit which in-
cludes Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.
Both Sheridan and Gresham enjoy,
therefore, honorable life employments
in the public service. Neither is rich,
and both may look forward to the
crowning of life Of labor with an age
of ease certain that needful worldly
| provision is made for them. Adminis-
trations may come and 60. but their
tenure, unaffected by political changes.
is not disturbed. General Sheridan
| will be retired in 1895. Judge Gresham
may continue in judicial harness until
the end of his days, or, if he choose,
may after a certain period of service
retire upon pay from the activities of
his Office.
Judge Gresham has the greater
aptitude for political life. but neither
he nor General Sheridan seems inclined
to break from safe and pleasant
moorings to launch upon the troubled
sea of politics. There is an eminently
practical side to the American charac-
ter, and both Sheridan and Gresham
are typical Americans. Both have
l Af fhA
Lincoln's day. Sheridan was an init
mate of Grant, favorite of Hayes, q
companion of Arthur. Gresham had
two different portfolios under one
Administration and had his orig
inal judicial appointment from
another. The tinscl of power
deceives neither of them. They
know the worry and responsibility of
II post which endures for eight years
ut best, and then terminates absolute
| ly the active career of the incumbent.
As a Presidential candidate. General
Sheridan need not resign his army
commission. Such sacrifice was not
required from General Hancock.
There is no precedent of q judicial Of
ficer becoming the actual nominee Of
party for the Executive office; but if,
Gresham were candidate. he would
probably, feel impelled to withdraw
from the bench. If elected President,
Sheridan's resignation of his Licuten-
ant-Generalship would become neces-
sary. He could not but recall the
fact that General Grant, resigning un-
der such circumstances. was driven
by subsequent needs to seek Congress
sional action, whereby he might be
placed upon the retired list of the army,
and that one of the first acts Of the
| present Administration under the law,
passed just before it's advent, was to
issue the commission which was q
solace to the old commander in his de-
clining days
However great the personal popu-
larity of Sheridan and Gresham,
neither would enter the campaign with
an assurance Of success. Either would
be presented % the leader of forlorn
hope against the rational. common
sense sentimense the country. Neither
ought to be sacrificed in such a con.
test. Logan, who in his own way pos.
sessed no little sagacity, forcsaw and
in his last illness declared that the
chance of Republican candidate in
1888 would necessarily be slender.
Under the leadership Of Blaine Ma
tional Republican ascqndency was lost
Whatever perils Of personal reputation,
whatever trials of personal temper
or health. whatever sacrifices Of per-
sonal fortune are to be made in the at
tempt to regain it ought justly fall
upon Blaiao himself The heat and
burden OF the next campaign ought to
fall upon him. Chicago Herald.
-"Senator Hoar," says Wash.
ington correspondent. snever knew
John Greenleaf Whittier, till last sum-
mer when II occurred to him that they
should know each other" So tho Som
ator repaired to the homo Of Mr.. Whit