Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-05-25
lContinned from tirst paee,l

Justlnod. In the bhiue year 6eneral
Gresham was appointed financial
agent Of the state. In 1869 President
Grant offered General Gresham the
collectorship Of New Orleans, which
he declined. Next the President Of
fered him the district attorneyship OF
Indiana. which he also declined. In
December Of 1869 Grant offered the
United States district iudgeship of In
diana, which was accepted, and his
judicial career commenced. He held
this position until April, 1883, and it is
safe to say that no judge ever COM
msnded the respect Of the country
more warmly than did Judge Gres
ham. His position wss very srdu
ous one but every decision was hailed
with satisfaction and accepted with
scarcely murmur. In 1883 he was
rendered and accepted the position OF
postmaster-general from which Ia 1884
he was promoted TO the treasury. In
October oi that year President Arthur
rendered him the place OF United
States circuit court in lieu Of Judge
DrummOnd, T, signed, and II was ac-
cspted. That position is now held by
Judge Gresham.
During hi, career on the bench
Judge Gresham hsr heard and de-
cided many noteworthy cases, many
OF his decisions illus:rating in a re-
marks6ls degree his fearlsssness, i'm
psrtiality, and judicial irmness. 1t
ought perhaps to be no commendstion
to one in such an exalted position that
he possesses the attributes Of just
judge, but there are daily so many ex-
hibitions OF moral cowsrdice and par
tislity, and even worse, on the bench
that more than ordinary degree Of
courage aud integrity necessarily st
tracts attention.
As . jurist Judge Gresham is dis
tinguished for the directne's and &C.
curacy Of his perceptions, the absolute
fairness Of his rulings, and his utter
ugconoiousnc IS of the standing, char
acter, or wealth OF parties or counsel.
THE wABvsH CASE.
The most famous OF the cases coming
before him was that known rs the
wabash CSss.,' Jay Gould bad got
possession ofsixty-eight different rail-
roads, running through Ohio, Indiana
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Michi-
gan. He consolidated them in one
System" Thi, system had . con-
solldsted capital of $J0,0O0,0O0 and
bonded Indebtedness OF $4,000, 900;
he placed an additional debt OF $50, 600,
600 on IL, wstered its ste ok TO the
amount of $4,000, 900, forced it into
bankruptcy and 30 manipulated the
receiver that practically the earnings
oftbe system were turned over 10 him.
The case YVES brought before Judge
Gresham and his decision on that sub
ject is the most mastery known In
railroad jurisprudence. He broke up
the system of plunderiDg enjoyed by
Jay Gould and had Justice done the
bona fide stockholders. Thenceforward
Judge Greshsm's name was world
wide property. He was applsuded by
two continents and even Jay Gould
himself paid unwilling tribute in the
acknowledgement OF his sbility, his
fairness, and his sense of justice.
Such is the man whom the republic
csns will place in nomination next
month at Chicago for the Presidency.
L; nominated be Will sweep the coun-
try. His worst political enemies are
compelled to praise him for bis abilities
as publicist and his private virtues
as man. do not think there can
be any vuestion as TO bis nomination
Il know there can be none o. to his
election. In the past he has never
made failure-all signs Of him maxi
ing one in the future are invisible.