The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-22

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9 thing, it has been improved. beautifet
or adorned. He has always
had a happy faculty of quickly
doing the right thing at the
right time and he possesses
: in his own great character all the COCO
qualities of the Republican party. I'm
r der his leadership the cry will be, Live
. and let live" There will be no attempts
upon capital and no attacks upon labor
! but the country will march with gigan-
tic strikes in settlement, development
and growth. The true levelling system
will be adopted, the making of all men
equal before the law and placing all
mems feet on a level, then the tall man
, may thank God for his height
and the short man must be
in personal characteristics. In
candidacy and his regulations 10 the
Presidential office, Judge Gresham is
more like Abraham Lincoln than any
man living. The movement in his be-
hall is like the movement for Lincoln,
and organized OF the people. Like Lin
coin, Gresham is not working for the
II Presidential office, he believes this ex-
allied position should never be sought
and never declined. Like him, too, he
believes that the cares that tend to
greet the consequence should be to
work out their results and they cannot
be materially FASTENED or impeded by
l personal Interference. Like Lincoln in
character, honest aud simple, but 70
bust, fearless in danger, full of justice
and of a noble heart, he stands out IN
prominence as an ideal candidate.
He was frequently promoted for gal
liant conduct on the battle field, and
was called upon when sharp work was
to be done, and finally fell pierced by g.
MIME ball when leading his division
into the shot and shell of the enemy at
the bloody fight at Leggett's Hill, in
the suburbs of Atlanta. Carried to the
rear, he met Colonel Richard S. Tuthill
whose presence now adorns the judicial
bench of this State, and who then was
commander of the batteries of the ar
tillery making their way to the front.
The scene was one of confusion, of
tramping of horses hoofs and rattliog
of artillery and caissous dashing in to
battle. Colonel Tnthill turned aside
moment to General Gresham, then
bleeding on the stretcher, and said in
4 quiringlY, Are you hurt badly?" The
| fight was not all out of him yet, and
turning his pale face to see who made
the inquiry. replied, "You had better
hurry your battery to the front, they
are needed there" He was placed
in freight car and hurried to the
north: The next day he awoke from
morphine sleep in dazed condition,
| and said to soldier in attendance,
"Whose body is THAR" pointing to a
coffin in the same car with him. That
| is the dead body of your commander,
4 Innnrol Mnp
mander of the army and the division
1 commander had mingled their blood
upon the red field of Legget's Hill.
| Wherever, in all the war, the battles
wreck lay the thickest, there was the
manly form of Gen. Gresham, type OF
1 enthusiastic heroism and inspiration to
| soldiers who followed him but is not in
his military career rs dashipg and bril-
liant as that is, that We find The crown
ing ribbons for his nomination. For
him, Peace has her victories no less
renowned than war" After his rela-
| tons with the army were voluntarily
severed, he was called by President Ar
| thur into his cabinet to the office of
| Postmaster General. Here he greatly
| promoted the rapid expedition of the
| mails, shortening materially the time
| of their transit across the continent: he
also aided in reducing letter, newspa
per and parcel postage, thereby saw
ing millions to the public and encourage
ing the dissemination of liturature and |
intelliger ce. Ae was also first vigor-
ously to enforce the United States stat
ute against the abuse of the mails by |
lotteries and other swindling schsmes |
by which the credulous and weak.
minded were imposed upon and their |
confidence betrayed 1t is, however, in !
the discharge of his duties as United |
States judge that the higher and Clown
nag glories of his character appear.
The image of justice among the Greeks |
was represented as bliudfolded, holding |
scales balanced in her hand, but un-
able to see the rank or standing of the |
parties before her. Judge Gresham has
been the living ideal OF this Grecian
figure. Unmoved by the threateniugs
of power, he has gone along the |
straight line of duty to the integrity
and right of the question under con-
sideration, and has administered Justice
to the high and low, the rich and
poor, with a steady but impartial
hand.
Davis. in his speech seconding Gresh-
am, said: I'VE bring no favorite son to
this convention. Our choice brings
forth from the voice OF the nation; the
differences of old and new are gathered
within the walls of this convention.
The old were new when they gave Lin
coin to the world" Davis became dra-
matte in his action about this juneture
with considerable effect npon the feel
ings of the audience, he pointed to the
picture of Lincoln on the ceiling, said
'sI direct your attention to that sacred
face upon the wall. We who clasp
hands to-day are clasping hands with
the memory of Lincoln, and pray that {
in this hour of crisis we may be given {
such another captain. (Cheers.) Davis
went on in the same strain, and alluded
to the greatness of the service OF !
Gresham to his country, both in the {
field and the council. The worth :
Of these, services" he said {
'swas no~greater in the fash of This
sword and shield. far beyond the fore '
most line of battle, than in the judicial !
sanctuary, rebuking the proudest auto /
crat of the land, and protecting, as well t
as eievating labor dignity. (Cheers.) S
If called upon to present a picture of {
the ideal candidate, would spread a {
3 mans face upon canvas and call him i
Gresham. Great cheering. )"Gresham I
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