Evening journal., 1888-06-16

strong Ab lNe CAOSo OA lho SNAfe.e'f
preliminary to the nomination
we propose now to give the sum
Of all that his opponents have
said against General Gresham snd,
thereupon, submit his fortunes to the
candid consideration OF the delegates.
/. 1.-THE New York Times, Evening
Post, Harper's Weekly and other lead
ing mugwump papers have spoken
kindly of him. He is therefore untrue
to his party" We admit the kind
words, but deny the logic Of the con
clusion. It is wholly illogical and un
just. The same papers earnestly sup
ported Chester A. Arthur, but notwith-
standing their support Arthur was,
during all his political life, and re-
mained to the end a "stalwart of the
stalwarts." They are also conceded to
be the organs of the independent vote
of the country, and among thinking
Republicans few will be found to deny
that if Arthur had been the nominee
in 1884 be would have been triumph
antly elected. In doubtful states the
independent vote is decisive Of the
contest. If the independents can be
induced to vote for a true and tried
Republican like General Gresham,
let us by all means give them the
chance.
Q. "He supported Bristow in 1876"
So did Hawley, Harlan, Henderson,
Jewell, Edmunds, AMI Many others
whose names are glorious ia party
history. Even Zach Chandler was
Bristow's warm personal friend, and
the chief bugler for Sherman, Murat
Halstead, was Bristow's field marshal,
while the good Deacon Richard Smith
was chaplain of the forces. 1t is open
again to claim and many sincere and
ssnsible Republicans do claim with
good reason, that if Bristow, and not
Hayes, had been the nominee, there
would have been no occasion for an
electoral commission TO settle the title
to the presidency. 1t would have been
Bristow's by an overwhelming ma.
jority, Is it q crime in ths Republican
party 10 be 6 ring breaker? Will Bris-
tow never be forgiven for his heroic
fight fer honest government Must
even hia friends suffer for their devo-
ton to him and the cause For which he
sacrificed the ambitions Of lifes
3. "Gresham is an infldel because he
is to be nominated by Ingersoll." :" But
Blaine was nominated in 1876 by In
gersoll. Therefore, Blaine is an inf
dell And what a growing and glori-
GUS nomination it was. While the
memory of Blaine remains so will In
gersoll's splendid endorsement. While
the English language remains so will
Ingersoll's magnificent nominating
speech be quoted as one Of its jewels.
But in point of fact Lsonard SWEET,
the friend Of Lincoln, will nominate
Gresham. Never before in the history
Of any convention, or any party, was
there greater wealth of oratory at the
command OF any candidate. If Gres-
ham shall be the nominee, the party
will never have furnished cand idate
whose career Is more replete with true
oratorical points.
A. "But the friends of Blaine are
against him." Ingersoll is not against
him. Jay Gould and Steve Elkin may
be. But the Gresham men Of war in
the great west and northwest, and on
the far away Pacific coast "where
rolls the Oregon" were all original
Blaine men; and the echoes still ring
from the victorious guns Of the gal
liant Blaine men Of Oregon who had
already. before the battle they have 81
gloriously won, inscribed on their ban
ners the name Of Gresham.
3. "But Gresham is unsound on tn
tariff and protection, because Medil
supports him." Was Blaine for fre
trade. or was he any the less sound oi
protection when or because Medil
supported him? which he did wit
characteristic zaal and ability up I
the date OF Blaines voluntary with
drawal. However earnestly brainy sol
Joe" may advocate tariff revision, h
is not less earnest or less able in tn
support Of the Republican nominees
But what is the matter with Gresham
Wall street speech? Could languag
be more specific in favor Of protectio
to American industries? Il is a plat
form in itself far more direct and ex
plicit than Cleveland's message.
6. "rhe Driven Wells decision
BE followed the precedent and feai
lessly asserted the law in that inssanc
as he has in every other trying emeI
gency in his judicial career. No on
has ever questioned his honesty an
directness Of purpose in that, or an
other decision he ever made. His bel
: friends are TO be found among the Ir
, diane farmers. In an humble way |
! is one Of them. Besides, it is not q
American custom to pursue man in
s other relations because Of his view
; the law.
z. "He was a Know-nothing." Il
simply not true, but admit it. So VIZ
y Harrison aud Harrison's father befoI
l. him. Logan and Grant were ulti
. Democrats. Longstreet and Mahol
were rebels. Lincoln was q whig, al
opposed the Mexican war. But v
4 never heard that the services Of any
d these distinguished Republicans, sor
of Of them most illustrious, were any c