The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-10


State could make known their preference.
They were driven from that position in utter
rout, their last. hope being dissipated in the
State convention of the Sd instant When
the voice Of Indiana had unmistakably pro-
nounced for General Harrison, and the
Journals position more than v9dicated, the
opposition cry was changed to the assertion
we have quoted at the beginning OF this
article The amendment is as false an
assumption and as baseless as was the first
statement. The Journal makes this assertion,
and is ready to back it up with facts: Gen.
Harrison has as much of a following
outside Indiana as Judge Gresh- &
am has outside Illinois. What
following has Judge Gresham outside of ILL
noisi He will not have Illinois SO solidly and
earnestly as Genera. Harrison viii have In
diana; but outside their respective States,
what is the statusi Judge Gresham has been
favorably mentioned by certain class of
newspapers not understood to be distinct.
lively and representatively Republican. and he
has been warmly Endorsed by leading Demo
cratic newspapers. Beside these, the Journal
is perfectly willing to match Republican news
papers, one with the other, including the
Chicago papers and the St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat, in kindly and honorable mention of
General Harrison with Judge Gresham.
Judge Gresham has been instructed Tor in
few congressional districts in Illinois. and
possibly in one or two in Minnesota,
while other scattering delegates, mostly
in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota,
have been reported as friendly to him, after
their first favorite may be out of the way.
This is fair statement of the facts as they
have developed. What is true in regard to
General Harrisoni One, at least, of his
warmest friends comes from the Pacific coast
as a delegate. while he has been kindly spoken
of throughout that whole section as an avail
able candidate. Among the Southern dele
cations already chosen General Harrison has
outspoken and pronounced friends; particu-
larly is this the case in Florida. From New
England come earnest and devoted advocates
of his nomination; we may specially mention
Representative Gallinger and Senator Cheney
of New Hampshire. The New York Herald,
in its report of the New Jersey convention,
headlines it, New Jersey for Harrison"
General Harrison has warm friends in New
York, in Pennsylvania, in Connect
cut, in Iowa. in Kansas. in Tennessee,
in Georgia, in Virginia, in the Territories,
and, in fact, in every quarter of the
country. The large majority of the delegates
to Chicago will come together uninstructed,
simply to unite upon tho man best calculated
to insure success in November. There will
be several distinct phases of thought in that
convention. We believe Mr.. Blaine to be out
of the race, by his own act, honorable, digni-
fed and voluntary. Anything else is an
impeachment of his good faith. and an
imputation upon the intelligence of the party
There will be some who think that the canvass
should be based upon carrying New York;
but when the situation is studied, and the con-
viction forced home that it would be disas-
trous to rely exclusively upon State that is
seemingly within the control of Mr..
Cleveland and the Democratic machine"
and corruptionists, the convention will
then turn to the doubtful States" of which
Indiana is the chief, and with any two of
which the Republicans can elect their Presi-
dent without the aid of New York. This is
the common sense and the politics" of the
situation. In that event the man who can
surely carry Indiana, and who is the choice
Of Indiana, will be the choice of The cofyen-
ton. Of the hundreds Of uninstructed dele
gates, who are carefully and conscientiously
studying the status quo and its duties, it is su-
preme folly to assert that none are drawn to-
ward General Harrison as the man pointed out
by the logic OF the situation as the one
pre-eminent availability. His abilities are as
great as any; his services to the country and
party long and distinguished; his exper-
fence in public life extensive, and
his character and reputation unimpeached
and unblemished The Journal knows
whatit is talking about-just as it knew when
it said he was the choice of the Republicans
Of Indiana--when it states that Gen. Ben
Harrison will have as large following out
side Indiana as Judge Gresham will have out
side Illinois, and We believe a much larger
one. But we keep within the bounds of
knowledge and truth, making no buncombe
assertions. General Harrison is not before
the country On the strength of wind or bum
combe
The Journal has paid this much attention
to the two stock falsehoods Of the Chicago
bureau, simply in the interests of political
fair play. and in the interests, not so much Of
General Harrison, as of the Republican party
of the State and of the Nation.
Sim COTS DIsH0N0R.