Telegram-herald., 1890-07-22

s.r,rss1kas sfeftr, ton ~ that AQct lefldaa
unrs F,s craftsmanship ls - hraas
- ice nat.an. And when ne is2s gene a.
hls leag sitea there Vii * entNlnea
about IS nAaae aud us deeds TIE
IsaFeis of : fame that Nil endure a.
long A. the Stars sna stripes riy ia ar
Nugh 81 them hS has gathered IA life.
bat republics are uagrSteioi--to tAs
lyiug.
John ShermAn's claims = fame = s
statesman are nlaay. &na they arS al
firmly founded. HIS position on tae
great questions of his tnie-Snd hls
time includes TIE most stirring and pre-
sclent periods If TIE lite OF tie fepQnhc
has alWays been the position 0f =
statesman and a patriot cons silent.
Consistency - one Il the brightest leN-
els Ia sherman crown Of lie. tie i
essentially 4 man OF TIE people, and he
has always been with the people-when
the people were right Has vision was,
ln mAay instances, that might * quot
ed .nger than that oi TIE people, and
when i Was 50 the stand he took CA at
talfs OF state Was ersaclsed, but lime
proved % his constituents that he Vas
right, aad they We're IA error"
OF Alchigan's contribution 20 the
presidential possibilities, i says:
"Geu. AlgeI ; life shows nlm a. the
hard working and sell reliant youth,
the brave soldier, the gallant officer,
the successful business man. the broad
minded phllauthropIst, the discreet aud
patriotic statesman aud the loving, de-
voted husband and father. lis career
IS one that naturally commands respect
and arOuses enthusiasm. lie has at
tanned distinction Ia each line 0t las
lies WORK. He has a very large ac-
Quantance among business men, and
possesses their confidence. lis military
career and bis service in the o.. a. K
have made hm we'll known 10 the sold
Ter element with whom he Is exceed
lngly popular. lis energy and las pro-
gresage spirit chSllt nge tne admiration
Of all classes. Above all, ne has led \
clean and honorable life IN private, ia
business, IN the army and IA politics.
OF Iowa's great Senator, the Pres
says:
"Mr. Aliison's availability as Presi-
dental candidate rests upon las unim-
peach&ble record, his acknowledge
ability 10 crsditably al the office al
Chief Executive and nis exceptional
| freedom from personal anta9onlstD.
| His public record Is that Of "A consistent,
| sagac.O1s statesman. 10 vail bear the
closest inspection. When 10 that is
added his personal record. winch no re-
! pUtable person has dared 20 assan, we
. ind, so Tar as party availability D con
ceTned, no prominent American states
man today has anything 10 compare As
Il vote getting consideration. Ar.
/ Allison Is cnlncntiy conservative, and
! yet always IN the van OF progress. lie
| is never carried OIL h.s feet 10y his feel
| lrgs or the zeal and enthusiasm OF hls
associates, or by popular clamor upon
| any passing question. He weighs We'll
| every public measure upon which be is
| called 10 act and then gives { hs sup
| port only after mature consideration.
The list closes with an Illinois posi-
| billty, Senator Cullom, of whom the
Press says;
"His consistent and stalwart Repub
| llcanlsm has never been questioned
while although in public life constantly
| since 1896 his record is clean and with
| out the shadow of a suspicion. III:
strength in Illinois lies in the farming
sections of the State.
1t Is urged for hlm that his nomina.
ton would satisfy the farmers OF the
| West, who really form the backbone OF
Of the Republican party. and who have
| no doubt become very restlye and liable
to break through party traces duing
the last two years. They have conf
| deuce, however, IN Senator CullOm, and
ms nomination would prevent any pos.
| slbllty of a bolt IN that direction. TINS
is not only true of Illinois, where the
| Democrats are more hopeful OF success
| than they ever were before, but OF
| Iowa, where the granger feeling : very
strong, and which did 20 Democratic
| last fail, as well as Wisconsin. Mime
sofa and other States, which are not SO
surely Republican as they used 70 be.
As for the East, Senator Cullom Is, his
friends claim, by no means an unknown
| man."