The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-16
Poor Work for Gresham.
pes Moines Ga Register.

Des Moines (Ia.) Register.
The ST. Louis Globe Democrat, having
espoused the cause of Judge Gresham for Presi.
dent, is resorting TO quite doubtful measures IN
his behalf. Ii has been for some time ordering
the Republicans of Indiana not to exercise theiI
own choice in presenting an Indiana candidate
for President but to forego that aud present
Judge Gresham. It has had quite number OF
paragraphs and articles rejecting severely upon
the Hoosier Republicans for deciding this mat
ter for themselves It has been a very queer
and doubtful way of helping Judge Gresham
from the first. In its issue OF last saturday Il
has large picture, taking up the breadth Of
FIVE columns, presenting General Harrison as
playing the dog in the manger to Judge
Gresham. It heads it ''The Dog in the MangeI
In Indiana" 1t has q manger with General
Harrisons head a dogs body, standing up IN
the bay and barking at bovine, which pears
the head of Judge Gresham. This is certainly
strange resort by way of attacking a great State
and an honored leader of the Republican party.
Judge Gresham is man of whom. as a candt
Date for President. nearly everything that Il
good may be said But let all be said OF him
that can De, and there is yet no reason why
General Harrison, man his peer in every re-
spect of ability and worth. should be beirted
and his friends in his own State ridfculed in the
manner in which the Globe Democrat is attemrs.
ing it. 1t is difficult to see why the Republicans
or Indians cannot be allowed to make theI
choice for President the same as the Republic.
ans OF Iowa, or those of Ohio, those of any
other State. Senator Harrison stands among
the best and strongest Repub licans. He has
splendid record He has the record of a soldier
of gallant service in the Union army He has q
fine record as United States Senator. He is
statesman and an orator, with many OF the e1e-
ments of great man, and all of the elements
of a good man. He is too great man
and has been too large figure and actor in the
councils of his party and in the affairs of the
Nation for him to be ridiculed any account
whatever. For him to be assaulted and his State
to be sneered at because it has
faith in him, and appears to be in.
tending to present him for the presidency,
is TO do Judge Gresham good, and the Re-
publican party only harm. The masses of the
party looking to the national convention
with the hope that it is going to choose with
wisdom and harmony a suitable acceptable cam
didate to lead the great contest this year. There
has been general wish and general habit thus
far of treating all the men named with courtesy
and respect These assaults Senator Har.
rison are the first breaks over a good line. They
be regretted. They to be regretted az
much for the party's sake resented for Gen.
Harrson's sake. He deserves better treatment
He deserves the best treatment the Republican
party can give him. The Republicans of hif
State deserve better treatment And, speaking
general party paper, we can but express tnt
hone that this sort of tactics is not going to
prove fashionable. We regret it much for
Gresham's sake as Harrison's It is unjust TO
him, and unpleasant to such Republicans as are
inclined to think very highly of him man
and possible President 1t out Of line
with the popular understanding of his character
and temperament, and if it should be thought
that he had sympathy with such course it would
be very injurious to his political future.