Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-06-01
TpAIRIE ALI. ARnTND.

Now Congressman Guenther gives the
Gresham boom tremendous lick. He
sends to the Evening Wisconsin teie-
gram giving his reason for opposing
Judge Gresham. From foreign stand
point. it puts Gresham in box. This is
what IL is:
f'Mr. Gresham in 1855 was 90 years old,
and a member of the American, or
know nothing party. He was candi-
date for county clerk, and in a speech at
Louder's school house, a hamlet in Har-
rison county, Indiana, he is represented
as denouncing many of the immigrants
from Germany as lazy, lousy, lop- cared,
dirty Dutch
Well, what Is the matter with all the
generally been supposed even by
democrats, that Judge Gresham was
as free from objection as ary man
could be and be republican. But now
comes a bolt out OF what seemed a clear
sky, and the judges prospects are knock
ed into splinters. The fact is, we are not
al biOit u HbtiplI vi SGthGsY % AlS@~i1O
II. Stephens says, THAI we are a nation of
nations. A man can't fire off thought
as big as fire cracker without giving
mortfI offense to sCme foreign flag. A
public man has no business TO express an
opinion in this ccuutry, unless it be (if
he is a republican, against prohibition.
And if he j. democrat, he
had better say nothing, and then
wont get hurt. At the age
of twenty three, It is to be presumed
Judge Gresham had never dreamed of
being candidate for the presidency.
Possibly if he did, he supposed that
il would be safe down there at LoudeI's
school house, in Harrison county, Iudi-
ana, to be little careless. Poor Grcoh-
am. those thOughtleBs remarks at Lou
der's schoolhOuse have been preserved
in some old phonOgrapb, and he il con
dcmued out of his own mouth. Had he
only said "lazy, lousy, Top cared, dirty
Indianians," he would be all right, and
probably Indiana ~oatd now be more
unanimous fol him than it IL. Bad luck
to Louder's schoolhouse.
PRESIDENT CLEyELAND'S ADDRESS.
President Cleveland made II very ele
gaRt little speech at the Presby yterian
centennial celebration at Phiadei phiP,
Wednesday, of which the following is
part:
"Ihe most tender thoughts crowd upon
my mind nil connected with Presby yter-
iauism nnd its teachings. There arc
present with mo now >nemOrics of kind
and nfect.OnRte father consecruted to
the cause, and called TO his rest and his
rewnrd in the midday Of his Usefulness;
sacred recollection of the prayers and
plOus love of Il sGinttd mother, and
family circle halOwed and sanctified by
tho spirit of Presby byterianism. | certain
Iy cannot but express the wish and
hope that the Presbyterian church
will always be Mt 'he front in
evory movement which promises
the tomperal as well as the spiritual ad
vanoement of mankind. = / am
inclined to believe that the church which
IL most tolerant and conservative without
loss of spiritual strength will soonest
find the way to the hearts of the people.
While we may be pardoned for insisting
that our denomination is the best, we
muy think, safely concede much that
is good TO all othor chuIch,s that seek to-
mako mon better. am hsro TO greet
the dcIcgates Of two general assemblies of
the Presbyterian church. One is
called North" aud the other south"
Tho subject is too deep aud
intricate for rre, but cannot help won
dering why this should he. These words,
SO far as they denote separation and es
should be obsolete Ia the
cuunsols of the nation and in the bust
meas OF the country they no longer mean
and antaEoniGm. Even the sol |
Tiers who fought for the north and for |
he south arc restored to fraternity and !
.nity. This fraternity and unity Is |
Rught aud cnioncdby our church. When |
,ho shall herself be united with all |
he added strength and usefulness, then |
harmony and usefulness wil!ensue."