The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-08
GEN. GRESHAM,S BOOM.
Gen. Boyton's Estimate of the Man.
Strong Candidate.


GEN. GRESHAlTS BOON.
Gen. Boyton's Estimate of the Mana
Strong Candidate.
Gath In Chicago Tribune.
As good observers rs are to be found
here are the well.acquitteb newspaper
writer's, especially those from Washing
ton. Gen. II. V. Boynton has high
standing among these for his independ-
ent methods, and found it profitable to
ask him to-day ii he knew both Harri-
son and Gresham, and which of those
two men should be the Republican noun
inee.
Said he: "Gresham is by far the
stronger character Of the two. l have
been on pleasant relations always with
Senator Harrison and have respect for
him as n man OF excellent family and
family habits, US n lawyer, and US u good
soldier. But to my mind his nature is
almost entirely negative. II you take
his career in the Senate you will find
there was not much OF it except TO whale
the Democrats now and then on party
issues, which anybody can do. Gen.
Gresham, on the other hand, is n man OF
convictions. He has reached that degree
Of originality where some find it conye-
nient to call him a crank, but that
name is not going to fit his char
acter. His mind is healthy,
symmetrical, and elastic. No soldier
had finer record. No Judge has done
any better. You are hardly in that
mans presence one minute before you
become convinced that he is going to
tell you the truth. He has no cunning
Whatever, but sufficient sense Of pro-
priety. | am doubtful whether ha is
going to be nominated. | think that he
may become Just formidable enough to
bring about q concentration OF the mar
row elements OF the party upon some
other man. But ii the Republicans
want to make an impression upon the
United States and prevent the Demo-
cracy from being q long time in possess
sion OF this Government, this is their
hour and year to bury their factions and
take up man who seems marked out
for their salvation. They will not soon
again have it in their power to pick up
clean, strong, honest Judge, soldier,
and public minister like that. He
would bring back to the Republican
marty its native health. He is one OF
those few men who can deal with the
greatest emergencies so swiftly that the
danger is passed before it has COM
menced. When he was in Arthur's
Cabinet some OF these trading Indiana
politicians got up movement for Ores.
ham to be President, and under color OF
it they sent fellow to Washington to
levy assessments in the PostotliCc De-
partment to be taken out to Indiana and
divided up or otherwise used. AS soon
rs Gresham heard OF this he pounced on
the fellow and had him arrested. His
circulars were gathered up and destroy
ed. He produced a fright on the subject,
for the civil service rules were then in
effect, which lasted during nearly the
whole OF that Administration. When
his actions had been effective he said tU
the parties he had seized: You ought
to be prosecuted, but think the public
necessity will be satisfied with what has
already happened to you, so shall not
press your prosecutions, but do not come
back here again.' Now there you had
an instance worth all Of Cleveland's civil
service work put together. He swooped
down on those chaps like an eagle. Had
the rest OF the Administrator had his
sense OF loyalty to the law and to the
Presidents orders, it would not have
fallen to the Democrats to carry away
the honors Of civil service administers
ton"
General, what do you think Of these
Indiana contestantsfor the Vice Presi-
denCyP"
"Indiana has made itself nuisance
and stencil around Democratic Ma
tional conventions ever since have
known anything OF politics or since that
State became Democratic. They are
playing the old game Of demanding
something for Indiana lest the Republic
cans carry her of. Now they are even
threatening that this man Gray will de-
feat the Democratic ticket unless they
nominate him. Under such threat us
that his nomination would be an insult
to this convention. His nomination
anyway would mean, it seems to me,
that Cleveland could only be elected by
dishonest practices with the voters; by
superior strategy and unscrupulousness
lin getting votes. He is not the sort OF
man to put behind Cleveland. What
there is OF Cleveland that is commenda-
Bile is the opposite Of that. He has had
altogether too much to do with this
convention, but it is perhaps reasonable
that he should interfere to prevent these
hucksters in the Vice Presidency coup
ling his name with some OF their ia
Vorites."
"Do you know General Black, Of ILL
nois, who is seeking the Vice Presidency
here?"
81 do. He is one Of the professional
soldiers, who is using the soldiers move
ment on all occasions for his own success
and promotion, and such men l alb
hor. He is fussy and self-advertising
and uses the Pension Office for an adj
vertising bureau OF his own greatness.
The whole Pension Office has been ut
work for some time past to make Black
Vice President. l am bound to say,
however, that l see soldiers here who
have been strong in the war and in the
arts of peace since the war who think
that Black is deserving Of the Vice
Presidency, that he was good enough
soldier to have something to boast about,
and that he has, made good Pension
Commissioner"
Arranging the Campaign.
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