New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-28
THE PRESIDEN TIAL CANVASS.

AS the prefac. OF an article booming Judge
Gresham for the Presidency, Tho Chicago Tribune
raises for consideration three possible objections to
Senator Harrison namely: That he took active
part with ex-senator Edmunds against restricting
Chinese immigration; that the Labor members of the
Indiana legislature would not vote for him for Sena-
tor AMI that by favorlng tho submission OF q pro-
hbltlon amendment In Indiana no may have aenated
the German "Tho Tribune adds:
Judge Gresham's record dcfes scrutiny. If any
candidate can carry New York he can He would
carry his own State by big majority. II the IIOoses
want Hoosier President he Is their man, cause
factions o, the party, whether Germans or Prohlb-
tlonsts, whatever their tariff views nav ~, could
mako a grave mistake when they come to present
their cand date. with Gresham Ia tho White House
standing ard influence In the National Government
such ~ she has never had In her whole history as
state.
To this "The indianapolis Journal replies with
energy. 1t declares that in his votes upon tho
Chinese bill. Harrison only acted with Allison,
with Hswley, with ingalls,, with Sherman. and.
we have said, with tho entire Republican membership
ot tho Senatel except two three from the Pacific
statos.' The statement regarding tho Labor vote IN
the Legislature is promo. need meaner falsehood
than the first one" because.
There four so-called Labor and Creenback
members OF the Legislature. Three, OF Republican
s'ilIatons. made an agreement with Robinson, tho
fourth. to unto candidate OF their own for
Senator, not that they were opposed to General
their balance Of power" to force the election Of
man OF their special political faith. But from tho
first these three announced that they had no hostility
20 General Harrison and would vote for HIN whom
ever their votes would elect him, they found they
could 20 nothing FOR th"ir own man so when Robin.
voted for General Harrison with their Republican
associates the final vote being Turpie TO- Harrison
"a, the full. solid Republican strength.
As for his record the liquor question Tho
Journal insists that he has only stood with his party.
and that "the bugb,ar OF the German vote as a
synonym for tho whlskcv is no longer used 10
frightcn children with" Stress Is then laid upon the
fact that In 1876 Harrison ran . 600 votes ahoat ot
his ticket, and in 1886 the Republican legislative
candidates. who expected TO re-occt him United
States Senator, received 14.O0O majority, whllo
the state ticket had less than 1000
Mr.. Dcpew's tariff talk in that washington's Birth
day address cct4 sharp criticism and condemnation
from The Chicago Tribune and "The Chicago
News Two three articles a day seem to givo
full vent to tho antagonsm thus excited.
Senator Cameron so says a Washington letter to
{" The Philadelphia Press has not only denied that
he is a candidate for tho Presidency. but DIS
coursging the very mention OF his name. lie and
senator Quay have favored Blaine thus far, bit now
advise sending an unpledged delegation to Chicago
a general impression prevails in Washington. In
New England, that Senator Eimunds IS not in tho
race this year and does not wish to havo his
presented by the Vermont delegation
"Constrnctive ordinations Of nomination to the
Presidency have been placed before the country BY
Blaine and Clc"eland, observes The Albany Tines
which then asks which is welghtier, that based on
purely personal considerations, tho one involving
great Naon, interests, such danger 20 the Rc-
public growing ont Of second term crazsf Tbs
Times" bctrays ITS opinion that tho letter Is more OBJ
lgatory, and then says:
Mr.. Clevelands letter may have been written to
attract tho suirages Of men who believed In the pres
of the evils which be deprecated and even In has
view he is bound In honor to regard It as pledge.
But that he did not believe It them We are not dis-
posed to infer, and believing t. as no must have dono,
and believing II still moro now no can as pa'ro.
and a man Of honor do no otherwise than carry out
tho iutents and purposes Of which his letter Oh ~
ceItance gave promise to the country.