The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-22
vol. xlv---yo. 81

! she was not hesersd the essi ss the
President ore moment In furnishing
] beg quota eS men. After performing
: this service of great value 10 the Ssase.
! he selected iffo Of bis yoanr re:e hi,n-s
: and friends and nsarx he'd a. their head
. snto Kentucky with General sherman
. 81 the very beginning Of iAe var.
. Ihese forces aided the tosal clement
; fhefe /, husdiny true - she tzion the
: northern rars os the state. while the
southern fsars hroke efT and west with
, rsf'ei,ioa- Bas for the pressure OF
those tsony~. tAe Ohio river wosasd
have p-ohaasss keen the dividing lsae
and Southern Ohio ard Indiana and
iliiaois wcaid have heen the tirst hat
lie srcsnG. He served with Grant Al
Sisiio and Nicksbnrg and was a diStiu-
gssishei figure with sherman in his
insreh on Atlanta.
lie was
fggcrF~rLr ysoxsrkn
Fer Esllantfy On the battle fell. and
sas called upcn when sharp work Was
10 be done, and glnaliy fell, piereed
with minnie hall. when leaais.- his
division into the shot and shell ei the
enemy at the bloody nsht at f1eegett's
hisl, in the suburbs Of .stlanta. Car
tisSs 10 THE rear. he tre. Colonel X, :.
iuthtIt- whose presence now asserns
the judicial besseh oi this state, and
wiie was then commander of battery
OF artillery making their way 10 the
front. The ssene was one of eonfu-
sion; ef tsanping Of horses hoofs and
raftiing Of artillery and canaous, all
dashiag into battle. Colonei Tathin
turned aside faosncat 10 General
breShani, then blce<iinsoa a streteher,
and said. inqusringiy Are you
badly hnFtgf The hight was not all
ont ef him yet, and. turning bis pale
face 20 see Who made the inquiry, he
said: lon had better hurry your
battery 10 the front; You are needed
there
He was placed in freight ear and
hurried to the north. The next day
be awose from morphine sleep in a
dszed condition and sais. to the soldier
IN attendance. Whose body is that -
pointing 10 a coffin in the car with
him.
THAT is the dead body Of your com
maneer. General Mcpherson.
This commander of the army and
the division commander mingled their
blood upon the red field nf Leegeit
4 iiiii. Wherever in all the war
nArrLg WRECK laY THfcKrsr
/. There was the manly form of General
Gresham. 4 type Of enthusiastic hero
! ism, nm inspiration 10 the soldier who
I followed him; bat il Is not in his mi.-
[ ;tary career, dashing and brilliant as
7 that Is, that we find the crowning res-
sons Tor his nomination. Fer him
peace hath her victories no less re-
nowned than those OF war. After his
/. relations with the army were vo!un-
tarily severed be WAS called hy Pres
ident Arthur into the cabinet Office Of
postmaster general. H,re he greatly
7. promoted the rspii expedition of the
F. mails, shortening materially the time
of transit ACROSS the continent. lie
also aided in reducing the letter. paper
/ and parcel postage thereby saving
} millions to the public and encourag-
ing dissemination Of literature and in
I tesiigence. He WAS first 20 vigorously
enforce the United States statutes
against the abuse OF the mails by lot
+ teEy aud ether swinaiing schemes. by
which the creiulotIs and wcak-mindcd
were imposed uion and confidence he
I trayed. 1t il, however. in the dis
charge OF his duties as United States
] Judge that other crowning gloricS Of
his character appear. The image of
/ justice among the Greeks was repre-
senied rs blindfoided. holding scales
| balanced in her hand, but unable 10
see the rank or standing OF the parties
F, before her Judge Gresham has been
I. n living ideal of this figure. Unmoved
by thfcateningS. he has gone straight
on In the line OF duty to integrity, Ia
/ the right of the question under con
sideraiion. and has administered JUS
siee TO high and low, rich and poor,
with a steady but impartial hand.
THE eosfEsTasrs
Ia one OF the createst strikes that has
arisen in our country have been before
him and by wise and happy decision
/ he administered jIs;ice to all and pre-
vented the strike from becoming uni
yersal, pahlic traffic fromchsing para
/ lived, the nation from cuuvuision and
most serious damage to an rnknown
Number OF individuals. Whenever. In
ail his life. he has touched any thing IL
has been improved, beautifed or
adorned. He has always had the hap
py faculty of quickly doing the right
! thing ai the right time, and he pos
+. sesses in his own great character all
the good qualities Of The Republican
/ party. l7nGer his ieaaers hip The CAM
paign motto vii lie Live and let live"
There viii he no attempts upon capital
and no attacks on labor. bar the co un-
/ try will march ON with gigantic strides
T la settlement. development and in
growth A true lcyclihg system will
! H. adopted, making all men equal te-
Z fore the Law and placing All mems
4 feet on a level. Then the tail man
may thank God for his height and the
short will be content with his short
ness. In personal eharaeterirties. IN
manner and condition OF lis eandi-
( dacy and his relations TO the presiier-
tiai office. Judge t,reshasB j. more AXE
AbrGbaIa Lincoln thnB any ether man
l!ying. The movement ia hi hclaf,
j like the movement for Linceii,. i the
spontaneous and unorganized action
/ Of the people.
IScoIx.
Gresham isnol working for the presi-
dential olEee. lie believes this exalted
Office should never he sought, and
never declined. Like him, teo, he tc-
lieyes that the causes which tend 10
great Consequences should be let3to
work out Their ends unaide'i. aud they
cannot lie materially hasiened OF inn
I rs.s.etf hy per oual interference. Like
: l.iucoiu In character. lionest and fiut-
tlc. bat robust. fearless IN danger. fnii
E ot Igstice, and ol noble hs art, he
( stand ont In prominence as an ideal
{ candidate.
"May | also he pardoned for saying,
( IN this august presence, that lack IN
E 1850. nt TIE age of "a. first met Abfa-
+ ham Lincoln, be being Al. Ever after
+ / sst 1t his feet ~ saal, Of 1arsns. rat
ri The feet OF Gamaliel. and was per-
tilittad A. we walked together through
+ the ianrues Of life to lean on his own
great arm Tor support. watched bis
+ fhougAtful fare when the news First
reariea him that he had received n
large vote for siee Pre- saeat nt fhila-
f aetThia. when Fremont and Dayton
+ xeTe nominated, and when the
thought ol a area: political yresefTnent
( nrst tcak root in his mind. | know
I troa this iutimstiGn hnw condolences
and sylsipasDs may exist betwefri a
srFe5t les6er and the Ieofle Without
{ sltl.eT knowing The other. and never
forget hax. n meiness;s of great
donbt. he sgoisizesj. watched aud
l;s;ered for token ci
Z svfusxcE FEos The COMMON PEoPIg.
A. farmer watches for the san TO
{ learn wlege he i and whether he IL
dr.ItinS fhroBeis the darkness ard
nt;sfs t,i storm. The same ssfopaihy
and confidence exists between
/ Gree sham and the peeple that existed
ie-ween Lincoln and tie peoFie. HIS
heart also has beaten ia sympathy
with The sons os tod, for he has Ia
ts,rrd with thesn IL sunshine and ia