Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-06-14
GreSham.

the citizens as an honored guest. His
desire to have no public demonstration
was disregarded, and citizens regardless
of political party We'd with each other
in honoring him. The district has
large German population and is over
whelmingly Democratic. So enthusiast
tic are they for Gresham, that the lead
ing Democrat of Floyd county, which
generally gives 1900 Democratic ma
joritY, declares that if he is nominated
he viii carry the county.
Not only is Gresham the choice Of the
German voters, but of the Scandinayians
also. The Skandinaven, published in
Chicago, speaks of him as an "Honest
and capable man. and says:
''What more do we wantp We want
nothing more. If you add anything to
these,two qualities you have too much.
We don't want politician; there are
too many politicians now in both par
ties-in all parties and in the country
in general, and if we place politician
IN nomination for the Presidency we
encourage a home industry that is al
ready oyerdone. We don't want an
"organlzer. :" Our Republic and our
Government are organized enough, and
all parties, as well as the country in
general, are "orgamzed' almost to
DEATH
We don't want 'sleader." The
Republican party has too many .lead-
ers' already, and the Democratic party
has at least one too many. The Con-
stitution and laws and the wishes of an
honest and intelligent people consti tute
the leadership of this great and free
Government. In the Presidential chair
we want man who honestly accepts
this leadership, who has the capacity
to comprehend it, and the character to
obey il with the self-forgetting loyalty
of citizen, instead of the arrogant
supremacy of a dictator.
We don't want man who seeks ne
Office. 1t is the politicians, the ..organi
zers,' and the "leaders" who seek
high offices and too often get them.
There should be at least one office in a
free Government too sacred to be the
football Of n tumultuous crowd The
people of the United States need a
President and want one; but no man
needs the Presidency and no man
should want it. The modern Cincia-
natus, who stands behind the pillow
until he is summoned TO the forum, is
the kind of man the people Of the
United States should have the sense
and dignity to choose as the guardian
of its greatest trust. Such man, as
we often have said and as we think the
readers of the Skardinayen pretty gen
orally admit, is Judge Gresham. And
if the Republican party is mindful of
its traditions, has an eye to the needs Of
the country, and desires success in the
approaching contest. such is the man it
will select for that office, which above
all others, should be. accepted as trust
and not pursued As a prize
There are a number Of Scandinavian
delegates chosen in the Western states
for the Chicago Convention, and while
we do not assume any superior know
ledge and have no desire to dictate, we
do not hesitate to say with all the
emphasis at our command that the
country needs the Republican party
wants,and an overwhelming majority Of
the Scandinavian voters will support
just such a man rs Judge Gresham for
the National Executive. And without
casting any reflection on tire othel
worthy men who are mentioned i'll IL;
connection we do not hesitate to affirm
that not one OF them is so free from
those political membranes that too
often embarrass men in high public
stations rs is Judge Gresham When
we select Judge Gresham we select
Judge Gresham alone without the APP
pendago Of 4 dong train Of politicians 10
be rewarded Or satisfied for the wind
they have furnished to initiate the
"boom. And when Judge Gresham
is seated in the Executive chair, as he
will be il nominated, lie will be free to
steer the ship of state in open water,
and not be obliged to tack among the
shoals Of a thousand pledges 70 hungry
workers. ! The man in the Executive
chair should have but one promise to
keep the one given 10 the great Ameri-
can people. If we do not greatly mis-
Judge the character 81 Mr., Gresham and
his bearing hitherto we think lie has
placed a political seal on his lips which
will not be broken until he accepts the
trust WHICH an admiring and diserim-
mating people shall impose upon him.
\ typical American, sprung from the
ranks of manual toll, working his way
through all grades till he has reached
the highest intelligence rlpened BY the
most varied experience 4 loyal citizen
a brave soldier. an able iarist, a wise
counselor in the National Government,
an upright Judge. familiar with all
phases IF our National life from the
lowest 10 the highest, always doing the
duty on hand till he was asked to per-
form higher can this man add any
thing to ON knowledge Of him, or
strengthen our confidence i'll him, BY
stepping down into the ranks Of the
seekers and telling what his >vews"
are on National questions? II is not
views" we want; we want man.
The people have got ''views'' enough
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