The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-21
JUDGE GRESHAM

a good many shrevd politicians have ex-
pressed the opinion that the next Republi-
can candidate for the Presidency would be
either Secretary Blaine or President HaT-
r.san The former seems to be the choice
Ci q large and active element in the party,
ard L in good health would. perhaps, secure
tile nomination. President Harrison is sup
ported on the ground that he has made q
good and safe President 1t is urged that if
q President who las done so well is thrown
over a precedent viii be established that no
degree IF success in administration will
secure a practical Endorsement. IndoTse-
ment by resolution and the nomination Of
some other aspirant is the reverse of pTac-
tical. There are two considerations which
should be kent constantly in view by a
nominating convention. First, the nOmina-
ton of a man who, If elected, VIII give a
good administration; second, with due con-
sheraton to the first, the nomination Of a
man who may be elected. Tie election Of
a Republican candidate this year is quite
within the range Of probabilities, but 1t
must be admitted that the chances are
against Us The Democrats may count with
reasonable confidence on the following
States:
Solid 59
Michigan ......,...,.............
2O9
Fourteen votes in addition to these
viii elect. These fourteen votes will be
sought 10 the States OF Indiana, Connecticut
and Montana, not TO consider the chance a
popular Democratic candidate viii have 20
carry such States as Iowa, Wisconsin, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, California and
Nevada, and possibly two or three North
western States usually Republican in which
third party can give a majority to either
al the national tickets. Under these cOndi-
tons it is evident that the Republican party
needs good blood. 1t should present a
platform and nominate a candidate
That viii bring to the party men
who have wandered from it. To
do so it must ascertain the cause Of that
wandering Why have Republicans left the
Republican party? So far as the reason
may be embodied IN a single answer,
it would be because Of a very general belief
that the party is too largely controlled by
corporations. Whether tits belief is true
or not, the best way to eradicate it is to
form platform and nominate a candidate
that the people will have confidence in.
A recent decision Of The Supreme Court
Of the United States has intensified the
feeling that constituted authority in the
United States is too much IN the hands Of
corporations. The point OF the decision
was that an officer Of a corporation who had
secured special rates from a railroad COM
pany contrary to law could not be made to
testify on the ground that his testimony
might tend to eliminate himself. The case
came first before Judge Gresham, who
ordered the official to prison until such time
as he would answer. The matter was taken
before the Supreme Court and Judge Ores
ham was reversed.
Judge Gresham has for some years been a
Presidential possibility. He has been op-
posed in every convention in which he has
appeared by the corporations which his de-
cisiOns have partially held In check.
The party needs restore itself to the con-
1idence Of the masses Of voters. It has be-
come too eXcusiye-to0 suppliant TO the de-
mands Of great corporations. II the Demo-
Gratis carry Indiana-Judge Gresham's own
Staten addition to the States named
above, they elect their candidate. 1t seems
20 be about time TO look about for a candi-
date who will call back to the party some
Of the earnest Republicans who have of
late taken part in third-party movement.